OLYMPIAD EXERCISE
CHOOSE A CORRECT OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.
1.
We did not see ____________ people at the fair.
a. a few
b. a little
c. many
d. much
2.
The students have to gather as ____________ information as possible for this
project.
a. much
b. many
c. some
d. a lot of
3.
____________ members of the society voted against the motion to force the
Foreign Minister to resign.
a. Much
b. Many
c. Plenty of
d. A great deal of
4.
____________ food was wasted because ____________ guests did not turn up for
the marriage party.
a. Much, many
b. Many, several
c. A little, any
d. Plenty, a large amount
5.
There is only ____________ space left in this cupboard.
a. a few
b. some
c. any
d. a little
6.
Not ____________ damage was caused by the earthquake this year.
a. many
b. much
c. a large amount of
d. a large number of
7.
There aren’t ____________ bread left. I just ate the last one!
a. any
b. many
c. much
d. some
8.
____________ tomatoes have become rotten, so we have to throw it all away.
a. A large number
b. Several
c. Much
d. A large amount
9.
The government has cleared ____________ of the jungle for the development
projects.
a. most
b. any
c. a few
d. several
10.
There isn’t ____________ work left to be done. You may go.
a. much
b. many
c. some
d. plenty of
11.
The group of biologists did not encounter ____________ difficulty in tracking
down the tiger.
a. some
b. much
c. any
d. a little
12.
There is ____________ of garbage behind those houses. Something must be done to
dispute it.
a. a large number
b. a large amount
c. a little
d. several
13.
____________ hooligans were arrested for damaging public property.
a. Several
b. A little
c. A plenty
d. Much
14.
Rohan has planted ____________ fruit trees and vegetables in his garden.
a. a lot of
b. a great deal of
c. a large amount of
d. much
15.
“You need to eat ____________ fresh fruits and get ____________ exercise”, the
doctor advised his patient.
a. several, some
b. plenty of, a lot of
c. many, a large number of
d. much, a large amount of
16.
____________ people disagreed with Harish’s idea.
a. Every
b. A great deal of
c. Much
d. Many
17.
There was ____________ food left on the table, including ____________ cookies.
a. much, most
b. a large amount of, a little
c. a little, several
d. plenty of, lots of
18.
He has ____________ interest in photography.
a. few
b. several
c. little
d. small number of
19.
Drinking too ____________ wine is bad for health but ____________ is all right.
a. many, a little
b. much, a small amount
c. much, a few
d. plenty of, some
20. I
need to go out for ____________ fresh air.
a. a large number of
b. some
c. any
d. enough
ANSWER KEY
1. (c) many
2. (a) much
3. (b) Many
4. (a) Much,
many
5. (d) a
little
6. (b) much
7. (a) any
8. (b)
Several
9. (a) most
10. (a) much
11. (c) any
12. (b) a
large amount
13. (a)
Several
14. (a) a lot
of
15. (b) plenty
of, a lot of
16. (d) Many
17. (c) a
little, several
18. (c) little
19. (b) much,
a small amount
20. (b) some
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