Let's solve the exercise step by step. This worksheet focuses on
demonstrative pronouns — words like *this, that, these,* and *those* — which are used to point to specific things.
Rules Recap:
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This = singular, near the speaker
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That = singular, farther from the speaker
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These = plural, near the speaker
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Those = plural, farther from the speaker
Now, let’s go through each question using the picture clues:
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1.
This / That is my school bag.
→ The hand is pointing
close to the bag (near).
✔ Answer: This
2.
This / That is my ball.
→ The hand points to a soccer ball, but it's
farther away (long arrow).
✔ Answer: That
3.
This / That is a blue pen.
→ The hand points directly at the pen, which is
close.
✔ Answer: This
4.
This / That is my cat.
→ The cat is
close to the hand (short arrow).
✔ Answer: This
5.
This / These are my friends.
→ There are
multiple people, so we need plural.
→ They are
close to the hand (short arrow).
✔ Answer: These
6.
These / Those are chairs.
→ Two chairs,
farther away (long arrow).
✔ Answer: Those
7.
These / Those are apples.
→ Three apples,
close to the hand (short arrow).
✔ Answer: These
8.
That / Those is a duck.
→ One duck,
farther away (long arrow).
→ But note: "is" means singular. So we use
That.
✔ Answer: That
9.
This / That is a goat.
→ One goat,
close to the hand (short arrow).
✔ Answer: This
10.
This / That is a yellow and blue fish.
→ One fish,
farther away (long arrow).
✔ Answer: That
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Final Answers:
1.
This
2.
That
3.
This
4.
This
5.
These
6.
Those
7.
These
8.
That
9.
This
10.
That
✔ All answers are based on
distance (near/far) and
number (singular/plural), as shown in the image.
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