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Let’s solve this step by step.

We are learning to use this, that, these, those correctly.

Here’s the rule:
- Use this for one thing close to you.
- Use that for one thing far from you.
- Use these for more than one thing close to you.
- Use those for more than one thing far from you.

In this worksheet, we don’t have real distance — so we look at the pictures and match them based on what makes sense with the sentence.

Also, we need to match each sentence to the correct picture by drawing a line (or imagining it). But since we’re writing answers, we’ll just fill in the blanks and note which picture goes with which number.

Let’s go one by one:

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1. “___ is a tiger.” → The word “is” means singular. So we need “this” or “that”.
Look at the pictures: There’s a single tiger in a circle on the right side (with a green “1” next to it). That must be the match.
Since it’s shown as a single item and likely meant to be “close”, we use This.
✔ Answer: This

2. “___ are monkeys.” → “are” means plural. So “these” or “those”.
Picture: Two monkeys together on the bottom right. They’re grouped, so probably “these” if close.
✔ Answer: These

3. “___ is an ant.” → Singular → “this” or “that”.
Picture: One small ant on the left side (middle-left). It’s alone, so likely “this”.
✔ Answer: This

4. “___ are elephants.” → Plural → “these” or “those”.
Picture: Two elephants together on the bottom left. Grouped → “these”.
✔ Answer: These

5. “___ are giraffes.” → Plural → “these” or “those”.
Picture: Three giraffes on the right side (middle-right). Grouped → “these”? Wait — but let’s check matching.
Actually, looking at the layout, the three giraffes are on the right, and there’s also a single giraffe on the left.
For #5, it says “giraffes” (plural), so it should match the group of three.
But wait — let’s see #10: “___ is a giraffe.” → that will be the single one.
So for #5, plural → “These” if close, “Those” if far. In worksheets like this, groups on the right are often “those”, but actually, we should follow the pattern from the top example.

Top example:
- Big dog close → “This is a dog.”
- Small dog far → “That is a dog.”
- Birds close together → “These are birds.”
- Birds far apart → “Those are birds.”

So in our case:

For #5: “are giraffes” → look at the picture of three giraffes — they are on the right side, and not super close? Actually, in the image, the three giraffes are in a circle on the right, same level as the single giraffe on the left. Hmm.

Wait — let’s think differently. Maybe we match the sentence to the picture first, then choose the word.

Actually, the instruction says: “Complete with this, that, these, those AND match the sentences to the pictures.”

So perhaps the pictures are already placed near the sentences? Let me re-express the layout mentally.

Left column pictures (top to bottom):
- Elephant (single)
- Giraffe (single)
- Ant (single)
- Elephants (two)
- Tigers (three)

Right column pictures (top to bottom):
- Ants (two)
- Monkey (single)
- Tiger (single) ← labeled with green 1
- Giraffes (three)
- Monkeys (two)

And the sentences are in the middle.

Sentence 1: “This is a tiger.” → matches the single tiger on the right (which has a green 1 next to it) → so that’s confirmed.

Now sentence 2: “___ are monkeys.” → must match the two monkeys on the bottom right → so “These” (since they’re grouped and likely considered close in context).

But let’s do all systematically.

Let’s list each sentence and find its matching picture, then pick the correct demonstrative.

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1. “This is a tiger.” → already filled. Matches the single tiger on the right (green 1). ✔️

2. “___ are monkeys.” → plural → look for monkey picture → two monkeys on bottom right → so “These” (grouped, close) → ✔ These

3. “___ is an ant.” → singular → look for ant picture → one ant on middle left → so “This” → ✔ This

4. “___ are elephants.” → plural → look for elephant picture → two elephants on bottom left → “These” → ✔ These

5. “___ are giraffes.” → plural → look for giraffe picture → three giraffes on middle right → now, are they “these” or “those”? In the top example, birds that are together and close are “these”, birds farther are “those”. Here, the three giraffes are on the right, while the sentence is in the middle. Probably intended as “those” because they’re on the opposite side? But let’s see the pattern.

Actually, looking back at the top:

- Left big dog → “This”
- Right small dog → “That”
- Left birds (close) → “These”
- Right birds (farther) → “Those”

So in general, left side = close → this/these; right side = far → that/those.

Applying that:

Pictures on left column: assume “close” → use this/these
Pictures on right column: assume “far” → use that/those

So:

Sentence 1: “This is a tiger.” → but the tiger picture is on the right! Contradiction? Unless... wait, the green “1” is next to the tiger on the right, and the sentence is numbered 1, so it’s matched. But according to position, right side should be “that”.

Hmm, maybe the matching overrides the position? Or perhaps in this worksheet, the pictures are not strictly left=close, right=far.

Alternative approach: ignore position, just match logically.

Let’s match each sentence to the only possible picture:

1. “This is a tiger.” → only one single tiger picture → the one on the right with green 1 → so even though it’s on the right, they used “this” — so maybe position doesn't matter, and we just use “this” for singular when it's the subject.

But that can’t be, because then why have “that”?

Look at the top examples again:

They have four pictures:

- Big dog (left) → “This is a dog.”
- Small dog (right) → “That is a dog.”
- Birds close together (left) → “These are birds.”
- Birds farther apart (right) → “Those are birds.”

So clearly, left = close, right = far.

In the main exercise, the pictures are arranged in two columns: left and right.

So for consistency:

- Pictures in left column → use this/these
- Pictures in right column → use that/those

Let’s apply that.

List of pictures by column:

Left column (top to bottom):
A. Single elephant
B. Single giraffe
C. Single ant
D. Two elephants
E. Three tigers

Right column (top to bottom):
F. Two ants
G. Single monkey
H. Single tiger (with green 1)
I. Three giraffes
J. Two monkeys

Sentences:

1. “This is a tiger.” → matches H (single tiger on right) → but right column should be “that”, yet they wrote “this”. Problem.

Unless... the green “1” indicates that sentence 1 matches picture H, and they intentionally used “this” to show that sometimes it’s not about position? But that would confuse students.

Perhaps I misidentified. Let’s read the worksheet carefully.

At the top, after the examples, the sentences start with 1. “This is a tiger.” and next to it on the right is a circle with a tiger, and a green “1” inside a circle pointing to it. So yes, sentence 1 matches that tiger picture.

But according to the top example, a single item on the right should be “that”, not “this”.

Unless in this case, the tiger is considered “close” for some reason.

Maybe the matching is done by content, not position, and we choose the demonstrative based on whether it's singular/plural and whether the picture shows one or many, and proximity is implied by the picture size or grouping.

Another idea: in the top example, the "that" dog is smaller, implying farther away. Similarly, "those" birds are smaller and farther.

In the main exercise, let's look at the pictures:

- For sentence 3: “___ is an ant.” — the ant picture on the left is very small, while the ants on the right are larger? No, both are small.

Perhaps we should just go by grammar and common usage in such worksheets.

Standard way in ESL worksheets:

- If the noun is singular and the picture shows one item, use "this" if it's presented as near, "that" if far. But since no real distance, often "this" is used for the first mention or when it's the focus.

But here's a better way: let's look at the answer for sentence 1: they gave "This" for the tiger, and the tiger picture is on the right. So perhaps in this worksheet, they are not using left/right for proximity, but rather, the demonstrative is chosen based on the sentence structure and the picture's content only, and the matching is separate.

The instruction is: "Complete with this, that, these, those and match the sentences to the pictures."

So two tasks: fill in the blank, and draw a line to the picture.

For filling the blank, we need to choose the correct word based on number (singular/plural) and implied proximity.

But to make it simple, let's use this rule from the top examples:

- One item, and it's depicted as large or prominent -> "this"
- One item, small or in background -> "that"
- Multiple items, close together -> "these"
- Multiple items, spread out or distant -> "those"

In the main exercise:

1. "This is a tiger." — the tiger is shown as a cute, medium-sized cat-like animal, not particularly small, and it's the only tiger, so "this" is fine. Matched to the single tiger on right.

2. "___ are monkeys." — two monkeys sitting together, so "these" (close together). Matched to the two monkeys on bottom right.

3. "___ is an ant." — one ant, small, but on the left side. In top example, the "that" dog was small and on right. Here, the ant is on left, so perhaps "this". Also, it's the only ant in that picture. So "This".

4. "___ are elephants." — two elephants together on left, so "These".

5. "___ are giraffes." — three giraffes on right, standing together. Are they "these" or "those"? In top example, birds that are together on left are "these", on right are "those". So since these giraffes are on right, use "Those".

6. "___ are ants." — two ants on right, together. On right side, so "Those".

7. "___ is an elephant." — one elephant on left, so "This".

8. "___ are tigers." — three tigers on left, together, so "These".

9. "___ is a monkey." — one monkey on right, so "That" (since on right side).

10. "___ is a giraffe." — one giraffe on left, so "This".

Let's verify with matching:

Sentence 1: "This is a tiger." -> matches single tiger on right (H) — but we said right side should be "that", but they used "this", so maybe for sentence 1, it's an exception or I have it wrong.

Perhaps the green "1" is not part of the original, but added to indicate the match for sentence 1.

To resolve this, let's assume that the position does determine the demonstrative, and for sentence 1, even though the picture is on the right, they might have made a mistake, or perhaps in this context, it's considered close.

But that would be confusing.

Another possibility: the pictures are not assigned to columns for proximity; instead, the proximity is indicated by the size or style.

Look at the top examples:

- "This is a dog." — dog is large, detailed, on left.
- "That is a dog." — dog is small, less detailed, on right.
- "These are birds." — birds are large, close together, on left.
- "Those are birds." — birds are small, farther apart, on right.

So in the main exercise, let's compare the pictures:

For instance, the single elephant on left is large and detailed -> "this"
The single giraffe on left is large -> "this"
The single ant on left is small -> but still on left, so perhaps "this"
The two elephants on left are large -> "these"
The three tigers on left are smallish -> but on left, so "these"

On right:
Two ants — small, on right -> "those"
Single monkey — medium, on right -> "that"
Single tiger — medium, on right -> but sentence 1 says "this", so contradiction.

Unless for sentence 1, the tiger is considered "close" because it's the subject of the first sentence.

I think the safest way is to follow the grammar and the number, and for proximity, use the column: left = this/these, right = that/those.

And for sentence 1, even though it's on the right, they wrote "this", so perhaps it's a typo or special case, but for consistency, let's use the column rule for the others.

So let's define:

- If the matching picture is in the left column, use "this" for singular, "these" for plural.
- If in the right column, use "that" for singular, "those" for plural.

Now, let's match each sentence to its picture based on content:

1. "This is a tiger." -> must match the single tiger picture. Where is it? On the right column (H). But they used "this", so for this one, we'll keep "this" as given, but for others, use the column rule.

Perhaps the green "1" is indicating that sentence 1 matches that picture, and we should use the demonstrative based on the picture's attributes.

Let's list the matches:

From the layout, likely matches are:

- Sentence 1: "This is a tiger." -> matches the single tiger on right (H) — and they have "this", so ok.
- Sentence 2: "___ are monkeys." -> matches the two monkeys on bottom right (J) — so since on right, and plural, "Those"
- Sentence 3: "___ is an ant." -> matches the single ant on middle left (C) — on left, singular, "This"
- Sentence 4: "___ are elephants." -> matches the two elephants on bottom left (D) — on left, plural, "These"
- Sentence 5: "___ are giraffes." -> matches the three giraffes on middle right (I) — on right, plural, "Those"
- Sentence 6: "___ are ants." -> matches the two ants on top right (F) — on right, plural, "Those"
- Sentence 7: "___ is an elephant." -> matches the single elephant on top left (A) — on left, singular, "This"
- Sentence 8: "___ are tigers." -> matches the three tigers on bottom left (E) — on left, plural, "These"
- Sentence 9: "___ is a monkey." -> matches the single monkey on middle right (G) — on right, singular, "That"
- Sentence 10: "___ is a giraffe." -> matches the single giraffe on middle left (B) — on left, singular, "This"

Now, for sentence 1, they have "This" for a picture on the right, which contradicts the rule, but since it's given, we'll accept it as is for that one, and for the others, use the column-based rule.

But to be consistent, perhaps in this worksheet, the right column pictures are not necessarily "far"; maybe the proximity is determined by other factors.

Notice that in the top examples, the "that" dog is smaller than the "this" dog, and "those" birds are smaller than "these" birds.

In the main exercise, let's compare sizes:

- Single tiger (H) : medium size
- Two monkeys (J) : medium size
- Single ant (C) : small
- Two elephants (D) : large
- Three giraffes (I) : small
- Two ants (F) : small
- Single monkey (G) : small
- Three tigers (E) : small
- Single giraffe (B) : large

Not clear.

Perhaps for simplicity, in such worksheets, they expect:

- For singular nouns, if the picture shows one item, use "this" if it's the first time or prominent, but here's a better way: let's look for clues in the sentences.

Another idea: the matching is done by the number and type, and the demonstrative is chosen based on whether the picture is on the same side as the sentence or not, but the sentences are in the middle.

I think I'm overcomplicating.

Let me search for a standard approach.

Upon second thought, in many such worksheets, the left-side pictures are associated with "this/these" and right-side with "that/those", and the matching is vertical or by row.

Looking at the layout:

The sentences are in a column in the middle.

Left of sentences: pictures in a column
Right of sentences: pictures in a column

So likely, each sentence matches the picture directly to its left or right.

For example:

Sentence 1: "This is a tiger." — to its right is the single tiger picture (with green 1), so match to right.

Sentence 2: "___ are monkeys." — to its right is the two ants? No, let's see the alignment.

Typically, in such worksheets, the pictures are aligned with the sentences.

Assume that:

- Sentences 1,3,5,7,9 are matched to right-column pictures
- Sentences 2,4,6,8,10 are matched to left-column pictures? No, that doesn't make sense.

Let's count the rows.

There are 10 sentences.

Left column has 5 pictures: elephant, giraffe, ant, elephants, tigers

Right column has 5 pictures: ants, monkey, tiger, giraffes, monkeys

So likely, each sentence corresponds to one picture, and we need to pair them.

From the content:

- "is a tiger" -> single tiger -> right column, third picture (tiger)
- "are monkeys" -> two monkeys -> right column, fifth picture (monkeys)
- "is an ant" -> single ant -> left column, third picture (ant)
- "are elephants" -> two elephants -> left column, fourth picture (elephants)
- "are giraffes" -> three giraffes -> right column, fourth picture (giraffes)
- "are ants" -> two ants -> right column, first picture (ants)
- "is an elephant" -> single elephant -> left column, first picture (elephant)
- "are tigers" -> three tigers -> left column, fifth picture (tigers)
- "is a monkey" -> single monkey -> right column, second picture (monkey)
- "is a giraffe" -> single giraffe -> left column, second picture (giraffe)

So the matches are:

1. right-col-3 (tiger)
2. right-col-5 (monkeys)
3. left-col-3 (ant)
4. left-col-4 (elephants)
5. right-col-4 (giraffes)
6. right-col-1 (ants)
7. left-col-1 (elephant)
8. left-col-5 (tigers)
9. right-col-2 (monkey)
10. left-col-2 (giraffe)

Now, for the demonstrative:

- If matched to left-column picture, use "this" for singular, "these" for plural.
- If matched to right-column picture, use "that" for singular, "those" for plural.

Apply:

1. right-col-3, singular -> "that" — but the sentence says "This is a tiger." and it's given as "This", so conflict.

Unless for sentence 1, it's an exception, or perhaps the green "1" means something else.

Perhaps the green "1" is the answer for the matching, not for the demonstrative.

Another possibility: in sentence 1, "This" is correct because the tiger is considered close, and the picture on the right is not necessarily far; maybe the worksheet has a different logic.

To resolve this, let's notice that in the top examples, the "that" dog is smaller and on the right, while "this" dog is larger and on the left.

In the main exercise, for the single tiger (H), it is medium size, on right.

For the single elephant (A), large, on left -> "this"
Single giraffe (B), large, on left -> "this"
Single ant (C), small, on left -> perhaps "this" still, since on left.
Two elephants (D), large, on left -> "these"
Three tigers (E), small, on left -> "these" (since on left)

On right:
Two ants (F), small, on right -> "those"
Single monkey (G), small, on right -> "that"
Single tiger (H), medium, on right -> should be "that", but sentence 1 says "this", so maybe for this one, it's "this" because it's the first or something.

Perhaps the worksheet intends for us to use "this" for all singular on left, "that" for singular on right, etc., and for sentence 1, it's a mistake, or perhaps the tiger is on the left in some versions.

I think for the sake of completing the task, I'll use the following:

- For pictures on the left column: use "this" or "these"
- For pictures on the right column: use "that" or "those"

And for sentence 1, since it's given as "This", and it's on the right, I'll assume that for this worksheet, the right column can have "this" if it's the subject, but that's inconsistent.

Let's look online or recall standard practice.

Upon thinking, I remember that in some worksheets, the proximity is not based on left/right but on the context of the sentence. But here, no context.

Perhaps the matching is done, and then the demonstrative is chosen based on whether the picture is of one or many, and for one, if it's "a" , use "this" or "that", but we need to choose.

Let's calculate based on the top example's logic:

In top example:
- "This is a dog." — dog is close (large, left)
- "That is a dog." — dog is far (small, right)
- "These are birds." — birds are close (large, left, together)
- "Those are birds." — birds are far (small, right, apart)

In main exercise, for each picture, estimate if it's "close" or "far" based on size and detail.

- Single elephant (A): large, detailed -> close -> "this"
- Single giraffe (B): large, detailed -> close -> "this"
- Single ant (C): small, simple -> far -> "that" ? But on left.
- Two elephants (D): large, detailed -> close -> "these"
- Three tigers (E): small, simple -> far -> "those" ? But on left.

This is messy.

Perhaps for this level, they expect:

- If the noun is singular, use "this" for the first occurrence, "that" for later, but not reliable.

I think I found a better way: in the worksheet, the pictures are paired with the sentences by their position relative to the sentence number.

For example, sentence 1 is at the top, and to its right is the tiger picture with green 1, so match.

Sentence 2 is below, and to its right is the two ants? No, let's imagine the grid.

Typically, the left pictures are for odd-numbered sentences or something.

Let's list the sentences and the nearest picture.

Perhaps the left column pictures correspond to sentences 3,4,7,8,10 and right to 1,2,5,6,9.

From earlier matching by content:

1. tiger -> right-col-3
2. monkeys -> right-col-5
3. ant -> left-col-3
4. elephants -> left-col-4
5. giraffes -> right-col-4
6. ants -> right-col-1
7. elephant -> left-col-1
8. tigers -> left-col-5
9. monkey -> right-col-2
10. giraffe -> left-col-2

So for each, determine demonstrative based on column:

- Left column: this/these
- Right column: that/those

So:

1. right, singular -> "that" — but given as "This", so perhaps for this one, it's "this" because it's specified.

Maybe the green "1" is not part of the original, and in the original, sentence 1 is to be completed, and the matching is to be done.

In the user's image, sentence 1 has "This" filled in, and a green "1" next to the tiger picture, indicating that it's matched.

For the other sentences, we need to fill in and match.

To avoid confusion, let's assume that for all sentences, we use the column rule, and for sentence 1, it's an exception or error, but since it's given, we'll keep it.

For the answer, we'll provide the words as per the column rule for 2-10, and for 1, it's given.

So:

1. This (given)
2. are monkeys -> matched to right-col-5 (two monkeys) -> right, plural -> "Those"
3. is an ant -> matched to left-col-3 (single ant) -> left, singular -> "This"
4. are elephants -> matched to left-col-4 (two elephants) -> left, plural -> "These"
5. are giraffes -> matched to right-col-4 (three giraffes) -> right, plural -> "Those"
6. are ants -> matched to right-col-1 (two ants) -> right, plural -> "Those"
7. is an elephant -> matched to left-col-1 (single elephant) -> left, singular -> "This"
8. are tigers -> matched to left-col-5 (three tigers) -> left, plural -> "These"
9. is a monkey -> matched to right-col-2 (single monkey) -> right, singular -> "That"
10. is a giraffe -> matched to left-col-2 (single giraffe) -> left, singular -> "This"

Now, for sentence 1, it's "This" for a right-column picture, which is inconsistent, but perhaps in this case, the tiger is considered close, or it's a special case.

Maybe the right column is not always "far"; perhaps only when the picture is small or distant-looking.

In the single tiger picture, it is not small; it's medium, while the single monkey is small, so for tiger, "this", for monkey, "that".

Similarly, for ants: single ant on left is small, but on left, so "this"; two ants on right are small, so "those".

For giraffes: single on left is large, "this"; three on right are small, "those".

For tigers: three on left are small, but on left, so "these"; single on right is medium, but for sentence 1, "this".

So perhaps size matters:

- Large or medium size -> "this" or "these"
- Small size -> "that" or "those"

Let's try:

- Single elephant (A): large -> "this"
- Single giraffe (B): large -> "this"
- Single ant (C): small -> "that" ? But on left.
- Two elephants (D): large -> "these"
- Three tigers (E): small -> "those" ? But on left.

Still not good.

I think for the purpose of this task, I'll go with the initial column-based approach, and for sentence 1, since it's given as "This", we'll leave it, and for the others, use:

- Left column pictures: this/these
- Right column pictures: that/those

So final answers:

1. This (given)
2. Those (because matched to right-column monkeys)
3. This (left-column ant)
4. These (left-column elephants)
5. Those (right-column giraffes)
6. Those (right-column ants)
7. This (left-column elephant)
8. These (left-column tigers)
9. That (right-column monkey)
10. This (left-column giraffe)

And for matching, as above.

So the filled sentences are:

1. This is a tiger.
2. Those are monkeys.
3. This is an ant.
4. These are elephants.
5. Those are giraffes.
6. Those are ants.
7. This is an elephant.
8. These are tigers.
9. That is a monkey.
10. This is a giraffe.

Now, to confirm, let's see if it makes sense.

For example, sentence 9: "That is a monkey." — matched to the single monkey on right, which is small, so "that" is appropriate.

Sentence 3: "This is an ant." — matched to single ant on left, which is small, but on left, so "this" is ok.

Sentence 6: "Those are ants." — two ants on right, small, so "those" good.

Sentence 5: "Those are giraffes." — three giraffes on right, small, so "those" good.

Sentence 8: "These are tigers." — three tigers on left, small, but on left, so "these" acceptable.

Sentence 1: "This is a tiger." — single tiger on right, medium size, but they used "this", so perhaps it's fine.

I think this is as good as it gets.

So the answers are:

1. This
2. Those
3. This
4. These
5. Those
6. Those
7. This
8. These
9. That
10. This

Final Answer:
1. This
2. Those
3. This
4. These
5. Those
6. Those
7. This
8. These
9. That
10. This