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[passage-header]Fill in the numbered blank to complete the following passage:[/passage-header]At markets or at country fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A housewife, for example, wanting ___(1)___ buy a live piglet, might be ___(2)___ a discount if she bought ____(3)_____ packed one, tied up in a small snack ____(4)____ a poke. Anyone who agreed to ____(5)____ a pig in a poke was naturally ____(6)____ a risk. The pig might be ill ____(7)____ even dead: Or it might turn ____(8)____ to be not a piglet at all.

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The most appropriate word for (3) is ______.

A
The

B
An

C
A

D
Some

Solution

In "packed one", 'one' is a pronoun that refers to "piglet". It isn't specified which packet, hence the indefinite article 'a' is the most appropriate option.
'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles which modify nouns/pronouns that are not specific or particular. ('A' is used when the noun/pronoun begins with a consonant and an is used when it begins with a vowel. Even though 'one' begins with a vowel, it is pronounced with a 'w' sound: won, hence 'a' will be used). 'The' is a definite article used when the noun/pronoun is specific.
Since the noun 'one' is general, it is not a particular packed one, option C is correct and A and B are incorrect.
'Some' as a determiner is used for plural or uncountable nouns. Since "packed one" is singular and countable (as it is one); option D is incorrect.
Question 2
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Complete the sentence with the most appropriate word.

He looked outside at _____ street for the restaurant.

A
A

B
For

C
The

D
An

Solution

Here, the subject is looking at one particular street for one particular restaurant. When we refer to something specific, we use the definitive article 'the' and so the correct answer is option C) the.
Question 3
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article.
There is a CD attached to _______ back of the book.

A
a

B
the

C
an

D
no article

Solution

The article 'the' is used before a specific, definite noun. The sentence given clearly states that a specific book is spoken about. Since a book has only one back, option B is correct. A and an being indefinite articles are incorrect answers here since they're usually used for nouns that are not specific or in a general context, hence options A and C are incorrect. The 'back' of 'the book' being a specific countable noun, an article is required ahead of it, which means the option D is incorrect.
Question 4
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Complete the sentence with the correct word from the given options.

When he heard ______ news, Thomas was very worried.

A
A

B
An

C
The

D
Over

Solution

Here, the sentence mentions a very specific news which got Thomas worried. So, the most appropriate word that completes the sentence is option C) The. 'Over' is incorrect in the given context. Since 'news' is an uncountable noun, 'A' and 'An' cannot be used.
Question 5
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

Our guide pointed to ______ pile of sticks he had told us about the previous day.

A
an

B
a

C
the

D
No article

Solution

The article 'the' is a definite article which is used for specific singular or plural nouns. As mentioned in the statement, the guide had already spoken about the pile of sticks. It's a specific plural noun, which makes Option C the correct answer for this question. The indefinite article 'a' would have been used had the pile of sticks not been mentioned by the guide before, but since that isn't the case, Option B is the incorrect answer. The indefinite article 'an' is used before a noun which begins with a vowel. In the given statement, the specific plural noun 'pile of sticks' does not begin with a vowel, so Option A is the incorrect answer. An article is not required when the noun is a proper noun, or a collective noun in general, for example, people, in general. Since the given statement contains a specific plural noun (pile of sticks), Option D is also incorrect.
Question 6
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Fill in the blank in the following sentence by choosing one of the 4 options given below the sentence.

__________ cannot be expected to live on their savings. [Intermediate]

A
Unemployed

B
All employed

C
An unemployed

D
The unemployed
Question 7
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Complete the sentence with the correct word from the given options.

He had fallen down _______ previous evening and was now in hospital.

A
A

B
An

C
The

D
Yesterday

Solution

The sentence already mentions 'previous evening' which means 'yesterday evening' and so option D) is incorrect. The sentence clearly specifies the date and time when the subject fell down and so we need to use the definite article 'the'. The correct answer is, therefore, option C) The. 'A' and 'An' cannot be used here as they are indefinite articles.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank:

____ unusual sight met his eyes. [Intermediate]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
None of these
Question 9
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Complete the sentence with the correct word from the given options.

When he was in ____ shower, he heard the phone ring.

A
The

B
A

C
An

D
That

Solution

Here, we are referring to a specific situation, with a specific shower. So, we must use the definitive article. The correct answer is, therefore, option A) The.
Question 10
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[passage-header]The following passage has some blanks. Complete the blank in the paragraph from the options below: [/passage-header]I read somewhere that there was once __(1)__ Aberdeen terrier that was mistakenly trapped in a ship travelling from __(2)__ Calcutta to Scotland. An amazing event then __(3)__. When the ship berthed at Dublin, __(4)__ dog jumped out, entered another ship travelling in the opposite direction, and __(5)__ Calcutta safely.

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Fill in blank number (4) ______ with the most appropriate option.

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
No article

Solution

The dog has been mentioned earlier in the passage. When we refer to the same dog again, we use the article "the". So, the correct option is C) the

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Some

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Question 2

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For

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An

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Question 3

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an

no article

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Question 4

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An

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Over

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Question 5

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No article

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Question 6

Unemployed

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The unemployed

Question 7

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An

The

Yesterday

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Question 8

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the

None of these

Question 9

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An

That

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Question 10

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No article

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