Articles Test 10

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Question 1
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Choose an appropriate article to fill in the blank:

Have you had _____ dinner yet?

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

No article is used before the names of meals. Therefore, the correct option is: no article.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks using appropriate articles:

______ moon goes round ______ earth every 27 days.

A
A; a

B
The; the

C
A; the

D
The; a

Solution

'The' is used before unique things (one of their kind). Moon and Earth are unique, that is, there is only one of each of them. Therefore, the correct option is: The ... the.
Question 3
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Insert an appropriate article:

______ television was on but nobody was watching it.

A
A

B
An

C
The

D
No article

Solution

The definite article 'the' is used before specific things / places. Here, we are referring to the specific television that nobody was watching. Therefore, the correct option is: the.
Question 4
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Insert appropriate articles:

You'll find _______ information you need at _______ top of ______ page 15.

A
a ; a ; a

B
the ; the ; the

C
no article ; the ; no article

D
the ; the ; no article

Solution

The definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, we are referring to the specific information that 'you' need. Hence, we must use 'the' before it. No article is used before proper nouns. Here 'page 15' is a proper noun. Therefore, no article is used before it.
Question 5
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Insert an appropriate article in the blank with the help of the hint given in the bracket:

I haven't been to _______ cinema in ages. (Assume you live in a small town and there's only one cinema in the town). [Intermediate]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

When a noun is unique to a place and is specific, we use the definite article 'the'. 'Cinema' is specific because it's the only one in town. Hence we use the definite article 'the', option C is correct. Options A and B are indefinite articles which are used to modify nouns which are non-specific and used in general. Since the noun 'cinema' is specific, options A and B are incorrect. An article is not used when the noun is uncountable and when we refer to things in general, the 'cinema' is a countable noun and here we are referring to a specific cinema (the only in town) hence option D is incorrect.
Question 6
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Fill in the blanks using appropriate articles:

Peru is _____ country in South America. _____ capital is Lima.

A
a ; A

B
the ; The

C
the ; A

D
a ; The

Solution

Peru is the name of a single country in South America. The articles 'a' and 'an' are synonymous with 'one', hence the article 'a' is correct for the first sentence. If we use 'the' in place of 'a' it changes the meaning of the sentence, it would then mean that Peru is the only country in South America. This makes options B and C incorrect. In the second sentence, the capital mentioned is the specific capital of Peru. Being a specific definite noun, we use 'the' in the second sentence, and not 'a', making options A and B incorrect and option D is correct.
Question 7
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article:

I lay down on _____ ground and looked up at ______ sky.

A
the ; a

B
a ; a

C
the ; the

D
a ; the

Solution

The definite article 'the' is used before the names of things that are unique. 'Ground' (Earth) and 'Sky' are unique things. Therefore, the correct option is: the ; the.
Question 8
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Use an appropriate article:

Mary and I arrived at _______ same time.

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

The definite article 'the' is used before specific things. Here, we are referring to the specific time when both the speaker and Mary arrived. Therefore, the correct option is: the.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate article:

Sheila spends most of her free time watching _____ television. (general sense) [Intermediate]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

When we talk about television as a form of entertainment in the general sense we do not use an article. The noun 'television' is spoken about in a general sense here, hence option D is correct. Options A and B are indefinite articles which modify nouns that are non-specific and countable. Since 'television' refers to a form of entertainment in this sentence and does not refer to a television set, the noun is uncountable and options A and B are incorrect. Option C is a definite article that modifies a specific, particular noun, since 'television' is not a particular television set, option C is incorrect.
Question 10
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles with the help of the hint in the brackets:

Tim lives in _____ small village in _____ country. (We are referring to a specific country here)

A
a ; a

B
the ; the

C
a ; the

D
the ; a

Solution

The articles 'a, an, the' are placed before nouns, to modify or describe them.
'A' and 'an' are indefinite nouns: they refer to those nouns that are non-specific, their identity is not made known. For e.g. 'a man', 'a duck in the pond', etc.
'The' is a definite article and refers to a specific noun, whose identity is made known. e.g. 'The woman in that shop', 'the fruit from this tree', etc.
In the given sentence, the noun 'country' is a specific noun, hence 'the' will be used.
So, options A 'a; a' and D 'the; a' can be eliminated.
Option B: 'The' is used for 'country'. But, it is not used for 'village.
A country has many villages. It is not mentioned which village 'Tim' lives in. So, 'the' cannot be used for 'small village'. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: Since the noun 'village' is non-specific, 'a' is suitable. The use of 'the' for the noun 'country' has already been explained.
Hence, option C is correct.

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no article

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Question 2

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Question 3

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An

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No article

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Question 4

a ; a ; a

the ; the ; the

no article ; the ; no article

the ; the ; no article

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no article

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Question 6

a ; A

the ; The

the ; A

a ; The

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Question 7

the ; a

a ; a

the ; the

a ; the

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Question 8

a

an

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no article

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Question 9

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no article

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a ; a

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the ; a

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