Articles Test 18

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Articles Test 18

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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
Our trip to Shimla was _______ exciting experience.

A
the

B
a

C
an

D
no article

Solution

'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option C is correct as 'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound. Option B is incorrect as 'A' is used with a word having a consonant sound. Option A is incorrect as it doesn't make any sense since 'the' implies to a particular experience out of many experiences. But we don't know of the other experiences. Option D is incorrect as the blank requires an article to provide sense to the sentence.
Question 2
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Fill in the blank with a suitable article:
Rohan's mother is ______ teacher.

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

' Rohan's mother is a teacher.'
As the sentence talks about profession which is a general thing , the article 'a' shall be used. 'An' will not be used here because the following word starts with the consonant 't'.
Option A) a is the correct answer.
Question 3
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Fill in the blanks with the correct or no article(s):
_____ actor won _____ national award for his performance. (specific actor and specific award)

A
The ; a

B
The ; the

C
An ; a

D
An ; no article

Solution

Since in the question it is already mentioned that we are referring to a specific actor and a specific award, we have to use the definite article 'the' in both the blanks as it refers to, or introduces a particular and specific noun. Hence option B is the correct answer.
Option A is incorrect because as already mentioned, it is imperative that we use the definite article in both blanks, however, 'a' is an indefinite article thus making it incorrect.
Options C and D are incorrect because it includes the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' that is used before singular nonspecific nouns. Since the nouns in question (actor and national award) are specific, using either of these options would be grammatically incorrect.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
__________ rice is the staple food of South Indians.

A
The

B
A

C
An

D
No article

Solution

'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Option D is correct as we usually don't use articles in front of names. Option C is incorrect as 'An' is used as the article for words with a vowel sound. Option A is incorrect as we usually don't use definite articles in front of names. Option B is incorrect as 'A rice' sounds illogical and wouldn't provide meaning to the sentence.
Question 5
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Directions For Questions

[passage-header]Fill in the blanks in the following passage the most appropriate options given:[/passage-header]
(1)______ most valuable thing is the thing (2)____ always helps its owner. Man possesses (3)____ costly things (4)_____ cars, bungalows, land and gold. He wants more because he is (5)____ satisfied. This happens (6)____man is ignorant of his own abilities and natural gifts.

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(1) _______

A
A

B
An

C
The

D
That

Solution

'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
Options 'A' and 'B' are incorrect as they aren't specific in nature. Hence they are inappropriate for the given sentence.
Option 'C' 'The' is correct as the given sentence talks about the most valuable thing that is specific in nature. It's one definite thing.
Option 'D' 'That' is a demonstrative pronoun that is used to highlight/point at a noun previously mentioned.
Thus, option 'C' is the correct answer.
Question 6
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Fill in the blank with the correct option.
His brother is ______ N.C.C. cadet.

A
A

B
An

C
The

D
None of the above

Solution

'His brother is an N.C.C. cadet.'
The indefinite article'n' shall be used here because the sentence talks about the profession (which is something general) of a particular person. Also, the word followed by the blank starts with a vowel sound. Therefore, 'an' is used here.
Option B)An is the correct option.
Question 7
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Fill in the blanks with the correct or no article:
I went to ___ market to buy ___ white shirt. (specific market and shirt)

A
a; a

B
the; the

C
the; no article

D
no article; the

Solution

The three articles in English are 'a', 'an', and 'the'. The rule is if the nouns refer to different things or persons, the article is used before each noun.
Article 'the' is used while speaking of a particular person or thing. Here, market and shirt are the specific things thus, 'the' should be used. Both the nouns are different hence, 'the' should be used before each noun.
Thus, option B is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Fill in the blanks with the correct or no article(s) with the help of the hint in the brackets:
I saw ____ black and ____ gold painting in ____ museum, which was inspiring. (Two different paintings/MET in New York)

A
the; a; the

B
a; an; the

C
a; the; a

D
a; a; the

Solution

As per the rules of use of the indefinite article, the indefinite article is used in its original numerical sense of one i.e. to denote that there is a single unit of anything the indefinite article can be used to replace the use of number 'one'. Here since there are two paintings one black and one gold, the indefinite article 'a' or 'an' should be used before each noun in place of number one to denote a single unit of each. ‘A’ is used for nouns the sound of which begins with a consonant. Since it is a specific museum, the definite article 'the' should be used before it. Therefore Option D is the correct answer. Since 'the' cannot be used in place of number one, it cannot be used for the paintings and 'a' cannot be used before any specified thing so it cannot be used before the museum in this sentence. Therefore, Option A, C, and D are incorrect.
Question 9
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Fill in the blanks with the correct or no article:
According to me, he is ____ better actor than ____ producer. (one person)

A
the ; a

B
a ; an

C
a ; a

D
the ; no article

Solution

There are three articles namely 'a', 'an' and 'the'. 'a', 'an' are stated as indefinite articles whereas 'the' is a definite article.

Option A - 'The better actor' is incorrect as the sentence describes the person in general and it is not a definite fact. 'A producer' is correct as the noun is singular. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'A better actor' is correct as the sentence describes the person in general and is a singular noun. 'An producer' is incorrect as 'producer' has a consonant sound. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option D - 'The better actor' is incorrect as the sentence describes the person in general and it is not a definite fact. We will put 'a' before 'producer' because it is a general fact and is a singular noun. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option C - 'A better actor' is correct as the sentence describes the person in general and is a singular noun.We will put 'a' before 'producer' because it is a general fact and is a singular noun. Thus option C is the correct answer.
'According to me, he is a better actor than a producer.'
Question 10
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Directions For Questions

[passage-header]Fill in the blank by selecting the most appropriate option.[/passage-header]Mala (1) _______ in the kitchen. (2) _______ that time suddenly, (3) _______ cat jumped (4) _______ the kitchen platform. Her husband rushed (5) _______ the kitchen (6) _______ see what happened.

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The most appropriate option given against number 3 _______

A
An

B
A

C
The

D
That

Solution

'An/A' is used as an indefinite article for a thing or person when the reader doesn't know which one we are referring to out of many nouns. It states the random nature of the subject.
'The' is used as a definite article for a thing or person when the reader knows which one we are exactly referring to. It states the specific nature of the subject.
The given sentence talks about a random cat. The reader is unknown to the specification of the cat. So, we would need an indefinite article here.
Hence option 'B' is correct.
Option 'A' 'An' is used before the word having a vowel sound. But 'cat' starts
with a consonant sound. Hence 'An' cannot be used here.
Option C is incorrect as 'The' used with a specific subject.
Option D is incorrect as 'That' is a demonstrative pronoun that refers to a specific cat but we don't know which cat the sentence is talking about.
Thus, option 'B' is the correct answer.

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Question 1

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an

no article

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an

the

no article

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Question 3

The ; a

The ; the

An ; a

An ; no article

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Question 4

The

A

An

No article

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Question 5

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An

The

That

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Question 6

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An

The

None of the above

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Question 7

a; a

the; the

the; no article

no article; the

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Question 8

the; a; the

a; an; the

a; the; a

a; a; the

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Question 9

the ; a

a ; an

a ; a

the ; no article

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Question 10

An

A

The

That

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