Articles Test 28

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Question 1
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ weather was terrible yesterday, so we spent all day at _______ home.

A
The / no article

B
no article / the

C
The / the

D
A / no article

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
The first blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific day's weather i.e. the day before's. The second blank shall not take any article as when 'home' is used alone,i.e. not preceded or followed by a descriptive phrase or word, the is omitted.
The correct option is A)The / no article.
The weather was terrible yesterday, so we spent all day at home.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
We visited __________ Birmingham Museum ______ last year.

A
no article / no article

B
the / the

C
the / no article

D
no article / the
Solution
1. 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.
2. '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 The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. The Birmingham Museum is unique. Option B is incorrect as 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. 'The' doesn't fit logically in the second blank to provide meaning to the sentence. Option A is incorrect because both the blanks require articles to provide meaning to the sentence. Option D is incorrect as 'The' doesn't fit logically in the second blank to provide meaning to the sentence and the first blank too requires an article for it.
Question 3
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
What is ___________ capital of ___________ Switzerland?

A
the / the

B
the / no article

C
a / no article

D
no article / a

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
The first blank shall take 'the' because the name of a particular country's capital is being asked about. The second blank won't take any article as Switzerland is the name of a country.
What is the capital of Switzerland?
The correct answer is option B) the/no article.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Our family is quite _________ united family.

A
No article

B
a

C
the

D
an
Solution
1. 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.
2. '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 B is correct as 'A' is used for words with a consonant sound. United though having a vowel at the beginning doesn't have a vowel sound. Option C is incorrect as 'The' refers to a particular subject & shows the uniqueness of the subjects of which the readers are aware of. The united family doesn't fit logically. Option A is incorrect because 'quite united family' doesn't make any sense in the context of the sentence. Option D is incorrect as An doesn't go with words having a consonant sound.
Question 5
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
_______ milk is good for you. Why don't you drink _______ milk in your glass?

A
The / the

B
No article / the

C
No article / a

D
A / the

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
The first blank won't take any article as milk is an uncountable noun and is generally talked about. The second blank shall take 'the' as the speaker is directing the attention of the listener to a particular glass which has milk kept in it.
The correct answer is option B) No article / the.
Milk is good for you. Why don't you drink the milk in your glass?
Question 6
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
He has ________ Rolls Royce and ________ Audi 7 and ________ MG.

A
a / a / a

B
an / an / a

C
a / an / an

D
the / no article / an

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
The blanks shall take 'a', 'an' and 'an' respectively as Rolls Royce, Audi 7 and MG are the names of cars. The first blank shall take 'a' as the following word is a singular countable noun and starts with a consonant while the second and the third blank shall take 'an' as they are followed by a word starting with a vowel(Audi 7) and vowel sound (MG).
The correct answer is option C) a / an /an.
He has a Rolls Royce and an Audi 7 and an MG.
Question 7
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Let's get _______ lettuce.

A
head of

B
a head of

C
head of a

D
a head

Solution

The correct answer is B) a head of as 'a' is required before the noun 'head' and i'head' should be followed by the preposition 'of' as 'of' tells the listener that of what does the speaker wants to get head of.
Let's get a head of lettuce.
Question 8
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I think ________ truthfulness is ________ greatest value.

A
no article / a

B
no article / no article

C
a / the

D
no article / the

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article .
The first blank won't take any article as it is followed by an abstract noun and the second blank shall take 'the' as we are talking specifically about 'truthfulness'.
The correct answer is option D) no article/the.
I think truthfulness is the greatest value.
Question 9
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
His father is ________ architect; quite _________ expert.

A
an / a

B
the / no article

C
an / an

D
no article / an

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article.
Both the blanks shall take 'an' as 'architect' and 'expert' are singular countable nouns and start with a vowel.
The correct answer is option C) an /an.
His father is an architect; quite an expert.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He always has_____egg for breakfast.

A
An

B
A

C
Any

D
The

Solution

An indefinite article is used when we are talking generally about something whereas a definite article is used when we are talking about something specific.
The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an'. An is used before a word starting with a vowel or vowel sound. A is used before a word starting with a consonant or consonant sound.
A definite article is an article that tells the uniqueness of something.
'The' is the only definite article .
The blank shall take 'an' as 'egg' starts with a vowel and is a singular countable noun.
The correct answer is A) An.
He always has an egg for breakfast.

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