Articles Test 4

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Question 1
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Choose the best word out of the following options:
Drobny defied the critics. He had played through the Wimbledon fortnight and reached the final. Could he win just one more match and take the crown, or would he fail again at the last test justify those who said that he lacked that little extra something that makes the champion? His opponent was the Australian Ken Rosewall, (39) brilliant youngster and already a master (40) worldwide experience behind him. Jaroslav Dorbny, (41) son of a Czech carpenter who (42) started the boy off at the (43) of five with a wooden 'bat' in lieu (44) a racquet, went on (45) the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon (46) day with the full knowledge that this (47) be the game of his (48). He had kept on trying, and (49) could keep on trying, but (50) would become fewer and fewer. He knew that he had to gain an advantage from the start, and he had this young rival set off against him.

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The correct word for (39).

A
That

B
A

C
The

D
None of these

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 'B' is correct as the given sentence talks about a single countable noun, youngster.
Option A 'That' is illogical as it is used for a subject mentioned previously. Option D 'The' is incorrect as it has been mentioned previously in The Australian Ken Rosewall. Option C doesn't provide a sense to the given sentence, the blank needs an indefinite article.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles:
_____ Andamans are situated in the Bay of Bengal while _____ Sicily is a beautiful island.

A
The, the

B
The, no article

C
No article, no article

D
The, a

Solution

Before most proper nouns, like names of people, continents, countries, cities, etc, the use of an article is omitted. As 'Sicily' is the name of a city, (which is an island), no article precedes this word.
However, before certain proper names, especially names of places, the definite article 'the' is used. The word 'Andamans' is one such proper name which denotes the name of a place (a group of islands). Other examples are: 'the Himalayas', the Sahara', 'the West Indies', etc.
Given the above, option B is the correct answer.
Option A is incorrect as it suggests the use of the article, 'the' before the proper noun, 'Sicily'.
Option C is incorrect as it suggests no article before the noun 'Andamans'.
Option D is incorrect as it suggests the use of the article, 'a' before the proper noun 'Sicily'.
Question 3
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Fill in the blank with a suitable article from the options given.
___________ bravery of Lakshmi Bai is praiseworthy.

A
The

B
A

C
An

D
No article

Solution

Articles are a type of adjective that are used with nouns to provide some additional information about nouns.
There are three articles used in English grammar: a, an and the.
‘A’ and ‘an’ are known as indefinite articles and are used to refer to indefinite and non- specific or general nouns. 'A' is used when the word begins with a consonant and 'an' is used when the word following it begins with a vowel.‘The’ is called as the definite article and is used to refer to specific nouns.
The sentence given talks about 'bravery' of Lakshmi Bai being praiseworthy. When a particular noun is being used with an adjective, article 'the' is supposed to be used before the adjective to indicate specificity. So, here the adjective is 'bravery' and the noun is 'Lakshmi Bai'. So, the article to fill in the blank is option A) the.
The other answers are incorrect as they 'a' and 'an' are not used to denote something specific.
Question 4
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Fill with suitable articles:

John works for IBM now. He used to work for British Telecom.

A
the ; the

B
a ; a

C
no article ; no article

D
the ; no article

Solution

No article is used before most proper nouns. IBM and British Telecom are both proper nouns. Therefore, the suitable option is: no article ; no article.
Question 5
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Fill with an appropriate article where required:

___ women live longer than ___ men.

A
a ; a

B
the ; the

C
a ; the

D
no article ; no article

Solution

No article is used before plural countable nouns used in their general sense. 'Women' and 'Men' are both plural and are used in a general sense in this sentence. Therefore, the correct option is: no article ; no article.
Question 6
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Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
A demonstration is an act of showing by giving proof or ______ evidence. [Advanced]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. Definite articles (the) limit the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. Indefinite articles (a, an) are used when referring to a noun in a general sense
The word 'evidence' is an uncountable noun. Sentences that refer to plurals or uncountable nouns do not require any article.
Thus, the correct answer is Option D and the other options are incorrect.
Question 7
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Complete the sentence with the best possible option from those given below.

_____ bus signaled that it was turning left into the side street.

A
A

B
An

C
The

D
That

Solution

Articles are part of speech, used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. Definite articles (the) limit the meaning of a noun to one particular thing. Indefinite articles (a, an) indicate that a noun refers to a general idea and not a particular thing.
In the given sentence, we are talking about a particular bus that gave a signal before taking a turn. Thus, in this case, the use of a definite article is required.
Options A and B are not definite articles.
Option D - 'That' does not bring out the intended meaning. It is used to indicate that the object is not in close proximity to the speaker or something which is not present in the moment.
Thus, the correct answer will be Option C.
Question 8
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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Naturalisation is the process by which (a) / a immigrant becomes a citizen (b) / of his new country. (c) / No error (d)

A
a

B
b

C
c

D
d

Solution

Part (b) has the error. Since immigrant starts with a vowel, the article to be used before it is 'an' and not 'a'. So the correct answer is B.
Question 9
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Use an appropriate article:

I like ____ skiing but I'm not very good at it. [Advanced]

A
a

B
an

C
the

D
no article

Solution

Articles are not required while generalizing a noun that is uncountable. Skiing is an activity and is spoken about in general here. Hence it does not need an article. Option D is correct. Articles 'a' and 'an' are generally not used for uncountable nouns and they're both incorrect here. The article 'the' is not used for a non-specific noun, as is the case here, so this option is incorrect as well.
Question 10
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Enrique __(11)__ in Puebla, a town in Mexico. He __(12)__ medicine because he __(13)__ to be a doctor. He's married, but he __(14)__ any children. His wife, Silvia, __(15)__ in a primary school. Enrique __(16)__ cooking. He can make an excellent enchilada!

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Fill in the blank (15) with the most appropriate word.

A
was teaching

B
teaches

C
teach

D
thought

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Question 1

That

A

The

None of these

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Question 2

The, the

The, no article

No article, no article

The, a

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Question 3

The

A

An

No article

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Question 4

the ; the

a ; a

no article ; no article

the ; no article

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Question 5

a ; a

the ; the

a ; the

no article ; no article

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Question 6

a

an

the

no article

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Question 7

A

An

The

That

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Question 8

a

b

c

d

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Question 9

a

an

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no article

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Question 10

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teaches

teach

thought

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