Practice Questions
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Concept Explanation
Articles (a, an, the) depend on countability, specificity, and sound (a university, an hour). Some proper nouns take the (the Netherlands); generic plurals often use no article.
How to solve fast
- First mention → a/an; known/specific → the.
- Uncountable general nouns (advice, information) usually take no article.
- Memorise fixed phrases (in the morning, at night).
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Q1 EasyShe is ___ honest officer.ExplanationHonest begins with a vowel sound, so an is required.
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Q2 EasyHe is ___ university student.ExplanationUniversity begins with a /j/ consonant sound, so a is required.
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Q3 Easy___ sun rises in the east.ExplanationUnique things like the sun take the.
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Q4 EasyShe plays ___ piano well.ExplanationMusical instruments take the in this pattern.
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Q5 Easy___ gold is a precious metal.ExplanationMaterial names in general take no article.
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Q6 Easy___ Nile floods in some seasons.ExplanationThe Nile is a named river.
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Q7 Easy___ Himalayas are in the north.ExplanationMountain ranges take the.
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Q8 Easy___ Mount Everest is the highest peak.ExplanationA single named peak usually takes no article.
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Q9 EasyWhat ___ beautiful painting!ExplanationWhat a + adjective + singular countable noun.
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Q10 Easy___ poor need support.ExplanationThe + adjective names a group of people.
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Q11 EasyShe is ___ European by birth.ExplanationEuropean begins with a /j/ sound, so a is required.
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Q12 Easy___ Alps attract many walkers.ExplanationNamed ranges take the.
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Q13 Easy___ Ganga is a sacred river.ExplanationRivers take the.
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Q14 EasyWe reached ___ home late.ExplanationGo/reach home as destination uses no article.
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Q15 EasyThey have ___ lunch at one.ExplanationHave lunch as a routine uses no article.
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Q16 EasyHe is ___ best player in the team.ExplanationSuperlatives take the.
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Q17 Easy___ breakfast on the train was cold.ExplanationA specified breakfast takes the.
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Q18 Easy___ Andaman Islands lie in the Bay of Bengal.ExplanationIsland groups take the.
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Q19 EasyShe speaks ___ English fluently.ExplanationLanguage names in general take no article.
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Q20 EasyI need ___ hour to finish this.ExplanationHour begins with a silent h / vowel sound.
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Q21 EasyHe bought ___ dozen eggs.ExplanationA dozen is the fixed measure phrase.
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Q22 Easy___ more you read, the more you learn.ExplanationThe more … the more is a fixed pair.
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Q23 Easy___ Pacific is the largest ocean.ExplanationOceans take the.
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Q24 Easy___ United States is a large country.ExplanationCountry names with States / Republic / Kingdom take the.
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Q25 EasyWhat ___ honour it is to speak here.ExplanationHonour begins with a vowel sound.
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Q26 MediumHe waited for ___ X-ray report.ExplanationX begins with a vowel sound (/eks/), so an is used.
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Q27 MediumHe goes to ___ school by bus.ExplanationGo to school as a student uses no article.
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Q28 MediumI met him at ___ school near my house. (the building)ExplanationA particular building takes the.
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Q29 MediumShe is ___ heir to a small estate.ExplanationHeir begins with a vowel sound.
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Q30 MediumShe is ___ M.L.A. from this town.ExplanationM begins with a vowel sound (/em/), so an is used.
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Q31 MediumHe is ___ taller of the two brothers.ExplanationComparative of two still takes the: the taller of the two.
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Q32 MediumI saw ___ one-rupee coin on the floor.ExplanationOne begins with a /w/ sound, so a is required.
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Q33 MediumI heard ___ unique proposal today.ExplanationUnique begins with /j/, so a is required.
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Q34 Medium___ lunch we had yesterday was cold.ExplanationA specified meal takes the.
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Q35 Medium___ English spoken here is informal.ExplanationA specified variety of a language takes the.
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Q36 MediumShe is in ___ hospital. (as a patient)ExplanationIn hospital as a patient (especially British exam English) drops the article.
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Q37 MediumWe visited him in ___ hospital near the station.ExplanationA particular building takes the.
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Q38 HardThey appointed her ___ treasurer.ExplanationAppoint + unique office often drops the article.
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Q39 HardHe was elected ___ chair of the committee.ExplanationElect / appoint / make + unique post often drops the article.
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Q40 HardHe was taken to ___ prison after the verdict. (as a prisoner)ExplanationIn/to prison as an inmate often drops the article in exam English.