Article Exercise for Competitive Exams
Articles
EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. I saw _______ snake in _______ grass.
(a) in, the (b) the, in
(c) a, the (d) a, in
2. _______ boy ran across _______ street.
(a) the, to (b) the, at
(c) a, to (d) a, the
3. I have waited for _______ hour.
(a) an (b) to
(c) in (d) none of these
4. It is _______ old house.
(a) an (b) to
(c) in (d) at
5. _______ moon is shining in sky.
(a) a (b) the
(c) an (d) none of these
6. I need _______ book of verse.
(a) the (b) a
(c) few (d) to
7. There is _______ big tree in front of _______ house.
(a) an, the (b) the, an
(c) to, an (d) a, the
8. Delhi is _______ capital of India.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
9. It is _______ airy room.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) none of these
10. _______ book on _______ table is new.
(a) the, a (b) a, the
(c) an, the (d) the, an
11. _______ old horse stumbles and nods.
(a) an (b) a
(c) the (d) none of these
12. Here I am _______ old man being read to by _______ boy.
(a) an, the (b) the, an
(c) an, a (d) a, an
13. _______ old man is like _______ tattered coat upon _______ stick.
(a) an, the, the (b) on, an, the
(c) an, on, the (d) the, on, with
14. _______ shepherd in _______ field is playing on _______ pipe.
(a) a, the, the (b) on, the, an
(c) an, on, the (d) the, on, the
15. He gave me _______ guava and _______ orange.
(a) a, a (b) an, an
(c) an, the (d) the, an
EXERCISE 1 Answer
1. (c) 4. (a) 7. (d) 10. (a) 13. (a)
2. (d) 5. (b) 8. (a) 11. (a) 14. (a)
3. (a) 6. (b) 9. (b) 12. (a) 15. (a)
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. _______ Asia is a big continent.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
2. _______ Deccan is in the South of India.
(a) the (b) an
(c) a (d) none of these
3. _______ Punjab is _______ land of five rivers.
(a) the, the (b) a, a
(c) the, a (d) none of these
4. _______ Times has _______ high reputation for reliable news.
(a) the, the (b) the, a
(c) a, the (d) none of these
5. _______ Narmada and _______ Tapti flow into _______ Arabian Sea.
(a) the, the, a (b) the, a, the
(c) a, the, a (d) none of these
6. _______ Vindhyas separate _______ Gangetic plain from _______ Deccan.
(a) a, the, the (b) the, a, the
(c) the, the, a (d) none of these
7. _______ Ravi left Singapore.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
8. They started at _______ Pacific from _______ top of _______ Mountain.
(a) the, the, the (b) the, a, the
(c) an, an, the (d) none of these
9. _______ West Wind wakens _______ Mediterranean from its summer dream.
(a) the, an (b) the, the
(c) a, the (d) none of these
10. Do you read _______ Times of India?
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
EXERCISE 2 Answer
1. (a) 3. (a) 5. (b) 7. (a) 9. (b) 2. (a) 4. (a) 6. (b) 8. (a) 10. (a)
EXERCISE 3
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. If _______ gold rusts, what will _______ iron do?
(a) the, the (b) the, a
(c) an, the (d) a, an
2. She has _______ endurance _______ foresight _______ strength and _______ skill.
(a) the, an, a, the
(b) the, a, an, the
(c) an, a, the, a
(d) the, the, the, the
3. Keats tried to be _______ Milton of _______ Romantic age.
(a) the, the (b) a, an
(c) a, the (d) the, a
4. _______ tiger is _______ wild animal.(a) the, the (b) a, the
(c) the, a (d) the, an
5. _______ milk in that bottle has become sour.
(a) an (b) the
(c) a (d) none of these
6. _______ coal of Jharia belt is very rich.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
7. Beware of _______ fury of _______ patient man.
(a) the, the (b) a, an
(c) the, a (d) the, an
8. You should come here by _______ shortest route.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none
9. _______ donkeys are _______ stupid animals.
(a) the, the (b) the, a
(c) a, the (d) the, an
10. _______ girls do not often wear _______ hats.
(a) the, the (b) an, the
(c) the, an (d) none of these
11. _______ few students who read for _______ knowledge do not care for _______ results.
(a) a, the, the (b) the, the, the
(c) the, an, the (d) a, an, the
12. Only _______ few books should be chewed and digested.
(a) a (b) the
(c) little (d) none of these
13. _______ memory is _______ fond deceiver.
(a) the, the (b) a, the
(c) the, a (d) a, a
14. This is _______ finest song I have ever heard.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
15. _______ happiness is _______ inner state of mind.
(a) the, the (b) a, the
(c) the, a (d) none of these
EXERCISE 3 Answer
1. (a) 4. (c) 7. (c) 10. (a) 13. (c)
2. (d) 5. (b) 8. (a) 11. (a) 14. (a)
3. (a) 6. (a) 9. (a) 12. (a) 15. (a)
EXERCISE 4
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. _______ young man sent to _______ prison for hitting _______ old man on _______ head.
(a) a, the, the, a (b) a, the, a, the
(c) the, the, a, a (d) a, the, an, the
2. _______ youngest brother went to _______ school in _______ morning. I will go to _______ school now to fetch him home.
(a) a, the, a, the (b) the, a, the, a
(c) a, an, the, a (d) the, the, the, the
3. If _______ rich grow richer and _______ poor poorer, the country will go to _______ dogs.
(a) the, the, the (b) a, an, the
(c) the, a, an (d) the, an, a
4. _______ ship has come to _______ port
_______
port has been recently repaired.
(a) a, an, the, the (b) the, the, a, a
(c) a, an, the, the (d) a, the, the
5. Not always is _______ race to _______ swift or _______ battle to _______ strong.
(a) a, an, the, a (b) the, a, an, the
(c) the, an, the, a (d) a, the, a, the
6. My mother went to _______ market and bought _______ pound of _______ sugar.
(a) the, the, a (b) a, the, the
(c) the, a, the (d) none of these
7. We should help _______ needy and not _______ affluent.
(a) the, the (b) a, a
(c) a, the (d) the, a
8. You should take _______ umbrella when you go _______ office because it may rain today.
(a) the, a (b) a, the
(c) an, the (d) the, a
9. _______ young and _______ old rejoiced at his success.
(a) the, the (b) a, a,
(c) a, the (d) the, a
10. _______ crack troops went into _______ battle.
(a) a, a (b) the, a
(c) a, the (d) none of these
EXERCISE 4 Answer
1. (d) 3. (a) 5. (d) 7. (a) 9. (a)
2. (d) 4. (d) 6. (c) 8. (c) 10. (b)
EXERCISE5
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
1. There is _______ garden behind _______ house.
(a) a, an (b) a, the
(c) an, the (d) the, an
2. _______ dog ran across _______ street.
(a) the, the (b) the, a
(c) a, the (d) a, a
3. We choose _______ knave or _______ eunuch to rule over us.
(a) a, the (b) the, a
(c) the, the (d) a, a
4. April is _______ cruellest month.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
5. _______ eye for _______ eye and _______ tooth for _______ tooth, that was _______ old law. (a) the, the, a, an, the (b) the, the, an, an, a
(c) the, an, an, a, the (d) the, the, the, the, the
6. Have you seen _______ Pope?
(a) a (b) the
(c) an (d) none of these
7. _______ people of _______ Deccan are hardy.
(a) the, the (b) a, the
(c) the, a (d) none of these
8. The cavalry rode into _______ battle.
(a) a (b) the
(c) an (d) none of these
9. I am going _______ market to buy _______ book.
(a) a, an (b) the, a
(c) a, a (d) none of these
10. I shall visit _______ prison to see _______ prisoner.
(a) a, an (b) the, the
(c) the, an (d) the, a
11. Life is _______ tale told by _______ idiot.
(a) a, the (b) the, a
(c) a, an (d) none of these
12. _______ sun rises in _______ east and sets in _______ west.
(a) the, the, the (b) a, a, a
(c) a, the, the (d) the, the, a
13. You should be kind to _______ old and _______ sick.
(a) the, the (b) the, a
(c) a, the (d) an, the
14. Drink _______ plenty of _______ water.
(a) the, the (b) a, a
(c) the, a (d) none of these
15. _______ water of _______ Caspian Sea is blackish.
(a) the, a (b) a, the
(c) a, a (d) the, the
16. How is _______ circle different from _______ ellipse?
(a) the, a (b) a, the
(c) the, the (d) a, an
17. We were on board _______ Maharajah.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) none of these
18. Read _______ Times of India regularly.
(a) the (b) an
(c) a (d) none of these
19. I travelled in _______ third-class carriage in _______ company of some Americans who could speak _______ French.
(a) a, the, the (b) the, the, a
(c) the, a, the (d) a, the, a
20. _______ clouds over _______ sea are lovely in _______ morning.
(a) a, the, the (b) the, the, the
(c) the, a, the (d) a, the, a
21. At _______ dawn he got up and prayed to _______ God for help.
(a) a, the (b) the, a
(c) a, an (d) the, the
22. _______ honest man hates _______ liar.
(a) the, the (b) a, a
(c) the, a (d) an, the
23. _______ love is and was my lord king.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
24. _______ earth has not anything to show more fair.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
25. There is _______ fly in _______ ointment.
(a) a, an (b) a, the
(c) the, a (d) an, the
26. _______ poverty is _______ curse.
(a) a, an (b) an, a
(c) the, a (d) the, the
27. Blessed are _______ poor for they shall see God.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
28. _______ camel is an ugly animal.
(a) the (b) a
(c) an (d) none of these
29. Have you come on _______ foot or by _______ bus?
(a) the, the (b) a, the
(c) the, a (d) an, the
30. If you go out in _______ rain without _______ raincoat on, you will catch _______ cold.
(a) the, a, the
(b) the, the, the
(c) a, a, the
(d) none of these
EXERCISE 5 Answer
1 (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11 (c) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21 (d) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (a)
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