Verbal Ability - Articles Online Quiz



Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Articles. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Questions and Answers

Q 1 - Would you like to have glass of water?

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : A

Explanation

No definite noun has been named, so we do not use the, hence a.

Q 2 - I saw old woman today.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : B

Explanation

Talks about a non-definite noun starting with a vowel sound, hence an.

Q 3 - May we have pleasure of accompanying you?

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : C

Explanation

Talks of a specific pleasure of accompanying the person, hence the.

Q 4 - This is one of most interesting songs I have heard.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : C

Explanation

Talks about a specific condition; there cannot be more than one noun when we use words like best, ideal, perfect, absolute, only, hence the.

Q 5 - God made land, but man made town

A - a/the

B - a/a

C - the/the

D - no article

Answer : C

Explanation

No specific noun has been mentioned, but a single noun is used to describe a category is named, hence the.

Q 6 - You could end up choosing ... wrong person in your life.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : C

Explanation

The reader might think that there are many wrong persons too, but the sentence means choosing one life-partner, and its commonly assumed that a person will spend the rest of his/her life with one companion. That one specific companion is the reason we will use the.

Q 7 - Please meet me here in ... hour.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : B

Explanation

Talks about a non-definite noun starting with a vowel sound, hence an.

Q 8 - Will you help me pick ... dress for my friend?

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : A

Explanation

Doesn't mention any specific dress, as they havent even seen which dress they are going to pick, hence a.

Q 9 - I am looking for MS Word document I had saved on my desktop.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : C

Explanation

Talks of a specific MS Word document, hence the.

Q 10 - Do ... Chinese study any languages other than Chinese?

A - a/a

B - the/no article

C - the/the

D - no article/no article

Answer : B

Explanation

In the first case, Chinese is used to describe a category is, hence "the". In the second case, no article as we dont use articles with languages, as they are proper nouns.

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