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 - This movie is directed by … foreign writer.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : A

Explanation

The noun is non-specific and begins with a consonant sound, hence “a”.

Q 3 - … friend in need is … friend indeed.

A - a/a

B - an/a

C - the/a

D - no article

Answer : A

Explanation

Doesn't mention any specific noun, hence “a”.

Q 4 - … Kashmir is … Switzerland of India

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : D

Explanation

We don’t use articles before Proper nouns so “no article”, but we are naming an exact place in comparison in the second case, so “the”.

Q 5 - There is … hourly bus service on this route.

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 6 - He is … blot to his profession.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : A

Explanation

Doesn't mention any specific noun, hence “a”.

Q 7 - My book has become ... best seller in academic English preparation.

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 8 - How much does it cost to go on ... cruise?

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : A

Explanation

Doesn't mention any specific cruise, hence “a”.

Q 9 - I want to go to the cinema to see a film about ... FBI operation.

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 10 - The interesting thing about ... books is they tell all without bias.

A - a

B - an

C - the

D - no article

Answer : D

Explanation

No specific noun has been mentioned, instead a plural category is named, hence no article.

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