Articles Quiz II

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

1. The stone hit me on ——————- leg.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

2. I asked him to go to —————– post office.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

3. —————- spider has eight legs.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

4. Gold is ——————– precious metal.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

5. They elected him ——————- chairman.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

6. My birthday falls on ——————- fifth of May.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

7. ——————- Milk is rich in nutrients.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

8. I have —————— bad headache.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

9. This is ——————- news to me.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

10. Peter is the shortest boy in the class and John —————— tallest.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

11. We should buy ——————– couple of shirts.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

12. We waited for —————— quarter of ——————- hour.

a)   A, a
b)   A, an
c)   The, a

13. ——————- banyan is —————— kind of fig tree.

a)   The, a
b)   A, the
c)   A, a

14. ——————- courage which he displayed was extraordinary.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

15. —————— fire which raged in the city destroyed many buildings.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

16. ——————– project was abandoned for want of funds.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

17. ——————- story he told me was interesting.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

18. This is ——————– book he gave me.

a)   A
b)   The
c)   No article

19. You can’t get there without ——————- car.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

20. English people always talk about ——————– weather.

a)   The
b)   A
c)   No article

Answers

1.   The
2.   The
3.   A
4.   A
5.   No article (Articles are not used before nouns used as complements.)
6.   The
7.   No article (Articles are not used before material nouns.)
8.   A
9.   No article
10.   The
11.   A
12.   A, an
13.   The, a
14.   The
15.   The
16.   The
17.   The
18.   The
19.   A
20.   The

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