WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-articles practice

 

Articles Practice: 10 Medium-Standard MCQs

1. _______ onion a day keeps the doctor away.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. No article required

2. Wisdom is _______ gift of heaven.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

3. He thinks he is _______ Newton.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

4. _______ higher you go, _______ colder it is.

A. A, a

B. The, the

C. A, the

D. The, a

5. I first met him _______ year ago.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

6. French is _______ easy language.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

7. Which is _______ longest river in India?

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

8. She is _______ untidy girl.

|A. a

|B. an

|C. the

|D. No article required

9. My favorite flower is _______ rose.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

10. Man, _______ thou art a wonderful animal!

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article required

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Answer Key

Question	Answer	Explanation
1	B	'Onion' begins with a vowel sound.
2	A	Used here as a descriptive attribute or "one such" gift.
3	A	A Proper Noun used as a Common Noun to mean "a person as wise as Newton."
4	B	'The' is used with comparatives as adverbs (The... the...).
5	A	'Year' begins with a consonant sound ('y-').
6	B	'Easy' starts with a vowel sound.
7	C	'The' is mandatory before superlative adjectives (longest).
8	B	'Untidy' begins with a vowel sound.
9	C	'The' is used with a singular noun to represent a whole class.
10	D	No article is used before 'Man' when used in a general or abstract sense.