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Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

_______ little knowledge is _________ dangerous thing for everyone.

  1. The, an

  2. The, the

  3. A, the

  4. (Blank), a

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'A little' will imply a postive effect. No article is required before 'little'. 'little' means small quantity and has negative note. 'A' will be used before 'dangerous thing' implies that it is one of the many things.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

_________ fire broke out in _______ morning.

  1. A, the

  2. The, a

  3. The, the

  4. The, an

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“A” is used because fire is not special till this point. “The” is used because we are specifying the time when the fire broke out.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Raman came half ________ hour late to the party.

  1. an

  2. a

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“An” is used because the word “hour” starts with a vowel type sound. Hence, an is correct.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

________ horse is __________ useful animal.

  1. A, a

  2. A, an

  3. An, a

  4. The, a

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“The” is used because we are referring to a particular noun, i.e. “horse”. “A” is used because adjective “useful” is in positive degree.

Directions: Fill in blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Physics is not _______ easy subject for everybody.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“An” is used because word “easy” starts with a vowel sound.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

Sashi was ________ first woman to arrive on _________ ship.

  1. the, a

  2. a, the

  3. an, a

  4. the, the

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“The” is used before adjective of number (first) which is a definite position. “The” is used because “ship” is a definite noun in the sentence.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

________ Gita is _________ famous epic of Hindus.

  1. A, the

  2. The, a

  3. An, the

  4. A, a

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“The” is used because “Gita” is a special book and “a” because “famous” is positive degree of adjective.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Sonika met her friend _______ year ago when she came to her house.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When "y" is used as a consonant, then we use the article "a". "Y" is only a vowel when used in place of a vowel and at the the end of a word such as synonym or company. The words "year", "yesterday", "yellow", etc. are indicative of the consonant form of the letter.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

______ cow was grazing in ______ field.

  1. An, the

  2. A, the

  3. A, an

  4. An, a

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

ï؟½Aï؟½ is used because cow is an indefinite noun. ï؟½Theï؟½ is used before field because field has now become a definite noun.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

_____ year ago, Preet met ______ American.

  1. A, an

  2. A, a

  3. An, an

  4. The, a

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For year, we must use 'a' as the article. Because American starts with an "a', we must use the article "an".

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Ramesh is ______ honest person.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'An' is used because the word 'honest' starts with a vowel sound.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

________ Golden Temple is_________ historical place.

  1. The, an

  2. A, an

  3. An, an

  4. The, a

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'The' will come because 'golden temple' is a special place (definite noun). 'A' will come because 'historical place' is an indefinite noun till now in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Sita is _______ obedient girl of her parents.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'An' is the correct option because the word 'obedient' starts with a vowel sound.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

Mohan gave _______ boy _______ egg. 

  1. the, a

  2. a, an

  3. the, an

  4. an, the

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use “the” because Mohan has given an egg to a particular boy and the boy is now a definite noun. “An” is used because the word “egg” starts with a vowel sound.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

_______ black and _______ white cat were fighting with each other in the house.

  1. A, the

  2. A, a

  3. The, the

  4. The, a

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cats in the sentence are indefinite so far. So we will use the article “a”.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

Anil Ambani is ______ richest man in _______ country.

  1. a, the

  2. the, a

  3. the, the

  4. an, the

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'The' will come because 'richest' is the superlative degree adjective and 'country' is a definite noun in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

My brother has settled in _______ United Kingdom.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'The' is used before names of countries which have an abbreviation.

Directions: Fill the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

_______ Mount Abu lies to _______ west of India.

  1. The, the

  2. A, an

  3. The, a

  4. No article needed, the

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

‘The’ should be used only for the west of India. Abu is the name of the mountain. When we specifically refer to a particularly mountain (i.e. Mount Abu, Mount Everest, etc), we do not use any article. Hence, option 4 is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

_________ king and his men made a surprise attack on the enemy.

  1. A

  2. The

  3. An

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'The' is used because 'king' is a definite noun in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Sham gave him _______ one rupee note.

  1. an

  2. a

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'A' will come because 'one rupee note' is an indefinite noun.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

________ football is a good game.

  1. A

  2. An

  3. The

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There is no need of an article in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Sham belongs to ________ Haryana.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There is no need of an article in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

French is ______ native language of France.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of thee

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'The' is used because French is the national language of France.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below.

Rajan will stay in ________ university.

  1. an

  2. a

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘The’ is used because ‘university’ has become definite now because of ‘Rajan’s’ stay there.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate articles from the options given below.

_______ tiger rose and sprang at _________ Guru.

  1. The, a

  2. A, the

  3. The, the

  4. An, the

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'The' is used in both blanks because both; 'tiger' and 'guru' are definite nouns.

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