Articles Quiz - A, An, The (Rules, Tests, Explanations) - Free Test English

Article Quiz

1. Honour _____ brave and the good.

The

one

2. ______ darkest cloud has a silver lining.

the

One

3. French is _____ easy language.

the

none of these

4. I saw _____ lion.

the

none of these

5. ______ dog is a faithful animal.

the

none of these

6. The mosque is present in _____ east.

the

none of these

7. He is _____ teacher.

the

none of these

8. He returned home after half _____ hour.

the

none of these

9. Look at _____ blue sky.

the

none of these

10. The Christian read _____ Bible.

the

none of these

11. Edward killed _____ snake.

the

none of these

12. We live on _____ Earth.

the

none of these

13. _____ horse is eating grass.

the

none of these

14. I am reading _____ book.

the

none of these

15. She always has _____ good plan.

the

none of these

16. She went to _____ Island yesterday.

the

none of these

17. He is _____ M.A.

the

none of these

18. He is writing _____ easy.

the

none of these

19. _____ cup of tea was lying on the table.

the

none of these

20. _____ old man was walking on the road at night.

the

none of these

21. The longest and the largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River.

the

none of these

22. Please wait for _____ minute!

the

none of these

23. I have _____ appointment with doctor.

the

none of these

24. Over three hundred years ago Emperor Shah Jahan built _____ Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife.

the

none of these

25. I saw _____ elephant at the zoo.

the

none of these

26. Hen is able to lay _____ egg.

the

none of these

27. He is _____ dancer.

the

none of these

28. Do you read _____ Indian Express (newspaper)?

the

none of these

29. _____ open-eyed giant live in the cave.

the

none of these

30. He is ______ big liar.

the

none of these

Articles Rules

(A, an, the) are called Articles / Determiners. They introduce the noun before which they are placed.

“A” and “An” are called Indefinite article. These articles (a, an) are used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.

“The” is called a Definite article.

“A” is used before singular countable nouns begin with a consonant.

For example: A table.

“An” is used before singular countable nouns which begin with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

For example: An ant.

“The” is called “Definite Article” because it points to some particular or definite noun.

For Example: The book is on my table.

In this example “the” is used before “book” because the reference is to some definite book.

Use of “The”:

The definite article “The” is used in the following cases:

1: When we speak of a particular common noun or a common noun that has been mentioned before.

For Example:

The book you want is not available here.

In this example “the” is used before book because the book here means some particular book.

A beggar went to a farmer and begged some food. The farmer told the beggar, “Get out”. I have nothing for you.

In this example “the” has been used before ‘beggar’ and ‘farmer’ because they have been mentioned before.

2: When a common noun in the singular is used to represent a whole class.

For Example: The cow is a useful animal. In this example “cow” represents the entire class or kind of “cow”.

3: Before the names of Gulfs, Rivers, Seas, Oceans, Ships, Boys, Groups of Islands, Mountain ranges etc.

For Example: The Persian Gulf, The Ganges, The Red Sea, The Indian Ocean, The Andaman Islands, The Bay of Bengal, The Himalayas, The Indus, The Khyber Pass.

Note: “The” is not used before the name of single Island or mountains. Thus, it would be wrong to use “the” before the followings nouns;

Ceylon (name of Single Island), Everest etc.

4: Before the name of important buildings.

For Example: The Taj Mahal, the Red Fort.

5: Before the names of countries and states, if these names describes the countries.

For Example: The Punjab, the U.S.A.

6: Before the names of scriptures (Holy books), Newspapers and Magazine.

For Example: The Holy Quran, the Pakistan Times

7: Before the names of Nationalities, Communities, Institution, Religious Groups, Political Parties etc.

For Example: The French, the Muslims etc.

8: Used when the noun refers to something or someone that is unique.

For Example: The Sun, The Moon, The Sea, The Ocean, The Earth, The Sky, The World, The Universe, The North.

9: With Superlative Degree of Adjective.

For Example: He is the best boy in the class.

10: Before an adjective that is used as a pronoun.

For Example: The rich should help the poor.

11: Before the directions.

For Example: The South.