Articles is an important grammar topic that is asked frequently in verbal ability tests. This quiz will help you practice articles based questions.
Directions: Choose the correct article for the blank (a, an or the) or choose option (d) if none is needed. The answers are provided at the end of the page.
| 1. | I live in ___________ apartment, which is brand new. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
| 2. | ___________ Royals is a serial which portraits ___________ life of ___________ members of ___________ Royal family in ___________ United Kingdom. A. A, the, an, a, the B. An, an, them, the, a C. The, the, the, the, the D. No Article |
| 3. | It was _________ cold Saturday morning at ________ beginning of ________ month. A. A, the, the B. An, the, an C. The, an, the D. No Article |
| 4. | It had rained earlier in the day and as Maggie left the house she lifted her eyes towards ___________ sky. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
| 5. | I arrived in ___________ USA last Monday. We left Rome, flew over ___________ Alps and made a quick stop in London. A. A, an, the B. An, an C. The, the, D. No Article |
| 6. | Before we landed at ___________ JFK airport, we saw ___________ Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and ___________ Empire State building. A. A, the, the B. An, a, the C. A, an, no article D. No Article, the, the |
| 7. | ___________ Most children like ___________ sweets. A. A, the B. An, the C. The, the D. No Article |
| 8. | Jane’s husband got home early from ___________ work. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
| 9. | Last year we visited ___________ St. Paul’s Cathedral and ___________ Tower of London. A. A, the B. An, a C. The, the D. No Article, the |
| 10. | Our friends, ___________ Millers, moved to Florida last summer. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
| 11. | Our children go to school by ___________ bus. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
| 12. | She likes ___________ Indian tea but she doesn’t like ___________ tea that comes from ___________ Ceylon. A. A, the, no article B. An, an, a C. The, no article, the D. No Article, the, no article |
| 13. | ___________ President of ___________United States is giving a speech tonight. A. A, a B. An, the C. The, the D. No Article, the |
| 14. | The two countries reached ___________ peace after a long, disastrous war. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
| 15. | We needed ___________ house to live in when we were in London. A. A B. An C. The D. No Article |
ANSWERS
| 1. B | 2. C | 3. A | 4. C | 5. C | 6. D | 7. D | 8. D | 9. D | 10. C | 11. D | 12. D | 13. C | 14. D | 15. A |
