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