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English: Articles & Determiners MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 10 English: Articles & Determiners questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: There is not ___ water left in the bottle, but there are ___ glasses on the table.
'Much' is used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative sentences and questions. 'Water' is uncountable here, so 'not much water' is correct. 'Many' is used with plural countable nouns, and 'glasses' is a plural countable noun. The sentence therefore needs 'much' in the first blank and 'many' in the second blank. Options that use 'few', 'little', or the reversed pair do not match the noun types.
Q2Which sentence uses the article correctly?
The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on sound, not only on spelling. In 'honest', the letter 'h' is silent, so the word begins with the vowel sound /o/. A singular countable noun such as 'officer' also needs a determiner. Therefore, the correct sentence is 'She is an honest officer.' 'The' would be correct only if a particular officer had already been identified.
Q3Read the two statements and choose the correct option. I. We must reach the station before the train leaves. II. We must reach a station before the train leaves.
Both sentences are grammatically possible, but the articles change the meaning. 'The station' points to a particular station known to the speaker and listener, perhaps the station from which the train will leave. 'A station' means any one station and is less specific. Since 'station' is a singular countable noun, it can take either 'a' or 'the' depending on the meaning. Therefore, option C states the rule and the contrast correctly.
Q4Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: The guide gave us ___ useful map before we entered the fort.
Use 'a' before a singular countable noun when it is introduced for the first time and the next word begins with a consonant sound. The word 'useful' starts with the sound /ju/, like 'you', not with a vowel sound. Therefore, we say 'a useful map'. 'An' would be used before a vowel sound, as in 'an umbrella'. 'The' is not suitable because this is not a previously identified map.
Q5Choose the correct determiner to complete the sentence: There is ___ sugar left in the jar, so we need not buy a new packet today.
'Sugar' is used here as an uncountable noun. For a positive statement about an indefinite quantity of an uncountable noun, 'some' is the natural determiner: 'There is some sugar left.' 'Few' and 'many' are used with plural countable nouns such as 'few books' or 'many chairs'. 'Any' is common in negatives and questions, but the sentence says there is enough sugar, so 'some' fits the meaning.
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6Read the following statements about articles and choose the correct option. I. We use 'an' before words that begin with a vowel sound, not merely a vowel letter. II. We usually use 'the' before names of ordinary languages, such as English and Hindi. III. We can use 'a' before a singular countable noun when it is mentioned for the first time.
7Identify the correctly written sentence.
8Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The officer gave us ___ useful piece of advice before the interview.
9Which sentence is incorrect?
10Choose the incorrect sentence.