G6: Articles Rules 21-30

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

This practice quiz asks you to choose the correct article (or no article) to go before a noun.
Please study the 50 rules for articles to help you with this exercise, and make sure you know count and noncount nouns.

If you choose a wrong answer, you'll see an explanation to help you learn from your mistake.

We visited __ Italy during our vacation last month.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Cathy is __ better dancer than her sister.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
At our university, __ second semester doesn’t begin until February.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ next month we’re going to travel to Taiwan and Singapore.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
__ cell phone (British: “mobile”) was one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
The most famous family in America is probably __ Kennedys or __ Kardashians. [same answer for both blanks]
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
England is not actually a country – it’s part of __ United Kingdom.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Ali lived in __ UAE for 4 years while he was in college.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ bigger they are, __ harder they fall. [same answer for both blanks]
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
I don’t like this song. Please play __ next one instead.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ elephants are large gray animals with big ears and a big trunk.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
The most famous sea in the world is probably __ Mediterranean.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
My aunt Dorothy won __ first prize for her pecan pie at the county fair this year.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
I think “Thor” was __ best action movie I’ve seen in years.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
In our biology class, we studied __ frog and __ mouse because they are small and easy to dissect.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ Kennedy family still has some members in public service. For example, Caroline Kennedy became the new ambassador to Japan in 2013.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
__ first, you should make sure you have all the ingredients. __ next, you should start cooking.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
__ sooner you start, __ sooner you’ll finish. [same answer for both blanks]
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
I have been to __ Sonora desert in Mexico, but I haven’t been to __ Mojave desert in California. [same answer for both blanks]
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ trumpet is easier to play than __ saxophone, I think. [same answer for both blanks]
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)