G6: Articles Rules 41-50

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.

George and his sister Georgia are twins, but they don’t look __ same, because they are fraternal rather than identical twins.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
The first question on the exam was tricky – both __ “A” and __ “C” were correct.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Frank was born in __ Midwest, which is called the breadbasket of America.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ Jurassic period, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, was made famous in the movie Jurassic Park.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
New York is known as __ Big Apple, and Denver is known as __ Mile High City. [same answer for both blanks]
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
When Johnny was in 2nd grade, he got hit in __ eye with a spitball that another student shot.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Lindsey is out sick again with __ flu.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
-- Son, it’s 10 p.m., time to go to __ bed.
-- But dad, I want to finish playing this new video game!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Over 40% of humans will probably get __ cancer sometime in their lives, but over 2/3 will be cured.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
The party in our college dormitory was so loud that some of the neighbors called __ police, who made us turn down our stereo and promise to be quieter.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
The wind is blowing from __ north right now at 20mph.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Christopher Columbus traveled __ west across the Atlantic until he reached America.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ 20th century was a time of tremendous scientific and technological advancements.
1. A
2. An
3. The
4. - (no article)
Bernie Madoff got away with stealing millions of dollars on Wall Street for over 25 years until he finally got caught and got sent to __ jail in 2009.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
To get to Kevin’s house, take Colfax six blocks __ west from here and then turn __ north. [same answer for both blanks]
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
On family trips, my big brother and I always used to race to punch each other in __ arm when we saw a Pugeot car.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
The U.S. military is composed of __ Army, __ Air Force, __ Navy, and __ Marines. [same answer for all blanks]
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
The student didn’t know if he had __ number 6 or __ number 9, because the card the teacher gave him didn’t have an indicator of which end was up!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
Carl and Valerie got __ same grade on the final exam, but Valerie knew the answers and Carl just guessed.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. - (no article)
__ Beatles, the most famous music group in the world in the 1960s, were also known as __ Fab Four, because they were ‘fabulous’. [same answer for both blanks]
1. A / a
2. An / an
3. The / the
4. - (no article)