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The document contains 105 questions with multiple choice answers regarding the use of articles (a, an, the) in English sentences. The questions test one's understanding of when to use definite vs indefinite articles, as well as situations that do not require an article. Mastering the appropriate use of articles is an important part of proficiency in the English language.

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Grammar

The document contains 105 questions with multiple choice answers regarding the use of articles (a, an, the) in English sentences. The questions test one's understanding of when to use definite vs indefinite articles, as well as situations that do not require an article. Mastering the appropriate use of articles is an important part of proficiency in the English language.

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1. It was _______ most interesting firm I had ever seen.

A. a C. the
B. an D. --

2. My sister bought _______ packet of candies from the shop.


A. a C. the
B. an D. –

3. Can I have ________ egg and toast for breakfast?


A. a C. the
B. an D. --

4. He switches on ________ lamp in the bedroom.


A. a C. the
B. an D. –

5. I would like _______ cup of coffee, please.


A. a C. the
B. an D. –

6. There is a bird the garden. _____ cannot fly.


A. It C. He
B. I D. Its

7. I cannot find my pencil. May ______ borrow yours?


A. I C. it
B. he D. she

8. They did not have any CDs, so we lent them ______ CDs.
A. their C. his
B. your D. our

9. This is _____ book. Father bought it for me.


A. our C. my
B. mine D. his

10. Is the cat lying in front of the television sleeping? ________ eyes are closed.
A. Their C. Them
B. His D. Its

11. The boys cannot see us. They are busy playing games on _______ mobile phones.
A. my C. our
B. their D. his

12. ________ does a frog eat?


A. When C. Which
B. Where D. What

13. We are thirsty _______ it is a very hot day.


A. so C. because
B. and D. while

14. Cabbages can be fried _______ boiled.


A. but C. so
B. because D. or
15. Some plants can be used as medicines ______ some are poisonous.
A. and C. because
B. but D. so

16. Balsam plants produce a lot of flowers ______ their petals drop easily.
A. and C. or
B. or D. but

17. You can either sow the seeds _______ plant them in a nursery first.
A. and C. or
B. or D. but

18. Water _______ at zero degrees Celsius.


A. freezes C. freezing
B. freeze D. froze

19. The moon _______ its light from the sun.


A. gotten C. got
B. get D. gets

20. All the stars _______ very far from earth.


A. were C. was
B. are D. is

21. Strong winds _______ storms in the ocean.


A. causes C. causing
B. cause D. caused

22. Iron _______ when there is air and water.


A. rusts C. rusted
B. rust D. rusting

23. It _______ heavily during the monsoon season.


A. rained C. raining
B. rains D. rain

24. My mother _______ to the shop and bought some butter.


A. go C. going
B. went D. gotten

25. It usually _______ during winter.


A. snows C. snowed
B. snow D. snowing

26. Jenny ___________ tired.


A. be C. has
B. is D. have

27. " ___________ is she?" "She's my friend from London"


A. Who C. Which
B. Why D. What
28. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday it ___________ Tuesday.
A. were C. be
B. is D. was

29. It's Thursday today. Tomorrow it ___________ Friday.


A. be C. will be
B. was D. will

30. ___________ lots of animals in the zoo.


A. There C. There are
B. There is D. There aren’t

31. How many people ___________ in your family?


A. are there C. there are
B. is there D. there

32. "Has Steve got a sister?" "No, he ___________, but he's got 2 brothers."
A. has C. haven’t
B. hasn’t D. not

33. Where ___________ Sarah live?


A. are C. does
B. is D. do

34. ___________ to London on the train yesterday?


A. Did Mary went C. Mary go
B. Did Mary go D. Mary goes

35. Jack ___________ English, Spanish and a bit of French.


A. speaks C. speaking
B. speak D. is speaking

36. Arif bought an art block and a box of watercolours because ________ were on sale.
A. it C. she
B. he D. they

37. The dog is lying in the basket. ________ is not well.


A. It C. We
B. He D. She

38. Anna is sewing a dress. ________ sews every day.


A. It C. She
B. He D. They

39. My cousins like to play computer games. ________ take turns playing the games.
A. It C. She
B. He D. They

40. Meena and I are playing table tennis. ________ are playing in the school hall.
A. It C. She
B. He D. We

41. Do you ________ to sing?


A. liking C. like
B. liked D. likes
42. I ________ going to take a bath.
A. was C. are
B. is D. am

43. Marisa and her friends ________ to cook spaghetti with meatballs.
A. like C. liked
B. likes D. liking

44. Puan Rosilah ________ to the market every morning.


A. drive C. drove
B. drives D. driving

45. They ________ Science tuition every Tuesday evening.


A. attend C. attending
B. attends D. attended

46. The woman ________ washing her car.


A. were C. was
B. are D. is

47. Do you ________ to the radio on Tuesday nights?


A. listen C. listened
B. listens D. listening

48. Singapore is ________ country.


A. a C. --
B. an D. the

49. Laura is ________ girl who was punished yesterday.


A. a C. an
B. the D. --

50. Wee Kim found ________ umbrella in the bus.


A. a C. an
B. the D. --

51. Joseph's mother paid RM0.80 for egg at _______ supermarket.


A. a C. an
B. the D. --

52. _________ durian is a well-known fruit.


A. a C. an
B. the D. --

53. I saw _________ orchard on my way to Melaka.


A. a C. an
B. the D. --

54. Would you like to have ________ cup of tea?


A. a C. an
B. the D. --
55. What day is after _______ Saturday?
A. a C. an
B. the D. --

56. Mount Kinabalu is _________ highest mountain in Malaysia.


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

57. Please switch on ________ television. There is a good movie on now.


A. a C. an
B. the D. --

58. Did you have _________ lot of fun at the birthday party in MacDonalds?
A. a C. an
B. the D. --

59. ________ colour of our dancer's costume is green.


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

60. Are _______ performers ready for presentation?


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

61. We have never been to _________ Railway Station.


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

62. She always carries ______ school bag to school.


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

63. Her grandmother is leaving for ________ airport by taxi.


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

64. You should always refer to _________ dictionary if you don t understand a word.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –

65. If you don t recover from fever, you will miss _________ trip to Malacca.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –

66. Ali, who was 50 metres away from the pond, heard ________ child crying for help.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –

67. When did Molly break _______ window-panes?


A. a C. an
B. the D. –
68. Jolin is _________ best student in English Language this year.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –

69. Mr Rama bought _________ most expensive gift for the birthday girl.
A. an C. the
B. -- D.a

70. Many people died when ________ Highland Towers collapsed.


A. an C. the
B. -- D. a

71. Eskimos are ________best hunters in the world.


A. a C. an
B. the D. –

72. Priscilla plays ________organ very well.


A. an C. the
B. -- D. a

73. There has been no news about ________missing students since yesterday afternoon.
A. an C. the
B. -- D. a

74. _______ lion has _______ mane on its head.


A. A, the C. The, a
B. The, -- D. A, a

75. My brother loves to take _______ dog for _______ walk every evening.
A. the, a C. a, a
B. the, the D. --, a

76. Balan bought _______ pack of milk from _________ supermarket.


A. the an C. a, the
B. an, -- D. --, --

77. Rani is wiping ________ bicycle with ________ rag.


A. the, a D. the, --
B. a, a C. an, the

78. Rosnah is _______ teacher but her mother is _______ doctor.


A. a, the C. the, a
B. the, the D a, a

79. Abu and Mas saw _______ bear when they were walking near _______ jungle.
A. a, a C. an, a
B. the, the D. an, the

80. It has only been _______ month since _______ girl moved to this town.
A. a, the C. a, a
B. the, a D. a, --
90. When _______ faces of the clock towers are lit up at night people can see it from _______
distance.
A. a, a C. a, the
C. the, a D. the, the

91. When you read _______ article or _______ story you should concentrate on the contents.
A. an, a C. the, a
B. a, the D. the, the

92. If my sister and brother-in-law come back for _______ family gathering next week, my parents will
be _______ happy.
A. the, a C. the, an
B. the, -- D. the, the

93. There once lived _______ wicked old man in _______ small village.
A. --, -- C. a, the
B. a, a D. the, a

94. Ramli is _______ lazy boy. His friend Jegan always _______ scolds him.
A. the, - C. a, a
B. a, the D. a, --

95. Two Malaysians were badly injured in _______ accident in _______ Singapore.
A. an, the C. --, an
B. an, -- D. the, a

96. _______ elephant is heavier than _______ giraffe.


A. The, the C. An, --
B. A, a D. An, a

97. There is _______ big mango tree in front of _______ haunted house.
A. the, a C. a, a
B. the, the D. a, the

98. He is _______ only boy who knows where _______ keys are.
A. the, -- C. the, an
B. the, the D. a, --

99. There are mosquitoes in _______ garden and _______ house.


A. a, the C. the, the
B. a, a D. the, a

100. We have never seen such _______ big snake in our _______ garden.
A. a, a C. a, --
B the, a D. --, an

101. Sarawak is _______ largest state in _______ Malaysia.


A. a, -- C. the, a
B. the, -- D --, the

102. _______ lbans live in longhouses along _______ river banks.


A. The, -- C. --, --
B. --, the D. The, the
103. _______ bees stung Chee Keong all over his _______ face and body.
A. The, -- C.--, a
B. The, a D. A, the

104. As it was _______ hot afternoon _______ boys decided to go for a swim.
A. the, a C. a, the
B. a, a D. the, the

105. Many _______ Year 1 students were crying on _______ first day of school.
A. the, -- C. an, a
B. --, the D. a, the

106. As you are very hungry you can have _______ burger in _______ food basket.
A. a, -- C. the, a
B. a, an D. a, the

107. _______ marbles which I am holding belong to my brother.


A. This C. These
B. That D. Those

108. Do you have _______ homework today?


A. any C. a few
B. many D. a little

109. _______ boots outside are my father’s.


A. This C. These
B. That D. Those

110. There is only _______ milk left.


A. a little C. much
B. a few D. any

111. Please have _______ chocolates.


A. a C. some
B. an D. much

112. I _______ tennis every Sunday morning.


A. playing C. play
B. am playing D. am play

113. Don't make so much noise. Noriko _______ to study for her ESL test!
A. try C. is trying
B. tries D. tried

114. Nick _______ his teeth before breakfast every morning.


A. will cleaned C. is cleaning
B. cleans D. clean

115. Sorry, she can't come to the phone. She _______ a bath!
A. is having C. had
B. have D. has
116. _______ many times every winter in Frankfurt.
A. It snows C. It snowed
B. It is snowing D. It is snow

117. How many students in your class _______from Korea?


A. comes C. come
B. came D. are coming

118. Weather report: "It's seven o'clock in Frankfurt and _______’’


A. there is snow C. it`s snowing
B. it snows D. it snowed

119. Babies _______ when they are hungry.


A. cry C. cries
B. cried D. are crying

120. Jane _______ her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.
A. wore C. wearing
B. wears D. is wearing

121. I think I _______ a new calculator. This one does not work properly any more.
A. needs C. needed
B. need D. am needing

122. Sorry, you can't borrow my pencil. I _______ it myself.


A. was using C. using
B. use D. am using

123. _______ yourself?


A. You enjoying C. Enjoy you
B. Do you enjoy D. Are you enjoying

124. I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It's about a man who _______ his wife
because he doesn't want to lose her.
A. kills C. killed
B. kill D. is killing

125. What time _______?


A. the train leaves C. leaves the train
B. is the train leaving D. does the train leaves

126. I _______ school dances; they're loud, hot and crowded!"


A. not enjoy C. don`t enjoy
B. doesn`t enjoy D. am not enjoying

127. I _______for my pen. Have you seen it?


A. will look C. looking
B. look D. am looking

128. You can keep my iPod if you like. I _______ it any more.
A. don`t use C. doesn`t use
B. didn`t use D. am not using
129. The phone _______. Can you answer it, please?
A. rings C. ring
B. rang D. is ringing

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