This document contains an English grammar practice test on articles (a, an, the). There are 50 multiple choice questions testing the use of articles in different contexts. The questions cover defining and non-defining uses of articles as well as questions testing use of articles with singular and plural nouns. The answers to the questions are provided at the end.

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English Grammar
GRAMMAR LEVEL – 1
Practice 2
U n i t P r a c t i c e
ARTICLE– A/ AN / THE / -
1.Can you tell me _______ name of this street, please?
A a B an C the
2.Jim likes to watch ___________ TV a lot.
A - B a C the
3.Pat had _______ scrambled eggs and a cup of hot chocolate for breakfast.
A - B a C the
4.__________ number 123A bus goes to ____________ Penang airport.
A -…- B -…- C The...the
5. _______ weather condition in Johor is getting worse because of _________ haze.
A The…- B The...a C The...the
6.I’m feeling sleepy. I am going to _________ bed.
A - B a C the
7.Are you interested in __________ cooking.
A - B a C the
8.Can you tell me something about ___________ history of your country.
A - B an C the
9.My family doesn’t eat __________fish very often.
A - B a C the
10.We had a great dinner last night. ______ steamed fish was delicious.
A - B The C A
11. _______ Corsica is _________ island in _______ Mediterranean.
A The..an…- B -..an..the C -..a..the
12.Sally plans to further her studies in __________ United States Of America.
A a B an C the
13.I have never been to ________Czech Republic..
A The B An C A
14.Paul lives in __________ Jalan Ampang.
A - B an C the
15.Farhana had a chance to visit _________Tower of London last year.
A a B an C the
16.I have been to _______east of Thailand, but not _________west.
A the..the B an…- C -…-
17.Vince’s dream is to study in ___________ Cambridge University.
A The B a C -
[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

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18. Mother bought ______ carton of milk from the store.
A the B a C an
19. Can I ask you _________ question?
A the B a C an
20. Henry went to _________ gents while Paula went to get __________ newspaper.
A the..a B a...the C -...the
21.I made some cheese. Would you like ________ piece?
A a B the C -
22.I feel bored, I’m going to __________ store to buy ________ paper.
A the...the B the..a C a…-
23.Felicia’s feeling great because finally she finally got ________ job.
A - B a C an
24. Lisa is ________ student in Oxford University and she’s __________ youngest student there.
A the...a B a...the C -...the
25.I promise to clean __________ car tomorrow.
A the B a C an
26. Can I have ________ word with you in my office?
A the B a C -
27.John has gone on _________vacation to __________Bahamas.
A the...a B a…- C a...the
28.‘Where’s Jane? ‘She’s in _________ kitchen.’
A the B a C an
29.‘What’s wrong with Holly? ‘She’s got _________ flu.’
A the B a C an
30.Salim and I live in __________ same street.
A - B a C the
31.Can you show me ________ way to Petaling Street.
A the B a C an
32. It’s quite hot in here, I’m going out to get ______some fresh air.
A the B a C -
33.There is _________ old wooden house in my village. People say ________ house is haunted.
A the...the B an...the C a…the
34.Is there ___________ hotel near here?
A the B a C an
35. I prefer going to __________ Caribbean Islands rather than going to __________ Japan.
A the...a B the…the C the…-
36.Can you pass me ________ salt, please?
A the B - C a

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37.The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged ________ public to stop using the e-cigarettes.
A an B the C a
38.The worsening haze in ________ city is causing people to stay indoors.
A a B an C the
39._______ Asean Agreement on Trans-boundary Haze Pollution was signed by Asean leaders in 2002.
A A B An C The
40.______ Leptospirosis or rat urine disease can cause multiple organ failure.
A - B A C The
41.________ haze is causing ________ cats and dogs to stay indoors.
A The...the B The…- C -...the
42.Penang hit by ___________ haze and heat.
A the B a C -
43. People have started to wear ______ N95 mask to protect themselves from inhaling haze particles.
A a B an C the
44. __________ law on rainwater harvesting helps to curb water wastage.
A - B The C A
45.__________ harmonious farm is _______ concept of living in harmony with nature.
A The...a B The…- C -...a
46.Lee Chong Wei is using __________ new high-tech performance suit in his badminton training.
A a B an C the
47._________ Japanese Bunraku has been designated as _______ important intangible asset in Japan.
A -...an B The…an C The…-
48.Unduk Ngadau beauty pageant is held during ___________ Harvest Festival in Sabah.
A a B an C the
49._________ ngajat is _________ traditional warrior dance which has its roots in Sarawak.
A -...a B The...a C The…-
50. Easy Taxi is _________ mobile taxi booking company.
A the B a C an

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Answers For Unit Practice 1- Articles
1 C 11 B 21 A 31 A 41 A
2 A 12 C 22 B 32 C 42 C
3 A 13 A 23 B 33 B 43 C
4 C 14 A 24 B 34 B 44 B
5 C 15 C 25 A 35 C 45 A
6 A 16 A 26 B 36 A 46 A
7 A 17 C 27 C 37 B 47 B
8 C 18 B 28 A 38 C 48 C
9 A 19 B 29 A 39 C 49 B
10 B 20 A 30 C 40 A 50 B