Article Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A learner writes, “I adopted the cat yesterday,” but no cat has been mentioned and the listener does not know which cat. Which revision is best?
I adopted the cat yesterday.
I adopted an cat yesterday.
I adopted a cat yesterday.
I adopted cat yesterday.
2. Complete the exclamation: “What ___ beautiful day!”
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3. Complete the sentence using the standard article pattern for continent names: “Her research focuses on ___ Asia.”
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4. You are speaking about one specific window beside the listener. Complete the request: “Please close ___ window next to you.”
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5. Complete the sentence, paying attention to the first sound of “university”: “There is ___ university near the station.”
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6. You are comparing three guides. Complete the sentence: “Of the three, this is ___ most useful.”
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7. Complete the sentence, paying attention to how the abbreviation is pronounced: “He earned ___ MBA before starting the company.”
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8. Complete the sentence: “Nadia is ___ honest person who admits her mistakes.”
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9. Complete the sentence: “It took us ___ hour to finish the exercise.”
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10. Complete the sentence: “At noon, ___ sun was directly overhead.”
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11. While hiking, you mention an animal for the first time: “I saw ___ fox cross the path.”
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12. Complete the sentence using the standard pattern before an ordinal number: “This is ___ first time I have visited the museum.”
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13. Complete the request using “advice” as an uncountable noun: “Could you give me ___ advice about choosing a course?”
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14. Complete the sentence using the usual expression for a meal: “After ___ dinner, we played chess.”
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15. Complete the sentence about an academic subject: “My brother studies ___ chemistry at university.”
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16. Complete the sentence with the country’s standard English name: “Lena moved to ___ Netherlands last year.”
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