| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 6 |
| Subject | English |
| Chapter | MCQ Questions on Articles |
| Chapter Name | Articles Questions |
| Category | Worksheets |
About Articles worksheet
The article worksheet is prepared by experts of HT and has MCQ-based questions from articles class 6 English grammar. This page consists of more than 60 MCQ questions covering the concepts of articles. all the article worksheet questions are explained with proper explanation to give you a good idea about the concept and error. This page consists of Parts of speech Questions and covers all parts of speech. For more English Grammar Questions check out the main page and do solve NCERT questions with the help of NCERT solutions for class 6 English.
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Articles worksheet Questions Set-1
1. The helicopter finally landed on
(a) island.
(b) a island.
(c) a/an island.
(d) an island.
Answer:
(d)
Before a word beginning with a vowel sound, ‘an’ is used.
2. I waited at the bus stop for
(a) hour.
(b) an hour.
(c) a hour.
(d) the hour.
Answer:
(b)
The word ‘hour’ begins with a vowel sound as the initial consonant ‘h’ is not pronounced.
3. I could see
(a) an hole in the door.
(b) a hole in the door.
(c) hole in the door.
(d) a/an hole in the door.
Answer:
(a)
Before a word beginning with a consonant sound, ‘a’ is used.
4. Jute bag is
(a) a useful article.
(b) an useful article.
(c) useful article.
(d) the useful article.
Answer:
(a)
As the word ‘useful’ begins with a consonant sound ‘yu’, ‘a’ is used.
5. He is called
(a) an one-man army.
(b) a one-man army.
(c) one-man army.
(d) a/an one-man army.
Answer:
(b)
As the word ‘one’ begins with a consonant sound ‘w’, ‘a’ is used.
6. Is this
(a) a book that you want?
(b) an book that you want?
(c) the book that you want?
(d) book that you want?
Answer:
(c)
The definite article ‘the’ is used when we talk about a particular thing, or one already referred to (that is, when it is clear from the context which one we mean).
7. Maldives is located in
(a) Indian Ocean.
(b) an Indian Ocean.
(c) a Indian Ocean.
(d) the Indian Ocean.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before the names of oceans and seas.
8. On my fourteenth birthday, father gifted me
(a) bicycle.
(b) a bicycle.
(c) an bicycle.
(d) a/an bicycle.
Answer:
(b)
The indefinite article ‘a’ is used in its original numerical sense of ‘one’.
9. You can give these old clothes to
(a) beggar.
(b) a beggar.
(c) an beggar.
(d) a/an beggar.
Answer:
(b)
The indefinite article ‘a’ is used in the vague sense of a ‘certain’.
10. I feel that even
(a) today, a honesty is the best policy.
(b) today, an honesty is the best policy.
(c) today, the honesty is the best policy.
(d) today, honesty is the best policy.
Answer:
(d)
The article is omitted before names of abstract nouns.
11. I distribute
(a) chocolates whenever I achieve something.
(b) a chocolates whenever I achieve something.
(c) an chocolates whenever I achieve something.
(d) a/an chocolates whenever I achieve something.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before plural countable nouns used in a general sense.
12. Last Sunday, we had
(a) lovely lunch.
(b) a lovely lunch.
(c) an lovely lunch.
(d) a/an lovely lunch.
Answer:
(b)
We use ‘a’ when there is an adjective before ‘lunch, dinner, breakfast etc.’.
13. If you want to work in Japan, you will have to learn
(a) a Japanese.
(b) an Japanese.
(c) the Japanese.
(d) Japanese.
Answer:
(d)
The article is omitted before the names of languages.
14. The umpire’s index finger pointed towards
(a) sky.
(b) a sky.
(c) an sky.
(d) the sky.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before names of things unique of their kind.
15. This building is
(a) tallest in this locality.
(b) a tallest in this locality.
(c) the tallest in this locality.
(d) an tallest in this locality.
Answer:
(c)
The definite article ‘the’ is used with superlatives.
16. I have finished
(a) first chapter of this book.
(b) a first chapter of this book.
(c) the first chapter of this book.
(d) an first chapter of this book.
Answer:
(c)
The definite article ‘the’ is used with ordinals.
17. When in
(a) school, student must also participate in extracurricular activities.
(b) school, an student must also participate in extracurricular activities.
(c) school, the student must also participate in extracurricular activities.
(d) school, a student must also participate in extracurricular activities.
Answer:
(d)
The indefinite article ‘a’ is used in the sense of ‘any’, to single out an individual as the representative of a class.
18. Brett Lee plays
(a) guitar well.
(b) a guitar well.
(c) the guitar well.
(d) an guitar well.
Answer:
(c)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before musical instruments.
19. Rajneeti has characters similar to those in
(a) Mahabharata.
(b) the Mahabharata.
(c) a Mahabharata.
(d) an Mahabharata.
Answer:
(b)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before the names of certain books.
20. I will be back
(a) by the night.
(b) by night.
(c) by a night.
(d) by a/an night.
Answer:
(b)
The article is omitted in certain phrases consisting of a preposition followed by its object, like ‘by night’.
Articles worksheet Questions Set-2
21. I could see
(a) Himalayas from my hotel room.
(b) the Himalayas from my hotel room.
(c) a Himalayas from my hotel room.
(d) an Himalayas from my hotel room.
Answer:
(b)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before the names of mountain ranges.
22. McGrath’s 300th wicket was that of
(a) great Brian Lara.
(b) a great Brian Lara
(c) a/an great Brian Lara.
(d) the great Brian Lara.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before a proper noun when it is qualified by an adjective.
23. Mother was asking about
(a) weather.
(b) a weather.
(c) a/an weather.
(d) the weather.
Answer:
(d)
Uncountable nouns take ‘the’ when used in a particular sense.
24. What do you have for
(a) breakfast?
(b) the breakfast?
(c) a breakfast?
(d) a/an breakfast?
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before names of meals used in a general sense.
25. He wishes to do a lot for
(a) a poor.
(b) poor.
(c) a/an poor.
(d) the poor.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before an adjective when the noun is understood.
26. The curtains were about to catch
(a) a fire.
(b) fire.
(c) an fire.
(d) a/an fire.
Answer:
(b)
The article is omitted in certain phrases consisting of a transitive verb followed by its object, like ‘catch fire’.
27. It has been 10 years since Mr. D’Costa became
(a) principal of this college.
(b) the principal of this college.
(c) a principal of this college.
(d) an principal of this college.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before predicative nouns denoting a unique position, i.e., a position that is normally held at one time by one person only.
28. Father returns from
(a) office in the evening.
(b) an office in the evening.
(c) a office in the evening.
(d) a/an office in the evening.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before ‘office, school, college, hospital, etc.’ when these places are visited or used for their primary purpose.
29. Consumers are worried over the rise in price of
(a) the sugar.
(b) sugar.
(c) a sugar.
(d) a/an sugar.
Answer:
(b)
The article is omitted before names of substances.
30. When it is extremely hot, Shimla is
(a) place to go to.
(b) the place to go to.
(c) an place to go to.
(d) a/an place to go to.
Answer:
(b)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before a noun (with emphasis) to give the force of a superlative.
31. The 2010 football world cup winner is
(a) European nation.
(b) an European nation.
(c) the European nation.
(d) a European nation.
Answer:
(d)
As the word ‘European’ begins with a consonant sound ‘yu’, ‘a’ is used.
32. In our
(a) country, cow is considered a sacred animal.
(b) country, the cow is considered a sacred animal.
(c) country, an cow is considered a sacred animal.
(d) country, a/an cow is considered a sacred animal.
Answer:
(b)
The definite article ‘the’ is used when a singular noun is meant to represent a whole class.
33. This year’s T20 world cup happened in
(a) West Indies.
(b) a West Indies.
(c) an West Indies.
(d) the West Indies.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before groups of islands.
34. Johannesburg is the largest city in
(a) Republic of South Africa.
(b) a Republic of South Africa.
(c) the Republic of South Africa.
(d) an Republic of South Africa.
Answer:
(c)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before the names of a few countries which include words like ‘republic, kingdom etc.’.
35. You will soon receive
(a) parcel.
(b) a/an parcel.
(c) a parcel.
(d) an parcel.
Answer:
(c)
The indefinite article ‘a’ is used in its original numerical sense of ‘one’.
36. It has long been said that
(a) the patience is a virtue.
(b) patience is a virtue.
(c) a patience is a virtue.
(d) a/an patience is a virtue.
Answer:
(b)
The article is omitted before names of abstract nouns.
37. There is no denying that
(a) wallet serves many purposes.
(b) a wallet serves many purposes.
(c) an wallet serves many purposes.
(d) a/an wallet serves many purposes.
Answer:
(b)
The indefinite article ‘a’ is used in the sense of ‘any, to single out an individual as the representative of a class.
38. You must have seen that
(a) birds always fly in a group.
(b) a birds always fly in a group.
(c) an birds always fly in a group.
(d) a/an birds always fly in a group.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before plural countable nouns used in a general sense.
39. I want that you bring out
(a) poet in you.
(b) the poet in you.
(c) a poet in you.
(d) an poet in you.
Answer:
(b)
Sometimes ‘the’ is placed before a Common noun to give it the meaning of an Abstract noun.
40. The celebrations will begin at
(a) midnight.
(b) a midnight.
(c) the midnight.
(d) an midnight.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted in certain phrases consisting of a preposition followed by its object, like ‘at midnight’.
Articles worksheet Questions Set-3
41. Just when I was about to
(a) leave, the mother gave me a hug.
(b) leave, mother gave me a hug.
(c) leave, a mother gave me a hug.
(d) leave, an mother gave me a hug.
Answer:
(b)
The article is omitted before names of relations like ‘mother, father, aunt, uncle etc.’.
42. Ganguly became
(a) captain after the match-fixing controversy broke out.
(b) the captain after the match-fixing controversy broke out.
(c) a captain after the match-fixing controversy broke out.
(d) an captain after the match-fixing controversy broke out.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before predicative nouns denoting a unique position, i.e., a position that is normally held at one time by one person only.
43. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in
(a) a prison.
(b) prison.
(c) an prison.
(d) a/an prison.
Answer:
(b)
The article is omitted before ‘office, school, college, hospital, prison etc.’ when these places are visited or used for their primary purpose.
44. I went to
(a) the hospital to see my friend.
(b) hospital to see my friend.
(c) an hospital to see my friend.
(d) hospitals to see my friend.
Answer:
(a)
‘The’ is used with words like ‘school, hospital, college, etc.’ when we refer to them as a definite place, building or object rather than to the normal activity that goes on there.
45. Where is
(a) Taklamakan Desert located?
(b) the Taklamakan Desert located?
(c) a Taklamakan Desert located?
(d) an Taklamakan Desert located?
Answer:
(b)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before the names of deserts.
46. The Hollywood film Troy is based on
(a) Iliad.
(b) a Iliad.
(c) an Iliad.
(d) the Iliad.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before the names of certain books.
47. Achilles is the central character of
(a) Homer’s the Iliad.
(b) Homer’s Iliad.
(c) a Homer’s Iliad.
(d) an Homer’s Iliad.
Answer:
(b)
The definite article ‘the’ is omitted in such cases.
48. You just can’t stare at
(a) sun for too long.
(b) a sun for too long.
(c) the sun for too long.
(d) a/an sun for too long.
Answer:
(c)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before names of things unique of their kind.
49. Mother never forgets to listen to
(a) radio at night.
(b) a radio at night.
(c) an radio at night.
(d) the radio at night.
Answer:
(d)
The definite article ‘the’ is used before musical instruments.
50. The family gets together at
(a) supper.
(b) a supper.
(c) an supper.
(d) the supper.
Answer:
(a)
The article is omitted before names of meals used in a general sense.