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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct article, where necessary, to complete the sentence:

________ reindeer is a native of Norway.

  1. A

  2. An

  3. The

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'The reindeer' requires 'the' because it refers to reindeer as a species in a general, definitive sense. When discussing a type of animal or thing as a category (especially with scientific or informative statements), we use 'the.' 'A reindeer' would suggest one individual animal, which doesn't fit the context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct article, where necessary, to complete the sentence:

While there is _______ life there is a hope.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The proverb 'While there is life there is hope' uses life in an abstract, uncountable sense. In such fixed expressions, no article is used before abstract nouns when they represent concepts rather than specific instances. 'A/an/the' would be grammatically incorrect here.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct article, where necessary, to complete the sentence:

Tagore was _____ great poet.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When introducing someone for the first time or describing them in general terms, 'a' is appropriate before an adjective+noun phrase. 'Tagore was a great poet' introduces him as one among many great poets. Using 'the' would imply he was the only great poet, which isn't the intended meaning.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct article, where necessary, to complete the sentence:

You must take _____ care.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Take care' is a phrasal verb meaning to be careful or cautious. In this fixed expression, no article is used between 'take' and 'care' - they function as a single unit. Adding 'a', 'an', or 'the' would break this idiomatic structure and create a grammatically incorrect phrase.