Hexaware Articles Quiz 1

Answer:- the

The Taj Mahal is situated on Yamuna Banks.

Since the Taj Mahal is a famous sculpture and is one of its kind monuments, we use the definite article “the” to refer to it.

Answer:- a

How many inches make a foot?

The indefinite article “a” is used to refer to  numerical quantities that resemble a unit digit or “one” to be specific.

Answer:- a

Yesterday evening a salesman came to my door.

In this case, we are using the article “a” to refer to a person whose identity is not specific. It can be any salesman who has come to the door.

Answer:- no article

Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth.

Sugar is an uncountable noun hence we do not use any article with it.

Answer:- a

I found a one-rupee inside your pocket.

Although, conventionally the article “an” should be used, we use “a” instead. The reason for this is that one starts with a “w” sound, which puts it in the consonants category.

Answer:- an, a

An umbrella will not be of any help if you are going out in a thunderstorm.

Both umbrella and thunderstorm are common nouns. Without any further context on which umbrella and thunderstorm the narrator is talking about, we cannot use definite articles. Hence, indefinite articles are used for both.

Answer:- the, the

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

There will only be one man to walk first on the moon, therefore we use “the” to refer to him. Secondly, definite article “the” is used when speaking about heavenly bodies (sun, moon, earth, etc).

Answer:- a. the

A child found the broken doll.

In this context, there is nothing certain about the child therefore we can refer to it with an indefinite article, while there is a definite description for the doll (broken doll) so we use “the” with it.

Answer:- an

Can you give me an hour before starting?

We use an instead of a, with a consonant because, in the word hour, the h is silent making it sound like an “o” instead of h.

Answer:- a, the, the

I bought a pair of socks from the shop outside the hospital.

Pair of socks is a general item hence we use “a” with it. Since it says 'pair of socks' it means one unit of socks which is singular. If we had used only socks, then it would have been a plural form and hence used 'the' instead because plural noun used 'the'. In this context, there is nothing much known about the socks. The shop and the hospital are definite places.