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QUESTION 31
___ honesty you showed is commendable.
  • A A
  • B An
  • C The
  • D No article needed
Answer: Abstract nouns like 'honesty' do not take an article in general. However, when it is particularized (the honesty 'you showed'), the definite article 'the' is used.
QUESTION 32
The meeting will be held on ___ fourth of July.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: The definite article 'the' is always used before ordinal numbers (first, second, fourth, etc.).
QUESTION 33
Not a word was said in ___ self-defense.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: 'In self-defense' is a fixed prepositional phrase that does not take an article.
QUESTION 34
I have ___ little money left, so I can't afford that.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: 'Little' without an article means 'almost none' or 'hardly any'. 'A little' means 'a small amount'. Since the speaker can't afford something, it implies a negative quantity, so 'little' is used.
QUESTION 35
His office is on ___ tenth floor.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: Ordinal numbers, such as 'first', 'second', 'tenth', are preceded by the definite article 'the'.
QUESTION 36
The guide knows ___ way very well.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: Here, 'way' refers to a specific, known route that the guide is familiar with, so the definite article 'the' is appropriate.
QUESTION 37
___ USA is a country made up of 50 states.
  • A A
  • B An
  • C The
  • D No article needed
Answer: Names of countries that are plural or include words like 'republic', 'kingdom', 'states' are preceded by 'the'.
QUESTION 38
What ___ beautiful painting! It must have cost a fortune.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: In exclamatory sentences beginning with 'What' followed by a singular countable noun, the article 'a' or 'an' is used.
QUESTION 39
He traveled from ___ north to ___ south of India.
  • A the, the
  • B No article needed, No article needed
  • C a, a
  • D the, No article needed
Answer: The definite article 'the' is used before cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).
QUESTION 40
___ death of the president left the nation in shock.
  • A A
  • B An
  • C The
  • D No article needed
Answer: While 'death' in a general sense takes no article, here it is a specific death (of the president), so it is particularized and requires 'the'.