Articles

9 Grade 6 English questions on Articles, with worked marking schemes. 9 questions are available on this topic in full.

  1. Question 1

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form: "She is _______ honest person."

    A. an

    B. no article

    C. the

    D. a

    (1 mark)

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  2. Question 2

    1 mark

    Choose the correct article:

    "She is _______ best student in the class."

    A. no article

    B. the

    C. an

    D. a

    (1 mark)

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  3. Question 3

    1 mark

    She wants to be _______ engineer when she grows up.

    A. no article

    B. a

    C. the

    D. an

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  4. Question 4

    1 mark

    How _______ sugar do you need?

    A. several

    B. many

    C. few

    D. much

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  5. Question 5

    1 mark

    "She writes neatly." The underlined word is a/an:

    A. verb

    B. adjective

    C. noun

    D. adverb

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  6. Question 6

    1 mark

    Which word is an adjective in this sentence: "The tall man entered the room."

    A. entered

    B. man

    C. room

    D. tall

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  7. Question 7

    1 mark

    _______ elephant is the largest land animal.

    A. A

    B. An

    C. The

    D. No article needed

    (1 mark)

    Marking scheme

    C. Definite article — referring to a specific/general class

  8. Question 8

    1 mark

    I saw _______ interesting film last weekend.

    A. an

    B. the

    C. no article

    D. a

    (1 mark)

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  9. Question 9

    1 mark

    _______ Nile is the longest river in Africa.

    A. No article needed

    B. A

    C. The

    D. An

    (1 mark)

    Marking scheme

    C. Definite article with proper noun (river name)

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