IMO Practice Test — Articles
8 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 8
Choose the fully correct option: 'She is ___ honest and ___ hardworking girl.'
a / a
an / a
an / an
the / a
Explanation: 'honest' (vowel sound) → an; 'hardworking' (consonant sound) → a.
Question 2 of 8
Spot the error: 'The Mount Abu is a beautiful hill station.'
The before Mount Abu
a before beautiful
hill station
no error
Explanation: Single mountains/hills take no article: 'Mount Abu'.
Question 3 of 8
Fill in: 'He returned after ___ year, ___ wiser man.'
a / a
a / an
an / a
the / a
Explanation: 'year' (consonant 'y' sound) → a; 'wiser' (consonant) → a.
Question 4 of 8
Which sentence needs NO article in the blank? '____ patience is a virtue.'
A
An
The
No article
Explanation: Abstract noun in general → zero article.
Question 5 of 8
Identify the error: 'He is the best player of a team.'
a → the
best is wrong
player is wrong
no error
Explanation: A specific team known from context takes 'the': 'of the team'.
Question 6 of 8
Choose: '____ Eiffel Tower is in ____ France.'
The / the
The / (no article)
A / the
(no article) / the
Explanation: Famous buildings take 'the'; most country names take no article.
Question 7 of 8
Rearrange: 'an / he / is / MLA / honest'
He is an honest MLA.
He is a honest MLA.
He is an MLA honest.
He honest is an MLA.
Explanation: Both 'honest' and 'MLA' begin with vowel sounds → 'an'.
Question 8 of 8
Choose the correct article use: 'The rich should help ___ poor.'
a
an
the
no article
Explanation: 'the + adjective' (the poor) refers to a class of people.