English MCQ Questions with answers

Explanation:
There is a single 'poem' that is talked about. 'Poem' is a common noun and indefinite article will be used. The word before the blank starts with consonant sound and will take 'a' article.

Explanation:
'Mouth' and 'mustache' both are singular countable noun. The word 'small' begins with consonant sound and therefore 'a' will be used before 'small mouth'. The word 'enormous' begins with vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used before 'enormous mustache'.

Explanation:
The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' are not used for nouns that are uncountable or cannot be counted. The noun here, 'salt' is an uncountable noun. The noun mentioned here is known by both the speaker as well as the listener, hence the article 'the' is used and is the correct answer.

Explanation:
The blank shall take 'a' as 'French drink' is a complement to the noun 'Champagne'.

Explanation:
In the first blank, 'the' article will be used because 'Yamuna' is a specific river.

Explanation:
Here, a specific place 'canal' where the person jumped is mentioned. Hence, definite article 'the' will be used.

Explanation:
In the given sentence, both 'badminton' and 'tennis' are used as proper nouns and hence we can't use any articles before them.

Explanation:
Use 'an' before words such as "hourly" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8".

Explanation:
Use 'an' before words such as "hour" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use 'an' before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as "F" or "8". Here M.A. begins with 'em' and therefore 'an' article will be used.

Explanation:
No article is used before the names of substances and abstract nouns or uncountable nouns used in a general sense. Here 'advice' is an abstract noun used in a general sense.