COMMUNICATION THROUGH ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Class: Students of Philosophy

Grammar

Subject: English

Grammar Test 1 on Articles

Date: 25 November 2011

Student Name:

Roll Number:

Duration: 35 minutes

Total Marks: 50

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the
Booklet. Write your candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue
or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions. Dictionaries are not permitted.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Score Classification
PART

Total Marks

PART 1

10

PART 2

10

PART 3

10

PART 4

10

PART 5

10

TOTAL

50

Arul Gaspar
Teacher in Charge

Marks Awarded

1 Rewrite the following illustration using a, an & the in correct places.

(10 marks)

Jesus replied with an illustration: Jew going on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho was attacked by
bandits. They stripped him of his clothes and money and beat him up and left him lying half dead
beside a road.
By chance the Jewish priest came along; and when he saw man lying there, he crossed to the
other side of the road and passed him by. The Jewish Temple-assistant did the same thing; he,
too, left him lying there.
But despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw him, he felt deep pity. Kneeling beside
him Samaritan soothed his wounds with medicine and bandaged them. Then he put man on his
donkey and walked along beside him till they came to a inn, where he nursed him through the
night. Next day he handed innkeeper two five pound notes and told him to take care of the man.
If his bill comes to more than that, he said, Ill pay the difference next time I am here. (Luke:
10:30-35)
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2 Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

(10 marks)

Something unusual happened while I was at (1) ----------------- Royal Sports Club this evening. I
was drinking (2) -------------- cup of tea at the caf when (3) ---------------- well-dressed couple
walked in. (4) ---------------- man wore (5) ----------------- suit and (6) --------------------- woman
had on (7) ------------- satin dress. She carried (8) -------------------- umbrella in one hand. They
sat nearby and began talking to each other. The woman stood up suddenly and shouted at her
friend. He yelled back and soon (9) --------------------- argument broke out. Everyone in (10) ---------------------- room looked at them.

3 Ten of the underlined articles are incorrect. Correct the wrong articles supplying the
right articles a, an or the.
(10 marks)
An Invention for a Cold Day
It was the bitter cold day in Maine in 1873 as fifteen-year-old Chester Greenwood was trying out
the new pair of ice skates. A frigid wind was whipping across an ice and freezing his ears. He
wrapped his head in the scarf, but the scarf was uncomfortable. Besides, the wool was itchy and
the scarf kept on slipping. Chester had the idea. He would make the covering for his ears. He
bent two pieces of wire so that they would fit over his ears. Then he joined the pieces of wire so
that they would fit over his head. After he returned home, he asked his grandmother to sew
pieces of fur over an outside of the earpieces and velvet over the insides. He adjusted the wires
so that each ear was covered with a fur piece. Later, Chester used the steel band instead of wire.
A band could be adjusted so that the pieces of fur and velvet would fit over the ears.

4 Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. Each item may be used more than
once. (10 marks)
Petrol

a petrol attendant

a petrol station

The petrol

the petrol attendant

the petrol station

A can of petrol

a container

the bottom of the container

The container

One evening, our car ran out of (1) petrol while we were on a lonely road. Dad
remembered passing (2) --------------------------------------- some distance back. I agreed to walk to

(3) --------------------------------------------------- to buy (4) ------------------------------------------------ for the car.

When I got there, I found (5) --------------------------------------- quite run-down. I
explained to (6) ---------------------------------------- what had happened. He took quite a while to
find (7) -------------------------------------------------. Finally, he brought out a rusty one and filled it
with petrol.
I carried (8) ----------------------------------------- carefully but after a few steps, (9) -------------------------------------------- gave way and all (10) ---------------------------------------------- spilt
to the ground. I just stood there dumbfounded. (11) ---------------------------------------------- rushed
over and apologized to me. He gave me another container of petrol and he also offered to drive
me back to the car.

5 Rewrite the sentences that are not correct. (10 marks)

1 The item of clothing is missing from the shop.

An item of clothing is missing from the shop.
2 University of Pennsylvania is one of oldest universities in United States of America.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Where is the Barcelona?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Mediterranean Sea is connected to Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Gibraltar.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 The United States is large country.
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6 My school is near Empire Hotel.

------------------------------------------------------------------7 My room is on third floor and what about yours?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Lisas birthday is on the fourth of June.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------9 One night there was terrible storm.
----------------------------------------------------------10 I would like to have bowl of chicken soup and a few breads.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 Give me half kilo of sugar.
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