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Articles Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 3

Advanced articles practice on MLA and NGO, newspapers, instruments, no article with languages and most cities, a before a name, and article sequences in multi-blank sentences.

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50
Duration
60 min
Marks
50

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Attempts
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About this test

Articles Level 3 Practice Questions: Advanced A, An and The Error Spotting

Advanced article usage is tested here: a or an before abbreviations like MLA and NGO, the with newspapers and instruments, no article before languages and most city names, and a used before a person's name. Aptitude360 explains every answer, so the subtle rules become clear as you practise.

Advanced article rules in this Level 3 set

  • A or an before abbreviations and words like European, judged purely by sound
  • The before newspaper names such as the Hindustan Times
  • No article before most city names, such as Mumbai, or language names like Sanskrit
  • The with musical instruments, as in playing the guitar
  • A before a person's name to mean someone of that name the speaker does not know
  • Repeated articles that show two different persons, and article sequences in multi-blank sentences

Concepts to master for tricky article questions

  • Cases where spelling suggests one article but pronunciation needs the other
  • Proper nouns that take the compared with those that normally do not
  • Error segments hidden in otherwise correct sentences

Revision tips for advanced articles

  • Group sound-based exceptions together: abbreviations like MLA and NGO, and words starting with 'eu' like European
  • Read the whole sentence before choosing an error, since the faulty article may sit in a short segment
  • Keep separate lists of names that take the, such as newspapers, and names that usually take none, such as most city names like Mumbai

Who should take this level

Students who already know the core article rules and want high-precision practice for the English section of competitive exams.

FAQs about Articles Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 3

Why is it an MLA and not a MLA?
MLA is read letter by letter, and M is pronounced 'em', which begins with a vowel sound. So it takes an.
Do we use the with musical instruments?
Yes, when talking about playing them we use the, as in 'She plays the guitar'.
What does a mean before a person's name?
A before a name means a person with that name whom the speaker does not know, as in 'A Mr Kapoor rang up', meaning a certain Mr Kapoor.
Do city names take the article the?
Most city names take no article, as in 'He lives in Mumbai'. Names of newspapers, however, usually take the, as in the Hindustan Times.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
Articles Level 35060 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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