Articles – English Grammar Test for A2
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Last summer, my family went on … holiday to France. We stayed in … small hotel near … Eiffel Tower in Paris. From our window, we could see … beautiful view of … city. Every morning, we had breakfast in … hotel restaurant. I usually ate … croissant and drank … cup of coffee. My younger brother wanted … glass of milk and … apple.
One day, we visited … Louvre Museum. It was amazing to see famous paintings, especially … Mona Lisa. In the afternoon, we went to … park near the river. My brother played football with … French boy. They became friends quickly.
In the evening, we had dinner at … nice restaurant. The food was delicious, but it was also … most expensive meal of our trip. After dinner, we walked back to … hotel and looked at … stars in the night sky. It was … unforgettable holiday.
Questions (Fill in the blanks with the correct article)
1 Last summer, my family went on … holiday.
2 We stayed in … small hotel.
3 The hotel was near … Eiffel Tower.
4 From our window, we saw … beautiful view.
5 We could see … city.
6 We had breakfast in … hotel restaurant.
7 I ate … croissant.
8 I drank … cup of coffee.
9 My brother wanted … glass of milk.
10 He also wanted … apple.
11 One day, we visited … Louvre Museum.
12 We saw … famous paintings.
13 Especially, we saw … Mona Lisa.
14 In the afternoon, we went to … park.
15 The park was near … river.
16 My brother played football with … French boy.
17 They became friends quickly. (no article needed)
18 In the evening, we had dinner at … nice restaurant.
19 The food was delicious, but it was … most expensive meal.
20 After dinner, we walked back to … hotel.
21 We looked at … stars.
22 It was … unforgettable holiday.
23 Did they stay at … hotel near the Eiffel Tower? (Yes/No)
24 Did the brother drink … milk or juice?
25 What did the narrator usually eat for breakfast? (use article)
26 Did they see … Mona Lisa at the museum? (Yes/No)
27 Was dinner … cheapest or … most expensive meal?
28 Where did the family go after dinner? (use article if needed)
29 Did they look at … stars in the night sky? (Yes/No)
30 Was it … unforgettable or … boring holiday?
Answer
1 a – "a holiday" (general, first mention).
2 a – First mention of "small hotel".
3 the – Unique landmark: the Eiffel Tower.
4 a – First mention of "beautiful view".
5 the – Refers to the city of Paris (specific).
6 the – Specific hotel restaurant.
7 a – First mention of "croissant".
8 a – "a cup of coffee" is one unit.
9 a – "a glass of milk" (measure).
10 an – "apple" begins with vowel sound.
11 the – Famous unique museum.
12 – – Plural, general "famous paintings".
13 the – Specific painting, unique: the Mona Lisa.
14 a – First mention of "park".
15 the – Referring to a specific river nearby.
16 a – First mention of "French boy".
17 – – No article needed before "friends".
18 a – First mention of "restaurant".
19 the – Superlative "the most expensive".
20 the – Already known hotel.
21 – – General plural "stars".
22 an – "unforgettable" begins with vowel sound.
23 Yes, at a hotel near the Eiffel Tower. – "a" first mention.
24 a glass of milk – Correct use.
25 a croissant – First mention.
26 Yes, they saw the Mona Lisa. – Unique painting.
27 the most expensive – Superlative.
28 back to the hotel – Known place.
29 Yes, they looked at – stars. – General plural.
30 an unforgettable holiday – "unforgettable" vowel sound.