Article Questions for All Competitive Exams

‘Rich’ and ‘poor’ are specific class of people in the context and ‘the’ article shall be used.

Here, a specific place ‘office’ is being talked about. ‘The’ article will be used.

Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, ‘middle’ will follow ‘the’ article.

Here, ‘plumber’ is a general profession and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. ‘A’ article will be used.

‘The’ article is used when the identity is known to the reader. ‘Temple’ in the first line makes it clear that the identity is known.

Option B is the answer since “first” is not succeeded by an event like day or month, and thus doesn’t need an article to support it. The dry place mentioned in the statement is not a specific dry place that is being talked about, and thus will be accompanied by an indefinite article, which is “a”.

For people with ready access to health care, seeing a dentist typically means seeing a specific one. General practice is to use “the”.

Here, ‘carpenter’ is a general profession and therefore indefinite article will be used. Word after the blank starts without vowel sound. ‘A’ article will be used.

Definite article is used with positions, directions, numbers etc. Hence, ‘capital’ will follow ‘the’ article. Generally we don’t use any article when a country name is mentioned. No article will be used in the second blank.