High-Frequency & Commonly Confused MCQs on Articles
Q1. He is ___ honest officer.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: B
🔹 Students mistake it as “a” but “honest” starts with vowel sound (silent ‘h’).
Q2. I saw ___ one-eyed man at the station.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 “One” has a consonant “w” sound — use “a”, not “an”.
Q3. He is ___ university student.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 Students wrongly choose “an” — but “university” sounds like “you”, so it’s “a”.
Q4. We saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: B
🔹 Basic but often mistaken — “elephant” starts with vowel sound.
Q5. She is ___ M.P. from our constituency.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: B
🔹 “M.P.” starts with ‘em’ sound — vowel sound → “an M.P.”
Q6. They went to ___ school to meet the principal.
A) the
B) a
C) an
D) no article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 “The” is used when school is a location, not activity (to meet principal).
Q7. She is good at playing ___ flute.
A) a
B) the
C) no article
D) an
✅ Answer: B
🔹 Musical instruments use “the” – the guitar, the piano, the flute.
Q8. ___ Himalayas are the highest mountain range.
A) The
B) A
C) An
D) No article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 “The” is used with mountain ranges, rivers, oceans.
Q9. I have never seen ___ UFO before.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 “UFO” starts with “you” sound → use “a”, not “an”.
Q10. ___ gold is a precious metal.
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article
✅ Answer: D
🔹 General statement about uncountable noun — no article used.
Q11. He had ___ headache last night.
A) the
B) a
C) an
D) no article
✅ Answer: B
🔹 “A headache” — countable and not specific.
Q12. ___ Ganga flows into the Bay of Bengal.
A) A
B) The
C) An
D) No article
✅ Answer: B
🔹 Always use “the” before names of rivers.
Q13. She had never seen such ___ beautiful view.
A) a
B) the
C) an
D) no article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 “Such” is followed by “a + adjective + noun”
Q14. I met ___ engineer who designed this bridge.
A) the
B) an
C) a
D) no article
✅ Answer: A
🔹 Use “the” when referring to a particular person already known.
Q15. She gave me ___ useful advice.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
✅ Answer: D
🔹 “Advice” is uncountable – no article before it.