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Part 5 — Solved MPT Examples & Practice MCQs

Solved examples

Example 1

He is ___ honest man.

Correct:

He is an honest man.

Why:

The h is silent, so the word begins with a vowel sound.

Example 2

She is ___ university student.

Correct:

She is a university student.

Why:

University begins with the consonant sound “you.”

Example 3

He completed ___ MBA.

Correct:

He completed an MBA.

Why:

The letter M is pronounced “em,” beginning with a vowel sound.

Example 4

I saw dog. dog was injured.

Correct:

I saw a dog. The dog was injured.

Why:

First mention is non-specific. Second mention is identified.

Example 5

___ water is essential for life.

Correct:

Water is essential for life.

Why:

Water is uncountable and used generally.

Example 6

___ water in this bottle is dirty.

Correct:

The water in this bottle is dirty.

Why:

The phrase in this bottle identifies specific water.

Example 7

She plays ___ violin.

Correct:

She plays the violin.

Why:

Traditional examination English uses the with musical instruments.

Example 8

He plays ___ cricket.

Correct:

He plays cricket.

Why:

Sports normally take no article.

Example 9

___ Indus is an important river.

Correct:

The Indus is an important river.

Why:

River names take the.

Example 10

They climbed ___ Mount Everest.

Correct:

They climbed Mount Everest.

Why:

Single mountain names normally take no article.

Practice MCQs

Question 1

She waited for ___ hour.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 2

He is ___ European diplomat.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 3

She filed ___ FIR.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 4

He works for ___ UN agency.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 5

I saw elephant. elephant was injured.

A. a, a

B. an, an

C. an, the

D. the, an

Question 6

___ honesty is a valuable quality.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. No article

Question 7

She is ___ best candidate.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 8

He speaks ___ English fluently.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 9

___ English spoken in this region is different.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. No article

Question 10

They crossed ___ Arabian Sea.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 11

They climbed ___ K2.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 12

She plays piano and tennis.

A. the, the

B. the, no article

C. no article, the

D. a, a

Question 13

He went to ___ school to study.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 14

His mother went to ___ school to meet the principal.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 15

rich should help poor.

A. A, a

B. The, the

C. No article, no article

D. An, an

Question 16

It was ___ most interesting lecture.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 17

It was ___ most interesting lecture of the conference.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 18

___ Netherlands is in Europe.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. No article

Question 19

We had ___ breakfast at eight.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 20

We had ___ delicious breakfast.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

Answers with explanations

  1. B — an hour. Silent h creates a vowel sound.
  2. A — a European. European begins with “you.”
  3. B — an FIR. F is pronounced “ef.”
  4. A — a UN agency. UN begins “you-en.”
  5. C — an, the. First mention uses an; second mention uses the.
  6. D — no article. Honesty is an abstract noun used generally.
  7. C — the. Superlatives use the.
  8. D — no article. Language names normally take no article.
  9. C — the. The phrase identifies a specific variety of English.
  10. C — the. Sea names use the.
  11. D — no article. Single mountains normally take no article.
  12. B — the, no article. Instruments use the; sports use no article.
  13. D — no article. School is used for its primary purpose.
  14. C — the. She visits the specific building.
  15. B — the, the. The + adjective represents a class of people.
  16. A — a. A most means very.
  17. C — the. The most marks a superlative.
  18. C — the. The Netherlands is plural in form.
  19. D — no article. Routine meals normally take no article.
  20. A — a. A modified singular countable meal takes a.

Final error checklist

  • Did you choose a/an by sound?
  • Is the noun singular and countable?
  • Is the noun general or specific?
  • Has the noun already been mentioned?
  • Is it unique, superlative, or ordinal?
  • Is it a river, sea, range, desert, or plural country?
  • Is it a language, subject, sport, meal, or general abstract noun?
  • Is an institution used for its primary purpose or as a building?
  • Does adding or removing the article change the meaning?