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(A) In the following passage, fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’
I met ______ boy. _______ boy was crying. I walked up to him and asked him ________ reason. He told me that ______ moon was not bright and _____ weather was not too fine. He had sat by _______ kveri for hours but had not been able to find ______ single person to help him reach ______ fort on top of _______ hill. He had to reach there as he had to meet _______ magician.
(B) In the sentences given below, fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
- My father is _________ honest man.
- He is very rich, still he drives _______ old car.
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There is ________ lake in the park near my house. - Would you like ______ cold drink?
- It was ________ hour-long ordeal.
- I am reading _______ excellent book. It is about ______ scientist.
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Who needs _________ umbrella when it rains? It’s ______ delight to get wet. - _______ one-eyed man is not eligible to get _______ driving license.
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Of all the shopping you have done, I see only this book as ______ useful thing. - Dan is ________ European settled in India.
(C) Write the correct article – ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the following blanks or put ‘x’ where it is not necessary.
- There was _______ emergency, so we had to rush.
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He got his higher education at _______ university in the U. S. A. - Heena thought it would be _______ good idea to join ______ union.
- We are looking for ______ accommodation in the west.
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‘Give these children _____ inch and they’ll take ______ yard, ’ said Mrs. Poller. - ‘Will you buy for me _______ loaf of bread on your way back? ’
- He mustered ______ courage and climbed up the stage.
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The boy gave me _____ one-rupee coin. - ______ man of ______ wisdom lives in ______ fort two kilometres from here.
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