Articles Worksheet -4.0
Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
1. The prize giving ceremony is (a) — occasion of joy. Almost every school holds (b) — prize giving ceremony. The last prize giving ceremony of our (c) — school was held on 2 March in (d) — school compound. We decorated (e) — school building very tastefully. (f) — big pandal was erected to hold the function. There were two tables neatly decorated on which (g) — prizes were kept. On one side was (h) — platform from where the speeches were delivered. There was also a victory stand from where (i) — recipients received their j)-------prizes.
2. Money cannot buy (a)----- happiness. Money is (b)--------must for our life. But it is not (c) — necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) — psychological thing. It is (e) — name of (f) — feeling. It means (g)----- contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is (h) — really happy one. Happiness can't be purchased with (i) — money. No doubt, money has got something to do with (j) — happiness, but it cannot give us absolute happiness. [CB-2011; RB, Ctg B, SB-2008]
3. You are (a) — students of class ten, (b) — highest class of your school. To come to this stage you had to undergo a lot of hardship and (c) — efforts. None of you can deny (d) — fact of getting help from (e) — so many dedicated and friendly teachers. This is however, (f) — usual process. What (g) — tremendous job (h) — teachers have shouldered to bring you at this stage. All these have been done to you to help you in becoming (i) — extra-ordinary person having (j) — ability and integrity for your own excellence.
4. Akbar (a) — Great was one of (b) — greatest emperors of India. He was not only a great ruler but also a man of (c) —wisdom. Among all (d) — Mughal rulers he was (e) —best. As a result, his name has been written in golden letters in the page of (f) — history. He was (g) — uneducated person. But he had (h) — ability to rule (i) —kingdom like j) — expert ruler. [DjB-2011; RB-2009]
5. A true friend is (a)-------asset. He stands by his (b)------friend in time of danger. He is not (c) — greedy man. He always wishes for (d) — welfare of his friend. But it is (e) —matter of (f) — fact that (g) — true friend is very rare today. (h) — selfish man cannot be (i)-------true friend. He thinks of his interest.
6.A gentleman once advertised for (a) — post of a peon and nearby 50 candidates came to apply for (b) — post. Of course, only one could be chosen, and 49 must be sent away. When (c) — choice was made, (d) — friend asked (e) — gentleman why he had selected (f) — one who came with (g) — least recommendation. The gentleman said, "There were many things I noticed in his favour. He knew (h) — use of the mat at the door; he closed the door gently as he entered, he made way for (i) — lame man who came into the office; and all of my questions were answered properly and respectively. I think his politeness is (j) — great recommendation". [SB-2011]
7. A journey is always (a) — pleasure to me. Wherever I go on a journey, my heart leaps with (b) — joy. But (c) —journey by boat gives me (d) — greatest pleasure. Since Bangladesh is a land of (e) — rivers, it, is (f) — easy to make (g) — journey by boat. Whenever I get (h) — opportunity to make (1) — journey by boat, I make j) — best use of this opportunity. [DB, SB-2010; JB-2007]
8. We have six seasons in (a) — Bangladesh. Every season appears at an interval of every two months. The winter is one of (b) — six seasons in Bangladesh. It comes after (c) - late autumn. It comprises the two Bangla months of 'Poush and Magh. Winter comes with its fog and chill. Life in nature seems to be dull. Trees turn grey and leafless. Men and animals shiver with cold. (d) — sky becomes clear and blue. Poor people suffer much from cold. In this season vegetables are available in abundance. There is (e) — very special feature of (f) — season. It is (g) — collecting time of juice from date trees. In the winter (h) — general health of people remains satisfactory. No doubt winter is (i) — cold season. But at(j) — same time it is enjoyable too. [CB-2010]
9. It was a dark night. A blind man was walking along (a)-----road. He held (b) — lamp in his hand. Two men laughed at him. One of them said, 'What is (c) — use of a lamp to (d) — blind manT The other called the blind man (e) —fool. (f) — blind man heard this and took it to (g) —heart. He said, (h) — lamp is not for me ; it is for those (i) — people who are careless. They'll not see me in j) —darkness. The lamp will show them the path.,, [RB-2010]
10. Money cannot buy (a) — happiness. But it is true that money is (b) — must for our daily life. Everything is (c) —necessary in man's life for happiness. But happiness is absolutely (d) — psychological thing. It is (e) — name of (f)------feeling. It means (g) — contentment. One who is satisfied with what one gets and contented with one's life is (h) — happy man. Happiness cannot be bought with (i) — money. Everybody will admit that money has undoubtedly nothing to do for bringing j) — happiness. [JB-20I0]
11. Patriotism is a noble (a) — virtue. It inspires (b) — man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his (c)------country. (d) — man without patriotism is not better than (e) — animal. ,A true patriot is honoured by (f) — all. He thinks for (g) — welfare of his country. On (h) — other hand (i) — unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for j) — country are true patriots. They are remembered even after their death. [CtgB-2010; JB-2008]
12. Shams always tries to educate (a) — uneducated. He tells them to check (b) — beast in them. He reads in (c) — Rajshahi University. Being (d) — active boy, he hates (e) — idle. He has (f) — great deal of books. He makes (g)-----best use of his time. He has made (h) — few plans. He knows that (i) — time is j) — valuable thing. [BB-2010]
13. English is (a) — international language. We feel (b) — necessity of learning English at every step. This is (c) — only language of international business, communication, cooperation and (d) — co-existence. It is essential to receive (e) — foreign degree or higher education. All (f)-----good jobs need English knowing persons. So every educated person should know how to communicate in (g) — English. To learn and develop (h) — skill of English specially for (i) — students is very important. No j) — student should be ignorant of it.[DB-2009; CB-2007]
14. (a) — cricket is (b) — foreign game in our country. But it is (c) — international game. After winning (d) — ICC Trophy in (e) — Malaysia in 1996, it has become more popular than football in our country. By defeating (f) — Kenya, Bangladesh got (g) — first victory in (h) — ODI cricket in 1998. Bangladesh got the taste of winning (i) — test match in January, 2005 defeating j) — Zimbabwe. [CB-2009]
15. One day I met (a) — lame man. After talking for a while he showed me (b) — identity card. Seeing (c) — identity card I came to know that he was (d) — university student After completing his (e) — study he joined (f) — army. During the Liberation War he fought (g) — bravely against (h) — occupied army .of the then West Pakistan. But it is (i)-----------irony of fate that a bullet of (j)-------enemies hit on his left leg. Thus he lost his leg. [DjB-2009]
16. Though patriotism is (a) — universal human trait, it is often torn away by (b) — state herself. (c) — poor people of (d) — poor country become indifferent to their state of affairs and lose (e) — sense of patriotism. Such people would have become as patriotic as (f) — Simon Bolivar or (g)--------Abraham Lincoln if they had a caring government or leader who would make their lives a bit easier. (h) — people of (i) — wealthy country simply love their country because the state provides them with everything like shelter, education, job and (j)—security.[SB-2009]
17. A student must take care of his (a) — health because (b)-----sound mind lives in (c) — sound body. Good health is (d) — key to success. In order to enjoy good health, (e) —student must observe (f) — rules of health. (g) — unhealthy man may be (h) — possessor of vast (i) — wealth but he leads (j) — unhappy life. [CtgB-2009]
18. (a) — discipline is seen in (b) — nature. Every morning (c)----- sun rises in (d) — east, day follows (e) — night, birds sing and (f) — plants blossom. Everywhere in (g) — nature there is (h) — harmony. If there was no discipline in (i) — nature, there would have been (j) — chaos everywhere. [BB-2009]
19. A library is (a) — part and parcel of (b) — educational institution. It is (c) — unique place where books of different subjects are kept for (d) — reading. It enables (e) — readers to read books of their choice that creates (f) — enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g) — visit to (h) — library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) — certain period and return them after 0) — given time. [DB-2008]
20. Our life is (a) — sum total of hours, days and years. But all days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b)-------days are forgotten with (c) — passage of time. Only (d)----- few of these days remain ever fresh in our memory. My (e)-----first day at school is such (f) — day. It is fresh in my mind even now. When I was (g) — boy of six, my father proposed that I should be admitted into (h) — school in (i) — class I. I felt j) — both joy and delight [CB-2008]
21. Unemployment is (a) — great social evil. All (b) —able-bodied persons in a society should be engaged in any occupation. (c) — unemployed man has to lead a vagabond life. Life becomes (d) — curse and burden to him. He has (e) — idle's brain which very soon becomes (f) — devil's workshop. There are many reasons for (g)----- unemployment in our country. Bangladesh is not (h)------ industrialised country. The mills and factories that we have, can give employment to (i) — limited number of people. Similar is the case with j) — agriculture.
22. Punctuality is of great value to (a) — student. (b) — unpunctual boy who is late in (c) — class will miss (d) —part of his lesson and fall (e) — behind other students. But (f) — punctual student will learn his lesson in (g) —time and do well in (h) — examination. Punctuality is (1)----key to success in life. We all should be( j) — punctual in our activities. [DB-2007]
23. Dowry means property or money brought by a bride to her (a) — husband. During marriage ceremony (b) — section of greedy people claim much wealth or money from (c) —guardians of the brides. (d) — poor illiterate girls become (e)--------victims of dowry. If (f) — guardians fail to fulfil (g)-------- demand of (h) — bridegroom, the brides are maltreated. So, the poor cannot think of marriage of their daughters. It is (i) — social curse. This curse can be eliminated by changing the outlook of people specially the male j) — members. [RB-2007]
24. It was (a) — dark night. A blind man was walking along (b) — road with (c) — lamp in his hand. Two men laughed at (d) — blind man. One said, "What's (e) — use of (f) — lamp to a blind man?" The other called him (g) — fool. The blind man heard this and said, "It's for those who're (h) — careless." "What (i) — surprise!", said (j) — others. [CtgB-2007]
25. The great ship Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April 1912. At that time she was (a) —largest ship. (b) — tragic sinking of this great (c) — liner will always be remembered for she went down on her first voyage. Four days after sailing out, while it was sailing across (d) — icy (e) — waters of (f) — North Atlantic, (g) — huge ice-berg was suddenly spotted. After (h) — alarm had been given (i) — great ship turned sharply to avoid j) — collision. [BB-2007]
Articles Worksheet - 4.0 Answer
1) Ans. (a) an; (b) a;'(c) x; (d) the; (e) the A; (g) the; (h) a; (i)the- j) x.
2) Ans. (a) x; (b) a; (c) x; (d) a; (e) the; (f) a; (g) the; (h) a; (i) x; j) x.
3) Ans.(a) the; (b) the; (c) x; (d) the; (e) x (f) a; (g) a; (h) the; (i) an; (j)x.
4) Ans.(a) the; (b) the; (c) x (d) the; (e) the; (f) x; (g) an; (h) the; i)the; j) an.
5) Ans. (a) an; (b) x; (c) a; (d) the; (e) a; (f) x; (g) a; (h) A; (i) a; j) x.
6) Ans.(a) a; (b) the; (c) the ; (d) a; (e) the; (f) x; (g) the; (h) the; i)a; j) a.
7) Ans. (a) a; (b) x; (c) a; (d) the; (e) x; (f) x; (g) a; (h) an; (i) a; j) the.
8) Ans. (a) x; (b) the; (c) the; (d) The; (e) a; (f) the; (g) the; (h) the; (i) a; j) the.
9) Ans. (a) a; (b) a; (c) the; (d) a; (d) a; (e) a; (f) The; (g) x; (h) The; (i) x; j) x.
10) Ans. (a) x; (b) a; (c) x; (d) a; (e) the; (f) a; (g) x; (h) a; (i) x; j) x.
11) Ans. (a) x; (b) a; (c) x; (d) A; (e) an; (f) x; (g) the; (h) the; (i) an; j) the.
12) Ans. (a) the; (b) the; (c) x; (d) an; (e) the; (f) a; (g) the; (h) a
13) Ans.(a) an; (b) the; (c) the; (d) x; (e) a; (f) the; (g) x; (h) the; (i) the; j) x.
14) Ans. (a) x; (b) a; (c) an; (d) the; (e) x; (f) x; (g) the; (h) an; (i) the; j) x.
15) Ans. (a) a; (b) an; (c) the; (d) a; (e) x; (f) the; (g) x; (h) the; (i) an; j) the.
16) Ans. (a) a; (b) the; (c) The; (d) a; (e) the; (f) x; (g) x; (h)The; (i) a;
17) Ans. (a) x; (b) a; (c) a; (d) the; (e) a; (f) the; (g) An; (h) the; (i) x; (j) an.
18) Ans. (a) x; (b) x; (c) the; (d) the; (e) x; (f) x; (g) x; (h) a; (i) x; (j) X
19) Ans. (a) a; (b) an; (c) a; (d) x; (e) the; (f) x; (g) a; (h) the; (i) a; j) the.
20) Ans. (a) a; (b) the; (c) the; (d) x; (e) x; (f) a; (g) a; (h) a; (i) x; j) x.
21) Ans. (a) a; (b) the; (c) An; (d) a; (e) an; (f) a; (g) x; (h) an; (i) a; 0) X.
22) Ans.. (a) a; (b) An; (c) the; (d) a; (e) x; (f) a; (g) x; (h) the; (i) the; j) x.
23) Ans.(a) x; (b) a; (c) the; (d) The; (e) the; (f) the; (g) the; (h) the; (i) a; j) x.
24) Ans.(a) the; (b) The; (c) x; (d) the; (e) x; (f) the; (g) a; (h) an; (i) the; j) the.
25) Ans. (a) a; (b) a; (c) a; (d) the; (e) the; a; (g) a; (h) x; (i) a; j) the.
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