Articles - grammar lesson 11
Level: Upper Intermediate / B2
Articles – general knowledge quiz
A: Complete the quiz with a, an, the or – (zero article).
B: See how many questions you can answer.
1 Which planet is nearest to ______ Sun?
2 What type of fruit is ______ cantaloupe?
3 How many states are there in ______ USA?
4 In which sea would you find ______ Balearic Islands?
5 Which animal is ______ symbol of ______ WWF?
6 What is ______ 40% of 40?
7 What was ______ name of ______ Tarzan’s monkey?
8 What country is ______ Lake Como in?
9 What’s ______ highest mountain in ______ Himalayas?
10 Who was ______ second person to walk on ______ Moon?
11 How many players can be on court in ______ volleyball team?
12 Which nation first gave ______ women ______ right to vote?
13 Which animals were domesticated first, ______ cats or ______ dogs?
14 Which European country hasn’t fought in ______ war since ______ 1815?
15 What is ______ largest man-made structure on ______ Earth?
17 Is ______ spider ______ insect?
18 What colour is ______ black box on ______ plane?
19 What’s ______ sacred river in ______ India called?
20 Which travels faster, ______ light or ______ sound?
Answers below!
ANSWERS!
1 Which planet is nearest to __the__ Sun?
Mercury
2 What type of fruit is __a___ cantaloupe?
a melon
3 How many states are there in __the__ USA?
50
4 In which sea would you find __the__ Balearic Islands?
the Mediterranean
5 Which animal is __the__ symbol of __the__ WWF?
the panda
6 What is __ -__ 40% of 40?
16
7 What was __the__ name of ___-__ Tarzan’s monkey?
Cheeta(h)
8 What country is ___-__ Lake Como in?
Italy
9 What’s __the__ highest mountain in __the__ Himalayas?
Mount Everest
10 Who was __the__ second person to walk on __the__ Moon?
Buzz Aldrin
11 How many players can be on court in __a___ volleyball team?
6
12 Which nation first gave __-___ women __the__ right to vote?
New Zealand
13 Which animals were domesticated first, __-___ cats or __-___ dogs?
dogs
14 Which European country hasn’t fought in __a___ war since __-___ 1815?
Switzerland
15 What is __the__ largest man-made structure on __-___ Earth?
The Great Wall of China
16 17 Is __a/the__ spider __an__ insect?
no – it’s an arachnid
18 What colour is __the__ black box on __a __ plane?
orange
19 What’s __the__ sacred river in __-___ India called?
the Ganges
20 Which travels faster, __-___ light or __-___ sound?
light