Articles practice for HSC Exam

Use articles where necessary. Put a cross mark (x) where an article is not needed:-

1.

A brilliant student is (a) --------- asset. One day he may be (b) -------- engineer or (c) ----- MBBS doctor. He makes (d) ------ best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) ------ golden period of (f) -------- life. He has (g) ------ aim in life. He knows that (h) --------- life without (i) -------  aim is like (j) ------ ship without a rudder.

2.

Physical exercise means (a) -------- movements (b) ---- limbs according to certain rules. Its aim is to keep good health and to promote (c) ------ vigour. There is (d) ------ close connection between the body and the mind. A sound mind in (e) ------ sound body is (f) -------- wise saying, unsound body represents (g) ------- unsound mind. Physical exercise makes our muscles strong and (h) ------- body active. It also improves our power of (i) ------- digestion. In fact, it is impossible to keep sound health without taking some form of (j) ----------- physical exercise.

3.

To be successful in (a) ------ job interview, (b) -------- applicant should demonstrate certain (c) --------- personal and professional qualities. (d) ------ first and often lasting impression of (e) --------- person is determined by (f) -------- clothes he wears. (g) ----- applicant should take care to appear well- groomed and modestly (h) ------ dressed, avoiding (i) ------ extremes of too elaborate or too casual (j) ------- attire.

4.

Mr. Jamal is (a) ------ engineer in our locality. He prefers to speaking (b) ------- little. He does not have (c) ------- beard but he has (d) --------- enormous moustache of which he is very proud. He thinks it makes him look (e) ------- important person. He has (f) -------- nub nose and (g) ------ square chin. He does not have (h) --- lot of hair on (i) ----- head and he is not bald either. In fact, he has (j) ----- honorable personality in our society.

5.

Newspaper plays (a) --------- important role in our society. It is (b) ------- most useful thing in our modern life. We cannot think of (c) ---- day without it. To read newspaper is (d) ------ good habit, (e) ----- more we read newspaper (f) ---- more we can acquire knowledge. If we don’t read it, we shall be (g) ------ frogs in (h) ------ dark well. It is (i) ------ looking glass of (j) ------ modern world.