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1. 1.

   Use suitable articles and complete this poem.

   Boiling an Egg

   The egg I have chosen is ______ sandy brown one
   And lies in ______ water, like ______ stone in ______ stream.
   ______ water begins to bubble and steam.
   And ______ egg bumps up and down.
   From ______ bottom ______ bubbles rise and swell
   Like treasure-seeking divers gasping for breath.
   When ______ egg is done I shall break its she I
   And open it like ______ treasure chest.

2. 2.

   Complete these passages with suitable articles.

   1. Newton lived to be a very old man and became very well known. He was made _______ Member of Parliament and received _______ knighthood from _______ king.
   2. I seem to myself like _______ child, playing upon _______ seashore and picking up here and there _______ curious shell or _______ pretty pebble while _______ boundless ocean of truth lies undiscovered.
3. 3.

   Use these phrases in sentences of your own.

   1. the bag on the table.
      I remember leaving the bag on the table.
   2. an hour past noon.
   3. the train to Bengaluru
   4. the boy in uniform
   5. an untidy room
   6. the man wearing a green shirt
   7. a green parrot
   8. a twelve-year-old girl
4. 4.

   Tick (√) the sentences in which the articles are used correctly. Correct the others.
    

   1. They have finished a the work.        ___x___
   2. The girls ate all the cakes.          _______
   3. Accident left him badly scarred.      _______
   4. The storm blew down many houses.      _______
   5. Has new building been completed?      _______
   6. The ball nearly hit top of the roof.  _______
   7. She promised to be here in a hour.    _______
   8. Amit has a son and a daughter.        _______
5. 5.

   Insert suitable articles, where required.
    

   My Village

   I live in  a  small village. It is surrounded by range of hills. There is river flowing through middle of my village. People living in my village are farmers. Most of them are uneducated. There is no school in village. I go to next village to study. My friends and I go to hills to play during weekends. There are lot of trees laden with fruit there. We bring back few with us when we return home. I like my village very much.

6. 6.

   Complete this passage with suitable articles. In places where an article necessary, put a cross (x).

   One day, Aisha saw ___a___ miserable-looking kitten some distance from her house. ___2___ kitten was shivering and it purred angrily whenever anyone passed by or went near it. "You poor little thing," Aisha said as she went towards ___3___ kitten and picked ___4___ animal up. ___5___  kitten, strangely enough, went willingly as Aisha cuddled it lovingly in her arms.

   Aisha had ___6___ weakness for kittens. She could not see ___7___ stray kitten on the road and walk away. She had to pick it up and provide ___8___ home for it. This often led to ___9___ arguments with her parents. Her parents were quite fond of cats, but they did not like their daughter collecting them by ___10___ dozen and bringing them home.