OOPT - Oxford Online Placement Articles and Determiners Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following sentences uses articles correctly?

Accepted Answer

She is studying to become an engineer.

Answer

The correct sentence is 'She is studying to become an engineer.' The indefinite article 'an' is used before a singular, countable noun ('engineer') that begins with a vowel sound. The other options are incorrect: 'a best athlete' should be 'the best athlete' because superlatives require the definite article 'the'. 'the new computer' should be 'a new computer' if it's not a specific, previously mentioned computer. 'a movie was fantastic' should be 'the movie was fantastic' because it refers to the specific movie just mentioned.

Question 2

Complete the dialogue: A: 'Have you seen my keys?' B: 'Yes, I saw them on ______ kitchen table a minute ago.'

Accepted Answer

the

Answer

The definite article 'the' is correct because the speaker is referring to a specific kitchen table that both people in the conversation would know about (presumably the one in their home). 'A' would imply any kitchen table, which is not specific. 'Some' and 'any' are used for quantity and are not appropriate here.

Question 3

The manager said there wasn't ______ information available about the new project, so we would have to wait for the official announcement.

Accepted Answer

much

Answer

'Much' is the correct determiner because 'information' is an uncountable noun. 'Many,' 'a few,' and 'several' are used with countable nouns. For example, you can have 'many details' or 'a few facts,' but not 'many information.'

Question 4

My friend lives in ______ small apartment in the city centre. It's on ______ fifth floor.

Accepted Answer

a / the

Answer

The first blank requires 'a' because we are introducing a non-specific 'small apartment' for the first time. The second blank requires 'the' because ordinal numbers (like first, second, fifth) are specific and almost always take the definite article 'the'.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly describes a general situation?

Accepted Answer

A dog is a man's best friend.

Answer

To make a generalization about a whole class of things, you can use the indefinite article 'a/an' with a singular countable noun ('A dog...'). You can also use a plural noun with no article ('Dogs are...'). Using 'the' ('The dogs' or 'The dog') refers to specific dogs, not dogs in general.

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OOPT - Oxford Online Placement Articles and Determiners Questions and Answers