Articles: a, an, the or... nothing!

El uso de los artículos A, AN, y THE en inglés suele acarrear algunos incovenientes, ya que depende de si la palabra siguiente comienza con una vocal o un sustantivo. Esta semana les ofrecemos este cuestionario para testear el correcto uso de los artículos.

Buena semana para todos!
Profesores del CUI


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1. Albert Einstein was ___ famous scientist.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answera
2. Einstein was born in ___ Germany in 1879.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answerd
3. Einstein won ___ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answerc
4. Einstein left his country and lived in ___ States until he died in 1955.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answerc
5. Einstein is known for his theory of ___ relativity.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answerd
6. Roentgen was ___ German physicist who discovered x-rays, revolutionizing medical diagnosis.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answera
7. Roentgen won ___ 1901 Nobel Prize.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answera
8. Mandela was born in ___ South Africa.
   a. a
   b. an
   c. the
   d. X [Nothing]
   Answerd
9. Mandela was ___ first President elected in ___ South Africa after ___ Apartheid was revoked.
   a. a / the / the
   b. the / X / X
   c. a / X / the
   d. the / the / the
   Answerb
10. Mandela was imprisoned for ___ nearly 30 years for his anti-apartheid activities.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the
    d. X [Nothing]
    Answerd
11. Mother Teresa was ___ Roman Catholic nun.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the
    d. X [Nothing]
    Answera
12. Mother Teresa became famous for her hard work with ___ poor.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the
    d. X [Nothing]
    Answerc
13. She was ___ founder of ___ order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity.
    a. a / an
    b. a / X
    c. the / X [Nothing]
    d. the / an
    Answerd
14. Mother Teresa lived in ___ Calcutta, India.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the
    d. X [Nothing]
    Answerd
15. Mother Teresa received ___ her Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the
    d. X [Nothing]
    Answerd

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