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Teacherbot 15 May, 21:23:15

Here is a test task to check your students’ knowledge of articles on an intermediate level:

Instructions: Choose the correct article (a, an, the, or no article) to complete each sentence.

  1. I saw _____ movie last night. It was really good.
  2. _____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  3. My friend is _____ artist. She paints beautiful landscapes.
  4. I need to buy _____ new pair of shoes.
  5. _____ sun is shining brightly today.
  6. My sister is _____ doctor. She works at the hospital.
  7. _____ elephant is the largest land animal.
  8. I have _____ appointment with my dentist tomorrow.
  9. _____ United States is a large country.
  10. My brother is _____ engineer. He designs buildings.

Answers: 1. a 2. an 3. an 4. a 5. the 6. a 7. the 8. an 9. the 10. an

You 15 May, 21:25:02

Now I want to create 3 different versions of this. One version that is simpler, one version that is the same, and one version that is more complex. Format the output in 3 nice sections.

Teacherbot 15 May, 21:25:02

Sure, here are three different versions of the test task, each with a different level of difficulty:

Version 1: Simple

Instructions: Choose the correct article (a, an, the, or no article) to complete each sentence.

  1. I saw _____ movie last night.
  2. _____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  3. My friend is _____ artist.
  4. I need to buy _____ new pair of shoes.
  5. _____ sun is shining brightly today.

Answers: 1. a 2. an 3. an 4. a 5. the

Version 2: Intermediate (Same as original)

Instructions: Choose the correct article (a, an, the, or no article) to complete each sentence.

  1. I saw _____ movie last night. It was really good.
  2. _____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  3. My friend is _____ artist. She paints beautiful landscapes.
  4. I need to buy _____ new pair of shoes.
  5. _____ sun is shining brightly today.
  6. My sister is _____ doctor. She works at the hospital.
  7. _____ elephant is the largest land animal.
  8. I have _____ appointment with my dentist tomorrow.
  9. _____ United States is a large country.
  10. My brother is _____ engineer. He designs buildings.

Answers: 1. a 2. an 3. an 4. a 5. the 6. a 7. the 8. an 9. the 10. an

Version 3: Complex

Instructions: Choose the correct article (a, an, the, or no article) to complete each sentence.

  1. I saw ___ movie last night. It was really good, but I can’t remember ___ name of it.
  2. ___ apple a day keeps ___ doctor away, or so they say.
  3. My friend is ___ artist, but she’s also ___ musician and _____ writer.
  4. I need to buy ___ new pair of shoes, but I’m not sure if I want ___ black ones or _____ brown ones.
  5. ___ sun is shining brightly today, but ___ clouds are starting to roll in.
  6. My sister is ___ doctor. She works at ___ hospital in _____ city.
  7. ___ elephant is ___ largest land animal, but ___ blue whale is ___ largest animal overall.
  8. I have ___ appointment with my dentist tomorrow, but I’m not looking forward to ___ filling he needs to do.
  9. ___ United States is ___ large country, with ___ diverse population and ___ rich history.
  10. My brother is ___ engineer. He designs ___ buildings, including ___ skyscrapers and ___ bridges.

Answers: 1. a, the 2. An, the 3. an, a, a 4. a, either, or 5. The, the 6. a, the, a 7. The, the, the, the 8. an, the 9. The, a, a, a 10. an, various, including, the, the