Interactive grammar exercise (articles) from “Dong
Yi” Part 1
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
Dong Yi is the intelligent and cheerful 12-year old daughter of ______ former corpse handler (coroner) and the sister of ______ royal musician.
a / a
an / an
the / the
On the run, Dong Yi meets ______ court lady who knows the mysterious hand signals.
a
an
the
Dong Yi asks Sulhee to help her enter ______ Palace so that she can look for ______ court lady who knows ______ mysterious hand signals.
a / a / a
an / an / an
the / the / the
At the Palace, Dong Yi becomes ______ slave at the Bureau of Music.
a
an
the
Dong Yi continues to search for ______ court lady by volunteering to work with ______ slaves assigned to clean up ______ quarters of ______ court ladies.
a / a / a / a
an / an / an / an
the / the / the / the
Dong Yi has become proficient with the “haegeum” (fiddle), and one night, King Sukjong hears her playing ______ hauntingly beautiful melody.
a
an
the
The “Omen of Discordance” (destruction of notes) is ______ widely-held belief that broken music signals ______ nation’s ruin.
a / a
an / an
the / the
With Young-dal’s help, Dong Yi begins investigating what could have caused ______ Omen of Discordance.
a
an
the
Dissatisfied with ______ investigation by ______ State Tribunal and ______ Inspector General, King Sukjong meets all ______ top officials of ______ Left and Right Police Bureaus, including ______ newly-installed Chief Suh.
a / a / a / a / a / a
an / an / an / an / an / an
the / the / the / the / the / the
Not knowing that ______ Justice Officer is really King Sukjong, Dong Yi steps on his back so that she can climb over the wall.