Quiz

Nouns
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which of these is a proper noun?

A) Spain
B) country
C) town

2) Which of these is a proper noun?

A) boy
B) man
C) David

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3) Which of these is a proper noun?

A) car
B) Honda
C) bike

4) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

A) city
B) leeds
C) town

5) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

A) town
B) village
C) manchester

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6) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

A) match of the day
B) football match
C) football team

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Quiz
Nouns
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

A) I am going up to london to see a Show.
B) I am going up to London to see a show.
C) I am Going up to london to see a show.

2) Which of these sentences is correct?

A) I was born in May.
B) I was born in may.
C) I was born in april.

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3) Which of these sentences is correct?

A) I am taking my dog, Jack, to France with me.
B) I am taking my dog, jack, to France with me.
C) I am taking my dog, Jack, to france with me.

4) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

A) Arsenal is my favourite football team.
B) arsenal is my favourite football team.
C) arsenal is my favourite Football team.

5) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

A) I will take the train to Birmingham new street.
B) I will take the train to birmingham New street.
C) I will take the train to Birmingham New Street.

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6) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

A) Barack Obama was the first black president of the united
states of america.
B) Barack Obama was the first black president of the United
States of America.
C) barack obama was the first black president of the United
States of America.

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Quiz
Nouns
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which of these is a compound noun?

A) air ambulance
B) airmail
C) air transport

2) Which of these is a compound noun?

A) teaspoon
B) tea trolley
C) tea

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3) Which of these is a compound noun?

A) working
B) work to rule
C) housework

4) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

A) handbag
B) handwriting
C) handy

5) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

A) headlight
B) heading
C) headquarters

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6) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

A) nightie
B) nightclub
C) nightmare

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Quiz - answers
Nouns
Level A

1) Which of these is a proper noun?

The correct answer is A. Spain is a proper noun because it is the
name of a country. It has a capital letter.

2) Which of these is a proper noun?

The correct answer is C. David is a proper noun because it is the
name of a man or boy. It has a capital letter.

3) Which of these is a proper noun?

The correct answer is B. Honda is a proper noun because it is the
name of a car or bike. It has a capital letter.

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4) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

The correct answer is B. Leeds should begin with a capital letter
because it is the name of a city.

5) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

The correct answer is C. Manchester should begin with a capital
letter because it is the name of a city.

6) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

The correct answer is A. Match of the Day should begin with a capital
letter because it is the name of a TV programme.

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Nouns
Level B

1) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

The correct answer is B. London should have a capital letter because
it is the name of a city.

2) Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is A. The sentence 'I was born in May' is correct.
The name of the month should have a capital letter.

3) Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is A. Both Jack and France should have capital
letters as they are both names.

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4) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

The correct answer is A. Arsenal is the name of a football team so it
should begin with a capital letter.

5) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation??

The correct answer is C. The name of the station is Birmingham New
Street and all the words in the name must have a capital letter.

6) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

The correct answer is B. Barack Obama is the name of a man and
United States of America is the name of a country, so they should
both have capital letters.

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Quiz - answers
Nouns
Level C

1) Which of these is a compound noun?

The correct answer is B. The compound noun is 'airmail'. It is made
of two words joined together.

2) Which of these is a compound noun?

The correct answer is A. The compound noun is 'teaspoon'. It is
made of two words joined together.

3) Which of these is a compound noun?

The correct answer is C. The compound noun is 'housework'. It is
made of two words joined together.

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4) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

The correct answer is C. The right answer is that 'handy' is not a
compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.

5) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

The correct answer is B. The right answer is that 'heading' is not a
compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.

6) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

The correct answer is A. The right answer is that 'nightie' is not a
compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.

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