Noun Test

Choose one of the common nouns from the options below:

My family and I went to the circus yesterday.

• and

• family

• went

• to

Choose one of the common nouns from the options below:

John Bill Ricketts staged the first circus performance in the US on April 3, 1793.

• circus

• April

• staged

• U.S.

Choose one of the common nouns from the options below:

Isaac Van Amburgh began the tradition of taming jungle cats in 1830.

• of

• Isaac Van Amburgh

• tradition

• began

What is the proper noun in this sentence:

Charlie Chaplin studied the art of clowning.

• Charlie Chaplin

• art

• studied

• clowning

What is the proper noun:

Americans call a clown's act a gag while Europeans call it an entree.

• clown's

• act

• Americans and Europeans

• entree

What is the proper noun:

I saw a circus from China featuring a performer who spun many plates on sticks.

• featuring

• plates

• China

• performer

Choose each of the concrete nouns:

Jane and David have been on a raft for weeks.

• Jane

• David

• raft

Choose each of the abstract nouns:

Jane still has hope but David feels despair.

• Jane

• hope

• David

• despair

Choose each of the concrete nouns:

David has been having thoughts where Jane turns into a hot dog.

• David

• thoughts

• Jane

• hot dog

What in the abstract noun:

Rather than give into hunger, David tries to fish.

• David

• hunger