English quiz (great for exams)

What is a noun?

• A noun is a word that represents a color or sound.

• A noun is a word that represents a time or date.

• A noun is a word that represents an action or verb.

• A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

Answer explanation

A noun is a word that represents a person, thing, concept, or place (e.g., “Mary,” “apartment,” “affinity,” “ocean”). Most sentences contain at least one noun or pronoun. It's basically a naming word

Give an example of a proper noun!

• Los Angeles

• Paris

• dog

• New York City

Answer explanation

A proper noun is a specific (i.e., not funny) name for a particular person, place, or thing. Examples are;Thomas, London, Washington, Seoul, Ronaldo.

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

• A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea, while a proper noun is the specific name of a person, place, or thing.

• A common noun is always capitalized, while a proper noun is not capitalized.

• A common noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing, while a proper noun refers to a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun is used to refer to a specific individual, while a proper noun is used to refer to a general category.

Answer explanation

The difference between common and proper nouns is that common nouns refer to general things (like "a city" or "a mountain"), and proper nouns refer to specific, named things like "New York" or Mount everest.

Identify the noun in the following sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• chased

• mouse

• the

• cat

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a type of verb.

• A pronoun is a punctuation mark.

• A pronoun is a type of adjective.

• A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.

Give an example of a personal pronoun.

• he

• they

• it

• she

Laxmi Prasad Devkota ............. one of the literates who ............ banned by the Ranas.

• is, was

• is, were

• was, was

• was, were

Cielo is a beautiful girl, _______?

• isn´t he

• doesn´t she

• isn´t she

• -

It is Charmander,

• isn´t it?
• Is it?

One of the mangoes ... is bad.

• is

• are