Nouns: Formative Assessment #1

A noun is a ...

• word that describes an action
• word that describes a person or place only
• word that describes another noun
• word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

WRITE THE PLURAL NOUN

3. bookshelf

Identify the nouns in this sentence.

Dwayne Johnson is also known by his ring name, The Rock.

• Dwayne Johnson

• known

• The Rock

• name

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

The children ran through the grass.

• grass

• ran

• through

• the

What is a proper noun?

• noun that names more than one
• noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
• noun that names only one
• noun that names any person, place, thing, or idea

What is a common noun?

• noun that names any person, place, thing, or idea
• noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
• noun that names more than one
• noun that names only one

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

Can you help me with my homework please?

• please

• help

• my

• homework

Which of the following is a common noun in the sentence?

Jeese was filled with fear while approaching the pack of dogs.

• Jesse
• dog
• pack
• fear

Identify the nouns in this sentence.

Johnson had his first acting job in The Mummy Returns.

• Johnson

• acting

• job

• The Mummy Returns

True or false? A proper noun must always be capitalized. 

• True
• False