Common and Proper Nouns Quiz

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the common noun from the options below. My family and I went to the circus yesterday.

• and

• family

• went

• to

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the common noun from the options below. John Bill Ricketts staged the first circus performance in the US on April 3, 1793.

• circus

• April

• staged

• U.S.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the common noun from the options below. Isaac Van Amburgh began the tradition of taming jungle cats in 1830.

• of

• Isaac Van Amburgh

• tradition

• Began

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the common noun from the options below. PETA is a group that believes that circus animals are treated cruelly.

• group

• PETA

• cruelly

• treated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the common noun from the options below. The static or fixed trapeze act is performed on bars and ropes that mainly stay in place.

• mainly

• is

• performed

• bars

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the proper noun from the options below. Charlie Chaplin studied the art of clowning.

• Charlie

• Art

• Studied

• Clowning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read each of the following sentences. Choose the proper noun from the options below. Americans call a clown's act a gag while Europeans call it an entree.

• Clown's

• Act

• Americans

• Entrée

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Choose the proper noun in the following sentence: I saw a circus from China featuring a performer who spun many plates on sticks.

• Featuring

• Plates

• China

• Performer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Choose the proper noun in the sentence: Hoppy the Clown exaggerated how hard it was to ride his unicycle.

• Hoppy

• Unicycle

• Exaggerated

• Hard

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Choose the correct common noun. Emmett Leo Kelly was a famous clown who created "Weary Willie," the hobo clown.

• Famous

• Clown

• Hobo

• Weary Willie

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B