ELA End of Semester Exam

Proper and Common Nouns:

"Eddie is an excellent saxophone player."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct NOUNS

• Proper: Eddie

  Common: Player

• Proper: Eddie

  Common: Saxophone

• Proper: Saxophone

  Common: Eddie

• Proper: Player

  Common:

Answer explanation

The correct answer identifies 'Eddie' as a proper noun, which is a specific name, and 'player' as a common noun, which refers to a general category. Thus, 'Proper: Eddie' and 'Common: Player' is the right choice.

Proper and Common Nouns:

"Why don't you take off your shoes and rest your feet, Marie?"

Which answer correctly identifies the correct type of NOUNS

• Proper: You, Your

  Common: Marie, feet, shoes

• Proper: Marie, feet

  Common: You, your, shoes

• Proper: Marie, feet, shoes

  Common: You, your,

• Proper: Marie

  Common: You, your, feet, shoes

Answer explanation

The correct answer identifies 'Marie' as a proper noun, which is a specific name, while 'you', 'your', 'feet', and 'shoes' are common nouns, referring to general items or people.

Proper and Common Nouns:

Adam, Emily, and I paddled our canoes down the Nile River.

Which answer correctly identifies the correct NOUNS

• No Proper Nouns

• Proper: Adam, Emily, I, Nile River

  Common: canoes

• Proper: Adam, Emily, I

  Common: canoes, Nile River

• Proper: canoes

  Common: Adam, Emily, I, Nile River

Answer explanation

The correct answer identifies 'Adam', 'Emily', 'I', and 'Nile River' as proper nouns, which name specific people and a specific place. 'Canoes' is a common noun as it refers to a general item.

Proper and Common Nouns:

"The cowboys took the horses to the creek just past Malabar Hill."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common: NOUNS

• Proper: Malabar Hill

  Common: cowboys, horses, creek

• Proper: cowboys, horses, creek

  Common: Malabar Hill

• Proper: Horses, Malibar Hill

  Common: cowboys, horses, creek

• Proper: Creek

  Common: cowboys, horses, Malabar Hill

Answer explanation

The correct choice identifies 'Malabar Hill' as a Proper noun, which is a specific place, while 'cowboys', 'horses', and 'creek' are Common nouns, referring to general categories.

Proper and Common Nouns:

I learned to speak Chinese from my teacher, Dr. Tim

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common: NOUNS

• Proper: Teacher

  Common: Dr. Tim, Chinese

• 
  Proper: I, Dr. Tim, Chinese

  Common: Teacher

• Proper: Teacher, Chinese

  Common: I, Dr. Tim

• Proper: Teacher,

  Common: I, Dr. Tim

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'I' and 'Dr. Tim' are proper nouns as they name specific people, while 'Chinese' is a proper noun for a language. 'Teacher' is a common noun as it refers to a general role. Thus, the correct identification is: Proper: I, Dr. Tim, Chinese; Common: Teacher.

Proper and Common Nouns:

My brother is a surgeon in Houston.

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common: NOUNS

• Proper: brother

  Common: Houston, surgeon

• Proper: brother, surgeon

  Common: Houston

• Proper: surgeon

  Common: brother, Houston

• Proper: Houston

  Common: brother, surgeon

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'Houston' is a Proper noun as it names a specific place, while 'brother' and 'surgeon' are Common nouns as they refer to general categories of people. Thus, the correct identification is Proper: Houston, Common: brother, surgeon.

Proper and Common Nouns:

"That's a good thought, Charles, but I don't have any plastic bags."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

• Proper: Charles, I

  Common: thought, bags

• Proper: thought, bags

  Common: Charles, I

• Proper: thought, bags

  Common: Charles, I, bags

• Proper: Charles thought, bags

  Common: , I

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'Charles' and 'I' are proper nouns as they refer to specific people, while 'thought' and 'bags' are common nouns as they refer to general items. Thus, the correct identification is: Proper: Charles, I; Common: thought, bags.

Proper and Common Nouns:

"Moving to Oklahoma caused me a lot of heartache."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

• Proper: heartache

  Common: Oklahoma, me

• Proper: Oklahoma, me

  Common: heartache

• Proper: thought,

  Common: , I

• Proper: bags

  Common: Charles

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'Oklahoma' is a Proper noun as it names a specific place, while 'heartache' is a Common noun as it refers to a general feeling. 'Me' is also a Common noun, but it is not the focus here.

Proper and Common Nouns:

"Miranda thought the play was about forgiveness."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

• Proper: Miranda

  Common: play, forgiveness

• Proper: Play

  Common: forgiveness

• Proper: play, forgiveness

  Common: Miranda

• Proper: Miranda, forgiveness

  Common: play

Answer explanation

The correct choice identifies 'Miranda' as a Proper noun (specific name) and 'play' and 'forgiveness' as Common nouns (general terms). Thus, Proper: Miranda; Common: play, forgiveness is accurate.

Proper and Common Nouns:

"The hippopotamus rested in the cool water."

Which answer correctly identifies the correct Proper and Common NOUNS

• Proper: Hippopotamus

  Common: water

• Proper: Water

  Common: hippopotamus

• Proper: None

  Common: hippopotamus, water

• Proper: hippopotamus, water

  Common: None

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'hippopotamus' is a common noun referring to a type of animal, and 'water' is also a common noun referring to a substance. There are no proper nouns present, making the correct identification: Proper: None, Common: hippopotamus, water.