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Exploring Common and Proper Nouns

Exploring Common and Proper Nouns

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
L.3.1A, L.1.2A, L.6.1A

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Liam Anderson

Used 2+ times

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Standards-aligned

CCSS.L.3.1A
,
CCSS.L.1.2A
,
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
,
CCSS.L.6.1D
,
CCSS.L.1.1B
,
CCSS.L.K.1B
,
CCSS.L.2.2A
,
CCSS.L.3.2A
,
CCSS.L.4.2A
,
CCSS.L.K.2A
,

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a noun?

A descriptive word

A type of action

Any person, place, or thing

A specific place or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a common noun?

Mississippi

River

Eiffel Tower

Amazon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What distinguishes a proper noun from a common noun?

It is not specific

It describes actions

It is always capitalized

It can be any person, place, or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which example is a proper noun?

city

mountain

country

Canada

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do we capitalize the first letter of proper nouns?

It is a grammatical error to do so

To identify them as specific names

To show respect

To indicate the beginning of a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the proper noun in the sentence: 'I visited Paris last summer'?

Paris

summer

last

visited

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

Mr. Brown

Germany

ocean

April

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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