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Grammar: Nouns (Formative Assessment, pt. 1)

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

2.

Which type of noun names any one of a class of persons, places, or things?

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun

3.

Which type of noun names a particular person, place, or thing?

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun

4.

Identify the nouns in this sentence.


Dwayne Johnson was born in Hayward, California.

a)

Dwayne Johnson

b)

Hayward

c)

California

d)

born

5.

Identify the nouns in this sentence.


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

a)

Dwayne Johnson

b)

known

c)

The Rock

d)

name

6.

Identify the nouns in this sentence.


Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami.

a)

Johnson

b)

football

c)

player

d)

University of Miami

7.

Identify the nouns in this sentence.


Johnson had his first acting role in The Mummy Returns.

a)

Johnson

b)

acting

c)

role

d)

The Mummy Returns

8.

What is the subject in this sentence?


After his football career, Johnson decided to pursue a career as a professional wrestle.

a)

football

b)

career

c)

Johnson

d)

career

9.

What is the subject in this sentence?


Veteran wrestler Pat Patterson got Johnson several tryout matches with the World Wrestling Federation in 1996.

a)

veteran

b)

wrestler

c)

Pat Patterson

d)

World Wrestling Federation

10.

What is the subject in this sentence?


Under his real name, he defeated The Brooklyn Brawler at a house show and lost matches to Chris Candido and Owen Hart.

a)

name

b)

he

c)

The Brooklyn Brawler

d)

matches

11.

What is the subject in this sentence?


Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, a combination of his father and grandfather's ring names.

a)

Johnson

b)

WWF

c)

Rocky Maivia

d)

grandfather's

12.

Identify the subject complement in this sentence.


Terry Gene Bollea is the real name of Hulk Hogan.

a)

name

b)

real

c)

Hulk

d)

Terry

13.

Identify the subject complement in this sentence.


Hulk Hogan was an American pro wrestler.

a)

Hulk Hogan

b)

American

c)

pro

d)

wrestler

14.

Identify the subject complement in this sentence.


Hogan was the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumbles, in 1990 and 1991.

a)

wrestler

b)

Royal Rumbles

c)

1990

d)

first

15.

Identify the subject complement in this sentence.


Hulk Hogan was also a well liked movie star.

a)

Hulk Hogan

b)

well liked

c)

movie

d)

star

16.

What is the direct object in this sentence?


Hogan had an extensive acting career.

a)

Hogan

b)

extensive

c)

acting

d)

career

17.

What is the direct object in this sentence?


Mark William Calaway, The Undertaker, began his wrestling career in 1984.

a)

Calaway

b)

The Undertaker

c)

wrestling

d)

career

18.

What are the direct objects in this sentence? (There are 3)


The Undertaker gained significant mainstream popularity as a horror-themed, macabre entity who employed scare tactics and held links to the supernatural.

a)

popularity

b)

tactics

c)

links

d)

supernatural

19.

What is the direct object in this sentence?


The Undertaker holds 17 different championship titles.

a)

titles

b)

different

c)

championship

d)

holds

20.

What is the indirect object in this sentence?


Andre the Giant gave the world joy.

a)

Andre

b)

Giant

c)

joy

d)

world

21.

What is the indirect object in this sentence?


At 7 ft 4 in, Andre gained himself international attention as a force to be reckoned with.

a)

force

b)

himself

c)

attention

d)

international

22.

What is the indirect object in this sentence?


Judy and Angelo Puffo gave their son Randy life on November 15, 1952.

a)

Randy

b)

life

c)

November

d)

gave

23.

What is the indirect object in this sentence?


At the age of 21, Randy gave himself the ring name Randy Savage.

a)

age

b)

himself

c)

Randy Savage

d)

ring

24.

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?


André Roussimoff was born in Coulommiers.

a)

Andre Roussimoff

b)

Coulommiers

c)

in

d)

was born

25.

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?


Andre the Giant was the inaugural inductee into the newly created wrestling Hall of Fame.

a)

Hall of Fame

b)

inductee

c)

Andre the Giant

d)

wrestling

26.

What are the objects of the prepositions in this sentence?


His best-remembered film role was that of Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride.

a)

role

b)

Fezzik

c)

giant

d)

The Princess Bride

27.

How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?


Roussimoff died in his sleep of congestive heart failure on the night of January 27, 1993, in a Paris hotel room.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

28.

What is the noun in direct address in this sentence?


Mr. Burns, get off the dang roof!

a)

Mr. Burns

b)

dang

c)

roof

d)

you

29.

What is the noun in direct address in this sentence?


Class, one of you has a ticket taped under your chair!

a)

Class

b)

ticket

c)

taped

d)

chair

30.

(Review) How many proper nouns are in this sentence?


On May 9, 2016, it was announced that a movie based on the 2015 authorized graphic novel biography André the Giant: Closer to Heaven was going to be made.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or a verb?

The best place to find a new couch is at the dump.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

32.

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or a verb?

Many perfectly fine couches are dumped there.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

33.

 

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or a verb?

Sometimes, you find treasures at the dump.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

34.

 

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or a verb?

Check out this find, a 19th-century doll was discovered in the dump.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

35.

 

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or an adjective?

Man o' War was a famous racehorse.

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

36.

What is the subject complement in this sentence?

Man o' War was a famous racehorse.

(a)  

37.

 

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or an adjective?

The racehorse fan club at my school loves Man o' War.

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

38.

Is the underlined word in this sentence a noun or an adjective?

The Lexington-born racehorse brought fame to Kentucky horse breeders.

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective