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FA nouns

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Use skimming technique to read and give a key idea for the paragraph below.


"Thunderclouds are huge and awesomely powerful. Very big thunderclouds tower 16 km (10 miles) or more into the air and contain enough energy to light a small town for a year. No wonder then that they can unleash such devastating storms.

It takes very strong updraughts of air to build such huge and powerful clouds, which is why they tend to form along 'cold fronts' or over ground heated by strong sunshine."

a)

Thunderstorms are powerful

b)

Air builds clouds

c)

Thunderstorms are devastating

2.

Looking through a telephone directory list is an example of...?

a)

Skimming

b)

Scanning

3.

"The principal asked all the students to think about the importance of friendship."


Mention the type of noun which is underlined in the above sentence.

a)

compound

b)

abstract

4.

Use your knowledge of nouns to identify the compound nouns from the paragraph. (Look out for at least two of them)


"Thunderclouds are huge and awesomely powerful. Very big thunderclouds tower 16 km (10 miles) or more into the air and contain enough energy to light a small town for a year. No wonder then that they can unleash such devastating storms."

It takes very strong updraughts of air to build such huge and powerful clouds, which is why they tend to form along 'cold fronts' or over ground heated by strong sunshine."

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5.

What is a group of teachers called?

a)

a staff of teachers

b)

a crew of teachers

c)

a choir of singers

d)

a school of teachers

6.
Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

Use scanning technique to answer the following question based on the paragraph given below.


"Thunderclouds are huge and awesomely powerful. Very big thunderclouds tower 16 km (10 miles) or more into the air and contain enough energy to light a small town for a year. No wonder then that they can unleash such devastating storms."

What is the speed of the thunderclouds?

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8.

When you read the opening and closing of the paragraph or text, you are...

a)

skimming

b)

scanning

9.

Looking out to sea, we noticed a _______ of dolphins swimming.


State the appropriate collective noun for missing space in the above sentence.

a)

college

b)

school

c)

bunch

d)

group

10.

Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...?

a)

Skimming

b)

Scanning

11.

The teacher looked at all the __________ work and chose the best artist.

a)

student's

b)

students'

12.
Which compound noun can you form with LIGHT?
a)
measure
b)
switch
c)
ball
d)
opener
13.

What is a group of singers called?

a)

a crew of singers

b)

a troupe of singers

c)

a choir of singers

d)

a staff of singers

14.

My __________ birthday is next week.

a)

brother's

b)

brothers'

15.
Which compound noun can you form with ALARM?
a)
clock
b)
opener
c)
measure
d)
brush