Types of Nouns – 20 Practice Questions (IOE) set 1

 Types of Nouns – 20 Practice Questions (IOE)

1.      Which of the following is a proper noun?
a) country
b) city
c) London
d) river

2.      Identify the abstract noun in the sentence:
"Honesty is the best policy."
a) honesty
b) policy
c) best
d) is

3.      Which one is a collective noun?
a) students
b) army
c) weapons
d) people

4.      In the sentence “We saw a herd of cattle,” which word is a collective noun?
a) saw
b) herd
c) cattle
d) we

5.      Choose the material noun from the following options:
a) iron
b) phone
c) chair
d) factory

6.      What type of noun is “freedom”?
a) concrete
b) common
c) abstract
d) collective

7.      Which of the following is a common noun?
a) Himalayas
b) boy
c) Nepal
d) Krishna

8.      Identify the proper noun in the list:
a) university
b) library
c) Oxford
d) building

9.      Which one of these is an abstract noun?
a) air
b) kindness
c) chair
d) tree

10. What type of noun is “team”?
a) abstract
b) proper
c) collective
d) common

11. Choose the concrete noun from the list:
a) love
b) courage
c) water
d) wisdom

12. Which of the following is a material noun?
a) table
b) rice
c) village
d) music

13. Identify the collective noun:
a) school
b) crowd
c) shop
d) student

14. What type of noun is the word “Albert Einstein”?
a) proper
b) abstract
c) collective
d) common

15. Choose the common noun from these:
a) Mars
b) mountain
c) Everest
d) Mount Fuji

16. Which of the following words is an abstract noun?
a) dancer
b) running
c) beauty
d) forest

17. In the sentence “Copper is a useful metal,” what kind of noun is “copper”?
a) abstract
b) proper
c) common
d) material

18. Identify the proper noun from the list:
a) river
b) mountain
c) Nile
d) ocean

19. What type of noun is “committee”?
a) material
b) collective
c) common
d) proper

20. Choose the abstract noun from the following:
a) apple
b) patience
c) doctor
d) school

 

Types of Nouns – Answers with Reasons

1.      Which of the following is a proper noun?
✅ c) London
Reason: "London" is the specific name of a place, so it's a proper noun.

2.      Identify the abstract noun: "Honesty is the best policy."
✅ a) honesty
Reason: "Honesty" is a quality or idea that cannot be seen or touched, making it an abstract noun.

3.      Which one is a collective noun?
✅ b) army
Reason: "Army" refers to a group of soldiers, making it a collective noun.

4.      “We saw a herd of cattle,” which word is a collective noun?
✅ b) herd
Reason: "Herd" represents a group of animals (cattle), so it’s a collective noun.

5.      Choose the material noun:
✅ a) iron
Reason: "Iron" is a substance or material used to make things, so it’s a material noun.

6.      What type of noun is “freedom”?
✅ c) abstract
Reason: "Freedom" is a concept or idea, not a physical object, so it’s an abstract noun.

7.      Which of the following is a common noun?
✅ b) boy
Reason: "Boy" refers to a general person, not a specific name, so it’s a common noun.

8.      Identify the proper noun:
✅ c) Oxford
Reason: "Oxford" is the name of a specific university or city, so it’s a proper noun.

9.      Which one is an abstract noun?
✅ b) kindness
Reason: "Kindness" is a feeling or quality and not something tangible — an abstract noun.

10. What type of noun is “team”?
✅ c) collective
Reason: "Team" refers to a group of players, so it's a collective noun.

11. Choose the concrete noun:
✅ c) water
Reason: "Water" is something you can see and touch — a concrete noun.

12. Which is a material noun?
✅ b) rice
Reason: "Rice" is a substance/material used for food — a material noun.

13. Identify the collective noun:
✅ b) crowd
Reason: "Crowd" refers to a group of people — a collective noun.

14. What type of noun is “Albert Einstein”?
✅ a) proper
Reason: It's the specific name of a person — a proper noun.

15. Choose the common noun:
✅ b) mountain
Reason: "Mountain" is a general name for landforms, not a specific one — a common noun.

16. Which is an abstract noun?
✅ c) beauty
Reason: "Beauty" is a quality or idea — not something you can physically touch — an abstract noun.

17. In “Copper is a useful metal,” what kind of noun is “copper”?
✅ d) material
Reason: "Copper" is a metal/material — a material noun.

18. Identify the proper noun:
✅ c) Nile
Reason: "Nile" is the specific name of a river — a proper noun.

19. What type of noun is “committee”?
✅ b) collective
Reason: "Committee" is a group of people working together — a collective noun.

20. Choose the abstract noun:
✅ b) patience
Reason: "Patience" is a mental quality — something intangible — an abstract noun.