Common and proper nouns
1st grade (Year 2 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.1.1.B, L.1.2.A · England: Y1 GPS (capital letters for names)
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Question 1
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The class sang a song for Grandpa Joe.
- A. sang
- B. class
- C. Joe
- D. song
Question 2
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? Our dog is called Biscuit.
- A. our
- B. called
- C. Biscuit
- D. dog
Question 3
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The river Nile is very long.
- A. very
- B. long
- C. river
- D. Nile
Question 4
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? Tokyo is a huge city.
- A. city
- B. Tokyo
- C. is
- D. huge
Question 5
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? My friend Carlos has a pet rabbit.
- A. Carlos
- B. rabbit
- C. pet
- D. friend
Question 6
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? Last summer Priya visited Paris with her aunt.
- A. summer
- B. visited
- C. aunt
- D. Paris
Question 7
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The river Nile is very long.
- A. Nile
- B. river
- C. very
- D. long
Question 8
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The class sang a song for Grandpa Joe.
- A. Joe
- B. sang
- C. class
- D. song
Question 9
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The children waved at Mrs Patel.
- A. waved
- B. Patel
- C. at
- D. children
Question 10
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? On Monday we went to the zoo.
- A. went
- B. we
- C. Monday
- D. zoo
Question 11
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? We flew to Mexico on a plane.
- A. plane
- B. flew
- C. Mexico
- D. we
Question 12
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? We had pancakes in March.
- A. March
- B. had
- C. pancakes
- D. we
Question 13
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? Tokyo is a huge city.
- A. is
- B. huge
- C. city
- D. Tokyo
Question 14
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The children waved at Mrs Patel.
- A. at
- B. Patel
- C. waved
- D. children
Question 15
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? The river Nile is very long.
- A. Nile
- B. very
- C. river
- D. long
Question 16
Which word is a proper noun (the name of a particular person, place or day)? Our dog is called Biscuit.
- A. dog
- B. Biscuit
- C. our
- D. called
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