Civil Service Exam Practice Quiz: Nouns
(20 Items)
1. 1. Which of the following is a proper noun?
A. country
B. city
C. Philippines
D. island
2. 2. Which sentence contains a collective noun?
A. The girls went shopping.
B. The jury has reached a decision.
C. He opened the door.
D. They studied for the exam.
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3. 3. Choose the abstract noun from the following:
A. book
B. courage
C. table
D. school
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4. 4. Which noun is countable?
A. air
B. rice
C. books
D. sugar
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5. 5. Identify the concrete noun:
A. freedom
B. happiness
C. music
D. honesty
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6. 6. What type of noun is the word 'team'?
A. Proper
B. Abstract
C. Collective
D. Concrete
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7. 7. In the sentence: 'Love is important in a relationship,' what kind of noun is 'Love'?
A. Abstract
B. Concrete
C. Common
D. Proper
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8. 8. Which of the following is not a noun?
A. runner
B. dance
C. honesty
D. quickly
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9. 9. Which noun is uncountable?
A. pens
B. water
C. laptops
D. dogs
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10. 10. Identify the common noun in the sentence: 'John and his sister went to the park.'
A. John
B. sister
C. park
D. both B and C
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11. 11. Choose the irregular plural noun:
A. chairs
B. boxes
C. children
D. pens
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12. 12. In the sentence 'The audience clapped loudly,' the word 'audience' is a:
A. Proper noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Collective noun
D. Common noun
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13. 13. What is the plural of 'mouse'?
A. mouses
B. mice
C. mices
D. mouse
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14. 14. Identify the noun in this sentence: 'She gave me excellent advice.'
A. gave
B. excellent
C. me
D. advice
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15. 15. Which of these is a proper noun?
A. Month
B. May
C. city
D. student
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16. 16. Select the correct plural form of 'child':
A. childs
B. children
C. childes
D. childer
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17. 17. Which noun is both concrete and countable?
A. salt
B. paper
C. phone
D. air
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18. 18. In the sentence: 'The teacher explained the topic clearly,' what is the noun?
A. clearly
B. explained
C. topic
D. the
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19. 19. What type of noun is the word 'justice'?
A. Proper
B. Collective
C. Abstract
D. Concrete
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20. 20. Which of the following words is a collective noun?
A. group
B. honesty
C. pencil
D. computer
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Civil Service Pronouns Quiz Instructions: Choose the correct pronoun to complete each
sentence.
1. (He / Him) and James are going to the seminar. A. He
B. Him
C. His
D. Himself
2. The dog wagged (its / it's) tail excitedly. A. its
B. it's
C. it is
D. its’
3. Everyone must bring (his or her / their) own pen. A. their
B. his or her
C. theirs
D. his/her
4. (Who / Whom) did you see at the meeting? A. Who
B. Whom
C. Whoever
D. Whomever
5. I can’t believe this phone is (your / yours). A. your
B. yours
C. you're
D. you’re
6. The manager, (who / whom) we met yesterday, is very kind. A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
7. That pen is (my / mine). A. my
B. mine
C. me
D. I
8. She blamed (herself / herselfs) for the mistake. A. herself
B. herselfs
C. her
D. she
9. (This / These) are my favorite novels. A. This
B. These
C. Those
D. That
10. Each of the students has (his or her / their) assignment completed. A. their
B. theirs
C. his or her
D. him or her
11. (Which / What) of these books do you prefer? A. Which
B. What
C. Whom
D. Whose
12. Please give the report to John and (I / me). A. I
B. me
C. myself
D. mine
13. Neither of the girls brought (her / their) ID. A. her
B. their
C. hers
D. she
14. The teacher, (whose / who's) class won the award, was very proud. A. who's
B. whose
C. who
D. whom
15. He taught (himself / himselves) how to code. A. himself
B. himselves
C. him
D. his
16. The kids helped (themselves / theirselves) to snacks. A. themselves
B. theirselves
C. them
D. they
17. I don’t know (who / whom) to trust anymore. A. who
B. whom
C. whoever
D. whose
18. The cat licked (its / it’s) paws after eating. A. its
B. it’s
C. its’
D. it
19. You and (I / me) will present the report. A. I
B. me
C. myself
D. mine
20. (Someone / Anyone) left their umbrella in the hallway. A. Someone
B. Anyone
C. Nobody
D. Either A or B
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Answer Key:
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. A
19. A
20. D
