Collective Noun Quiz
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This quiz was created for beginner ESL learners studying collective nouns.
- 1.What is exact definition of a collective noun?
- A.
A person, place, thing, or idea
- B.
A name for materials that can either be measured or weighed
- C.
A word that always begins with a capital letter
- D.
A word that refers to general things, people, or animals
- E.
The name of a group of persons or objects of the same kind considered as a unit
- 2.
- A.
Herd
- B.
Bunch
- C.
Swarm
- D.
Bevy
- E.
School
- 3.All night we could hear the ___________ of wolves howling.
- A.
Troop
- B.
Pod
- C.
Gaggle
- D.
Pride
- E.
Pack
- 4.We were in awe as we watched the _________ of whales swimming.
- A.
Flock
- B.
Pod
- C.
Band
- D.
Bunch
- E.
Shoal
- 5.The _________ of lions slept all day on the African plains.
- A.
Class
- B.
Fleet
- C.
Pride
- D.
Drove
- E.
Posse
- 6.A _________ of fruits.
- 7.A _________ of fish.
- 8.A _________ of sticks.
- 9.How many different types of collective nouns are in the English language?
- A.
20
- B.
50
- C.
80
- D.
100
- E.
Over 200
- 10.
- A.
Single person
- B.
Two people
- C.
Twenty five people
- D.
One animal
- E.
A group of persons or objects of the same kind
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