NOUNS – MCQs:: Suitable for clas VIII–XII


Instructions: Choose the correct answer. / āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


1. Courage is a ___. / Courage āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Courage is a quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


2. The ___ of bees is called a swarm. / āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧰ āϞāĻ—ā§° ___ swarm āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ (collective noun / proper noun)


Ans: collective noun → It represents a group → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


3. London is a ___. / London āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Name of a city → āĻ āĻžāχ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


4. Sugar is a ___. / āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


5. The ___ of the students was excellent. / āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ ___ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ (behaviour / run)


Ans: behaviour → Abstract noun → āφāϚ⧰āĻŖ / āϗ⧁āĻŖā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


6. The ___ of lions moved silently. / āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻšā§° ___ āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āϚāϞāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ (pride / team)


Ans: pride → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


7. Honesty is always rewarded. / āϏāϤāϤāĻž āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


8. The teacher wrote on the ___. / āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• ___ āϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ (board / write)


Ans: board → Concrete noun → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


9. Gold is a ___. / āϏ⧋āĻŖ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


10. The ___ of birds flew across the sky. / āϚ⧰āĻžāχāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ ___ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϤ āω⧰āĻŋ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ (flock / family)


Ans: flock → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


11. Democracy is a ___. / āĻ—āĻŖāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Idea / concept → āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻžā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


12. The students of Class IX are hardworking. / Class IX ā§° āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟāϕ⧰āĨ¤ “students” is a ___. (common noun / proper noun)


Ans: common noun → General name → āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


13. Himalaya is a ___. / āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Name of a mountain → āĻ āĻžāχ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


14. Water is a ___. / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


15. The ___ of the army advanced. / āϏ⧇āύāĻžā§° ___ āφāĻ—ā§ā§ąāĻžāχ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ (regiment / soldier)


Ans: regiment → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


16. Patience is a virtue. / āĻ§ā§ˆā§°ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻž āϗ⧁āĻŖāĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


17. Shakespeare wrote many plays. / Shakespeare āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āύāĻžāϟāĻ• āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ “Shakespeare” is a ___. (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Person’s name → āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ / āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


18. Iron is a ___. / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


19. The ___ of wolves howled at night. / āĻŦāĻžāϘ⧰ ___ āύāĻŋāĻļāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ (pack / team)


Ans: pack → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


20. Happiness is important. / āϏ⧁āĻ– āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Feeling → āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ąā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


21. The ___ is on the table. / ___ āĻŽā§‡āĻ›āĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ (book / read)


Ans: book → Thing → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


22. The ___ is very tall. / ___ āĻŦā§° āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤ (tree / grow)


Ans: tree → Thing → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


23. My ___ reads newspaper. / āĻŽā§‹ā§° ___ āĻŦāĻžāϤ⧰āĻŋā§° āĻ•āĻžāĻ•āϤ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤ (grandfather / read)


Ans: grandfather → Person → āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤


24. The ___ works in a hospital. / ___ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϤāĻžāϞāϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ (nurse / work)


Ans: nurse → Person → āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤


25. The ___ of students is excellent. / āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ā§° ___ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟāĨ¤ (behaviour / run)


Ans: behaviour → Abstract noun → āφāϚ⧰āĻŖ / āϗ⧁āĻŖā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


26. The ___ of soldiers marched forward. / āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧰ ___ āφāĻ—ā§ā§ąāĻžāχ āĻ—’āϞāĨ¤ (regiment / team)


Ans: regiment → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


27. Oil is a ___. / āϤ⧇āϞ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


28. London is a ___. / London āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Place → āĻ āĻžāχ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


29. The ___ of bees collected nectar. / āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧰ ___ āĻŽāϧ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻš āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ (swarm / team)


Ans: swarm → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


30. Friendship is a ___. / āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Feeling / quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ąā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


31. The ___ of cows grazed in the field. / āϗ⧰⧁⧰ ___ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϤ āĻ–āĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ (herd / group)


Ans: herd → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


32. Honesty is a ___. / āϏāϤāϤāĻž āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


33. Shakespeare is a ___. / Shakespeare āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Person → āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ / āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


34. Water is a ___. / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


35. The ___ of soldiers was disciplined. / āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧰ ___ āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ (regiment / team)


Ans: regiment → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


36. Happiness is a ___. / āϏ⧁āĻ– āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Feeling → āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ąā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


37. The ___ of birds flew high. / āϚ⧰āĻžāχāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ ___ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āω⧰āĻŋ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ (flock / group)


Ans: flock → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


38. Iron is a ___. / āϞ⧋āĻšāĻž āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


39. London is a ___. / London āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Place → āĻ āĻžāχ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


40. Courage is a ___. / āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


41. The ___ of lions is dangerous. / āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻšā§° ___ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻāϜāύāĻ•āĨ¤ (pride / team)


Ans: pride → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


42. Patience is a ___. / āĻ§ā§ˆā§°ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


43. The ___ is shining brightly. / ___ āωāĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ (sun / shine)


Ans: sun → Thing → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


44. Gold is a ___. / āϏ⧋āĻŖ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


45. The ___ of bees buzzed loudly. / āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧰ ___ āĻœā§‹ā§°ā§‡ āĻœā§‹ā§°ā§‡ āϗ⧁āĻžā§āϜāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ (swarm / team)


Ans: swarm → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


46. Shakespeare wrote many plays. / Shakespeare āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āύāĻžāϟāĻ• āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ (proper noun / common noun)


Ans: proper noun → Person → āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ / āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


47. Friendship is valuable. / āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύāĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Feeling → āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ąā§° āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


48. The ___ of cows grazed in the field. / āϗ⧰⧁⧰ ___ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϤ āĻ–āĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ (herd / group)


Ans: herd → Collective noun → āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


49. Oil is a ___. / āϤ⧇āϞ āĻāϟāĻž ___āĨ¤ (material noun / abstract noun)


Ans: material noun → Substance → āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĨ¤


50. Honesty is rewarded. / āϏāϤāϤāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ (abstract noun / concrete noun)


Ans: abstract noun → Quality → āϗ⧁āĻŖ / abstract nounāĨ¤


Exam Tip:



  • Collective nouns = āĻ—ā§‹āϟ⧰ āύāĻžāĻŽ

  • Abstract nouns = āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą / āϗ⧁āĻŖ / āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ

  • Material nouns = āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ / āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ

  • Proper nouns = āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ / āĻ āĻžāχ / āύāĻžāĻŽ

  • Common nouns = āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻŽ