<p>Quiz</p><p>Nouns</p><p>Level A</p><p>Circle the right answer for each question.</p><p>1) Which of these is a proper noun?</p><p>A) Spain</p><p>B) country</p><p>C) town</p><p>2) Which of these is a proper noun?</p><p>A) boy</p><p>B) man</p><p>C) David</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 1 of 15 3) Which of these is a proper noun?</p><p>A) car</p><p>B) Honda</p><p>C) bike</p><p>4) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?</p><p>A) city</p><p>B) leeds</p><p>C) town</p><p>5) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?</p><p>A) town</p><p>B) village</p><p>C) manchester</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 2 of 15 6) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?</p><p>A) match of the day</p><p>B) football match</p><p>C) football team</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 3 of 15 Quiz</p><p>Nouns</p><p>Level B</p><p>Circle the right answer for each question.</p><p>1) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>A) I am going up to london to see a Show.</p><p>B) I am going up to London to see a show.</p><p>C) I am Going up to london to see a show.</p><p>2) Which of these sentences is correct?</p><p>A) I was born in May.</p><p>B) I was born in may.</p><p>C) I was born in april.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 4 of 15 3) Which of these sentences is correct?</p><p>A) I am taking my dog, Jack, to France with me.</p><p>B) I am taking my dog, jack, to France with me.</p><p>C) I am taking my dog, Jack, to france with me.</p><p>4) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>A) Arsenal is my favourite football team.</p><p>B) arsenal is my favourite football team.</p><p>C) arsenal is my favourite Football team.</p><p>5) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>A) I will take the train to Birmingham new street.</p><p>B) I will take the train to birmingham New street.</p><p>C) I will take the train to Birmingham New Street.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 5 of 15 6) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>A) Barack Obama was the first black president of the united states of america.</p><p>B) Barack Obama was the first black president of the United States of America.</p><p>C) barack obama was the first black president of the United States of America.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 6 of 15 Quiz</p><p>Nouns</p><p>Level C</p><p>Circle the right answer for each question.</p><p>1) Which of these is a compound noun?</p><p>A) air ambulance</p><p>B) airmail</p><p>C) air transport</p><p>2) Which of these is a compound noun?</p><p>A) teaspoon</p><p>B) tea trolley</p><p>C) tea</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 7 of 15 3) Which of these is a compound noun?</p><p>A) working</p><p>B) work to rule</p><p>C) housework</p><p>4) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?</p><p>A) handbag</p><p>B) handwriting</p><p>C) handy</p><p>5) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?</p><p>A) headlight</p><p>B) heading</p><p>C) headquarters</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 8 of 15 6) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?</p><p>A) nightie</p><p>B) nightclub</p><p>C) nightmare</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 9 of 15 Quiz - answers</p><p>Nouns</p><p>Level A</p><p>1) Which of these is a proper noun?</p><p>The correct answer is A. Spain is a proper noun because it is the name of a country. It has a capital letter.</p><p>2) Which of these is a proper noun?</p><p>The correct answer is C. David is a proper noun because it is the name of a man or boy. It has a capital letter.</p><p>3) Which of these is a proper noun?</p><p>The correct answer is B. Honda is a proper noun because it is the name of a car or bike. It has a capital letter.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 10 of 15 4) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?</p><p>The correct answer is B. Leeds should begin with a capital letter because it is the name of a city.</p><p>5) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?</p><p>The correct answer is C. Manchester should begin with a capital letter because it is the name of a city.</p><p>6) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?</p><p>The correct answer is A. Match of the Day should begin with a capital letter because it is the name of a TV programme.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 11 of 15 Quiz - answers</p><p>Nouns</p><p>Level B</p><p>1) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>The correct answer is B. London should have a capital letter because it is the name of a city.</p><p>2) Which of these sentences is correct?</p><p>The correct answer is A. The sentence 'I was born in May' is correct. The name of the month should have a capital letter.</p><p>3) Which of these sentences is correct?</p><p>The correct answer is A. Both Jack and France should have capital letters as they are both names.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 12 of 15 4) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>The correct answer is A. Arsenal is the name of a football team so it should begin with a capital letter.</p><p>5) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation??</p><p>The correct answer is C. The name of the station is Birmingham New Street and all the words in the name must have a capital letter.</p><p>6) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?</p><p>The correct answer is B. Barack Obama is the name of a man and United States of America is the name of a country, so they should both have capital letters.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 13 of 15 Quiz - answers</p><p>Nouns</p><p>Level C</p><p>1) Which of these is a compound noun?</p><p>The correct answer is B. The compound noun is 'airmail'. It is made of two words joined together.</p><p>2) Which of these is a compound noun?</p><p>The correct answer is A. The compound noun is 'teaspoon'. It is made of two words joined together.</p><p>3) Which of these is a compound noun?</p><p>The correct answer is C. The compound noun is 'housework'. It is made of two words joined together.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 14 of 15 4) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?</p><p>The correct answer is C. The right answer is that 'handy' is not a compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.</p><p>5) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?</p><p>The correct answer is B. The right answer is that 'heading' is not a compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.</p><p>6) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?</p><p>The correct answer is A. The right answer is that 'nightie' is not a compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.</p><p>Entry 1 & 2 Quiz bbc.co.uk/skillswise © BBC 2012 Page 15 of 15</p>