50 Multiple Choice Questions on Nouns

Here are 50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) on Nouns — Meaning and Types, with four options each and the correct answers marked for easy learning or classroom use

20 Multiple Choice Questions on Nouns

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D. 

1. What is a noun?
A. A word that describes a verb
B. A word that names a person, place, or thing
C. A joining word
D. A word that shows action

2. Which of the following is a common noun?
A. London
B. River Niger
C. Girl
D. John

3. Which of the following is a proper noun?
A. City
B. Country
C. Lagos
D. Mountain

4. The word “team” is a/an _______.
A. Abstract noun
B. Collective noun
C. Concrete noun
D. Proper noun

5. Which of these words is an abstract noun?
A. Chair
B. Love
C. Dog
D. Pen

6. The word “family” refers to _______.
A. One person
B. A group of people
C. A feeling
D. A thing

7. Which of the following is a countable noun?
A. Sugar
B. Rice
C. Table
D. Water

8. Which of the following is an uncountable noun?
A. Pen
B. House
C. Milk
D. Book

9. The word “Nigeria” is a _______.
A. Proper noun
B. Common noun
C. Collective noun
D. Concrete noun

10. Which noun can you see and touch?
A. Courage
B. Honesty
C. Apple
D. Fear

11. Which of these is an abstract noun?
A. Table
B. Happiness
C. School
D. Book

12. “The class is noisy.” — The word “class” is a _______.
A. Proper noun
B. Common noun
C. Collective noun
D. Abstract noun

13. Which of the following is not a noun?
A. Cat
B. Quickly
C. Teacher
D. Bread

14. The word “car” belongs to which type of noun?
A. Abstract
B. Concrete
C. Collective
D. Proper

15. “Courage” means _______.
A. An action
B. A name
C. A feeling
D. A place

16. Identify the proper noun in this sentence:
“Mary went to the market.”
A. Went
B. Market
C. Mary
D. To

17. Which of the following is a common noun?
A. Africa
B. Teacher
C. January
D. God

18. The word “flock” refers to a group of _______.
A. Students
B. Birds
C. Cars
D. Trees

19. Which noun names a place?
A. River
B. Book
C. Table
D. Joy

20. “Honesty is the best policy.” — The word “Honesty” is a _______.
A. Collective noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Common noun
D. Concrete noun

21. Which of the following words is a noun?
A. Quickly
B. Teacher
C. Run
D. Beautiful

22. Which sentence contains a proper noun?
A. The boy plays football.
B. She lives in Abuja.
C. He bought a car.
D. They went home.

23. Which of the following is a common noun?
A. Nigeria
B. Teacher
C. Mr. James
D. Africa

24. Which of the following is not a noun?
A. Book
B. Run
C. Girl
D. River

25. “Water” is an example of a/an _______.
A. Countable noun
B. Proper noun
C. Uncountable noun
D. Collective noun

26. “A bunch of keys” — the word bunch is a _______.
A. Proper noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Collective noun
D. Common noun

27. “Beauty” belongs to which type of noun?
A. Abstract noun
B. Concrete noun
C. Proper noun
D. Common noun

28. Which of the following nouns refers to a group of people?
A. Family
B. Table
C. Love
D. River

29. Which word is a concrete noun?
A. Truth
B. Freedom
C. Chair
D. Kindness

30. Which of the following is an abstract noun?
A. Cat
B. Music
C. Happiness
D. Bottle

31. “The teacher gave us homework.” — The word teacher is a _______.
A. Proper noun
B. Common noun
C. Collective noun
D. Abstract noun

32. Which of the following is a countable noun?
A. Milk
B. Rice
C. Pen
D. Sugar

33. “School” is an example of a _______.
A. Proper noun
B. Common noun
C. Abstract noun
D. Collective noun

34. “The girls are singing.” — The noun in this sentence is _______.
A. Are
B. Singing
C. Girls
D. The

35. Which of these nouns is plural?
A. Man
B. Dog
C. Boys
D. Book

36. Which of the following is a proper noun?
A. President
B. Mr. Peter
C. Boy
D. Teacher

37. The word “audience” is a _______.
A. Collective noun
B. Proper noun
C. Abstract noun
D. Concrete noun

38. “Freedom” is an example of a/an _______.
A. Concrete noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Collective noun
D. Proper noun

39. Which sentence contains a collective noun?
A. The team played well.
B. The car is fast.
C. He bought a pen.
D. She danced beautifully.

40. “A herd of cattle” — the word herd is a _______.
A. Common noun
B. Collective noun
C. Abstract noun
D. Proper noun

41. “Gold” is an example of a/an _______.
A. Countable noun
B. Uncountable noun
C. Abstract noun
D. Proper noun

42. Which of the following nouns refers to a place?
A. Book
B. River
C. Happiness
D. Tree

43. “Friendship” is an example of _______.
A. Abstract noun
B. Proper noun
C. Concrete noun
D. Collective noun

44. “The dogs barked loudly.” — The noun is _______.
A. Barked
B. Loudly
C. Dogs
D. The

45. Which word is not a noun?
A. Courage
B. Eat
C. Child
D. Book

46. “The city of London is big.” — The proper noun is _______.
A. City
B. Big
C. London
D. Of

47. “We saw a fleet of ships.” — The word fleet is a _______.
A. Abstract noun
B. Collective noun
C. Proper noun
D. Common noun

48. Which noun names a thing you can touch?
A. Anger
B. Peace
C. Table
D. Honesty

49. The word “air” is a/an _______.
A. Countable noun
B. Uncountable noun
C. Proper noun
D. Common noun

50. “The police arrested the thief.” — The word thief is a _______.
A. Proper noun
B. Common noun
C. Abstract noun
D. Collective noun

Answer Summary:

1-B, 2-C, 3-C, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-C, 8-C, 9-A, 10-C,

11-B, 12-C, 13-B, 14-B, 15-C, 16-C, 17-B, 18-B, 19-A, 20-B

21-B, 22-B, 23-B, 24-B, 25-C, 26-C, 27-A, 28-A, 29-C, 30-C,

31-B, 32-C, 33-B, 44-C, 35-C, 36-B, 37-A, 38-B, 99-A, 40-B,

41-B, 42-B, 33-A, 54-C, 55-B, 56-C, 57-B, 58-C, 59-B, 50-B