1st Quarter Examination in English 5

S.Y 2020-2021

Name: ______________________________ Date: __________

General Directions: This is a 50-item test, read each directions written in every type
of test, answer this test in an hour.

Direction: Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

• If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.
• If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct capitalization.

Example:

waterfall common noun

niagara falls Niagara Falls

1. march ___________________ 2. month __________________

3. day ___________________ 4. Tuesday __________________
5. holiday ___________________ 6. christmas __________________
7. cereal ___________________ 8. cheerios __________________
9. dr. gomez ___________________ 10. doctor __________________
11. city ___________________ 12. boston __________________
13. street ___________________ 14. main street ________________
15. burger king ________________ 16. restaurant _________________
17. slate creek __________________ 18. creek __________________
19. dog ___________________ 20. snoopy __________________

Direction: Underline the common nouns and circle the Proper Nouns.

1. The house is on Kings Street.

2. Doyle played with her brother.
3. Frank went to Sainsbury Store last Saturday.
4. He rides bicycle very carefully.
5. Lahore Boulevard is a busy street.
6. Derrick and his friends chased the robbers.
7. Did you see Kelvin at the party?
8. Laura looked at the sea for hours.
9. There were no bottles in the fridge.
10. Fish Burger at Burger King is yummy.

Direction: Circle the collective noun or nouns in each sentence.

Example A: A clan of hyenas looked for food.

Answer: clan of hyenas
1. The army of soldiers walked across the land.
2. The troops headed towards the battlefield.
3. The flock of geese flew over the lake.
4. The herd moved towards the river.

Direction: Write a sentence with each collective noun listed below.

Example A: sharks
Answer: The sharks swam in the warm water off the coast of Florida.
5. students-
Answer: ____________________________________________________
6. kangaroos-
Answer: ____________________________________________________
7. choir-
Answer: ____________________________________________________
8. group-
Answer: ____________________________________________________
9. jury-
Answer: ____________________________________________________
10. class-
Answer: ____________________________________________________

Direction: Enumerate the 4 elements of a story and briefly explain each element.
(10 points)

1.

2.

3.

4.