7th Grade Language Usage
Nouns 1
Name
Question #1:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
All maps are drawn to a certain scale.
A. maps, scale
B. scale, maps, certain
C. maps, drawn, scale
D. drawn, scale
Question #2:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
Scale means inches on the map that represent feet or miles on the earth's surface.
A. inches, map, feet, miles, surface
B. map, earth's, surface, scale
C. scale, inches, map, feet, miles, surface
D. inches, map, feet, miles, earth's
Question #3:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
Landforms are features of the earth's surface that are made by nature.
A. landforms, surface, nature, made, earth's
B. landforms, features, surface, nature, earth's
C. features, surface, nature, earth's
D. landforms, features, surface, nature
Question #4:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
Landforms include mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
A. landforms, includes, oceans
B. mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, oceans
C. landforms, mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, oceans
D. landforms, rivers, lakes, oceans
Question #5:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
A "great circle" on a map shows the shortest distance between two places.
A. great, circle, map, distance, places
B. circle, map, between, distance, places
C. circle, map, distance, places
D. circle, map, distance, shortest
Question #6:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
Ships and airplanes often follow the curve of the "great circle."
A. ships, airplanes, often, circle
B. ships, airplanes, circle
C. ships, airplanes, follow, circle
D. ships, airplanes, curve, circle
Question #7:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
"Great circle" routes are best shown on maps that are polar projections.
A. routes, maps, polar
B. routes, maps, projections
C. circle, maps, projections
D. routes, maps, polar, projections
Question #8:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
A polar projection places the North Pole or South Pole at the center of the map.
A. North Pole, South Pole, map
B. projection, North Pole, South Pole, places
C. projection, North Pole, South Pole, center, map
D. North Pole, South Pole, center, map
Question #9:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
On a globe, a straight line is not the shortest way to travel.
A. globe, line, shortest
B. globe, line, straight
C. globe, line, way
D. globe, line
Question #10:
Which answer lists only the nouns in the sentence?
A physical map shows the elevation or height of the land.
A. map, elevation, land
B. map, elevation, height, land
C. map, physical, height, land, shows
D. map, shows, height, land
7th Grade Language Usage
Nouns 1
Name
Question #11:
Are these nouns common or proper?
meridian longitude latitude
A. proper
B. common
Question #12:
Are these nouns common or proper?
Santa Maria Easter Chicago
A. common
B. proper
Question #13:
Is the word in parentheses a common or proper noun? Another map that shows (elevation) is a choropleth map.
A. proper
B. common
Question #14:
Is the word in parentheses a common or proper noun? In the 1500s (sailors) needed a map of the oceans.
A. proper
B. common
Question #15:
Is the word in parentheses a common or proper noun? In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed west from (Spain).
A. common
B. proper
Question #16:
What type of noun refers to a particular person, place, or thing?
A. common
B. proper
C. abstract
Question #17:
What type of noun refers to any one of a group of items?
A. common
B. proper
C. abstract
Question #18:
What type of noun should always be capitalized?
A. common
B. proper
C. abstract
Question #19:
What type of nouns can be experienced by at least one of the five senses?
A. abstract
B. concrete
Question #20:
What type of nouns cannot be experienced by any one of the five senses?
A. concrete
B. abstract
Question #21:
Are these nouns abstract or concrete?
shyness love joy
A. concrete
B. abstract
Question #22:
Write one of the nouns in this sentence.
A physical map shows the earth's features.
Question #23:
Are these nouns concrete or abstract?
cup elephant gasoline
A. abstract
B. concrete
Question #24:
Is the word in parentheses an abstract or concrete noun?
The perfect model of the earth is a (globe).
A. abstract
B. concrete
Question #25:
Is the word in parentheses an abstract or concrete noun?
In (truth), sizes and shapes of lands near the poles were incorrect on early maps.
A. concrete
B. abstract
7th Grade Language Usage
Nouns 1
Answer Key
1. A -maps, scale
2. C -scale, inches, map, feet, miles, surface
3. D -landforms, features, surface, nature
4. C -landforms, mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, oceans
5. C -circle, map, distance, places
6. D -ships, airplanes, curve, circle
7. B -routes, maps, projections
8. C -projection, North Pole, South Pole, center, map
9. C -globe, line, way
10. B -map, elevation, height, land
11. B -common
12. B -proper
13. B -common
14. B -common
15. B -proper
16. B -proper
17. A -common
18. B -proper
19. B -concrete
20. B -abstract
21. B -abstract
22. "map" OR "features"
23. B -concrete
24. B -concrete
25. B -abstract