PARCC Noun 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses a possessive noun correctly?
- The dogs bone was lost.
- The dog's bone was lost. (Correct answer)
- The dogs' bone was lost by one dog.
- The dog bone's was lost.
Correct answer: The dog's bone was lost.
A single dog owns the bone, so "dog's" with an apostrophe before the -s is correct.
Question 2: Which word is a common noun?
- Paris
- ocean (Correct answer)
- Atlantic
- Sarah
Correct answer: ocean
"Ocean" is a common noun because it names a general thing, not a specific one.
Question 3: Identify the noun that functions as the subject in: "Rain fell heavily last night."
- fell
- heavily
- Rain (Correct answer)
- night
Correct answer: Rain
"Rain" is the noun performing the action, so it is the subject.
Question 4: What is the plural of the noun "leaf"?
- leafs
- leaves (Correct answer)
- leafes
- leaf
Correct answer: leaves
Nouns ending in -f often change to -ves, so "leaf" becomes "leaves."
Question 5: Which of the following is an example of a collective noun?
- flock (Correct answer)
- bird
- feather
- sky
Correct answer: flock
"Flock" names a group of birds acting together, making it collective.
Question 6: In "Happiness is contagious," the noun "happiness" is best described as:
- a proper noun
- a concrete noun
- an abstract noun (Correct answer)
- a plural noun
Correct answer: an abstract noun
"Happiness" names a feeling that cannot be touched, so it is abstract.
Question 7: Which noun in this sentence is the direct object: "Maria painted a portrait"?
- Maria
- painted
- portrait (Correct answer)
- a
Correct answer: portrait
"Portrait" receives the action of "painted," making it the direct object.
PARCC Noun 3
Which sentence uses a possessive noun correctly?