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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Nouns (Abstract) 2 (Questions)

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Abstract nouns are often qualities or attitudes but they can also be feelings and ideas. Feelings and ideas are especially important to describe when writing a story or poem.

To give you a good grasp of abstract nouns, try this second English quiz on the subject.

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
'Pride and Prejudice' is a novel written years ago.

[ ]	ago
[ ]	is
[ ]	novel
[ ]	'Pride and Prejudice'

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
It was always his ambition to become a doctor.

[ ]	always
[ ]	ambition
[ ]	become
[ ]	doctor

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The mountaineers showed great courage.

[ ]	courage
[ ]	great
[ ]	mountaineers
[ ]	showed

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
After the storm in the night came peace and quietness.

[ ]	After, storm
[ ]	peace, quietness
[ ]	storm, night
[ ]	storm, peace

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The nurse's kindness helped the patient greatly.

[ ]	helped
[ ]	kindness
[ ]	nurse's
[ ]	patient

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The hostility between the lands gave rise to war.

[ ]	hostility
[ ]	lands
[ ]	rise
[ ]	war

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Tom's eagerness to be the first one caused him to fail.

[ ]	caused
[ ]	eagerness
[ ]	first
[ ]	Tom's

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Tom's sadness at losing the race was obvious.

[ ]	losing
[ ]	race
[ ]	sadness
[ ]	Tom's

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The commitment of the leaders kept the group going.

[ ]	commitment
[ ]	going
[ ]	group
[ ]	leaders

10.

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Her friendship meant so much to him.

[ ]	friendship
[ ]	him
[ ]	meant
[ ]	much

English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Nouns (Abstract) 2 (Answers)

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
'Pride and Prejudice' is a novel written years ago.

[ ]	ago
[ ]	is
[ ]	novel
[x]	'Pride and Prejudice'

Pride and prejudice are both attitudes therefore they are abstract nouns

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
It was always his ambition to become a doctor.

[ ]	always
[x]	ambition
[ ]	become
[ ]	doctor

Ambition is a quality - an abstract noun