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

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Collective nouns refer to numbers of people, animals or items. Did you know that collective nouns are never plural? It's a handy bit of knowledge for your back pocket!

If you enjoyed the first quiz on collective nouns, you may like to see how well you do in this, the second quiz!

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The aid committee appealed for a team of volunteers.

[ ]	aid, committee
[ ]	aid, volunteers
[ ]	committee, appealed
[ ]	committee, team

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The roman officer commanded a legion of soldiers.

[ ]	legion
[ ]	officer
[ ]	roman
[ ]	soldiers

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The Bournemouth conference attracted a huge crowd.

[ ]	Bournemouth, conference
[ ]	Bournemouth, crowd
[ ]	conference, attracted
[ ]	conference, crowd

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
A flotilla of dinghies sailed on the calm sea.

[ ]	dinghies
[ ]	flotilla
[ ]	sailed
[ ]	sea

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The participants gave talks to the assembled groups.

[ ]	participants, groups
[ ]	participants, talks
[ ]	talks, assembled
[ ]	talks, groups

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The family watched the migrating flocks fly overhead.

[ ]	family, overhead
[ ]	family, flocks
[ ]	migrating, flocks
[ ]	watched, overhead

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The football team thanked the audience.

[ ]	football, team
[ ]	team, audience
[ ]	team, thanked
[ ]	thanked, audience

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The gathering enjoyed the festival music.

[ ]	enjoyed
[ ]	festival
[ ]	gathering
[ ]	music

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The congress debated new rules and suggestions.

[ ]	congress
[ ]	debated
[ ]	rules
[ ]	suggestions

10.

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The congregation greeted the bride and bridegroom.

[ ]	bride
[ ]	bridegroom
[ ]	congregation
[ ]	greeted

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

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The aid committee appealed for a team of volunteers.

[ ]	aid, committee
[ ]	aid, volunteers
[ ]	committee, appealed
[x]	committee, team

Both 'committee' and 'team' are groups

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The roman officer commanded a legion of soldiers.

[x]	legion
[ ]	officer
[ ]	roman
[ ]	soldiers

A legion was a large group of soldiers = collective noun

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The Bournemouth conference attracted a huge crowd.

[ ]	Bournemouth, conference
[ ]	Bournemouth, crowd
[ ]	conference, attracted
[x]	conference, crowd

Both 'conference' and 'crowd' are groups

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
A flotilla of dinghies sailed on the calm sea.

[ ]	dinghies
[x]	flotilla
[ ]	sailed
[ ]	sea

A 'flotilla' is a fleet/group of boats = collective noun

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The participants gave talks to the assembled groups.

[x]	participants, groups
[ ]	participants, talks
[ ]	talks, assembled
[ ]	talks, groups

'Participants' and 'groups' are both groups

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The family watched the migrating flocks fly overhead.

[ ]	family, overhead
[x]	family, flocks
[ ]	migrating, flocks
[ ]	watched, overhead

'Family' and 'flock' are both groups = collective nouns

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The football team thanked the audience.

[ ]	football, team
[x]	team, audience
[ ]	team, thanked
[ ]	thanked, audience

'Team' and 'audience' are both groups = collectives

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The gathering enjoyed the festival music.

[ ]	enjoyed
[ ]	festival
[x]	gathering
[ ]	music

'Gathering' is a collective noun

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The congress debated new rules and suggestions.

[x]	congress
[ ]	debated
[ ]	rules
[ ]	suggestions

A 'congress' is a formal assembly of people

10.

Find the collective noun in the following sentence.
The congregation greeted the bride and bridegroom.

[ ]	bride
[ ]	bridegroom
[x]	congregation
[ ]	greeted

A 'congregation' is a group of people