Chapter 6 · Book pages 19–21
📗 Answer key: Nouns and Pronouns
Finish the questions in your book first. Then check each one here: tap Show answer, then mark ✓ if you got it right or ✗ if not. For every ✗, read the "why" and say it out loud.
A. Choose the type of the underlined noun
1
There is a large crowd in the market on weekends.
✓ B. Common noun
market is a general name for any market.
2
I saw a caravan of gypsies travelling with their children.
✓ D. Collective noun
A caravan is a group of travellers moving together.
3
The RBC is one of the biggest companies in Asia.
✓ A. Proper noun
Asia is the name of one particular continent (capital A).
4
He has never seen his father because he lives abroad.
✓ B. Common noun
Family words like father are common nouns.
5
Gaurav's hometown is miles away from where he works now.
✓ A. Possessive noun
Gaurav's shows ownership with 's. (Gaurav is also a proper name, but that isn't an option.)
B. Choose the correct noun to fill in the blank
6
The ____ of ships sailed across the ocean.
✓ A. fleet
A group of ships is a fleet.
7
Her ____ was evident in everything she did.
✓ B. kindness
After Her we need a noun; kindly/kinder/kind are not nouns here.
8
It took a lot of ____ to speak in front of such a large audience.
✓ D. courage
Speaking on stage needs courage (bravery).
9
The ____ ran quickly to the forest out of fear.
✓ C. deer
A deer runs into a forest; a bird flies and a road can't run.
10
The ____ were grazing in the field.
✓ C. buffaloes
were needs a plural, and buffaloes graze. (herd would need 'herd of…' to sound natural.)
11
My ____ and I are working on a new project together.
✓ B. colleague
A colleague is someone you work with.
12
She wore blue ____ to the party.
✓ A. pants
pants is always plural; pant, pant's, pantes are wrong.
13
He left his ____ at home while rushing out the door.
✓ D. keys
Plural of key is keys; apostrophes show owning, not plural.
14
I need to make several ____ of this document.
✓ B. copies
You make copies of a document (copy → copies).
15
____ is known for his classical Sanskrit literature.
✓ B. Kalidasa
Kalidasa wrote in Sanskrit; the others wrote in English, Russian and Greek.
C. Choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank
16
These books have become very old. Please take good care of ____.
✓ B. them
books is plural, after of → object pronoun them.
17
____ do you want to speak to?
✓ D. Whom
You speak to him/her (receiver) → whom.
18
____ are blamed for the loss of her property.
✓ C. They
The verb are needs a plural subject; Us is an object pronoun. (Slightly odd sentence, but only They fits are.)
19
The girl ____ fell off the bike has hurt her leg.
✓ D. who
who is used for a person doing the action.
20
____ is the man about whom they were talking.
✓ D. This
This points to one man; These is plural.
21
The children are making noise. Please ask ____ to be quiet.
✓ B. them
children is plural, receiver → them.
22
Where is Tom? I haven't seen ____ for several days.
✓ A. him
Tom is a boy, receiver → him.
23
None of ____ showed up to her birthday party.
✓ A. them
None of a group → them.
24
Do ____ want to come with us to the Trade Fair?
✓ C. you
We are asking the listener; Do she/he is wrong (needs Does), and we… with us doesn't make sense.
25
Liana looked at ____ in the mirror.
✓ B. herself
Liana is a girl looking at her own self.
D. Choose the correct pronoun to replace the underlined noun
26
This bag belongs to Swati.
✓ B. her
Swati is a girl, after to → her.
27
Can you show the girls the way to the airport, please?
✓ B. them
the girls is plural → them.
28
Where are the chocolates? Did you eat chocolates?
✓ C. them
Many chocolates, receiver → them.
29
Why did Jack and Rosy not come to the class?
✓ A. they
Jack and Rosy are the doers → subject pronoun they.
30
I forgot to take my umbrella to the office.
✓ C. it
One thing → it.
Achievers Section (HOTS)
31
Could you get me a ____ of paper from the shop?
✓ B. ream
A ream is a pack of 500 sheets of paper.
32
Her words of ____ gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams.
✓ C. encouragement
After words of we need the noun encouragement.
33
The author's latest book is scheduled for ____ next month.
✓ D. publication
After scheduled for we need a noun: publication.
34
____ is the dress that she wore at the Diwali party.
✓ A. This
One dress → This; These needs a plural, and When/Who don't fit.
35
Rajat accidentally hurt ____ while playing basketball.
✓ C. himself
Rajat is a boy who hurt his own self.