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Nouns Test
With Superheroes...

Reading Level 3

Part One | Noun Types 

Directions: Read each of the following sentences and determine the noun type of the italicized word. Choose the best answer.

1. 	What type of noun is the word bath as it is used in the following sentence?

Superdad needed to use his incredible strength to get Dogboy into the bath.	

a)	Singular, concrete, common noun	b)	Singular, abstract, common noun	
c)	Possessive, concrete, common noun	d)	Possessive, concrete, proper noun	

2. 	What type of noun is the word power as it is used in the following sentence?

Dr. Fist activated his heinous doomsday device and held the world hostage because he wanted one thing: power.	

a)	Plural, concrete, common noun	b)	Singular, concrete, common noun	
c)	Singular, abstract, proper noun	d)	Singular, abstract, common noun	

3. 	What type of noun is Main Street as it is used in the following sentence?

While Hawk Guy was soaring over Main Street, his stomach suddenly started bubbling.	

a)	Plural, abstract, common noun	b)	Singular, abstract, common noun	
c)	Singular, concrete, proper noun	d)	Singular, concrete, common noun	

4. 	What type of noun is Mr. Twister's as it is used in the following sentence?

There are retractable fins under the arms of Mr. Twister's armor that he uses to glide through the air.	

a)	Plural common noun	b)	Plural proper noun	
c)	Possessive common noun	d)	Possessive proper noun	

5. 	What type of noun is the word children as it is used in the following sentence?

Incredi-Girl raced to the orphanage to save the children from the incoming meteor.	

a)	Singular common noun	b)	Plural common noun	
c)	Plural proper noun	d)	Singular proper noun	

6. 	What type of noun is the word heroes as it is used in the following sentence?

The other heroes teased Fleaman because of his mangy appearance.	

a)	Plural common noun	b)	Possessive common noun	
c)	Singular common noun	d)	Possessive proper noun	

7. 	What type of noun is the word ability as it is used in the following sentence?

Superdad has the amazing ability to nap at any time during the day.	

a)	Singular concrete noun	b)	Plural abstract noun	
c)	Singular abstract noun	d)	Possessive concrete noun	

8. 	What type of noun is the word cousins as it is used in the following sentence?

Some people find it hard to believe that Dogboy and Incredi-Girl are cousins.	

a)	Possessive common noun	b)	Plural common noun	
c)	Plural proper noun	d)	Possessive proper noun	

9. 	What type of noun is World Science Institute as it is used in the following sentence?

Dr. Fist was kicked out of the World Science Institute for conducting forbidden experiments.	

a)	Possessive proper noun	b)	Singular common noun	
c)	Possessive common noun	d)	Singular proper noun	

10. 	What type of noun is the word Dogboy's as it is used in the following sentence?

Fleaman wanted to wear Dogboy's cape, but Dogboy was understandably apprehensive about lending it to his mangy pal.	

a)	Possessive common noun	b)	Plural common noun	
c)	Plural proper noun	d)	Possessive proper noun	

Part Two | Fill in the Blank

Directions: Choose the answer that best completes the sentences. Circle your response.

11. 	Fleaman snuck into ________ laboratory and overheard him discussing his plot for world domination.	

a)	Dr. Fist	b)	Dr. Fists	
c)	Dr. Fist's	d)	Dr. Fists's	

12. 	Incredi-Girl looked beyond the ________ of the school with her x-ray vision when she was bored.	

a)	walls	b)	walls's	
c)	wall's	d)		

13. 	When Judo Mom is not fighting crime, she works for ________ biggest accounting firm.	

a)	chicago's	b)	Chicagos	
c)	Chicago's	d)	Chicagoes	
14. 	There were so many different ________ in Sweet Tooth's store that Incredi-Girl had a hard time choosing.	

a)	candys	b)	candies	
c)	candy's	d)	candys'	

15. 	Dr. Fist is a master of all sciences, but he is particularly interested in ________.	

a)	Earth Science	b)	earth science	
c)	earth Science	d)	Earth science	

16. 	Incredi-Girl had never thought to invite Dog Boy or Fleaman to her many ________ at the Freedom Fort.	

a)	partys	b)	parties	
c)	party's	d)	parties'	

17. 	Fleaman and Dogboy had reservations at ________, their favorite place to eat.	

a)	Sweet Tooths Candy Emporium	b)	Sweet tooth's candy emporium	
c)	sweet toothes candy emporium	d)	Sweet Tooth's Candy Emporium	

18. 	Dog Boy did not like studying ________ because it reminded him of all of the bones that he had buried and forgotten.	

a)	American history	b)	American History	
c)	american history	d)	american History	

19. 	Dr. Fist's conducts his evil experiments in his secret laboratory deep under the ________ crust.	

a)	Earths	b)	earths	
c)	Earth's	d)	earth's	

20. 	Some people are surprised to learn that Mr. Twister can speak many languages including ________, but he also shoots tornadoes out of his fingers.	

a)	spanish	b)	Spanish	
c)	Spanish's	d)	spanishes	

21. 	When Incredi-Girl learned that Dr. Fist was plotting to steal her ________, she assembled the Friendship Squad.	

a)	Science book	b)	science Book	
c)	Science Book	d)	science book	

22. 	Hawk Guy doesn't like eating at ________ due to concerns of cannibalism.	

a)	Restaurants that Serve Chicken	b)	restaurants that serve Chicken	
c)	Restaurants that serve chicken	d)	restaurants that serve chicken	

23. 	Dog Boy doesn't like to go to ________ because of his thousands of annoying younger brothers and sisters.	

a)	Fleamans house	b)	Fleaman's House	
c)	Fleaman's house	d)	Fleamans House	

24. 	The other students thought it was hilarious when the teacher mixed up ________ names.	

a)	Fleaman's and Leafman's	b)	Fleaman and Leafman's	
c)	Fleamans and Leafmans	d)	Fleaman's and Leafmans	

25. 	Some people are surprised to learn that Incredi-Girl is the daughter of ________.	

a)	Judo Mom and Superdad	b)	Judo Mom and Superdad's	
c)	Judo Moms and Superdads	d)	Judo Mom's and Superdad's	

26. 	Dr. Fist dispatched his robotic insects to monitor ________ whereabouts.	

a)	Dog Boy and Fleamans	b)	Dog Boy and Fleaman's	
c)	Dog Boys and Fleamans	d)	Dog Boy's and Fleaman's	

27. 	Hawk Man flew over the gaping ________ and watched it pour into the Mississippi.	

a)	mouth of the Ohio River	b)	Mouth Of The Ohio River	
c)	Mouth of the Ohio River	d)	mouth of the Ohio river	

28. 	Incredi-Girl is an avid reader of short stories, so we did not take it lightly when she told us how much she liked ________.	

a)	"The gift of the magi" by o. henry	b)	"The gift of the magi" by O. Henry	
c)	"The gift of the Magi" by O. Henry	d)	"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry	

29. 	Sweet Tooth arranged the items in the display case of his candy store while ________ played in the background.	

a)	"The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr.	b)	"The candy man" by Sammy Davis Jr.	
c)	"The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis jr.	d)	"the candy man" by Sammy Davis Jr.	

30. 	Though often ridiculed for having food stains on his shirt, Superdad is one of this ________ greatest heroes.	

a)	citys	b)	cities	
c)	city's	d)	Cities	

31. 	Underneath his cardboard armor, Sweet Tooth has a body made out of ________.	

a)	Chocolate ice-cream	b)	Chocolate Ice-Cream	
c)	chocolate Ice-Cream	d)	chocolate ice-cream	

32. 	All of Leafman's neighbors respect and admire his ability to control ________ by raking them into a pile.	

a)	leafs	b)	leaves	
c)	leaf's	d)	leave's	

33. 	All of my ________ are mad at Mr. Twister for tearing up our neighborhood during his last battle with King Cobra.	

a)	Neighbors	b)	neighbors	
c)	neighbor's	d)	neighbors'	

34. 	Hawk Guy received an invitation to join the most exclusive super-group in the nation, the ________.	

a)	Friendship Squad	b)	Friendship squad	
c)	friendship squad'	d)	friendship Squad	

35. 	Incredi-Girl loves all vegetables, but ________ are her favorite.	

a)	Carrots	b)	carrot's	
c)	carrots	d)	Carrot's