Common and Proper Nouns Test 3 | Reading Level 3 | Preview - Free Printable

Problem Overview:

The task is to identify the common noun in each sentence from the given options. A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. It is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence or is part of a title.

Solution:

#### Part One - Common Nouns

1. Sentence:
*My cousin and I saw the posters on the bulletin board at the grocery store announcing the arrival of the circus in our town.*
- Options:
a) saw
b) cousin
c) and
d) announcing

- Analysis:
- "saw" is a verb.
- "cousin" is a common noun (a person).
- "and" is a conjunction.
- "announcing" is a verb.

- Correct Answer:
b) cousin

2. Sentence:
*Englishman John Bill Ricketts put on the first complete circus performance in the United States on April 3rd, 1793 in Philadelphia.*
- Options:
a) performance
b) complete
c) Philadelphia
d) Ricketts

- Analysis:
- "performance" is a common noun (an event or act).
- "complete" is an adjective.
- "Philadelphia" is a proper noun (a specific city).
- "Ricketts" is a proper noun (a person's name).

- Correct Answer:
a) performance

3. Sentence:
*America's first wild animal trainer, Isaac Van Amburgh, generated controversy as far back as 1830 due to his cruel treatment of animals.*
- Options:
a) generated
b) Amburgh
c) controversy
d) far

- Analysis:
- "generated" is a verb.
- "Amburgh" is a proper noun (part of a person's name).
- "controversy" is a common noun (an idea or situation).
- "far" is an adverb.

- Correct Answer:
c) controversy

4. Sentence:
*The animal rights group PETA believes that abuse has always been the primary method for training circus animals.*
- Options:
a) method
b) always
c) PETA
d) been

- Analysis:
- "method" is a common noun (a way of doing something).
- "always" is an adverb.
- "PETA" is a proper noun (an organization).
- "been" is a verb.

- Correct Answer:
a) method

5. Sentence:
*Static trapeze, also known as fixed trapeze, is a type of circus art performed on the trapeze bars but, in contrast to other forms of trapeze, the bars and ropes mainly stay in place.*
- Options:
a) performed
b) and
c) mainly
d) art

- Analysis:
- "performed" is a verb.
- "and" is a conjunction.
- "mainly" is an adverb.
- "art" is a common noun (a form of expression).

- Correct Answer:
d) art

6. Sentence:
*Albert Petrovski set the world record for ring juggling in 1963 by juggling eleven rings simultaneously.*
- Options:
a) Albert
b) set
c) record
d) simultaneously

- Analysis:
- "Albert" is a proper noun (a person's name).
- "set" is a verb.
- "record" is a common noun (something that is kept or established).
- "simultaneously" is an adverb.

- Correct Answer:
c) record

Final Answers:

1. b) cousin
2. a) performance
3. c) controversy
4. a) method
5. d) art
6. c) record

Boxed Final Answer:

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\text{b, a, c, a, d, c}
}
\]