Deck 32: Nouns

Question 1

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. Some baseball
____ and players were furious with him; teams even threatened to picket if he played.

A) manager
B) managers

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. Many of Jay's close
____ practice law downtown.

A) friends
B) friend

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. Several hotel
____ refused to let him stay with the team when the Dodgers went on road trips.

A) owner
B) owners

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. In ten
____ with the Dodgers, he had a high batting average and helped the team win six National League pennants.

A) season
B) seasons

Question 5

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. A few of the conference
____ have chosen to forego tonight's dinner.

A) participant
B) participants

Question 6

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. The developers are building another
____ across from ours.

A) house
B) houses

Question 7

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank.
____ who saw him on the street yelled insults at him.

A) Passers-by
B) Passer-bys

Question 8

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. Jackie Robinson was probably the bravest
____ to play professional baseball.

A) man
B) men

Question 9

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. For over forty years, Gloria Steinem has been a tireless crusader for women's ____.

A) right
B) rights

Question 10

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. Children can sometimes recognize
____ and short words as early as age 2.

A) letter
B) letters

Question 11

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. Fans screamed cruel slurs and booed him when he was on the field or up at bat, but a few of the sports ____who saw him play realized that he was a great hitter, fielder, and base runner.

A) writers
B) writer

Question 12

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. Tom and Linda treat all their
____ as unique individuals.

A) childs
B) children

Question 13

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. During the 1984 Olympics, the
____ misinterpreted track star Carl Lewis's comments about money and success to be signs of arrogance.

A) media
B) mediums

Question 14

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. In 1947 Robinson stepped onto the playing field in a Brooklyn Dodgers' ____.

A) uniform
B) uniforms

Question 15

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. He made history in so doing but also created a
____ in sports.

A) crises
B) crisis

Question 16

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. Many newspaper
____ written about Robinson criticized him.

A) article
B) articles

Question 17

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. The
____ ran a series of tests to confirm that the new chemical plant meets environmental codes.

A) inspector generals
B) inspectors general

Question 18

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. Timber
____ are extinct in Western Europe, but they can still be found in North America, Russia, and parts of Asia.

A) wolves
B) wolfs

Question 19

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. Most
____ remember that Robinson led the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory in the 1955 World Series.

A) fans
B) fan

Question 20

Instructions: Select the correct noun for each blank. Louise dictated several
____ to her secretary.

A) memoranda
B) memorandum

Question 21

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, choose the correct noun to fill in each blank. Select the letter of the correct answer.
____ can finally enjoy the newly renovated park in the center of town.

A) Childs
B) Children
C) Child

Question 22

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct noun to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. One of the
____ spoke in defense of the accused.

A) women
B) woman
C) womens

Question 23

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct noun to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. Most
____ in the Northeast have public transportation systems.

A) citys
B) cities
C) city

Question 24

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct noun to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. For the first time in years, the river teemed with ____.

A) fishery
B) fishs
C) fish

Question 25

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct noun to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. The candy store's
____ were filled with all kinds of licorice, caramels, and hard candies.

A) shelve
B) shelfs
C) shelves

Question 26

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, choose the correct noun to fill in each blank. Select the letter of the correct answer. Anthony thinks that
____ are the least attractive part of the human body.

A) feet
B) foots
C) foot

Question 27

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, choose the correct noun to fill in each blank. Select the letter of the correct answer.
____ who have questions about nutrition during pregnancy should contact the health center for more information.

A) Women
B) Woman
C) Women's

Question 28

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, choose the correct noun to fill in each blank. Select the letter of the correct answer. Steve had to buy Christmas gifts for several of his ____.

A) brothers-in-law
B) brother-in-law
C) brother-in-laws

Question 29

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct noun for each blank. With excellent hitting and fast feet, Robinson earned his place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame; he also earned his reputation as a sports
____ for being the first black baseball player in the American major leagues.

A) phenomena
B) phenomenon

Question 30

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct noun to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. My roommate and I faced several
____ during our freshman year.

A) crisises
B) crises
C) crisis

Question 31

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, choose the correct noun to fill in each blank. Select the letter of the correct answer. Another
____ is to build an overpass to divert traffic.

A) idea
B) ideas
C) ideaes