Contextual Noun Usage Test

Practice selecting the correct noun in context - tests understanding of singular/plural forms, near-synonyms, and idiomatic expressions

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

We learn many things from our __________.

  1. surrounding
  2. surroundings
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

The terrorists have made the students captive in the school __________.

  1. premises
  2. premise
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in the given context.

Surat is popular for the production of __________.

  1. cloth
  2. clothes
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

How much is the __________ of this shirt?

  1. price
  2. cost
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

The cap seller slept under the __________ of a tree.

  1. shadow
  2. shade
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

Lawyers make good profits from their __________.

  1. customers
  2. clients
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

He was passing through __________ in a snowy evening.

  1. wood
  2. woods
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

Jack always falls ill when the __________ changes.

  1. weather
  2. climate
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

His son became the __________ of his sorrows.

  1. cause
  2. reason
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

He faced many hardships in the early __________ of his life.

  1. parts
  2. part
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

We boarded the train without reservation and could find no ________ in the compartment.

  1. place
  2. room
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

The serial killer was brought to court in __________.

  1. irons
  2. iron
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

I consider teaching __________ to be the noblest.

  1. profession
  2. job
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

The judge passed __________ for his release.

  1. order
  2. orders
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct noun in given context.

After winning the award, she started putting on __________.

  1. air
  2. airs