Proper Noun Test Questions: Grade 1 ELA Assessment

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📍 Proper nouns are special names for people, places, or things. They ALWAYS start with a capital letter!
• 👧 Examples of proper nouns for people: "Sarah", "David", "Ms. Johnson".
• 🏙️ Examples of proper nouns for places: "Paris", "Canada", "Central Park".
• 🐕 Examples of proper nouns for things (like a pet's name or a brand): "Buddy", "LEGO", "iPhone".
• 📝 Common nouns are general names for people, places, or things (e.g., "boy," "city," "toy"). They do not start with a capital letter unless they begin a sentence.
• 💡 Tip: If you can replace the noun with “a” or “an”, it's probably a common noun.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is a proper noun?
   1. ball
   2. New York
   3. cat
2. Which of these is a proper noun?
   1. dog
   2. book
   3. Emily
3. Which of these is NOT a proper noun?
   1. London
   2. river
   3. Tom
4. Which of these is a proper noun?
   1. car
   2. Toyota
   3. bike
5. Which of these is a proper noun?
   1. teacher
   2. Mr. Smith
   3. student
6. Which of these is NOT a proper noun?
   1. January
   2. month
   3. Tuesday
7. Which of these is a proper noun?
   1. store
   2. Target
   3. building