Collective nouns-Worksheet-5
Multiple-Choice Questions:
Fill in the blank with the correct collective noun:
(A) Chorus (B) Cluster (C) Choir (D) Creed
(A) Word (B) Group (C) Sentence (D) Alphabet
(A) Bride (B) Brood (C) Bored (D) Bird
(A) Queue (B) Quiver (C) Bucket (D) Basket
(A) Shelf (B) Library (C) Posse (D) Sheaf
(A) Spectators (B) Audience
(C) Congregation (D) Crowd
(A) Spectator (B) Orchestra
(C) Audience (D) Auditorium
(A) Group (B) Classic (C) Shoal (D) class
(A) Bundle (B) Stack (C) Sheaf (D) Bunch
(A) Bunch (B) Bundle (C) Girdle (D) Crunch
(A) Quake (B) Quiver (C) Mischief (D) Mountain
(A) Cartload (B) Mischief (C) Gaggle (D) Murder
(A) Cartload (B) Scourge (C) Scrap (D) Murder
(A) Cartload (B) Mischief (C) Parliament (D) Cabinet
(A) Company (B) Twittering (C) Gaggle (D) Mischief
Answer Key:
Exp: A group of singers is known as a ‘choir.’
Exp: The group of 26 letters is known as ‘the alphabet.’
Exp: A group of chicks is known as a ‘brood.’
Exp: A group of arrows is known as a ‘quiver.’
Exp: A group of papers is known as a ‘sheaf.’
Exp: A group of religious people is known as a ‘congregation.’
Exp: A group of such people is known as an ‘audience.’
Exp: A group of students is known as a ‘class.’
Exp: A group of sticks is known as a ‘bundle.’
Exp: A group of clothes is also known as a ‘bundle.’ “Bundle” is the collective noun for ‘sticks’ also.
Exp: A group of mice is known as a ‘mischief.’
Exp: A group of monkeys is known as a ‘cartload.’
Exp: A group of mosquitoes is known as a ‘scourge.’
Exp: A group of owls is known as a ‘parliament.’
Exp: A group of parrots is known as a ‘company.’