This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Nouns > Compound Nouns – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Nouns Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The elderly spend most of their time looking at the ..... A) Passer-bys. B) Passers-bys/passers-by. C) Passers-by. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passers-by. 2. ..... are so important as they guide drivers. A) Traffic jams. B) Roundabouts. C) Petrol stations. D) Road signs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Road signs. 3. What do you call part of a road that only bicycles can use? A) Motorway. B) Cycle lane. C) Cyclists' way. D) Bicycle Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cycle lane. 4. What do you need to book if you want to play tennis with someone? A) Tennis circuit. B) Tennis field. C) Tennis court. D) Tennis circuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tennis court. 5. A compound noun contains two or more words that join together to make a single noun. There are three kinds of compound nouns: A) One compound word (basketball). B) Hyphenated (over-the-counter). C) Two words (post office). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Would you like a window seat or an ..... ? A) Passport control. B) Middle seat. C) Aisle seat. D) Hand luggage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aisle seat. 7. Choose the sentence that uses the correct plural form of the compound noun. A) The attorney generals met to discuss new laws. B) The attorneys general met to discuss new laws. C) The attorney's generals met to discuss new laws. D) The attorneys generals met to discuss new laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The attorneys general met to discuss new laws. 8. I work ..... , but I live in the suburbs A) Center place. B) Department-store. C) Downtown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Downtown. 9. Popcorn is a compound noun. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 10. Spin-off means A) Incidental result of a larger project. B) Sparsely populated inland region. C) Forcible escape, especially from prison. D) Crash involving several vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incidental result of a larger project. 11. Choose the compound noun A) Checkout. B) Sentence. C) Radio. D) Whisper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Checkout. 12. Identify the error:My cousin has two brother-in-laws who live in Texas. A) Brother-in-laws. B) In. C) Live. D) Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brother-in-laws. 13. Adjective + noun compounds, primary stress is placed on? A) The first noun. B) The second noun. C) The adjective. D) The first syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adjective. 14. Which compound noun can you form with ALARM? A) Clock. B) Opener. C) Measure. D) Brush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clock. 15. At ..... , the owls like to fly around. A) Nightfall. B) Toothbrush. C) Rainbow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nightfall. 16. Let's go to the new ..... near the airport-there are over 300 stores there! A) Art gallery. B) Nightlife. C) Shopping mall. D) Downtown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shopping mall. 17. She bought two ..... A) Tool boxes. B) Tools box. C) Tool boxes/tools box. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tool boxes. 18. Complete the sentence:My dad loves to read about the lives of famous ..... A) Attorneys general. B) Attorney generals. C) Attorney's general. D) Attorneys generals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attorneys general. 19. Night clubs A) No automobile traffic. B) The outskirts of town. C) Hanging around malls. D) A place where people go in the evening to eat and drink, dance, listen to music, or watch entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place where people go in the evening to eat and drink, dance, listen to music, or watch entertainment. 20. We went out for ..... dinner last night ..... restaurant we went to was excellent. A) X-a. B) The-the. C) X-the. D) The-a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X-the. 21. Which finishes this word, war ..... A) Light. B) Head. C) Field. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 22. Which term refers to the feeling of pleasure derived from another person's misfortune? A) Wanderlust. B) Schadenfreude. C) Torschlusspanik. D) Fernweh/Heimweh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schadenfreude. 23. The Queen Elisabeth II lives in ..... A) Buckingham Palace. B) The Palace Buckingham. C) Buckingham of Palace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buckingham Palace. 24. What does the German word "Die Warteschlange" translate to in English? A) The library. B) The waiting line. C) The restaurant. D) The garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The waiting line. 25. When you turn 18, you can get your ..... A) Speed limit. B) Diving licence. C) Traffic lights. D) Motorway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diving licence. 26. The ..... has colourful designs on its wings. A) Butterfly. B) Housefly. C) Buttercup. D) Housewife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Butterfly. 27. An outdoor flame is ..... A) Overdo. B) Campfire. C) Overhead. D) Newborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campfire. 28. Choose the best compound noun to complete the sentence:'The ..... were full of books.' A) Bookshelf. B) Bookshelves. C) Book shelf. D) Book-shelfs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bookshelves. 29. I got soaked in yesterday's heavy rain. It was a real ..... A) DOWNPOUR. B) DOWNFALL. C) BREAKUP. D) OUTLOOK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DOWNPOUR. 30. In the garden, I see a tall ..... A) Pancake. B) Sunflower. C) Blueberry. D) None of the above. 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