Everyday Vocabulary Collective Nouns Test

6. Some spectators in the ______ disagreed with the

1. The ______ of the British Royal Navy was very strong referee’s decision.
in the nineteenth century.
A) bunch
A) mob B) crowd
B) fleet C) audience
C) crew D) set
D) shoal

7. He bought a large ______ of bananas.

2. Disease reduced the farmer’s ______ from 90 to 65
cows. A) bunch
B) crowd
A) flock
C) audience
B) bundle
D) set
C) herd
D) stack

8. The priest was very sad to see his ______ getting

smaller week by week.
3. She was attacked by a ______ of wasps.
A) pack
A) pack B) swarm
B) swarm C) suite
C) suite D) congregation
D) congregation

9. Fishing boats use modern equipment to locate the

4. A ______ of shouting people overturned cars, set fire ______ of fish.
to shops and attacked a police station.
A) mob
A) mob B) fleet
B) fleet C) crew
C) crew D) shoals
D) shoal

10. She lost her balance and fell down a ______ of steps.
5. The Irish Prime Minister occupied a ______ of rooms at
the hotel. A) gang
B) flight
A) pack
C) clump
B) swarm
D) set
C) suite
D) congregation

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11. He was the leader of a well-known ______ of criminals.

A) gang
B) flight 17. She gave a ______ of old clothes to a charity
organization.
C) clump
D) set A) flock
B) bundle
C) herd
D) stack
12. We sat down in the shade of a ______ of trees.

A) gang
B) flight
18. The ______ applauded the new play enthusiastically.
C) clump
D) set A) bunch
B) mob
C) audience
D) set
13. In spring ______ of birds arrive back in Europe after
spending the winter in Africa.

A) flocks
B) bundles 19. Has anyone seen a ______ of keys? I left them
somewhere.
C) herds
D) stacks A) bunch
B) crowd
C) stack
D) set
14. Our picnic was completely ruined by a ______ of ants.

A) pack
B) swarm
20. Golf is an expensive game. You’ll need a ______ of
C) suite clubs.
D) congregation
A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
15. He gave her a ______ of flowers.

A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
21. The books were arranged in a ______ one on top of
D) set the other.

A) flocks
B) bundle
C) herd
16. British Airways has a ______ of 26 Boeing 747s. D) stack
A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoal

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22. They’ve bought a leather three-piece ______ - a sofa

and two armchairs.

A) pack 25. The ______ of sheep was controlled by a shepherd and

two dogs.
B) swarm
C) suite A) herd
D) congregation B) bundle
C) set
D) stack

23. Let’s play a game. Who’s got a ______ of cards?

A) pack
B) swarm 26. For their wedding I gave them a ______ of cutlery (6
knives, 6 spoons, 6 forks etc.).
C) swarm
D) congregation A) bunch
B) crowd
C) audience
D) set
24. The cruise ship carries 150 passengers and a ______
of 85.

A) mob
B) fleet
C) crew
D) shoal

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Answer Key:

1: B 14: B
2: C 15: A
3: B 16: B
4: A 17: B
5: C 18: C
6: B 19: A
7: A 20: D
8: D 21: D
9: D 22: C
10: B 23: A
11: A 24: C
12: C 25: A
13: A 26: D

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