For this assignment, please type your details, underline the nouns in the passage and type your

answers for section B in the grid. Then save this worksheet in your computer so that you can paste
it in an email to ana@brainybunch.com. Please submit your assignments before 3rd September
2017.

International Islamic Montessori Centre

Continuous Professional Development
Diploma in English Communication Module 1

NAME: Saifudin bin Sajadi

Date: 4/8/2017 CAMPUS: Elementary

IIMC English Proficiency Assignment 1

THE STUDY OF NOUNS
A. Underline the nouns in the following passage.
Its high time for a hopeful book about childhood. We live in difficult times and
many people have lost their joy in life. But whenever we feel discouraged, all we need
to do is look at children. They are among the most vulnerable in todays fast-paced
culture, yet their trust in us and their irrepressible enthusiasm should always inspire
us to keep going.
There are more than enough books about education and parenting books with
gloomy statistics and dire warnings for the future of our society and its children. Yet,
there are many reasons for hope. Across America and around the world, there are
people who care passionately about children. But they often feel overwhelmed,
fighting lonely battles for what they know to be right and true. I want to bring their
voices together so their valuable insights and courageous examples can be shared. In
the words of a great woman,
We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children,
neglecting the fountain of life. Many things can wait. Children cannot.
Right now, their bones are being formed, their blood is being made, and their senses are being
developed. To them, we cannot answer, Tomorrow.
Their name is today.
Gabriela Mistral
Nobel Laureate
B. Write the nouns that you have underlined from the passage in the correct
columns below.

Common Proper Abstract Countable Uncountable Collective

time America time book voices people
childhood live children blood culture
live times statistics society
times joy battles
book life words
children culture woman
books trust things
statistics enthusiasm
world education
words parenting
woman warnings
crime reasons
fountain hope
bones care
blood insights
name errors
today faults
tomorrow senses
today
tomorrow
courageous

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Note: Disregard the extra grids (if any).