Gender for Class 1

Practice Questions on Gender for Class 1

Identify the type of gender for the following words in bold:

1. The doctor advised Mia to completely take bed-rest for one week due to which she missed her school picnic.

a) doctor- neuter, Mia-masculine
b) doctor-common, Mia-feminine
c) doctor-masculine, Mia-common
d) doctor-feminine, Mia- neuter

Answer: b) doctor-common, Mia-feminine

2. Lauren is so excited because he is going to his grandparents’s house tomorrow.

a) Lauren- neuter, grandparents-masculine
b) Lauren-common, grandparents-feminine
c) Lauren-masculine, grandpa-masculine
d) Lauren-feminine, grandparents- neuter

Answer: c) Lauren-masculine, grandparents-common

3. My uncle is a brave firefighter.

a) uncle-neuter, firefighter-masculine
b) uncle-common, firefighter-feminine
c) uncle-masculine, firefighter-common
d) uncle-feminine, firefighter- neuter

Answer: c) uncle-masculine, firefighter-common

4. Fiona is the lead singer in the school choir due to her melodious voice.

a) Fiona- neuter, singer-masculine
b) Fiona-common,singer-feminine
c) Fiona-masculine, singer-neuter
d) Fiona-feminine, singer-common

Answer: d) Fiona-feminine, singer-common

5. Mr Lopart is fat and bald but her wife is tall and slim.

a) Lopart- neuter, wife-masculine
b) Lopart-masculine,wife-feminine
c) Lopart-common, wife-neuter
d) Lopart-feminine, wife- common

Answer: b) Lopart-masculine,wife-feminine

6. A fly got stuck in the Mr Lutkin's long beard.

a) Mr Lutkins- neuter
b) Mr Lutkins- masculine
c) Mr Lutkins- common
d) Mr Lutkins- feminine

Answer: b) Mr Lutkins- masculine

7. Della and Bella are twin sisters. They look alike.

a) Della- neuter, Bella- masculine
b) Della- masculine, Bella- neuter
c) Della- common, Bella- common
d) Della- feminine, Bella- feminine

Answer: d) Della- feminine, Bella- feminine

Read the following lines and answer the questions (8 and 9) that follow:

Greg lost his bag on the way to school. So he apologised to his history teacher who gave him a lecture on presence of mind. She informed the principal sir who in turn, informed his parent about his carelessness.

8. Count the gender words in the above given sentences:

a) masculine-1, feminine-2, common-3, neuter-4
b) masculine-2, feminine-1, common-1, neuter-2
c) masculine-0, feminine-2, common-1, neutrer-2
d) masculine-1, feminine-2, common-2, neuter-12

Answer: b) (masculine- Greg and principal sir; feminine-history teacher(she); common- parent; neuter- bag and school).

9. What is the gender of the history teacher and the school principal, as indicated in the above lines?

a) history teacher- neuter, school principal - feminine
b) history teacher- masculine, school principal - neuter
c) history teacher- common, school principal - common
d) history teacher- feminine, school principal - masculine

Answer: d) history teacher- feminine, school principal - masculine

10. Match the following from columns A and B :

A	B
1. queen	a) masculine
2. laptop	b) feminine
3. grandparent	c) common
4. drake	d) neuter

a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
c) 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a
d) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

Answer: c) 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

11. What is the feminine gender of the grandfather? (CREST 2021-22)

a) aunt
b) grandmother
c) grandpa
d) niece

Answer: b)

12. What is the feminine gender of a man?

a) woman
b) boy
c) adult
d) father

Answer: a)

Identify the type of gender for the following words in bold:

13. The teacher gave the class a fun quiz.

a) teacher - masculine, class - feminine
b) teacher - common, class - common
c) teacher - feminine, class - neuter
d) teacher - neuter, class - masculine

Answer: b)

Identify the type of the gender for the highlighted word:

14. My sister and I love to play together.

a) common
b) neuter
c) masculine
d) feminine

Answer: d)

Fill in the blank:

15. We saw a butterfly flying in the garden. ___ was beautiful.