Question

The collective noun ‘a hive of bees’, is used in the poem. Match the phrases in Column 1 with suitable words in Column 2 to make collective nouns.

Column 1	Column 2
1. a swarm of	(i) ships
2. a constellation of	(ii) soldiers
3. a grove of	(iii) dancers
4. a troupe of	(iv) locusts
5. a battalion of	(v) trees
6. a fleet of	(vi) stars

Answer 1

Column 1	Column 2
1. a swarm of	(iv) locusts
2. a constellation of	(vi) stars
3. a grove of	(v) trees
4. a troupe of	(iii) dancers
5. a battalion of	(ii) soldiers
6. a fleet of	(i) ships