School Vocabulary Worksheet
Word tip (What is it for?): Ask what the thing or place is used for: we borrow books from the library. People at school are named by what they do: a teacher teaches, a librarian looks after the library. Read the whole sentence before you choose — the other words are clues.
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- 1.What does “exam” mean? (a) rubs out pencil marks (b) rings to end a period (c) a test of your learning (d) shows your marks
- 2.Which word means “the head of a school”? (a) uniform (b) glue (c) assembly (d) principal
- 3.Fill the gap: The ___ rings at the end of every period. (a) eraser (b) teacher (c) bell (d) desk
- 4.What does “assembly” mean? (a) morning prayer meeting (b) a room full of books (c) gives a pencil a point (d) a stick of coloured wax
- 5.Which word means “carries books to school”? (a) glue (b) school bag (c) teacher (d) bell
- 6.Which word means “rubs out pencil marks”? (a) librarian (b) classroom (c) teacher (d) eraser
- 7.Which word means “a stick of coloured wax”? (a) report card (b) crayon (c) notebook (d) classroom
- 8.Fill the gap: Use your ___ to draw a straight line. (a) sharpener (b) bell (c) ruler (d) eraser
- 9.Which word is the odd one out? (a) lab (b) maths (c) music (d) art
- 10.What does “library” mean? (a) where children play (b) list of class periods (c) a room full of books (d) rubs out pencil marks
- 11.Which word means “where children play”? (a) crayon (b) library (c) sharpener (d) playground
- 12.Which word means “morning prayer meeting”? (a) assembly (b) homework (c) teacher (d) ruler
- 13.Fill the gap: We buy samosas in the school ___. (a) assembly (b) classroom (c) canteen (d) library
- 14.Fill the gap: We write our class notes in a ___. (a) uniform (b) notebook (c) canteen (d) bell
- 15.Fill the gap: The ___ is the head of our school. (a) principal (b) classmate (c) library (d) canteen
- 16.Which word is the odd one out? (a) lab (b) playground (c) library (d) eraser
- 17.Which word is the odd one out? (a) canteen (b) librarian (c) lab (d) playground
- 18.Fill the gap: The teacher writes on the blackboard with ___. (a) eraser (b) glue (c) scissors (d) chalk
- 19.Which word means “gives a pencil a point”? (a) library (b) sharpener (c) classroom (d) timetable
- 20.What does “notebook” mean? (a) a book to write in (b) one who is in your class (c) the head of a school (d) a stick of coloured wax
- 21.What does “playground” mean? (a) rings to end a period (b) a day with no school (c) list of class periods (d) where children play
- 22.Which word means “a room full of books”? (a) scissors (b) uniform (c) library (d) ruler
- 23.What does “principal” mean? (a) carries books to school (b) the head of a school (c) a room where we study (d) morning prayer meeting
- 24.Which word is the odd one out? (a) sharpener (b) pencil (c) music (d) eraser
- 25.Fill the gap: My pencil is blunt; I need a ___. (a) sharpener (b) uniform (c) ruler (d) timetable
- 26.Which word is the odd one out? (a) pen (b) pencil (c) crayon (d) student
- 27.Fill the gap: I rub out a mistake with my ___. (a) ruler (b) sharpener (c) eraser (d) notebook
- 28.Which word is the odd one out? (a) library (b) playground (c) maths (d) canteen
- 29.Which word means “where we buy snacks”? (a) canteen (b) ruler (c) library (d) crayon
- 30.Which word means “same clothes for school”? (a) bell (b) uniform (c) notebook (d) playground
- 31.Which word means “list of class periods”? (a) eraser (b) playground (c) uniform (d) timetable
- 32.Fill the gap: There is no school on Sunday; it is a ___. (a) homework (b) timetable (c) holiday (d) canteen
- 33.What does “bell” mean? (a) rings to end a period (b) where children play (c) a room full of books (d) the head of a school
- 34.Which word is the odd one out? (a) English (b) art (c) teacher (d) Hindi
- 35.Fill the gap: We play kho-kho in the ___. (a) playground (b) canteen (c) library (d) classroom
- 36.What does “teacher” mean? (a) one who teaches us (b) looks after the library (c) one who is in your class (d) list of class periods
- 37.What does “homework” mean? (a) school work done at home (b) list of class periods (c) a room where we study (d) gives a pencil a point
- 38.Which word is the odd one out? (a) ruler (b) teacher (c) librarian (d) coach
- 39.Which word is the odd one out? (a) teacher (b) classmate (c) principal (d) sharpener
- 40.Which word is the odd one out? (a) eraser (b) pencil (c) playground (d) ruler
Answer key
- a test of your learning
- principal
- bell
- morning prayer meeting
- school bag
- eraser
- crayon
- ruler
- lab
- a room full of books
- playground
- assembly
- canteen
- notebook
- principal
- eraser
- librarian
- chalk
- sharpener
- a book to write in
- where children play
- library
- the head of a school
- music
- sharpener
- student
- eraser
- maths
- canteen
- uniform
- timetable
- holiday
- rings to end a period
- teacher
- playground
- one who teaches us
- school work done at home
- ruler
- sharpener
- playground
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