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 “glue” mean? (a) a room where we study (b) rings to end a period (c) sticks paper together (d) a stick of coloured wax
- 2.Which word means “gives a pencil a point”? (a) classroom (b) sharpener (c) playground (d) classmate
- 3.Which word means “a day with no school”? (a) timetable (b) ruler (c) homework (d) holiday
- 4.Which word is the odd one out? (a) principal (b) ruler (c) pencil (d) eraser
- 5.Which word means “the head of a school”? (a) playground (b) scissors (c) principal (d) library
- 6.Which word means “used to cut paper”? (a) playground (b) scissors (c) library (d) glue
- 7.Which word is the odd one out? (a) principal (b) maths (c) student (d) coach
- 8.Which word is the odd one out? (a) student (b) music (c) classmate (d) librarian
- 9.Which word means “carries books to school”? (a) homework (b) exam (c) school bag (d) classroom
- 10.Fill the gap: My pencil is blunt; I need a ___. (a) ruler (b) timetable (c) sharpener (d) uniform
- 11.Fill the gap: We colour the picture with ___. (a) glue (b) crayons (c) scissors (d) erasers
- 12.Fill the gap: I rub out a mistake with my ___. (a) ruler (b) eraser (c) sharpener (d) notebook
- 13.What does “principal” mean? (a) a day with no school (b) list of class periods (c) shows your marks (d) the head of a school
- 14.What does “teacher” mean? (a) the head of a school (b) morning prayer meeting (c) carries books to school (d) one who teaches us
- 15.Which word means “sticks paper together”? (a) librarian (b) glue (c) ruler (d) school bag
- 16.Which word means “shows your marks”? (a) bell (b) exam (c) report card (d) ruler
- 17.Which word is the odd one out? (a) playground (b) lab (c) art (d) library
- 18.Which word is the odd one out? (a) canteen (b) student (c) library (d) lab
- 19.What does “sharpener” mean? (a) one who teaches us (b) gives a pencil a point (c) a book to write in (d) a room where we study
- 20.Fill the gap: The ___ rings at the end of every period. (a) desk (b) eraser (c) teacher (d) bell
- 21.Fill the gap: We play kho-kho in the ___. (a) canteen (b) playground (c) classroom (d) library
- 22.Which word is the odd one out? (a) eraser (b) sharpener (c) classmate (d) crayon
- 23.Which word means “a book to write in”? (a) teacher (b) sharpener (c) notebook (d) eraser
- 24.Which word is the odd one out? (a) pen (b) ruler (c) pencil (d) science
- 25.Which word means “draws straight lines”? (a) homework (b) canteen (c) ruler (d) scissors
- 26.Which word is the odd one out? (a) English (b) science (c) crayon (d) music
- 27.Which word means “school work done at home”? (a) uniform (b) homework (c) ruler (d) timetable
- 28.What does “notebook” mean? (a) gives a pencil a point (b) a book to write in (c) one who is in your class (d) a room where we study
- 29.Which word means “one who is in your class”? (a) library (b) holiday (c) classmate (d) sharpener
- 30.What does “assembly” mean? (a) gives a pencil a point (b) morning prayer meeting (c) where we buy snacks (d) rings to end a period
- 31.Which word is the odd one out? (a) classmate (b) ruler (c) principal (d) student
- 32.What does “holiday” mean? (a) draws straight lines (b) used to cut paper (c) where we buy snacks (d) a day with no school
- 33.Which word is the odd one out? (a) maths (b) library (c) English (d) Hindi
- 34.What does “crayon” mean? (a) gives a pencil a point (b) a test of your learning (c) a stick of coloured wax (d) list of class periods
- 35.What does “library” mean? (a) rubs out pencil marks (b) a room full of books (c) one who teaches us (d) where children play
- 36.What does “school bag” mean? (a) list of class periods (b) one who teaches us (c) rings to end a period (d) carries books to school
- 37.What does “scissors” mean? (a) used to cut paper (b) a room full of books (c) one who is in your class (d) morning prayer meeting
- 38.Which word is the odd one out? (a) teacher (b) eraser (c) pencil (d) ruler
- 39.What does “classroom” mean? (a) a room where we study (b) list of class periods (c) looks after the library (d) a room full of books
- 40.What does “uniform” mean? (a) carries books to school (b) morning prayer meeting (c) same clothes for school (d) shows your marks
Answer key
- sticks paper together
- sharpener
- holiday
- principal
- principal
- scissors
- maths
- music
- school bag
- sharpener
- crayons
- eraser
- the head of a school
- one who teaches us
- glue
- report card
- art
- student
- gives a pencil a point
- bell
- playground
- classmate
- notebook
- science
- ruler
- crayon
- homework
- a book to write in
- classmate
- morning prayer meeting
- ruler
- a day with no school
- library
- a stick of coloured wax
- a room full of books
- carries books to school
- used to cut paper
- teacher
- a room where we study
- same clothes for school
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