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