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