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