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