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