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