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