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