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