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