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