Primary 5 – First Term Examination in Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 5 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION IN VERBAL REASONING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH MAKING GUIDES 

Class: Primary 5 Time Allowed: 1 hour Total Marks: 70

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options given.

1. The opposite of brave is ______.

A. bold  B. cowardly  C. fearless  D. strong

2. The plural of child is ______.

A. childs  B. children  C. childes  D. childen

3. A word that means the same as happy is ______.

A. sad  B. glad  C. tired  D. hungry

4. Which of the following is a verb?

A. school  B. jump  C. teacher  D. ball

5. Which word is correctly spelt?

A. becos  B. because  C. becaus  D. becouse

6. The past tense of go is ______.

A. gone  B. goes  C. went  D. going

7. What is the opposite of tall?

A. short  B. fat  C. small  D. tiny

8. Which word does not belong in this group?

A. table  B. chair  C. bench  D. rice

9. Choose the correct preposition: “The cat is ______ the table.”

A. in  B. on  C. with  D. to

10. What is the correct order of the alphabet?

A. A, C, B, D  B. A, B, C, D  C. B, A, C, D  D. C, B, A, D

11. The synonym of big is ______.

A. small  B. huge  C. tiny  D. thin

12. Which of the following is a noun?

A. run  B. dance  C. boy  D. walk

13. Choose the correct spelling:

A. beutiful  B. beautifull  C. beautiful  D. beautful

14. The opposite of buy is ______.

A. sell  B. take  C. collect  D. borrow

15. Which of these words is an adjective?

A. slowly  B. quickly  C. tall  D. softly

16. “He ______ his homework yesterday.”

A. do  B. does  C. did  D. doing

17. Which word is correctly matched?

A. eat – food  B. drink – book  C. read – plate  D. cook – pencil

18. The word beautiful describes a ______.

A. noun  B. verb  C. pronoun  D. preposition

19. Which is the correct pair of singular and plural?

A. man – mans  B. foot – feets  C. mouse – mice  D. book – bookes

20. The word kind means ______.

A. wicked  B. gentle  C. rude  D. careless

 

ANSWER KEY – SECTION A

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. B

 

SECTION B – THEORY (50 Marks)

Question 1 (10 marks)

(a) Write the plural forms of the following words: i. man  ii. leaf  iii. baby  iv. foot  v. tooth

(b) Write two words that mean the same as happy.

Answer Key:

(a) i. men ii. leaves iii. babies iv. feet v. teeth

(b) glad, joyful

 

Question 2 (10 marks)

Use each of the following words in a sentence: i. jump  ii. teacher  iii. quickly  iv. beautiful  v. book

Answer Key:

Sample answers:

i. The boy can jump very high.

ii. Our teacher is kind to us.

iii. She ran quickly to the door.

iv. The garden is beautiful.

v. I bought a new book yesterday.

 

Question 3 (10 marks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

(a) The sun ______ in the east.

(b) A baby cat is called a ______.

(c) The plural of mouse is ______.

(d) We use our eyes to ______.

(e) The opposite of hot is ______.

Answer Key:

(a) rises

(b) kitten

(c) mice

(d) see

(e) cold

 

Question 4 (10 marks)

Arrange the following words in alphabetical order: apple, orange, banana, mango, grape

Answer Key:

apple, banana, grape, mango, orange

 

Question 5 (10 marks)

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

(a) A _____ is used to clean the blackboard.

(b) The plural of box is _____.

(c) The opposite of up is _____.

(d) The boy is _____ than the girl.

(e) A _____ person tells the truth.

Answer Key:

(a) duster

(b) boxes

(c) down

(d) taller

(e) honest