First Term Examination Verbal Reasoning Primary 6 (Basic 6) Exam Questions
VERBAL REASONING
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6)
VOLUME 1 – VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in this section.
1. Teaching, Law, Engineering, Accounting ______.
[a] Profession
[b] Education
[c] Learning
2. Parrot, Eagle, Peacock, ______.
[a] Meat
[b] Bird
[c] Domestic
3. Gun, Revolver, Arrow ______.
[a] Weapon
[b] Soldier
[c] War
4. A man who serves food in the restaurant is called ______.
[a] captain
[b] chef
[c] cobbler
5. Which word can be formed from re- arranging the letter Battle?
[a] report
[b] bygone
[c] tablet
6. Activity of counting of people in a country is called ______.
[a] counting
[b] population
[c] census
7. Success and happiness: Failure and ______.
[a] sadness
[b] celebration
[c] pass
8. Which word is similar meaning to the word surplus?
[a] shortage
[b] abundant
[c] scarcity
Choose the letter that will end the first word and begin the second word.
9. E n c o u r a g ( ___ ) l e p h a n t
[a] g
[b] o
[c] e
10. M u s e u ( ____ ) a r r i a g e
[a] n
[b] m
[c] o
Complete each of these analogies.
11. Owl and hoot: Dog and ______
[a] hiss
[b] bark
[c] mew
12. Needle and thread: Boat and ______
[a] leg
[b] stick
[c] paddle
Complete these similes.
13. As old as the ______.
[a] school
[b] hill
[c] book
14. As wise as ______.
[a] daddy
[b] peter
[c] solomon
15. Re – arrange these words alphabetical order.
1. singing 2. spelling 4. small 4. snow
[a] 1, 2, 3, 4
[b] 4, 3, 2, 1
[c] 1, 3, 4, 2
SECTION B – THEORY
INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section.
QUESTION 1
Read the following sentences carefully and decide which should come first, second and third.
1A
I. lt keeps you healthy
II. If you are good at it, you can take in competitions
III. swimming is very good for you
1B.
I. While l was going to the market
II. l helped him to cross the road
III. l saw an old man
1C.
I. They all played afterwards
II. Saturday was a very busy morning
III. The children washed their clothes plates
1D.
I. Olu came late to school
II. Mr Effiong punished Olu
III. Mr Effiong was angry with Olu
QUESTION 2
Write the opposite in meaning of the following:
a. Narrow, ______
b. Ugly, ______
c. Accept, ______
d. Ancient, ______
QUESTION 3
Read the following sentences carefully and decided how true they are.
A. If a sentence is always true.
B. If a sentence is often but not always true.
C. If a sentence is never true.
D. If it is impossible to say. How true a sentence is.
Examples, Ice is cold = ( A )
I. There are seven days in a week ______.
II. Men are taller than women ______.
III. In a war red stands for peace while white stands for danger ______.
IV. People with big head are selfish ______.
QUESTION 4
C O N L O M E R A T E = A C D E G C R Y P N Z Y
A. G N Z Y means ______
B. R Y D Z C P means ______
C. A C D E C means ______
D. R A T E means ______
QUESTION 5
Re arrange these words in alphabetical order.
A. Crept Change Cigarette Culprit
B. Galaxy Game Garden Gap
C. Announce Account Apology Aunty
D. Distance Date Dry Duty
VOLUME 2 – VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS
SECTION A
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in this section.
1. A man who serves food in the restaurant is called ______.
[a] captain
[b] chef
[c] cobbler
2. Underline the word that sound like DEER.
[a] rear
[b] dear
[c] shame
3. Which word can be formed from rearranging the letter BATTLE?
[a] report
[b] bygone
[c] tablet
4. Success and happiness – Failure and ______
[a] sadness
[b] celebration
[c] pass
5. Activity of counting of people in a country is called ______.
[a] numbering
[b] epidemic
[c] census
6. Opposite of wide is ______.
[a] broad
[b] narrow
[c] large
7. Which word similar in meaning to this word SURPLUS?
[a] shortage
[b] abundant
[c] scarcity
8. Re – arrange these words alphabetical order.
I. Singing, II. spelling, III. small, IV. snow
[a] I, II, III, IV
[b] IV, III, II, I
[c] I, III, IV II
Choose the correct letter from the options to end the first word and then begin the second word:
9. M u s e u ( __ ) a r r i a g e
[a] k
[b] m
[c] p
10. E n c o r a g ( __ ) l e p h a n t
[a] n
[b] a
[c] e
11. Room and bed; Library and ______.
[a] book
[b] wood
[c] pot
12. Danger, endanger; Circle , encircle; Feeble, ______.
[a] enfeeble
[b] feebly
[c] feel
Read the following sentences carefully and decided how true they are circle in 13 – 15.
A. If a sentence is always true.
B. lf a sentence is often but not always true.
C. lf a sentence is never true.
D. lf it is impossible to say. How true a sentence is.
13. There are seven days in a week.
A
B
C
D
14. In a war red stands for peace while white stands for danger.
A
B
C
D
15. People with big head are selfish.
A
B
C
D
SECTION B
INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section.
QUESTION 1. C O N G L O M E R A T E = A C D E G C R Y P N Z Y
a. G N Z Y means __________________
b. R Y D Z C P means __________________
c. A C D E C means __________________
d. E N R Y means __________________
e. R A T E means __________________
QUESTION 2. Read the following sentences carefully and decide which should come first, second and third, Circle the correct option.
I. It keeps you healthy
II. If you are good at it, you can take in competitions
III. Swimming is very good for you
Sample = 321
a. =
I. While I was going to the market
II. I helped him to cross the road
III. I saw an old man
b. =
I. They all played afterwards
II. Saturday was a very busy morning
III. The children washed their clothes and plates =
c. =
I. Peculiar came late to school
II. Mr Effiong punished peculiar
III. Mr Effiong was angry with peculiar =
QUESTION 3. Re arrange these words in alphabetical order.
a. Potter Pressure Pastor Put
b. Pray Propose Predict Primary
c. Announce Account Apology Aunty
d. Daikon Daily Dainty Daisy
QUESTION 4. Complete these similes.
a. As fierce as ______
b. As light as ______
c. As green as ______
d. As meek as ______
QUESTION 5. Give the group name of each of the following:
a. Lagos Sokoto Kaduna Enugu ______
b. Pen Eraser Book Ink ______
c. Stool Chair Desk Table ______
d. Teaching Banking Nursing Engineering ______