First Term Examination Verbal Reasoning Primary 3 (Basic 3) Exam Questions
VERBAL REASONING
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS – PRIMARY 3 (BASIC 3)
VOLUME 1 VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS
SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the OPTION A – C in this section.
1. There ________ vowel letters.
[a] 21
[b] 5
[c] 4
2. How many letters are there in English alphabet?
[a] 36
[b] 26
[c] 20
3. How many vowel sound are there in SCHOOL?
[a] 1
[b] 2
[c] 3
4. The twenty sixth letter is ________.
[a] A
[b] E
[c] Z
5. How many consonant letter are there in alphabet?
[a] 20
[b] 21
[c] 13
6. As green as ________.
[a] goat
[b] book
[c] grass
7. As sharp as ________.
[a] plate
[b] razor
[c] izal
8. Our team ________ the match.
[a] one
[b] won
[c] warn
9. We spent two ________ at the party.
[a] our
[b] hours
[c] honors
10. He covered her head with ________.
[a] plate
[b] book
[c] hat
11. We _______ happy to be here.
[a] her
[b] are
[c] hair
12. How many consonants are there in FRIEND?
[a] 5
[b] 7
[c] 4
13. How many vowels are there in TEACHER?
[a] 3
[b] 2
[c] 5
14. Form a word; Combine G, G, E ________.
[a] GEG
[b] GGE
[c] EGG
15. The sixth letter is Ff. Which letter comes after it ________.
[a] Gg
[b] Hh
[c] Ii
SECTION B – THEORY
INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section.
QUESTION 1. Write the opposite in meaning of these.
A. Rich ________
B. Early ________
C. Difficult ________
D. Far ________
QUESTION 2. Arrange these words in alphabetical order.
A. Queen Plate Orange ________, ________, ________
B. Hut Ink Goat ________, ________,________
C. Zebra Xmas Your ________, ________,________
D. Dog Egg Canoe ________, ________, ________
QUESTION 3. Read A – Z and answer the following questions.
A. The first five letter are ________.
B. The last four letters of alphabet are ________.
C. The 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th and 16th letters are ________.
D. Two letters before G are ________ and ________.
QUESTION 4. Write the similar in meaning of these following words.
a. Halt ________
b. Neat ________
c. Old ________
d. ill ________
QUESTION 5. Complete the following similes by choosing the correct word from the bracket e.g As sharp as Razor
A. The okro is a green as ________.
B. Pineapple is as sweet as ________.
C. The pastor’s garment is as white as ________.
D. The man is as tall as ________.
VOLUME 2 VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS
SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the OPTION A – C in this section.
1. How many vowel sound are there in ALPHABET?
[a] 10
[b] 5
[c] 3
2. The second vowel is ________.
[a] e
[b] u
[c] o
3. She is as black as ________.
[a] snow
[b] charcoal
[c] gold
4. The pineapple is sweet as ________.
[a] honey
[b] soup
[c] bitterleaf
5. Big and small, Up and ________.
[a] long
[b] down
[c] load
6. The twenty sixth letter is ________.
[a] A
[b] E
[c] Z
7. How many consonant letter are there in alphabet?
[a] 20
[b] 21
[c] 13
8. The opposite of sister is ________.
[a] father
[b] mother
[c] uncle
9. We ________ happy to be here.
[a] are
[b] was
[c] at
10. Our team ________ the match.
[a] won
[b] win
[c] work
11. The tea is very ________.
[a] hut
[b] hot
[c] hurt
12. How many consonants are there in ZOO?
[a] 4
[b] 0
[c] 1
13. How many vowels are there in Teacher?
[a] 3
[b] 2
[c] 5
14. Form a word; Combine G, G, E ________.
[a] GEG
[b] GGE
[c] EGG
15. The sixth letter is Ff. Which letter comes after it ________.
[a] Gg
[b] Hh
[c] Ii
SECTION B – THEORY
INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section.
QUESTION 1. Choose the words that are similar in meaning e.g Aid – Help.
A. Good – ( Start, Well )
B. Beautiful – ( pretty, Sick )
C. Popular – ( Quarrel, Famous )
D. Idle – ( Lazy, brave )
QUESTION 2. Arrange these words in alphabetical order:
A. Police, Pastor, Plate ________, ________, ________
B. Mistress, Mattress, Magnet ________, ________, ________
C. Zebra, Zenith, Zip ________, ________, ________
D. Dog, Egg, Come ________, ________, ________
E. Carry, Count, Colour ________, ________, ________
QUESTION 3. Alphabetical Patterns:
A. AB CD EF ________, ________, ________
B. JKL MNO PQR ________, ________, ________
C. LMN OPQ RST ________, ________, ________
D. ABC DEF GHI ________, ________, ________
QUESTION 4. Give a word that sounds like each of the following words, e.g Eat – It.
A. Ice ________
B. His ________
C. Too ________
D. Buy ________
QUESTION 5. Complete the following similes by choosing the correct word from the bracket, e.g. As Sharp as Razor.
A. As Green as ________
B. As slow as ________
C. As white as ________
D. As sweet as ________
E. As easy as ________
QUESTION 6. Word and Opposite
A. Rich ________
B. Black ________
C. Early ________
D. Empty ________
E. Happy ________