Primary 3 (Basic 3) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 3 (BASIC 3)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives, INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options. 

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 – Answer all the questions. 

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 )

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 ______, ______, ______

3 Alphabetical Patterns:

a. AB CD EF ______, ______, ______

b. JKL MNO PQR ______, ______, ______

c. LMN OPQ RST ______, ______, ______

d. ABC DEF GHI ______, ______, ______

4. Give a word that sounds like each of the following words e.g Eat – It.

a. Ice ______

b. His ______

c. Too ______

d. Buy ______

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 ______

6. Word and Opposite

a. Rich ______

b. Black ______

c. Early ______

d. Empty ______

e. Happy ______

ANSWER KEY 

SECTIO A

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A

SECTION B

1. Similar Meanings 

a. Good → Well

b. Beautiful → Pretty

c. Popular → Famous

d. Idle → Lazy

2. Alphabetical Order

a. Pastor, Plate, Police

b. Magnet, Mattress, Mistress

c. Zenith, Zebra, Zip

d. Come, Dog, Egg

e. Carry, Colour, Count

3. Alphabetical Patterns

a. AB CD EF → GH, IJ, KL

b. JKL MNO PQR → STU, VWX, YZ

c. LMN OPQ RST → UVW, XYZ, ABC

d. ABC DEF GHI → JKL, MNO, PQR

4. Words That Sound Alike

a. Ice → Eyes

b. His → Is

c. Too → Two

d. Buy → Bye

5. Similes

a. As green as grass

b. As slow as a snail

c. As white as snow

d. As sweet as honey

e. As easy as ABC

6. Opposites

a. Rich → Poor

b.  Black → White

c. Early → Late

d. Empty → Full

e. Happy → Sad

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