Primary 6 (Basic 6) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer Keys

FIRST TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions 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] 1, 2, 3, 4

[b] 4, 3, 2, 1

[c] 1, 3, 4, 2

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 ______. 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 – Answer all the questions in this section. 

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 ______

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 =

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

4. Complete these similes.

a. As fierce as ______

b. As light as ______

c. As green as ______

d. As meek as ______

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 ______

FIRST TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION PRIMARY 6 – ANSWER KEYS

SECTION A

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

SECTION B

1. Code

a. GNZY = MANY

b. RYDZCP = PEOPLE

c. ACDEC = PLACE

d. ENRY = TIME

e. RATE = DATE

2. Arrangement – a. iii, i, ii b. ii, iii, i c. i, iii, ii

3. Alphabetical Order

a. Pastor, Potter, Pressure, Put

b. Predict, Pray, Primary, Propose

c. Account, Announce, Apology, Aunty

d. Daikon, Daily, Dainty, Daisy

4. Similes – a. lion b. feather c. grass d. lamb

5. Group Names – a. States b. Stationery c. Furniture d. Professions

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