Primary 4 (Basic 4) Third Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer keys

THIRD TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY school 4 (BASIC 4)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

Use the same word to end the first with and begin the second word. 

1. Wor ( ____ ) and ( _____ ) a d

[a] c

[b] d

[c] t

2. Goa ( ____ ) and ( _____ ) h a n k

[a] t

[b] u

[c] f

3. How many vowels are there in ENGAGEMENT.

[a] one

[b] two

[c] four

4. ______ and ______ can be formed from the word EDUCATIONAL.

[a] Nail & tail

[b] Hammer & plate

[c] Land & spoon

5. Bed, chair, table, shelf is ______.

[a] furniture

[b] carpenter

[c] workshop

6. How many letter are there in English alphabet.

[a] 36

[b] 26

[c] 21

7. How many consonant and vowels are there in alphabet.

[a] 14 and 5

[b] 5 and 20

[c] 21 and 5

Complete the following similes. 

8. As wise as ______.

[a] mummy

[b] teacher

[c] solomon

9. As green as ______.

[a] colour

[b] grass

[c] mango

10. As cunning as ______.

[a] goat

[b] sheep

[c] snake

What do you call the following:

11. An unmarried man.

[a] boy

[b] uncle

[c] bachelor

12. A place where bread and cake are made.

[a] bank

[b] board

[c] bakery

13. A period of 100 years.

[a] decade

[b] century

[c] annually

Underline the class name in each of the following:

14. Boy – Uncle – Father – Male

15. Stationary – Paper – Pen – Envelop

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all questions in this section.

Study the example of analogies and complete the FOLLOWING –

Sample – Foot is shoe as Hand is to glove

QUESTION 1

A. Man is to men as Tooth is to ______.

B. Bed is to room as Stove is to ______.

D. Water is to drink as Bread is to ______.

E. Teacher is to school as Banker is to ______.

QUESTION 2 – Make another word by using the first and last two letters of each of the word. 

Sample – Admire = Are

A. Mishap = __________

B. Agony = __________

C. Beat = __________

D. Patriot = __________

QUESTION 3 – Write out the synonym of each of these words. 

A. Food __________

B. Popular __________

C. Rich __________

D. Wide __________

E. Ancient __________

QUESTION 4 – Write out a word that sound like each of the FOLLOWING. 

Sample: Sea – See

a. It =

b. Hut =

c. Sore =

d. Shut =

QUESTION 5 – Read these sentences carefully and arrange them in order. Write 1, 2, 3 in the bracket to show the correct order. 

A – Sentences 

We are given some food ( )

We went to a party ( )

We ate satisfactory ( )

B – Sentences

Ngozi was punished ( )

l reported her to class teacher ( )

Ngozi stole my money ( )

C – Sentences

Olu’s pencil is the longest ( )

My pencil is long ( )

Dayo’s pencil is longest ( )

D – Sentences

They were afraid ( )

Jesus they shouted ( )

The saw a snake ( )

THIRD TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION PRIMARY 4 – ANSWER KEYS

SECTION A – OBJECTIVE ANSWERS

1. Wor (d) and (d)ad → b (d)

2. Goa (t) and (t)hank → a (t)

3. ENGAGEMENT → c (four) (a, e, e, a)

4. Words from EDUCATIONAL → a (Nail & tail)

5. Bed, chair, table, shelf → a (furniture)

6. Letters in English alphabet → b (26)

7. Consonants and vowels → c (21 and 5)

8. As wise as → c (Solomon)

9. As green as → b (grass)

10. As cunning as → c (snake)

11. An unmarried man → c (bachelor)

12. Place where bread and cake are made → c (bakery)

13. A period of 100 years → b (century)

14. Boy – Uncle – Father – Male

15. Stationery – Paper – Pen – Envelope → Stationery

SECTION B – THEORY ANSWERS 

QUESTION 1: Analogies

A. Man : Men :: Tooth : Teeth

B. Bed : Room :: Stove : Kitchen

C. Water : Drink :: Bread : Eat

E. Teacher : School :: Banker : Bank

QUESTION 2: Form new words (first and last two letters)

A. Mishap → Map

B. Agony → Any

C. Beat → Bat

D. Patriot → Part

QUESTION 3: Synonyms

A. Food → Meal

B. Popular → Famous

C. Rich → Wealthy

D. Wide → Broad

E. Ancient → Old

QUESTION 4: Words that sound alike (Homophones)

a. It → Eat

b. Hut → Heart (acceptable: “Hot” depending on level)

c. Sore → Soar

d. Shut → Shot

QUESTION 5: Arrange the sentences

A. Sentences 

We went to a party (1)

We are given some food (2)

We ate satisfactorily (3)

B. Sentences 

Ngozi stole my money (1)

I reported her to the class teacher (2)

Ngozi was punished (3)

C. Sentence 

My pencil is long (1)

Olu’s pencil is the longest (2)

Dayo’s pencil is longer (3)

D. Sentence 

They saw a snake (1)

They were afraid (2)

“Jesus!” they shouted (3)

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