Primary 2 (Basic 2) Third Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer keys

THIRD TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 2 (BASIC 2)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

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

1. A person who makes shoes _____.

[a] teacher

[b] shoe maker

[c] driver

2. A female parent is _____.

[a] clerk

[b] father

[c] mother

3. A place where we buy things _____. 

[a] farm

[b] market

[c] shop

4. A place for sick people _____.

[a] home

[b] school

[c] hospital

5. The head of your school _____.

[a] clerk

[b] headteacher

[c] teacher

Pick a word of similar sound from the brackets. 

6. His _____

[a] is

[b] good

[c] miss

7. Sow _____

[a] chair

[b] so

[c] won

8. Bus _____

[a] bit

[b] but

[c] box

Re – arrange the following letter to make a word. 

9. STYOR

[a] motor

[b] story

[c] doctor

10. LSMAL

[a] small

[b] mail

[c] mall

Gender means e.g brother – sister. 

11. Daughter

[a] man

[b] son

[c] king

12. Grandfather 

[a] uncle

[b] brother

[c] grandmother

Choose a rhyme for each of these words. 

13. Hard _____

[a] card

[b] come

[c] rain

14. Boy _____

[a] may

[b] toy

[c] cried

15. King _____

[a] kneel

[b] two

[c] sing

SECTION B – Attempt all questions in this section. 

1. Circle the consonants in the alphabet.

I. A J K L U

II. M O P Q N

III. T U V X Z

IV. B Z D E O

2. Sample: LandLord = Land Lord

A. Offshore = _____, _____

B. Landmark = _____, _____

C. Goodwill = _____, _____

D. Tonight = _____, _____

3. Similes : Examples : As fat as a pig. 

A. As green as _____

B. As happy as _____

C. As white as a _____

D. As tall as a _____

E. As wise as a _____

4. Re – arrange these letters to make a word. Sample: r w o k – work

I. a m e g _____

II. d a m e _____

III. i n k g _____

IV. c l u n e _____

V. e a d h _____

5. Gender: Father – Mother, Brother – Sister

I. Uncle – _____

II. Prince – _____

III. King – _____

IV. His – _____

THIRD TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAM (PRIMARY 2) – ANSWER KEYS

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES

1. B – shoe maker

2. C – mother

3. B – market (also shop is correct, but “market” is best here)

4. C – hospital

5. B – headteacher

Similar Sound

6. A – is

7. B – so

8. B – but

Re-arrange Letters

9. B – story

10. A – small

Gender

11. B – son

12. C – grandmother

Rhyming Words

13. A – card

14. B – toy

15. C – sing

SECTION B

1. Consonants

I. J, K, L

II. M, P, Q, N

III. T, V, X, Z

IV. B, Z, D

2. Break the words. 

A. Offshore = Off, shore

B. Landmark = Land, mark

C. Goodwill = Good, will

D. Tonight = To, night

3. Similes

A. As green as grass

B. As happy as a king (or lark)

C. As white as a snow

D. As tall as a tree

E. As wise as an owl

4. Re-arrange letters. 

I. a m e g → game

II. d a m e → made

III. i n k g → king

IV. c l u n e → uncle

V. e a d h → head

5. Gender

I. Uncle – Aunt

II. Prince – Princess

III. King – Queen

IV. His – Her

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