Primary 4 (Basic 4) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

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

1. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

[a] 21

[b] 6

[c] 26

2. The letters are grouped as vowel and ______.

[a] alphabet

[b] numeral

[c] consonant

3. The last letter of GOOD is the ______ letter of the alphabet.

[a] 24th

[b] 14th

[c] 04th

Choose the opposites from the brackets

4. White – ______

[a] Green

[b] Blue

[c] Black

5. Sharp – ______

[a] Blunt

[b] Big

[c] Thin

Choose a word that is similar in to each of the words

6. Friend – ______

[a] Family

[b] Youth

[c] Pal

7. Wonder – ______

[a] Surprise

[b] Match

[c] Marvel

8. How many vowels are there in Teacher?

[a] 2

[b] 4

[c] 3

9. The last five letter of AEROPLANE from the word ______.

[a] plant

[b] plain

[c] plane

10. The seventh letter after A is ______.

[a] H

[b] I

[c] F

11. By combining the first letter, thirteen and twenty fifth letters, from a word which is a name of month of a year.

[a] Jan

[b] Mar

[c] May

12. ______ is the first letter of consonant.

[a] C

[b] A

[c] B

13. Which letter is mid way in the consonant?

[a] M

[b] N

[c] O

14. Which word is similar to help?

[a] Generous

[b] Aid

[c] Take

15. How many vowels are there in the tenth month of the year?

[a] Five

[b] Two

[c] Ten

SECTION B – Answer all the questions in this section. 

1. Match correctly and make compound words:

a. Foot                  Quarter

b. Water               Side

c. Bomb                Room

d. Class                  Shell

e. Head Ball          Football

2. Arrange these word in alphabetical order:

a. Man, Cold, Bold, Small

b. Come, Before, Find, Teacher

c. Tree, Day, Birth, Queen

d. Chair, Table, Poem, Under

3. Re – arrange the letter of each of the word printed in bold letters to mean what is explained in front of each of them.

TAN : A small insect ANT

a. ARE : The organ of hearing ______

b. NOW: The past tense of win ______

c. TAR: A small gnawing animal ______

d. LIVE: What is bad or harm ______

4. Form a word by re – arranging each of the letters printed in capital

Example “T C A – CAT”

a. SWDOR – ______

b. EADL – ______

c. ATME – ______

d. NLAI – ______

e. AER – ______

5. Give a word similar in meaning to each of the following:

a. Famous – ______

b. Beautiful – ______

c. Above – ______

d. ill – ______

ANSWER KEY 

SECTION A

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

SECTION B

1. Foot – Football

Water – Waterside

Bomb – Bombshell

Class – Classroom

Head ball – Headball

2. a. Bold, Cold, Man, Small

b. Before, Come, Find, Teacher

c. Birth, Day, Queen, Tree

d. Chair, Poem, Table, Under

3. a. Ear b. Won c. Rat d. Evil

4. a. Sword b. Lead c. Meat d. Nail e. Ear

5. a. Popular b. Pretty c. Over d. Sick

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