Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

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

1. A person who foretells the future is  ______.

[a] teacher

[b] prophet

[c] bachelor

2. A person who specialize in carrying out operations is ______. 

[a] occultist

[b] aorist

[c] surgeon

3. Atlantic, Antarctic, Pacific are called ______.

[a] ocean

[b] river

[c] streams

4. A widely spread disease is called ______.

[a] diseases

[b] epidemic

[c] cholera

5. A period of ten years is called ______.

[a] century

[b] millennium

[c] decade

6. A play which starts badly and end in a happy way is ______.

[a] tragedy

[b] comedy

[c] drama

Write out the opposite of each of these words:

7. Inferior ______

[a] answer

[b] superior

[c] clean

8. Polite ______

[a] wise

[b] noble

[c] rude

9. Ancient ______

[a] modern

[b] old

[c] fat

Use the opposite of each of the words printed in capitals to fill the spaces in each of the following sentences:

10. Ngozi was PRESENT yesterday but ______ today.

11. I was BLAMED for fighting, but ______ for doing well in my examination.

12. While Ola’s brother is UGLY, his sister is ______.

Write out the synonyms of each of these words:

13. Greet ______

[a] salute

[b] beg

[c] judge

14. Vacant ______

[a] high

[b] empty

[c] fat

15. Difficult ______

[a] hard

[b] junior

[c] edit

Replace the words UNDERLINED (BOLD) in each of the following with another which is similar in meaning to it.

16. We made a profit of fifty naira from the sale of the bag ______.

17. My father has a very wide table ______.

18. The sums are very hard ______.

Underline the word that does not belong to each of the groups below:

19. Yam   Cassava   Driver   Rice   Beans

20. Earth   Moon   Jupiter   Mars   Uranus

21. Uncle   Boy   Father   Mother   Brother

Complete the sentences. 

22. A person who in charge of ship is called ______.

23. A doctor who specializes in carrying out operation is called ______.

24. A person who knows about law is called ______.

25. The head of primary school is called ______.

SECTION B – Attempt all the following questions.

1. Arrange in alphabetical order:

a. Bold   Hard   Up   Apple   Come

b. Girl   Jug   Zoo   Scout   Rub

c. Lawyer   Carpenter   Doctor   Teacher   Nurse

d. South   West   North   Pole   East

2. Answer the following questions. 

a. How many consonants than vowels are there in English alphabet.

b. ______ is the next consonant after the second vowel of alphabet.

c. ______ is the first consonant of the alphabet.

d. How many letter of alphabet will be left if the consonant are removed?

3. Write the similar in meaning of these words:

a. Modern

b. Vacant

c. Yearly

d. Surplus

4. Gives the general names for each set of words in the following:

i. Emir, Oba, Obi, Chief, Eze ______.

ii. Petrol, water, Ink, Kerosine, palm oil ______.

ANSWER KEY 

SECTION A

1. b 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. absent 11. praised 12. beautiful 13. a 14. b 15. a 16. gain 17. broad 18. difficult 19. Driver 20 Earth 21. Boy 22. Captain 23. Surgeon 24. Lawyer 25. Headmaster

SECTION B

1. Alphabetical Order

a. Apple, Bold, Come, Hard, Up

b. Girl, Jug, Rub, Scout, Zoo

c. Carpenter, Doctor, Lawyer, Nurse, Teacher

d. East, North, Pole, South, West

2. a. 16 b. C c. B d. 5

3. a. new b. empty c.  annual d. extra

4. i. rulers ii. liquids

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