Primary 3 (Basic 3) Third Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer keys

THIRD TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 3 (BASIC 3)

VERBAL REASONING EXAM QUESTIONS 

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

Give the feminine of each of these words. 

1. Landlord

[a] woman

[b] landlady

[c] landhouse

2. Husband

[a] Sister

[b] Woman

[c] Wife

3. King

[a] Prince

[b] Princess

[c] Queen

Name the homes of the following creatures. 

4. Bee

[a] hive

[b] nest

[c] cot

5. Sheep

[a] three

[b] pen

[c] water

Which animal make the following sound. 

6. Bark

[a] Cow

[b] Snake

[c] Dog

7. Sheep

[a] Hiss

[b] Bleat

[c] Howl

Name the young ones of the following animals. 

8. Bird

[a] Nestling

[b] Cub

[c] Lamb

10. Owl

[a] Tadpole

[b] Owlet

[c] Kitten

11. Lagos is known as the centre of ______.

[a] disobedience

[b] attraction

[c] excellence

12. Hand is to glove while leg is to ______.

[a] pant

[b] socks

[c] biro

13 When cars is re – arranged it forms ______.

[a] scar

[b] arsc

[c] arsc

14 ______ is the 15th letter of the alphabet. 

[a] P

[b] O

[c] T

15. Some one who sails ship is ______.

[a] drive

[b] cyclist

[c] sailor

16. Palm, Iroko, Cocoa are all ______.

[a] tree

[b] vegetable

[c] fruit

17. When “ TONE “ is re – arranged it forms an object used in school. 

[a] Etno

[b] Eton

[c] Note

18. Bab, Cab, Dab, what will be the next word is ______.

[a] Fab

[b] Gab

[c] Eab

19. Our classroom is as silent as the ______.

[a] grass

[b] church

[c] grave

20. The pineapple is sweet as ______.

[a] honey

[b] soup

[c] bitterleaf

SECTION B – Attempt all questions in this section. 

1. Arrange each given set of words to make a sensible sentences. Use capital letter at the beginnings and full stop at the end. 

A. years old micheal twenty is

B. works rain the in farmer time

2. Write 1, 2 in the bracket to show the correct order. 

A. So l went to the canteen ( ____ )

l was very hungry ( ____ )

B. Mr sada is a farmer ( ____ )

He grows many crops ( ____ )

3. Re – arrange the letters to form the words to complete the sentences. 

I. NEO The first number is ______.

II. RAW The villagers are angry, there is a ______.

III. TARS ______ hate cats.

4. Arrange these words alphabetical order. 

I. rat, Mat, Good –

II. Mango, Potatoe, Banana –

III. Tea, Rice, Bread –

IV. Go , See, Book –

5. Form 5 three letter words from the letters of the word – E N T E R T A I N M E N T

I. ____________

II. ____________

III. ____________

IV. ____________

V. ____________

THIRD TERM VERBAL REASONING EXAMINATION PRIMARY 3 – ANSWER KEYS

SECTION A – OBJECTIVE ANSWERS 

1. b (landlady)

2. c (wife)

3. c (queen)

4. a (hive)

5. b (pen)

6. c (dog)

7. b (bleat)

8. a (nestling)

9.

10. b (owlet)

11. c (excellence)

12. b (socks)

13. a (scar)

14. b (O)

15. c (sailor)

16. a (tree)

17. c (note)

18. c (Eab)

19. c (grave)

20. a (honey)

SECTION B – ANSWERS 

1. Arrange into correct sentences

A. Michael is twenty years old.

B. The farmer works in the rain.

2. Correct order

A. I was very hungry (1)

So I went to the canteen (2)

B. Mr Sada is a farmer (1)

He grows many crops (2)

3. Rearranged words

I. NEO → One

II. RAW → Wår

III. TARS → Rats

4. Alphabetical order

I. Good, Mat, rat

II. Banana, Mango, Potatoe

III. Bread, Rice, Tea

IV. Book, Go, See

5. Five three-letter words from “ENTERTAINMENT”

I. Ten

II. Net

III. Man

IV. Eat

V. Rat

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