SECOND TERM EXAMINATION  PRIMARY 6 VERBAL REASONING

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SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY 6 SUBJECT: VERBAL REASONING

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

Answer all the questions

Section I: There are three sentences in each of the following questions. Read them carefully and choose which one should come first, second and third

Example

A paper fell into it

The paper got wet

There was some water in the bucket (a) 132 (b) 321 (c) 231 (d) 312 The correct answer is D = 312

Now answer questions 1 – 5

     i.) The child copied the correction

ii.) The teacher did the correction

iii.) The child failed the maths (a) 2,1,3 (b) 3,2,1 (c) 1,3,2 (d) 2,3,1

     i.) The boy ran down the hill

ii.) He broke his right foot

iii.) He fell down (a) 1,3,2 (b) 2,1,3 (c) 3,2,1 (d) 1,2,3

     i.) The dog ran away with the bone

ii.) The dog saw a bone

iii.) The dog took the bone (a) 2,1,3 (b) 3,1,2 (c) 3,2,1 (d) 2,3,1

     i.) Adamu sat for an examination

ii.) Adamu passed the examination

iii.) Adamu read his book overnight (a) 3,1,2 (b) 2,1,3 (c) 3,2,1 (d) 1,2,3

     i.) The dresses were dirty

ii.) The dresses were ironed

iii.) The dresses were washed (a) 2,3,1 (b) 3,2,1 (c) 1,3,2 (d) 2,1,3

Section II: In each of the following a word is missing from a statement, choose from the words given, the one that best completes the statement.

An example is given below:

The football match was played at the ______ (a) courtroom (b) games hall (c) studio (d) stadium Ans = stadium

Now answer the following questions 6 to 10

 Patient in a hospital are kept in the ____ (a) ward (b) theatre (c) dispensary (d) waiting room

Aeroplane for repairs are kept in the _____ (a) aerodrome (b) airport (c) hanger (d) warehouse

I went to the ______ to watch a play (a) auditorium (b) boutique (c) studio (d) theatre

Wild animals are kept in the _______ (a) field (b) forest (c) zoo (d) house

A place for public Christian worship is called ______

(a) church building (b) fellowship centres (c) mission house (d) mount zion

Section III: Write out the word that cannot be formed from the word written in capital letter

Sample: TAILOR (a) rail (b) ratio (c) tail (d) toll Ans = Toll

COMMISSIONER (a) come (b) common (c) minster (d) mission

DOCTOR (a) door (b) top (c) dot (d) root

HEADMASTER (a) head (b) master (c) mat (d) matter

HOSPITAL (a) host (b) lost (c) postal (d) spit

TEACHER (a) chair (b) cheat (c) eat (d) tea

Section IV: Write out the word that will fit perfectly into the gap

Sample: Se_c_ond, _C_ountry (a) e (b) f (c) d (d) c Ans = option d letter c

___olice, ___roblem (a) b (b) f (c) m (d) p

___oom, ___room (a) b (b) d (c) g (d) t

M ___n, ___ble (a) a (b) e (c) l (d) o

W___ter, ___pple (a) u (b) o (c) I (d) a

Gre___t, ___article (a) a (b) e (c) o (d) p

Section V: Write out the general word that describes what the other words are:

Sample: (a) daughter (b) family (c) father (d) mother Ans = family

(a) cattle (b) mammal (c) sheep (d) goat

(a) centimeter (b) kilometer (c) length (d) metre

(a) bench (b) chair (c) cupboard (d) furniture

(a) big (b) fat (c) short (d) size

(a) beans (b) food (c) maize (d) rice

Section VI: Pair the following words together from the alternatives given in the box

Bank barber hospital lawyer police school

Arrest = _____________

Clipper = _____________

Teller = _____________

Ward = _____________

Wig = _______________