VERBAL THIRD TERM EXAMINATION EDT 018 PRIMARY 4
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THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION EDT 17
CLASS: PRIMARY 4 SUBJECT: VERBAL REASONING
NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………
Pick the words that are nearest in meaning to the words in capital letters
1.) WEAK (a) strength (b) feeble (c) increase (d) long
2.) WIDTH (a) narrow (b) close (c) size (d) breadth
3.) AFFECTION (a) hate (b) love (c) dangerous (d) happy
4.) DISCOVERED (a) believe (b) accept (c) found (d) lost
5.) DIFFICULTY (a) simple (b) rough (c) hard (d) easy
Pick the words that are opposite in meaning to the words in capital letters.
Example: LOVE (a) like (b) feeble (c) hate (d) rough Option “c” is the correct answer
6.) RECKLESS: (a) mend (b) careful (c) smooth (d) strong
7.) EARLY: (a) dull (b) rude (c) late (d) accept
8.) STRONG: (a) smooth (b) ugly (c) weak (d) wet
9.) DEPART: (a) attack (b) defend (c) lost (d) arrive
10.) BEGINNING: (a) middle (b) first (c) ending (d) second
The following are graded according to the order of their sizes, starting from the smallest to the biggest
Example: – Egg Tadpole Frog
11.) Infant Toddler Boy (a) person (b) man (c) woman (d) elder
12.) Egg Larva Pupa (a) goat (b) maggot (c) butterfly (d) elephant
13.) Riverlet River Sea (a) mountain (b) ocean (c) valley (d) hill
14.) Valley Plains Hill (a) ocean (b) sea (c) range (d) mountain
15.) Egg Embryo Calf (a) cow (b) hen (c) duck (d) gander
Items are arranged from the highest or biggest to the lowest or smallest
16.) Elephant Lion Antelope (a) whale (b) buffalo (c) rabbit (d) giraffe
17.) Ocean Sea River (a) stream (b) rain (c) mountain (d) valley
18.) Grandpa Father Boy (a) infant (b) toddler (c) grandma (d) sister
19.) University Secondary Primary (a) polytechnic (b) college (c) nursery (d) monotechnic
20.) Director Manager Clerk (a) accountant (b) doctor (c) cleaner (d) staff
Choose the words that are related to the other words listed
Examples (a) goat (b) lion (c) pig (d) animals
The correct answer is “d” because all the words refer to animals
21.) (a) father (b) family (c) children (d) mother
22.) (a) vicar (b) pastor (c) congregation (d) church
23.) (a) tools (b) barrow (c) axe (d) anvil
24.) (a) chalk (b) school (c) pupils (d) teacher
25.) (a) knife (b) fork (c) kitchen (d) spoon
Form new words by using the first letter and the last two letters
Examples: Gullet Get
Pagan Pan
26.) Head _________________________
27.) Borrow _________________________
28.) Narrow _________________________
29.) Hunger _________________________
30.) Blanket _________________________
