VERBAL REASONING FIRST TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 4

NAME:                                                  

CLASS: PRIMARY 4                        

SUBJECT: Verbal Reasoning

SECTION A:

INSTRUCTIONS: Replace the circled vowels with other vowels to give other words

1. L e g ­­­­­­­­­________________
2. f o o d ________________
3. s t o p ________________
4. b a t ________________

INSTRUCTION: Arrange these words in alphabetical order.

5. Soap Desk               Plant               Flat

______           ______           ______           ______

6. Cap Abacus           Blood             Shoe

______           ______           ______           ______

7. Oil Order              Odour             Obey

______           ______           ______           ______

8. Seat Sour                Sell                 Salt

______           ______           ______           ______

9. Tape Towel             Thread            Teach

______           ______           ______           ______

10. Bolt Brake              Baton              Belt

______           ______           ______           ______

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION: Circle the word that would come second if these words are arranged in alphabetical order

Example:       Crake              Cap                 Creep              Colour

11. Wire weep               waste              water
12. Van vacancy         vendor            vegetable
13. Habitat heat                 hot                  humus

INSTRUCTION: Study the symbol codes carefully and answer the questions

below

O         R         G         A         N         I           Z          A         T          I           O         N

ð            ˄          ᵦ           ﻻ                      *          Ø                     ˅          *          ð

Example:       RAN

14. NATION ____________
15. ORGAN ____________
16. ZIGGAG ____________

SECTION C

INSTRUCTION: Re-arrange the following to give meaningful words

17. kabn ___________
18. bezer ___________
19. belak ___________
20. seouh ___________

INSTRUCTION:        Make words by filling the gaps

21. M o s ___ ___ e       22.  b a ___  ___  n a  23.  ___  ___ p p y
22. ___ ___  u s e           25.  w ___ t  ___ e  ___

INSTRUCTION: Match correctly and make compound words

26. Water Quarters =
27. be siders =
28. class rooms =
29. head shall =
30. bomb side =

Example: foot                                   ball = football

SECTION D

INSTRUCTIONS: Add a suitable word to each of these to make a compound word.

Example:       Land   +  Lady           =          Landlady

31. In + _____  =  _______________
32. bed + _______   =  ___________
33. room + _________ =  _________
34. _________ +  worm  = ________
35. break +  _________ =  ________

INSTRUCTION: Study the given patterns and complete the following

36. Seam, Seem; Pear, peer: bear,  _____________
37. Snail, nail;    Cram, ram ;  bread,  ___________
38. Foot, feet;    door, dear;  poor,   ____________
39. Pins, spin;    oils,  soil;  gel,           _____________
40. In, income; be, become; up,        _____________

VERBAL REASONING FIRST TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 1