Third Term Examinations Primary 4 Verbal Reasoning

THIRD TERM

SUBJECT: Verbal Aptitude
CLASS: Primary 4

Complete with the most suitable word from the brackets

1. The ______ lesson came ______ at about noon today. (Forth, fourth)
2. The ______ was told in a ______ building. (storey, story)
3. ______ of the ______ made the trip. (nun, none)
4. My ______ fears to touch an ______. (ant, aunt)
5. Five of the ______ members ______ the election. (Council, cancel)

Underline two words that are related in each list below

6. blue, moon, rain, colour, rice
7. teacher, chalk, biscuit, clock, knife
8. Ikeja, Ogun, Lagos, Adamawa, Akure
9. Shoe, book, spoon, sandal, tie
10. Policeman, Carpenter, Patient, Criminal, School

Arrange the following from the least to the greatest

11. 882, 782, 567, 101, 1001
12. egg, chair, shoe, house, car
13. frog, tadpole, shark, mosquito, whale

Re-arrange the words in these sentences to make them sensible

14. Finish work I have my
15. Where my bags are?
16. This good food is
17. Rest take the work day’s after
18. My teacher very well teaches
19. Breakfast it is time to take
20. All eat cows grass

Arrange the sentences below in the correct order

• School everyday ( ___ )
• you should ( ___ )
• bring ( ___ )
• your biro to ( ___ )

• about six months ( ___ )
• was sick for ( ___ )
• uncle Koga ( ___ )
• before he died ( ___ )

• in the future ( ___ )
• you can be a doctor ( ___ )
• you must work ( ___ )
• very hard before ( ___ )

• motor car will ( ___ )
• not run ( ___ )
• Daddy said ( ___ )
• without petrol ( ___ )

Choose the appropriate word in the bracket that can replace the underlined words

25. My brother’s son is my ______. (friend, nephew, aunt)
26. My father’s grandfather is my ______. (grandfather, father-in-law, great-grandfather)
27. Andrew gave a gift to his uncle’s son ______. (cousin, neighbor, brother)

Choose the best option that gives the use of each item listed

28. Brush, paint: (a) playing (b) dancing (c) painting (d) sowing (e) drawing
29. Yams, basket, hoe, matchet: (a) cooking (b) farming (c) fishing (d) trading (e) digging
30. Net, boat, hook, bent: (a) fishing (b) planting (c) making a rope (d) painting (e) sewing a dress