BUKUNMI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

2ND TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: VERBAL REASONING CLASS: PRIMARY 5
Example: (best, beast); (set, seat); (bed, bead)
1. (peace, pace); (head, ____) a)lead b]had c]hard d]hear
2. (love, move); (lead, ____) a]mead b]dale c]made d]wade
3. (moot, mate); (cook, ____) a]caste b]creak c]crime d]cake
4. (birth, mirth); (cloth, ____) a]trite b]mite c]sloth d]site
5. (rip, trip); (rap, _____) a]part b]trap c]trip d]tape
Example: ship and harbor; train and station
6. Tongue and taste; ear and ___ a]hear b]eat c]smell d]talk
7. Narrow and wide; smooth and ___ a]straight b]rough c]sharp d]long
8. Rice and grain; coffee and ____ a]sugar b]milk c]pot d]beverage
9. Tapper and wine; fisherman and ____ a]net b]paddle c]fish d]canoe
10. Sea and blue; grass and ____ a]garden b]snake c]hay d]green
From the options pick the one that does not belong to the group
11. a]run b]skip c]shout d]walk e]jump
12. a]den b]house c]hole d]path e]hut
13. a]car b]boat c]ship d]raft e]canoe
14. a]lake b]ocean c]forest d]river e]stream
15. a]small b]big c]huge d]tiny e]fast
Choose the word that cannot be formed by some or all of the words in block letters
16. TERMINATE a]termite b]term c]tenth d]ate e]remit
17. ENDANGER a]anger b]derange c]dagger d]danger e]garden
18. GENERATION a]enter b]nation c]region d]enrage e]ranger
19. MINISTER a]star b]mine c]mist d]set e]met
20. REGULATE a]late b]eat c]regular d]reel e]later
COME is written as OCEM, WATER is written as AWETR, KETTLE is written as EKTTEL
Use the code to answer the questions
21. KICKED __________________
22. ECLI ____________________
23. FENCE __________________
24. IFRBE ___________________
25. STUFF ___________________
Choose A if it is ALWAYS true Choose B if it is OFTEN true,
Choose C if is NEVER true Choose D if it is IMPOSSIBLE to say how true it is
26. The moon shines only in the village. A. B. C. D
27. An aeroplane travels faster than a ship. A. B. C. D
28. Twins look alike. A. B. C. D
29. February is the longest month in the year. A. B. C. D
30. Children who are afraid of drug always take ill. A. B. C. D