Primary 1 English Vocabulary Quiz

Primary 1 English Quiz - Vocabulary — Answer Key

Total Marks: 28

Teaching note for helpers: this quiz practises P1 vocabulary — naming words (nouns), action words (verbs), describing words (adjectives), opposites, and using words in sentences. All content is syllabus-based practice, not past-year paper material.

Answer 1.

B) apple — 1 mark. The picture shows one apple. Teaching point: read all four choices before circling. Common mistake: choosing "ball" because both are round; look at the stem and shape that make it an apple.

Answer 2.

B) table — 1 mark. Naming words name people, places, or things. "Run" and "jump" are action words; "happy" describes a feeling. Only "table" names a thing. Common mistake: picking an action word because it appears first.

Answer 3.

Animals: dog, cat, rabbit. Food: bread, milk, cake. — 2 marks. Marking: 1 mark for all three animals placed correctly; 1 mark for all three foods placed correctly. Teaching point: ask "Is it alive?" — living creatures are animals; things we eat or drink are food. Milk is a drink, so it belongs in Food.

Answer 4.

hat — 1 mark. "I wear a hat on my head." Teaching point: try each word in the blank and check it makes sense — shoes go on feet, not heads.

Answer 5.

banana — 1 mark. Car, bus, and lorry are all things that take people on roads. A banana is a fruit, so it does not belong. Teaching point: find what three words share, then pick the odd one out.

Answer 6.

B) kicking — 1 mark. The picture shows the boy's foot striking the football. Expected visual: one boy, one football, foot contacting the ball. Common mistake: choosing "running"; running happens near the ball, but the contact shows kicking.

Answer 7.

A) swims — 1 mark. "The fish swims in the water." Teaching point: think about where each action can happen — fish live and move in water, so they swim; birds fly; people run.

Answer 8.

B) huge — 1 mark. Describing words tell us size, colour, or feel. An elephant is very large, so "huge" fits best. "Tiny" is the opposite; "wet" does not describe elephants in general.

Answer 9.

fluffy and cold — 2 marks (1 mark for each describing word circled). "Fluffy" tells us how the cat feels; "cold" tells us the temperature of the floor. Teaching point: test each word — naming words (cat, floor) name things; describing words add detail about them.

Answer 10.

sweet; sour — 2 marks (1 mark per blank). Honey tastes sweet; a lemon tastes sour. Teaching point: these are taste words. Try each word in both blanks — swapping them gives wrong facts, which shows why word meaning matters.

Answer 11.

B) small — 1 mark. Opposites mean the opposite. Big ↔ small. "Tall" and "long" describe size in one direction, but the direct opposite of big is small.

Answer 12.

cold — 1 mark. Hot ↔ cold. Common mistake: misspelling as "colt" or "codl"; remind pupils to sound it out: c-o-l-d.

Answer 13.

day → B (night); up → A (down); happy → D (sad); open → C (close) — 2 marks. Marking: 1 mark for any two correct matches; 2 marks for all four correct. Teaching point: say each pair aloud together — hearing the contrast helps remember the opposite.

Answer 14.

B) school — 1 mark. A school is where children learn. A market sells goods; a zoo shows animals. Teaching point: match the clue phrase ("where children learn") to the place it describes.

Answer 15.

B) kitten — 1 mark. Baby animal words: cat → kitten, dog → puppy, hen → chick. Common mistake: choosing "puppy" because both are baby animals; match the baby to the correct parent animal.

Answer 16.

red and blue — 1 mark (both circled). Red and blue are colours. Chair and table are naming words for furniture. Accept either order.

Answer 17.

Sample answers: "I play with my friends at the park." / "We play football after school." Marking (3 marks):

• 1 mark — the word "play" is used correctly as an action in the sentence.
• 1 mark — capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.
• 1 mark — the sentence makes sense (a complete idea with someone doing the playing). Award marks independently; a sensible sentence with correct punctuation but slightly unusual wording still earns its marks.

Answer 18.

smell — 1 mark. "I use my nose to smell the flowers." Teaching point: match each sense to its body part — eyes see, ears hear, nose smells, tongue tastes, skin touches.

Answer 19.

B) umbrella — 1 mark. We use an umbrella to stay dry in rain. A ruler measures; a pillow is for sleeping. Teaching point: use the situation ("it is raining") to pick the useful object.

Answer 20.

(1) sun (2) sand (3) shells — 3 marks (1 mark per blank). Method: read the whole story first, then test each word from the box in each blank.

• Blank 1 shines in the sky → sun.
• Blank 2 is used to build a beach castle → sand.
• Blank 3 are pretty things picked up by the sea → shells. "Kite" and "tree" are extra words that do not fit any blank. Common mistake: putting "kite" in blank 3 because kites are at the beach too — reread the sentence to check the meaning fits.