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Primary 2 English Quiz - Vocabulary

Subject: English | Level: Primary 2 | Topic: Vocabulary | Version: 1 of 5 Duration: 40 minutes | Total Marks: 40

Name: ______________________ Class: ____________ Date: ______________ Score: ________ / 40

Instructions:

Answer all 20 questions.
Section A: circle the letter (A, B, C or D) of the correct answer.
Sections B and C: write your answers on the lines given.
Write neatly and check your work before handing in.
Note: This quiz is built from syllabus-based practice templates for Primary 2 English. It is not taken from past-year exam papers.

Section A: Word Meanings (Questions 1–10, 1 mark each)

Circle the correct answer for each question.

Question 1.

Which word means the same as happy? A) sad B) glad C) angry D) tired

(1 mark)

Question 2.

Which word means the opposite of big? A) large B) huge C) small D) tall

(1 mark)

Question 3.

Which word means the same as shout? A) whisper B) yell C) talk D) sing

(1 mark)

Question 4.

Which word means the opposite of fast? A) quick B) slow C) speedy D) hurry

(1 mark)

Question 5.

Read the sentence: "The gigantic cake had ten layers." What does the word gigantic mean? A) tiny B) very big C) sweet D) round

(1 mark)

Question 6.

Read the sentence: "Ravi was exhausted after his long run." What does the word exhausted mean? A) very tired B) excited C) hungry D) strong

(1 mark)

Question 7.

A compound word is made when two smaller words join together. Which word completes this compound word? bed + ________ = bedroom A) sleep B) room C) rest D) night

(1 mark)

Question 8.

Which word means the opposite of empty? A) full B) open C) clear D) light

(1 mark)

Question 9.

Which word means the same as begin? A) end B) start C) stop D) finish

(1 mark)

Question 10.

Read the sentence: "Mei Ling whispered so she would not wake the baby." What does the word whispered mean? A) shouted B) spoke very softly C) sang loudly D) cried

(1 mark)

Section B: Building Words (Questions 11–15, 2 marks each)

Write your answers on the lines.

Question 11.

Write the opposite (antonym) of each word. (a) hot: ______________________ (b) day: ______________________

(2 marks)

Question 12.

Complete each compound word. (a) play + ______________________ = playground (b) ______________________ + ball = football

(2 marks)

Question 13.

Three words in this group have almost the same meaning. Circle the word that does NOT belong. happy joyful cheerful angry

(2 marks)

Question 14.

Add -ful or -less to complete each word. (a) help + ____________ = someone who is full of help (b) care + ____________ = someone who does not take care

(2 marks)

Question 15.

Circle the best word to complete the sentence. I used a ______________________ to cut the paper. A) spoon B) scissors C) pillow D) shoe

(2 marks)

Section C: Using Words (Questions 16–20, 4 marks each)

Read carefully and write your answers in full where asked.

Question 16.

Read the passage.

Ken planted a seed in a pot. He watered it every morning. Soon, a tiny green shoot appeared. Ken was delighted. He showed his plant to his sister. She was amazed at how quickly it grew.

(a) Find a word in the passage that means very pleased: ______________________ (b) Find a word in the passage that means very surprised: ______________________ (c) Find a word in the passage that means very small: ______________________ (d) Write your own sentence using the word delighted.

(4 marks)

Question 17.

Each sentence has a bold word that can be made stronger. Replace each bold word with a better word from the box. Write the new word on the line.

Box: enormous sprinted delicious shivered

(a) The big wave crashed onto the sand. ______________________ (b) Amir ran fast to catch the bus. ______________________ (c) The noodles were very good. ______________________ (d) The cold puppy shook in the wind. ______________________

(4 marks)

Question 18.

Words can be grouped into families by their meaning. Write one more word for each family. (a) Animals: cat, dog, ______________________ (b) Fruits: apple, banana, ______________________ (c) Feelings: happy, sad, ______________________ (d) Weather: sunny, rainy, ______________________

(4 marks)

Question 19.

Read the passage.

Nurul was nervous on her first day at a new school. Her hands were shaky and her tummy felt funny. Then her teacher smiled at her kindly. Nurul began to relax.

(a) What does the word nervous mean? ______________________ (b) Write two clues from the story that show Nurul was nervous. Clue 1: ________________________________________________________ Clue 2: ________________________________________________________ (c) What does the word relax mean? ______________________

(4 marks)

Question 20.

Use the word box to write three sentences. Use a different word from the box in each sentence.

Box: brave gentle sparkle fetch borrow

Sentence 1: ______________________________________________________ Sentence 2: ______________________________________________________ Sentence 3: ______________________________________________________

(4 marks: 1 mark for each correct sentence, 1 mark for capital letters and full stops)

End of quiz. Well done!

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Answers

Primary 2 English Quiz - Vocabulary - Answer Key

Total Marks: 40 | Suggested marking: award marks as shown per question.

Answer 1.

Answer: B) glad (1 mark) A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. "Glad" means happy, so it can swap with "happy": "I am glad" = "I am happy". Sad, angry and tired are different feelings, not the same as happy. Common mistake: picking "sad" just because it is also a feeling word — always check the meaning asked for.

Answer 2.

Answer: C) small (1 mark) An antonym is a word that means the opposite. Big and small are opposites. Large and huge mean the same as big, and tall describes height, not size overall.

Answer 3.

Answer: B) yell (1 mark) To shout and to yell both mean to speak very loudly. Whisper means the opposite (very soft), while talk and sing do not tell us about loudness.

Answer 4.

Answer: B) slow (1 mark) Fast and slow are opposites. Quick and speedy mean the same as fast, and hurry is an action verb, not a speed word.

Answer 5.

Answer: B) very big (1 mark) Use context clues: a cake with ten layers must be very big, so "gigantic" means very big. Tiny is the opposite, and sweet and round do not match the clue about ten layers.

Answer 6.

Answer: A) very tired (1 mark) Context clue: Ravi had just finished a long run, which uses up energy. So "exhausted" means very tired. Excited, hungry and strong do not fit what happens after a long run.

Answer 7.

Answer: B) room (1 mark) A compound word joins two smaller words: bed + room = bedroom. Test each option: bedsleep, bedrest and bednight are not real words, but bedroom is.

Answer 8.

Answer: A) full (1 mark) Empty means having nothing inside; full means having as much as it can hold. Open, clear and light describe other things, not how much is inside.

Answer 9.

Answer: B) start (1 mark) Begin and start both mean to do the first part of something. End, stop and finish are opposites — they mean to bring something to its close.

Answer 10.

Answer: B) spoke very softly (1 mark) Context clue: Mei Ling did not want to wake the baby, so she must have spoken very softly. Shouting, singing loudly and crying would wake the baby.

Answer 11.

(a) cold (1 mark) (b) night (1 mark) An antonym is the opposite word. Hot ↔ cold, and day ↔ night. Method: think of the word, then picture its opposite (hot sun vs ice; daytime vs dark night). Common mistake: writing "warm" for (a) — warm is close to hot, not its opposite.

Answer 12.

(a) ground (1 mark) (b) foot (1 mark) Compound words join two whole words: play + ground = playground, foot + ball = football. Method: read the finished compound word aloud and listen for the two smaller words hiding inside it.

Answer 13.

Answer: angry (2 marks) Happy, joyful and cheerful all mean feeling glad. Angry means feeling cross, so it does not belong. Method: give each word a quick meaning, then spot the one whose meaning breaks the pattern.

Answer 14.

(a) -ful → helpful (1 mark) (b) -less → careless (1 mark) A suffix is letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. "-ful" means full of (helpful = full of help). "-less" means without (careless = without care). Common mistake: mixing them up — remember "less" means fewer/none.

Answer 15.

Answer: B) scissors (2 marks) Think about which object matches the action "cut the paper". Scissors cut paper. A spoon is for eating, a pillow is for resting your head, and a shoe is worn on your foot. Method: picture yourself doing the action, then choose the tool that fits.

Answer 16.

(a) delighted (1 mark) (b) amazed (1 mark) (c) tiny (1 mark) (d) Any correct sentence, e.g., "I was delighted when I got a new book." (1 mark) Method: for (a)–(c), look back at the passage and hunt for the word whose meaning matches the clue. Delighted = very pleased; amazed = very surprised; tiny = very small. For (d), the sentence must use "delighted" correctly (showing great pleasure), start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. Marking note: a sentence like "The dog delighted" is incomplete and earns no mark.

Answer 17.

(a) enormous (1 mark) (b) sprinted (1 mark) (c) delicious (1 mark) (d) shivered (1 mark) Stronger, more precise words paint a clearer picture: enormous = extremely big; sprinted = ran very fast; delicious = tastes very good; shivered = shook because of cold. Method: match each bold word to the box word with the closest stronger meaning, then re-read the sentence to check it still makes sense.

Answer 18.

Accept any sensible word in the same family, 1 mark each: (a) Animals: bird, fish, rabbit, lion, hamster, etc. (b) Fruits: orange, grape, mango, pear, watermelon, etc. (c) Feelings: angry, excited, scared, tired, proud, etc. (d) Weather: windy, cloudy, stormy, foggy, etc. Marking note: reject a word from a different family (e.g., "chair" under fruits). Method: ask "Is my new word the same kind of thing as the two given words?"

Answer 19.

(a) Nervous means worried or scared about something that is going to happen. (1 mark) (b) Clue 1: Her hands were shaky. Clue 2: Her tummy felt funny. (2 marks, 1 per clue) (c) Relax means to become calm and stop feeling worried. (1 mark) Method: for (a) and (c), use the story events as clues — a first day at a new school can make someone worried, and a kind smile helped her feel calm. For (b), clues must come from the passage itself, not invented details. Marking note: answers such as "she was at school" are facts, not clues of nervousness, and earn no mark.

Answer 20.

Marking scheme (4 marks):

1 mark per sentence that uses a different box word correctly in a sentence that makes sense (max 3).
1 mark for capital letters at the start and full stops at the end of all sentences. Example answers:
"The brave fireman saved the kitten."
"Grandma held the baby with gentle hands."
"The stars sparkle in the night sky."
"Please fetch my water bottle."
"May I borrow your pencil?" Common mistakes: using the same box word twice (no second mark), or writing a phrase instead of a full sentence (no mark). Each sentence must name who or what and say something complete about it.

End of answer key.