Primary 1 English Studies Flashcards: Reading: Common Signs, Symbols and Abbreviations

Question 1

Special pictures, marks or short writings that tell people something important are called signs and ____.

Accepted Answer

symbols

Question 2

A red eight-sided sign with the word STOP tells us to ____.

Accepted Answer

stop

Question 3

The school crossing sign shows two children walking. It warns drivers to be ____.

Accepted Answer

careful

Question 4

A white 'H' on a blue background is the sign for a ____.

Accepted Answer

hospital

Question 5

Special pictures or designs that stand for a company, school or group are called ____.

Accepted Answer

logos

Question 6

Small pictures on phones and computers that show what a button does are called ____.

Accepted Answer

icons

Question 7

A camera icon on a phone means you can take ____.

Accepted Answer

photos

Question 8

Short ways of writing words are called ____.

Accepted Answer

abbreviations

Question 9

'Mr' is a short way to write ____.

Accepted Answer

Mister

Question 10

'Mrs' is used before the name of a ____ woman.

Accepted Answer

married

Question 11

'Dr' is a short way to write ____.

Accepted Answer

Doctor

Question 12

The symbol ₦ stands for ____.

Accepted Answer

Naira

Question 13

The symbol + means ____.

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plus or add

Question 14

The symbol - means ____.

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minus or take away

Question 15

The symbol = means ____.

Accepted Answer

equals

Question 16

Adding '-s' to 'cat' gives 'cats', which means ____ cat.

Accepted Answer

more than one

Question 17

Adding '-ing' to 'play' gives 'playing', which means the action is happening ____.

Accepted Answer

now

Question 18

Adding '-ed' to 'walk' gives 'walked', which means it happened in the ____.

Accepted Answer

past

Question 19

A smiley face emoji shows ____.

Accepted Answer

happiness

Question 20

A thumbs-up emoji shows ____.

Accepted Answer

agreement or approval

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