CBSE Class 10 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set J

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 24, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. We _______ to go soon as it’s getting late.
A. could
B. ought
C. might
D. may
Answer : B

2. For some reason, the cats _______ out hunting all day and are all very tired now.
A. were being
B. had been
C. are being
D. having been
Answer : B

3. If our homework _______ we won’t get any grade for it.
A. is badly written
B. were badly done
C. has been badly written
D. had been badly written
Answer : A

4. The bell _______ have gone by now, class ended 3 minutes ago.
A. will
B. could
C. might
D. should
Answer : D

5. The key to some jobs is _______ intelligence but hard work often suffices.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Answer : D

6. When we get to the gate we _______ for ten kilometers.
A. must be walking
B. will walking
C. would be walking
D. will have been walking
Answer : D

7. Sometimes, discoveries _______ by accident but generally they are purposeful.
A. have made
B. are made
C. made
D. was made
Answer : B

8. The instructor _______ the rules of the game because he didn’t think we could hear him.
A. will be shouting
B. shouts
C. shouted
D. has shouted
Answer : C

9. If only the tide had gone out, we would _______ able to cross the river.
A. had been
B. be
C. was
D. have been
Answer : D

10. The new kid _______ never seen such a lot of people in one class before.
A. had
B. was
C. did
D. got
Answer : A

11. If you were to add _______ a dash of seasoning, the food would definitely taste much better.
A. just
B. such
C. some
D. too
Answer : A

12. The match _______ by the time we realised how close to winning we were.
A. has been ended
B. has ended
C. had ended
D. had been ended
Answer : C

13. It was good to see the kids getting _______ in such a relaxed manner last weekend.
A. over
B. on
C. up to
D. across
Answer : B

14. The vegetable patch I tried to grow last year is in a sorry _______ after being left for about 9 months.
A. ending
B. card
C. jam
D. state
Answer : D

15. We really need to get _______ on this new method for maths; it seems to work really well for those guys.
A. on
B. in
C. up
D. down
Answer : B

16. I’m not going to back _______ on any of the new rules this year; they are all staying as they are.
A. in
B. up
C. down
D. drop
Answer : C

17. He loves to be in the _______, so this win should please him.
A. limelight
B. ramshackle
C. sentinel
D. whirlpool
Answer : A

18. The new head of science seems to be quite _______ concerning the date, when we hand in our homework.
A. malleable
B. removed
C. transform
D. gallant
Answer : A

19. My classmates all seem very _______ which has made fitting in easy.
A. grievous
B. personable
C. jammed
D. sedated
Answer : B

20. After travelling for so many miles, everyone seemed _______ and almost ready for a sleep.
A. gradual
B. embellished
C. dropped
D. subdued
Answer : D

21. I went away to England for the whole of the summer break and now I have to _______ back into normal life again.
A. defrost
B. reformulate
C. acclimatise
D. energise
Answer : C

22. The _______ with which the school decided to close the swimming pool was difficult to understand because it seemed so important.
A. brevity
B. pacifier
C. retrieval
D. submissive
Answer : A

23. The decision was _______ by the environmentalists who thought it was not acceptable.
A. entrapped
B. saluted
C. derided
D. supported
Answer : C

24. My brother has always been the _______ one out of the three of us siblings.
A. restored
B. situated
C. believed
D. gregarious
Answer : D

FOR QUESTIONS 25 AND 26, CHOOSE THE CORRECT SYNONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.

25. Clamber
A. Breakthrough
B. Review
C. Mount
D. Dread
Answer : C

26. Nimble
A. Agile
B. Edgy
C. Ratty
D. Frank
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 27 AND 28, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANTONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.

27. Fad
A. Monumental
B. Trend
C. Abhorrence
D. Creature
Answer : C

28. Defiant
A. Reputable
B. Challenging
C. Cranky
D. Obedient
Answer : D

FOR QUESTIONS 29 AND 30, CHOOSE THE OPTION WITH CORRECT SPELLING.

29. How do you spell the word that means ‘a type of shop’?
A. Delicatessen
B. Dellicatessen
C. Delicatesen
D. Delicotnessen
Answer : A

30. How do you spell the word that means ‘cheerful readiness’?
A. Elacrity
B. Alacrity
C. Alecrety
D. Alacraty
Answer : B

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 31 TO 35, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Alarmed by the sheer quantity of plastic clogging our oceans, the European Union is considering ambitious new rules that would reduce or possibly prohibit many everyday ‘single-use’ plastic items. The new measures unveiled on Monday, target the top 10 plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches.
Some of these items like plastic straws, cotton buds, plates and disposable cutlery will be banned completely under the new rules, which require the approval of all 28 EU member states. However, for other products, like plastic bags and food containers, producers will be required to help cover the costs of waste management and clean-up, and member states will be obligated to raise awareness about the negative impacts of using such items, but there is no plan to ban them as yet.
European countries will also be required to collect 90 percent of ‘single-use’ plastic drink bottles by 2025 and so, there may well be a move back to the use of glass bottles that are easily collectable and reusable. For example, one option is to pay a small amount for each glass bottle returned. The Scottish parliament has decided to help cover the cost to shops to encourage the reintroduction of the scheme. Strangely, improved waste management of abandoned and lost fishing gear, which accounts for almost 30 percent of Europe’s beach litter, is also mandated in the proposal.
Plastic can be fantastic, but we need to use it more responsibly, according to the European Commission vice president in a press release announcing the draft rules. “Single-use plastics are not a smart economic or environmental choice, and today’s proposals will help business and consumers to move towards sustainable alternatives. This is an opportunity for Europe to lead the way, creating products that the world will demand for decades to come, and extracting more economic value from our precious and limited resources.”
According to news outlets, it could take three or four years for the rules to be enforced. But if they are, the European Commission said the measures are expected to have a profound financial and environmental impact. Consumers would save about 7.6 billion dollars per year, 30 thousand jobs would be created and about 3.7 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions would be avoided by 2030, the commission said. It added that though the legislation is expected to cost businesses 3.5 billion dollars annually, companies also stand to benefit from the new measures.
This will also mean more sustainable choices for consumers. This means that you won’t see single-use plastic cotton buds on your supermarket shelves, but ones made with more environmental friendly materials instead, such as paper or wood. The same will be true for straws, drink stirrers, sticks for balloons, cutlery and plates. So, you would still be able to organise a picnic or clean your ears, just like before but you get the added bonus that when you do so, you can have a clear conscience about the environmental impact of your actions.

31. Choose the best title or heading for the passage.
A. Fight for the Right Law
B. Plastic is not All Bad
C. Remove All Sea Garbage
D. Away with Waste
Answer : D

32. Who will help pay for removal of plastic bags?
A. The governments
B. Public
C. Producers
D. Farmers
Answer : C

33. Who is offering to pay for the glass bottle returns?
A. Public donations
B. Government
C. Producers
D. Plastics industry
Answer : B

34. How much will the new rules cost businesses?
A. $ 3.7 million
B. $ 30,000
C. $ 7.6 billion
D. $ 3.5 billion
Answer : D

35. What does the word ‘legislation’ mean in the penultimate paragraph?
A. Rules
B. Help
C. Distress
D. Movement
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 36 TO 40, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Large numbers of people suffer from deficiencies of vitamin D; a vital element to good health. 
While you may think going out into the sunshine is enough to get your daily dose of the essential nutrient, there is actually more to it than that. Vitamin D intake can change depending on the hemisphere you live in, the time of day, how much clothing you’re wearing, the colour of your skin, the season, and your age and weight. Even though these variables may seem overwhelming to calculate, research suggests that we do have answers about how to maintain the correct levels of this vital mineral.
So, why is this so important to us? Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, we need vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet. These minerals are important for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. Conversely, a lack of vitamin D can cause bones to become soft and weak, which can lead to bone deformities. In children, for example, a lack of vitamin D can lead to a malformation called rickets where the legs bend. In adults, it can lead to illnesses, which cause bone pain and tenderness.
Our body creates vitamin D from direct sunlight on our skin when we are outdoors. On the whole, most people should be able to get all the vitamin D we need from sunlight. We also get some vitamin D from a small number of foods, including oily fish, such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines, as well as red meat and eggs although these foods are often not part of either vegetarian or vegan diets, which can be problematic. Because of its importance, vitamin D is also added to all infant formula milk, as well as some breakfast cereals, fat spreads and non-dairy milk alternatives for such people. The amounts added to these products can vary and may only be added in small amounts. Manufacturers must by law add vitamin D to infant formula milk.
In the UK, most people can make enough vitamin D from being out in the sun daily for short periods with their forearms, hands or lower legs uncovered and without sunscreen from late March to the end of September, especially from 11am to 3pm. It’s not known exactly how much time is needed in the sun to make enough vitamin D to meet the body’s requirements though. There are a number of factors to be considered that can affect how vitamin D is made, such as your skin colour, or how much skin you have exposed or how cloudy the day is. And, on the flip side, people should be careful not to burn in the sun, and should take care to cover up, or protect their skin with sunscreen, before it starts to turn red or burn.
However, in the UK, sunlight doesn’t contain enough of the important radiation in winter (October to early March) for our skin to be able to make vitamin D. During these months, we rely on getting our vitamin D from food sources and supplements. On some occasion, people even resort to using sun beds although this method is not a recommended way of making vitamin D by the health advisors as the negative effects outweigh the positives.

36. Choose the best title or heading for the passage.
A. No News for Sunbathers
B. Being Burnt Helps Us
C. Go in the Sun and Keep Fit
D. Drinking Milk is the Answer for Everyone
Answer : C

37. How do we know how much vitamin D we need?
A. Our skin
B. Research
C. Bones and muscles
D. The doctor
Answer : B

38. What food can people who don’t eat animal products eat?
A. Eggs
B. Fish
C. Milk
D. Cereals
Answer : D

39. People need to be careful not to _______.
A. go out in the winter
B. eat too much
C. burn their skin
D. be inside between 11-3.
Answer : C

40. What is the meaning of the word ‘outweigh’ in the last paragraph?
A. Exceed something
B. Be heavier
C. Reduce the amount
D. Get wrong
Answer : A

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 41 TO 45, CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

41. Shobha : We’ll be at the house soon.
Anne: Great I’m done _______ and need a rest.
A. up
B. in
C. over
D. at
Answer : B

42. Dravinda : I’m surprised by all the _______ surrounding the news broadcast last night.
A. ravenous
B. hideous
C. commotion
D. solitude
Answer : C

43. Jane : Are you sure we can all be lumped together in the _______ room?
A. changed
B. same
C. somewhere
D. different
Answer : B

44. Teacher : I haven’t a clue where my pen has gone!
Student : I’m sure it will be in the last place you _______ .
A. observe
B. seem
C. mind
D. look
Answer : D

45. Mangesh : It’s possible that we _______ to have gone down that road over to the right but I’m not sure.
A. ought
B. should
C. could
D. might
Answer : A

ACHIEVERS SECTION

FOR QUESTIONS 46 AND 47, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

46. When I was a child, I would always make sure my homework _______ before the weekend began.
A. was being done
B. had been done
C. was doing
D. will have been done
Answer : B

47. The development officer thought that we _______ enough training and needed some freer practice.
A. won’t have been
B. hadn’t been
C. won’t be
D. had had
Answer : D

48. CHOOSE THE CORRECT SYNONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
Scathing
A. Biting
B. Hitting
C. Licking
D. Enthralling
Answer : A

49. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANTONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.
Capricious
A. Empathetical
B. Reviewable
C. Predictable
D. Arbitrary
Answer : C

50. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION.
Brandon : Strangely, I’ve always had a _______ phobia of pigeons, I’ve no idea why!
A. dapper
B. backdrop
C. flaccid
D. disruptive
Answer : D