CBSE Class 2 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set A

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 3, USE THE CLUES TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD.

1. Someone who saves a person from drowning
A. A lifeguard
B. A lifework
C. A lifeboat
Answer : A

2. This person assists a doctor in a hospital
A. A nurse
B. A maid
C. A nanny
Answer : A

3. Something you usually do to relax, in your free time
A. A hobby
B. Study
C. Work
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 4 TO 6, USE THE PICTURES TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD.

4. __________________________

A. A sugar
B. A cake
C. A toffee
Answer : C

5. __________________________

A. A vase
B. A jug
C. Glass
Answer : B

6. ___________________

A. A penguin
B. A peahen
C. A pigeon
Answer : A

CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH RHYMES.

7. cure
A. poor
B. pure
C. tear
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 8 AND 9, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD.

8. One child, many ____________
A. childs
B. children
C. childrens
Answer : B

9. One person, many ____________
A. people
B. peoples
C. peeple
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 10 TO 14, LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

10. The jug is ________ the refrigerator.
A. in
B. on
C. above
Answer : B

11. The boy is holding the milk carton ________ his hand.
A. between
B. on
C. in
Answer : C

12. The stickers are ________ the refrigerator.
A. in
B. on
C. above
Answer : B

13. The food is ________ flowing the pan.
A. out
B. over
C. completely
Answer : B

14. The puppy is standing ________ the boy’s legs.
A. next to
B. before
C. between
Answer : C

Reading

FOR QUESTIONS 15 TO 21, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

At the museum

Ram and Shyam are brothers. One day they go to a museum. It is the Museum of Musical Instruments. They see many musical instruments such as guitars, pianos, drums, tablas, sitars, keyboards, etc. They like all the instruments especially the guitar and tabla. When they return home they ask their parents to buy them a guitar and a tabla from the market. They want to become musicians.

Their parents buy them a guitar and a tabla set. Ram and Shyam play their instruments at home. Unfortunately, they do not really know how to play them and can only make noises. After listening to the terrible noise for some time, their parents decided to send them to guitar and tabla classes at the Museum’s school of music.

15. Ram and Shyam go to a ___________________.
A. market
B. museum
C. musical
Answer : B

16. They like the _____________________.
A. only tablas
B. only guitars
C. instruments
Answer : C

17. When they return _____________, they talk to their parents.
A. market
B. home
C. museum
Answer : B

18. Ram and Shyam are _____________.
A. musicians
B. parents
C. brothers
Answer : C

19. They want to become __________________.
A. musicians
B. singers
C. dancers
Answer : A

20. Can Ram and Shyam play their musical instruments?
A. No, they can’t.
B. No, they can.
C. No, they won’t.
Answer : A

21. Why do their parents send them to Museum School of music?
A. Because they make noise.
B. Because they play music.
C. Because they want to see musical instruments.
Answer : A

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 22 TO 26, CHOOSE THE BEST REPLY TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

22. Jane : Do you want to go to the park?
Jack : __________________________.
A. Yes, I do
B. Yes, I don’t
C. Yes, I does
Answer : A

23. Priya : What did you do at the cinema?
Swati : __________________________.
A. I watched a crowd
B. I watched a film
C. I watched the popcorn
Answer : B

24. Sandy : How are you?
Andy : __________________________, thanks.
A. I’m awesome!
B. I’m fine
C. I don’t like tea
Answer : B

25. Preeti : How was your birthday party?
Pami : _________________________
A. Fantastic!
B. Too much crowd
C. The cake was good.
Answer : A

26. Suresh has a puppy. ___________ name is Bruno.
A. It
B. Its
C. It’s
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 27 TO 30, CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ANSWER.

27. How do you begin a letter to your friend Anuj?
A. Dear Anuj
B. Anuj
C. Respected Anuj
Answer : A

28. How do you end a letter to a friend?
A. Lots of love
B. Best wishes
C. Yours Sincerely
Answer : A

29. I’m on ________ in ________ Goa.
A. holidaying, the
B. holiday, —
C. holidays, a
Answer : B

30. I eat lots of fruit ________ I want to stay healthy.
A. in order
B. because
C. so
Answer : B

Achievers Section

31. Choose the correct word :
Can you lend me _______ money?
A. some
B. few
C. little
Answer : A

32. Choose the word which rhymes : Off
A. Bough
B. Cough
C. Tough
Answer : B

33. Choose the correct word : One fly, a lot of ____________
A. flies
B. flys
C. fly
Answer : A

34. Choose the best reply to complete conversation :
Jasmine : I’m good at drawing. What about you?
Yasmine : __________________________
A. I’m good also!
B. I’m the best!
C. Yes, me too!
Answer : C

35. Choose the most appropriate answer:
First, I will study, …………… I will watch TV.
A. then
B. next
C. before
Answer : A