CBSE Class 3 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set S

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 9, CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANK.

                          Example
________ sun is hottest in the afternoon.
A. A
B. The
C. An
D. That

1. I left my jacket _______ the table after it had fallen off my chair.
A. under
B. up
C. at
D. in
Answer : A

2. My mother always said that ________ happiness is very important.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Answer : D

3. After the rain the park was flooded, ________ we went home.
A. too
B. because
C. so
D. or
Answer : C

4. I ________ to the Taj Mahal, but I plan to go next year.
A. went
B. haven’t gone
C. am going
D. go
Answer : B

5. My brother ________ in the shop at the moment.
A. works
B. is working
C. has worked
D. has been working
Answer : B

6. The match ________ on and starts at noon.
A. is
B. was
C. is being
D. have been
Answer : A

7. I only have ________ apples left in the house.
A. lots
B. any
C. a few
D. many
Answer : C

8. I am sure these are all ________ because we paid for them.
A. mine
B. theirs
C. hers
D. ours
Answer : D

9. I put my bags on the bus and then ________ took my seat.
A. happy
B. happiness
C. happily
D. happier
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 10 AND 11, CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.

10. The snow make all the hills look like marshmallows, doesn’t it?
A. The snow make
B. all the hills
C. look like marshmallows,
D. doesn’t it?
Answer : A

11. During the winter, when it cold, we always eat heavy food to keep warm.
A. During the winter,
B. when it cold, we
C. always eat heavy
D. food to keep warm.
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 12 AND 13, CHOOSE THE OPTION WITH CORRECT SPELLING.

12. What is correct spelling of the word that is something you can eat?
A. Poridge
B. Porrige
C. Porridge
D. Porige
Answer : C

13. What is correct spelling of the word that is a piece of cloth used to wipe your nose?
A. Handkerchief
B. Honkerchief
C. Hankorchief
D. Hangkerchief
Answer : A

14. CHOOSE THE ANTONYM OF DEVELOP.
A. Rebuild
B. Destroy
C. Select
D. Produce
Answer : B

15. CHOOSE THE SYNONYM OF ELBOW.
A. Jaw
B. Leg
C. Head
D. Joint
Answer : D

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 16 TO 20, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Katy lived with her family in a large old house. It got very cold in the winter. At this time of the year, they used the big fireplace in the living room to keep the house warm. Katy’s favourite house job was to help get firewood for the fire from the forest. However, she was small and not very strong, so she could only collect small sticks. Her sister Sumi was older and stronger, and she could collect larger sticks and small logs. Katy and Sumi’s father collected the large logs that would burn for a long time. This was a difficult job. Katy always wanted to help, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not move such big logs.
One day, Katy had an idea. It had been snowing and Sumi and Katy were playing on the hill with their sledges. They were going up the hill and then zooming down it on the sledge. It was great fun. Their father was in the forest at the top of the hill cutting firewood. When he had finished, Katy suggested that he use their sledge to help carry the firewood down the hill. The two girls helped their father load the sledge with large bits of wood. Then they all slid down the hill on it, with the wood, and made it home quickly and easily. Their father was very happy, his job had been made much easier. It was now also fun for him, to go down the hill quickly on the sledge with his daughters.

          Example
Where did Katy live?
A. In a large house
B. In a big apartment
C. In a cold field
D. In a deep forest

16. What time of year is the story set in?
A. Summer
B. Winter
C. Autumn
D. Spring
Answer : B

17. What job does Katy like doing best?
She likes _________.
A. collecting wood
B. cooking dinner
C. making tea
D. clearing snow
Answer : A

18. Who is Sumi?
A. Katy’s mother
B. Katy’s father
C. Katy’s sister
D. Katy’s brother
Answer : C

19. What were the girls doing on the hillside?
A. Sitting
B. Fighting
C. Working
D. Playing
Answer : D

20. Using the sledge made the job ________ for Katy’s father.
A. fun
B. slower
C. difficult
D. dangerous
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 21 TO 25, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Josh wanted to be an astronaut. He was very interested in visiting the planets and  the stars. He spent a lot of time looking up at the night sky and wondering what it would be like to visit the faraway places up there. He had a lot of books about science and the universe, and he hoped that one day, he could train to go into space. 
One day, a man who was an astronaut visited Josh’s school. He gave a talk on what it was like to fly to other planets in a space rocket. Josh thought it sounded scary. The man also showed the school children a video about life on a space station. Josh thought that it looked like great fun. He liked the idea of floating around without gravity holding him in one place. The astronauts seemed to be having a good time and laughed a lot.
When Josh went home, he told his parents all about the astronaut that had visited them at school. His father was quite excited about Josh wanting to be an astronaut. He said he would have liked to be an astronaut, but he did not go to university. He said that Josh would have to work hard at school and get good grades to go to university and become an astronaut. Josh decided that he would spend a lot of time studying.

21. Where did Josh want to go?
A. Home
B. School
C. Space
D. Museum
Answer : C

22. Who visited Josh’s school?
A. A sportsman
B. A spaceman
C. A TV celebrity
D. A professor
Answer : B

23. What did Josh think about travelling to another planet?
A. It was scary.
B. It was impossible.
C. It was boring.
D. It was hard work.
Answer : A

24. In the video, the astronauts were ________ themselves.
A. training
B. helping
C. enjoying
D. feeding
Answer : C

25. What is the meaning of the word ‘gravity’ in the second paragraph?
A. A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
B. A slow and light movement in a liquid or the air.
C. A high-level educational institution in which students study.
D. The force that attracts a body towards the earth.
Answer : D

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 26 TO 30, CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

                 Example
Roy : What does our class start?
Kusum : It starts at 8:30.
A. day
B. time
C. hour
D. fraction

26. Brad : I can’t believe I’ll be home in two days. I’m so ________.
Emma : I know! We’re really looking forward to seeing you.
A. excited
B. excitement
C. exciting
D. excitedly
Answer : A

27. Jan : That was a great barbecue!
David : Yeah, it was, ________ loved the food.
A. one
B. nobody
C. someone
D. everybody
Answer : D

28. Dina : I am amazed at how much he can do for ________.
Fran : Yes, I’m also shocked at how independent he is.
A. itself
B. herself
C. himself
D. yourself
Answer : C

29. Ken : I wish I ________ to the concert with you.
Anne : You really did miss out, it was amazing.
A. had gone
B. was went
C. is gone
D. has gone
Answer : A

30. Eric : When I was in town this afternoon, I did the shopping and went to the bank this afternoon.
Blair : Lucky you. ________ two birds with one stone.
A. Kills
B. Killing
C. Will kill
D. Have killed
Answer : B

ACHIEVERS SECTION

FOR QUESTIONS 31 TO 33, CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANK.

31. The tremor from yesterday will continue to ________ until tomorrow.
A. feel
B. have feeling
C. have been feeling
D. be felt
Answer : D

32. Creating such fine work must take ________ a lot of time.
A. at
B. in
C. up
D. of
Answer : C

33. We are aiming ________ at your house before midday.
A. to arrive
B. arrive
C. arriving
D. arrived
Answer : A

34. CHOOSE THE ANTONYM OF DREAMY.
A. Colourful
B. Misty
C. Horrible
D. Unclear
Answer : C

35. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION.
Gregg : Did you see our win yesterday?
Steve : Yup, we really ________ the other side.
A. backed
B. thrashed
C. lost
D. helped
Answer : B