CBSE Class 3 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set 20

Word and Structure Knowledge

1. Choose a word for image given below.

(a) A Batch
(b) A Chain
(c) An Army
(d) A Carvan
Answer : (c) An army.

2. A person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects is called ________.
(a) Plumber
(b) Carpenter
(c) Blacksmith
(d) Mechanic
Answer : (b) Carpenter is a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 3 to 5): Choose the correct spelling.

3. (a) Dezive
(b) Desire
(c) Desiar
(d) Dzire
Answer : (b) Desire

4. (a) Fondation
(b) Foundasion
(c) Foundation
(d) Fundation
Answer : (c) Foundation

5. (a) Wodden
(b) Wooden
(c) Wudden
(d) Woodden
Answer : (b) Wooden

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 6 to 8): Choose the odd one out.
6. (a) Slippers
(b) Sandals
(c) Shoes
(d) Gloves
Answer : (d) Except gloves all other things are related to feet.

7. (a) Table
(b) Chair
(c) Bed
(d) Carpet
Answer : (d) Except carpet all others are furniture items.

8. (a) Mango
(b) Onion
(c) Cucumber
(d) Capsicum
Answer : (a) Except mango all others are vegetables

9. (a) Eye : See
(b) Ear : Hear
(c) Knife : Clean
(d) Nose : Smell
Answer : (c) Knife : clean is the odd pair. A knife is not used to clean but to cut.

10. (a) Rose : Flower
(b) Car : Mechanic
(c) Hammer : Tool
(d) Crow : Bird
Answer : (b) Car : mechanic is the odd pair. A car should be classified under automobile.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11 to 19): Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank.

11. We were stuck _______ the traffic jam.
(a) At
(b) In
(c) Into
(d) On
Answer : (b) We were stuck in the traffic jam.

12. The show begins _________ 11 O’clock in the morning.
(a) By
(b) Within
(c) At
(d) From
Answer : (c) The show begins at 11 O’clock in the morning.

13. We plan to see him ______ two and three in the afternoon tomorrow.
(a) In
(b) At
(c) Between
(d) By
Answer : (c) We plan to see him between two and three in the afternoon tomorrow.

14. The wings of the ______ are very beautiful.
(a) Butterflies
(b) Butterfly’s
(c) Butterfly
(d) Butterflys
Answer : (c) The wings of the butterfly are very beautiful

15. The cat was sitting ______ the table.
(a) From
(b) In
(c) Before
(d) Under
Answer : (d) The cat was sitting under the table.

16. Aditya __________ improve his handwriting.
(a) Do
(b) Had
(c) Should
(d) Is
Answer : (c) Aditya should improve his handwriting.

17. I _________ going to Delhi today.
(a) Is
(b) Am
(c) Are
(d) Has
Answer : (b) I am going to Delhi today.

18. Rain has stopped now. The match _________ resume shortly.
(a) Can
(b) Being
(c) Is
(d) Might
Answer : (d) Rain has stopped now. The match might resume shortly.

19. _______ are you going to Mumbai?
(a) What
(b) Where
(c) How
(d) Who
Answer : (c) How are you going to Mumbai?

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 20 & 21): Read statement I and II. Choose correct answer from given options.

20. Statement I: Doctor is to patient as teacher is to garden.
Statement II : Horse is to stable as fish is to aquarium.
(a) Only statement I is correct.
(b) Only statement II is correct.
(c) Both the statements I and II are correct.
(d) Both the statements are incorrect.
Answer : (b) Statement I is incorrect because teacher is not related to garden in the same way as doctor is related to patient.

21. Statement I: Anita write a letter.
Statement II : Boys play football in the ground.
(a) Only statement I is correct.
(b) Only statement II is correct.
(c) Both the statements are correct.
(d) Both the statements are incorrect.
Answer : (b) Statement I is grammatically incorrect. It should be “Anita writes a letter”.

Section II
Reading

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 22 to 26): Read the passage given below and answer the questions from the options given below

The Hungry Lion

Once upon a time there was no one left in the jungle to eat. When the lion came to know of it, the lion got very angry. It knew that it will have to go to some other jungle to find food.
But it was not easy to go and live in another jungle. There will be some other lion there, who would not allow
it to stay there. It will have to fight with that lion to drive it away. It was not easy. But the lion had no choice.
So it decided to start off another day.
It started of its journey next day in the morning. It was a long journey.
But it managed somehow. After all it was the king of a jungle.

22. Why was lion angry?
(a) Because there was another lion.
(b) Because there was no food to eat
(c) Because it had lost its way.
(d) Because the rabbit had fooled him.
Answer : (b) Because there was no food to eat

23. Why was the lion forced to leave the jungle?
(a) Because there was no one left to eat.
(b) Because another lion had come
(c) Because he did not like the jungle.
(d) Because he wanted to go to the town  
Answer : (a) Because there was no one left to eat.

24. It was not easy to live in another jungle because______.
(a) the other jungle would be dirty.
(b) The other jungle was full of snakes
(c) There would be another lion.
(d) There was no food there.
Answer : (c) There would be another lion.

25. The journey was ____
(a) Very short
(b) Very long
(c) Tough
(d) Easy
Answer : (b) Very long

26. Lion is the _______.
(a) Prince of a jungle
(b) Queen of the jungle
(c) Princess of the jungle
(d) King of the jungle.
Answer : (d) King of the jungle.

Section III
Spoken and Written Expressions

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 27 to 31): Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks from the options given below.

27. Jane: I was planning a trip to Germany during the summer vacation Davis: ____________________ .
(a) What are you saying? What happened?
(b) What a coincidence! Even I was discussing the same trip yesterday.
(c) This house is mine.
(d) No, I had gone there yesterday.
Answer : (b) Jane: I was planning a trip to Germany during the summer vacation
Davis: What a coincidence!
Even I was discussing the same trip yesterday.

28. Do you have any hobby? ______________________
(a) Yes, I like playing chess and reading.
(b) My mom is not well.
(c) The postman has delivered this parcel
(d) My school is too far.
Answer : (a) Do you have any hobby? Yes, I like playing chess and reading.

29. What do you do? ______________________
(a) This pen belongs to me.
(b) I am into property business.
(c) My Dad bought this car for me.
(d) I don’t like going for an outing.
Answer : (b) What do you do?
I am into property business.

30. Good morning, Sir. May I help you? ______________________
(a) I am going for a picnic.
(b) No, My Mom has told me not to go there.
(c) Yes, do you have split A.C’s?
(d) He’s too clumsy!
Answer : (c) Sales Girl: Good morning, Sir. May I help you?.
Customer: Yes, do you have split A.C’s?

31. In which class do your children study? ______________________
(a) I have two cars.
(b) My son is in 2nd standard and my daughter is in 4th standard.
(c) My Dad has just left for work
(d) This is really too much 
Answer : (b) In which class do your children study?
My son is in 2nd standard and my daughter is in 4th tandard.

Section IV
Achievers Section

32. If good is to better, then cool is to _________.
(a) Coldest
(b) Cooler
(c) Warm
(d) Bad
Answer : (b) If good is to better then cool is to cooler.

33. If pen is to pens, then tooth is to _________.
(a) Tooths
(b) Toothes
(c) Teeth
(d) Mouth
Answer : (c) If pen is to pens then tooth is to teeth.

34. _________ are you so happy today?
(a) When
(b) Where
(c) Why
(d) Who
Answer : (c) Why are you so happy today?

35. My children _________ white rabbits.
(a) Like
(b) Likes
(c) Is liking
(d) Was liking
Answer : (a) My children like white rabbits.