CBSE Class 5 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set A

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 10, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. I was looking out of the window ________ someone called my name.
A. while
B. when
C. as
D. so
Answer : B

2. We _________________ that our school had once been a hospital.
A. invented
B. discovered
C. reviewed
D. reminded
Answer : B

3. _________________ I was playing tennis, I broke my arm.
A. While
B. When
C. As
D. During
Answer : A

4. __________ a car they also have a bike.
A. Beside
B. Besides
C. Except for
D. Apart
Answer : B

5. I ____ walking when the weather was fine.
A. agreed
B. loved
C. wanted
D. decided
Answer : B

6. They had one hour to do it, but the students have __________ finished the work.
A. yet
B. already
C. never
D. still
Answer : B

7. Seema arrived in Patna two days ________.
A. already
B. since
C. yet
D. ago
Answer : D

8. Many of Manish’s classmates __________ an interest in joining the campaign.
A. suggested
B. expressed
C. described
D. concurred
Answer : B

9. You will get good marks, ________ you study hard.
A. if
B. at the time
C. unless
D. suppose
Answer : A

10. You haven’t completed your homework, ________ we cannot go to the match.
A. at first
B. therefore
C. however
D. because
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 11 TO 13, MATCH THE WORDS IN EACH LINE WITH THE OPTION THAT CAN BE USED WITH ALL OF THEM.

11. listen to, talk to, think about, look up
A. the radio
B. a friend
C. the weather
D. a book
Answer : B

12. offer, give, take, ask for
A. a response
B. an answer
C. advice
D. a solution
Answer : C

13. best, close, mutual, school
A. family
B. friend
C. couple
D. teacher
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 14 TO 17, FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE RIGHT OPTION.

Boating Holiday

I went boating for the first time last summer. ____(14)____, a boy asked if I would like to go on a houseboat with him. ____(15)____ I thought this was a wonderful idea but after a while I wasn’t too sure.
We had to manage the boat ourselves and I had no previous experience. ____(16)____ I began to feel more confident. ____(17)____ suddenly, we hit a rock and I fell over. I hadn’t hurt myself but felt very embarrassed.

14.
A. One morning
B. At first
C. In the beginning
D. Once upon a time
Answer : A

15.
A. Firstly
B. At first
C. Slowly
D. Then
Answer : B

16.
A. After a while
B. Lately
C. Little later
D. Shortly
Answer : A

17.
A. Moreover
B. Finally
C. Then
D. Later
Answer : C

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 18 TO 21, READ THE SIGNS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

18. The other entrance is ___________ .
A. near the cafe
B. opposite the cafe
C. adjacent to the cafe
D. around the cafe
Answer : C

19. If you try to use the closed gate will you be punished?
A. Yes
B. No
C. May be
D. Can’t say
Answer : D

20. This sign ___________ .
A. is a warning
B. gives permission
C. gives information
D. is an order
Answer : C

PLEASE REMAIN SEATED UNTIL THE PERFORMANCE IS OVER

21. The sign ___________ .
A. is a suggestion
B. is a warning
C. is a request
D. gives information
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 22 TO 26, READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

BERRIES FOR GOPAL

Gopal paused to take in the smell and scene around him as he walked down the street. He often took this route after school, but did not remember seeing the creepers that covered the bushes near the road.
He supposed they might have always been there, but the recent rains had probably made them bigger and healthier for they had grown larger and longer. Now, the creepers seemed to cover everything and bunches of dark berries could be seen among the deep green leaves. The berries looked delicious, small and red though some were larger and yellowish.
Gopal watched the creepers spread and grow everyday on his way to and back from school and finally one day he decided to taste the abundant tiny fruit. However, first he wanted to be sure they were edible and took some home to his grandmother who said they were a kind of gooseberry. Later that day, Gopal checked on the internet to correctly identify the plant. He found that there were whole pages dedicated to edible wild fruits and plants, as well as imposter plants that looked similar but were actually bad for you. After much research, he decided the berries were safe to eat. He put one into his mouth and tasted the sharp, tangy flesh. Little black seeds were at the centre of the fruit. He carefully, savoured the tartness of the wild gooseberry.
Then he began waiting an hour to see if there was any sort of reaction, just in case he’d made a mistake. After a while, when he found that he had no stomach pains or any other reaction, he ate a few more and then got a bag and collected all the berries he could find. He rinsed them and ate a few more, but he crushed most of them to make juice. The juice did not need sugar and tasted sweet and natural. This is how Gopal became interested in plants and learned about them from school and on the internet.

22. What did Gopal see as he walked along the road?
A. Flowers
B. Vegetables
C. Money plants
D. Wild vines
Answer : D

23. Why was Gopal careful about picking and eating the wild fruit?
A. They might be poisonous.
B. They might make him fat.
C. They might not be delicious.
D. They might cause infections.
Answer : A

24. How did Gopal decide that the fruit was safe?
A. They looked delicious.
B. He did a lot of research.
C. He watched a programme on TV.
D. He consulted a doctor.
Answer : B

25. Why did Gopal wait after eating some of thefrui t?
A. He was letting them react.
B. He was making sure he didn’t get sick.
C. He was making juice.
D. He was collecting more berries.
Answer : B

26. How did finding the wild fruit change Gopal?
A. He started appreciating nature more.
B. He ate more healthily.
C. He got bitten by a snake.
D. He stopped buying store food.
Answer : A

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 27 TO 36, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THE TEXT.

Wet Walk

The wettest walk in the (example) ____(A)_____ is probably the one Dhamu and Somnath did a few years ____(27)____ when they walked to Cherrapunji from Calcutta during the monsoons . To prepare for the trip they ____(28)____ a day standing in a lake. But they were more comfortable there than at Cherrapunji ____(29)____ they weren’t tired or hungry there. They began their 1.126 km walk ____(30)____ 8th December 2005 and ____(31)____ in
Cherrapunji 47 days later. A plane took them straight home from there. Dhamu had his 27th ____(32)____ during the trip and he was amazed when Somnath gave him a small ____(33)____ cake with a candle inside. Somnath said ____(34)____ moment for him was when Dhamu’s face lit up when he ____(35)____ that cake. The strange things is that more men ____(36)____ walked on the moon than to Cherrapunji.

27.
A. then
B. ago
C. since
D. after
Answer : B

28.
A. passed
B. stayed
C. spent
D. had
Answer : C

29.
A. because
B. but
C. therefore
D. so
Answer : A

30.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. for
Answer : C

31.
A. got
B. reached
C. went
D. arrived
Answer : D

32.
A. celebration
B. anniversary
C. wedding
D. birthday
Answer : D

33.
A. celebration
B. celebrative
C. celebratory
D. celebrating
Answer : C

34.
A. greater
B. good
C. best
D. better
Answer : C

35.
A. saw
B. looked
C. watched
D. realised
Answer : A

36.
A. did
B. have
C. was
D. has
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 37 TO 45, READ THE COVERSATION AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO FILL EACH BLANK.

Arvind : So how often do you (example) ____(C)____ your email?
Mani : At least once a day and sometimes more. If I’ve ____(37)____ any messages I usually answer them straightaway and I always ____(38)____ my friends messages on their birthdays.
Arvind : I use my computer mostly for word ____(39)____.
Mani : Don’t you ever ____(40)____the net?
Arvind : Sure, in fact I ____(41)____ a fantastic website just the other day. It was the official site of the film A.I. You can actually chat to a robot on the site!
Mani : And do you ever buy things ____(42) ____?
Arvind : Well, I bought some CDs and a new ringtone for my mobile phone this morning.
Mani : You really like your mobile, don’t you? What’s the worst experience you’ve ever had with a computer?
Arvind : Once, when I had to hand in a really important essay the next day, my computer ____(43)____ and I ____(44)____ the whole document.
Mani : Hadn’t you ____(45)____ a backup copy?
Arvind : No. Anyway it turns out the computer had a virus so the copy probably would have been infected too.

37.
A. received
B. arrived
C. retrieved
D. accessed
Answer : A

38.
A. give
B. send
C. emit
D. put
Answer : B

39.
A. producing
B. processing
C. writing
D. working
Answer : B

40.
A. navigate
B. sail
C. travel
D. surf
Answer : D

41.
A. arrived at
B. reached
C. came across
D. visited
Answer : D

42.
A. online
B. on hold
C. connected
D. remotely
Answer : A

43.
A. dropped
B. crashed
C. hung up
D. closed
Answer : B

44.
A. missed
B. lost
C. disappeared
D. rubbed out
Answer : B

45.
A. done
B. made
C. produced
D. prepared
Answer : B

ACHIEVERS SECTION

FOR QUESTIONS 46 TO 49, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

46. The group tried to _____________ the barriers
in their path.
A. overlook
B. overcome
C. overwhelm
D. overtake
Answer : B

47. I told her I prefer travelling by train ____.
A. than flying
B. to fly
C. to flying
D. to flight
Answer : C

48. She ______________ to wear glasses. She can’t see the letters well enough.
A. should
B. can
C. must
D. ought
Answer : D

49. I asked for her help and she ____________ me well.
A. adviced
B. suggested
C. advised
D. suggest
Answer : C

READ THE SIGN AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.

PARK CLOSES AT 6 PM 
EXCEPT IN DECEMBER
WHEN IT CLOSES AT 4 PM

50. The park ___________ .
A. closes early during winters
B. closes early only in December
C. closes at 6 pm on all days
D. closes later in December
Answer : B