CBSE Class 5 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set 12

SECTION-I : WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. I wish I _________ have to go to school tomorrow but unfortunately I do.
(A) wouldn’t
(B) don’t
(C) didn’t
(D) won’t
Answer : C

2. If I were rich, __________ an airplane.
(A) I’d have
(B) I had
(C) I’ll have
(D) I can have
Answer : A

3. There was a fight on the road yesterday, but nobody ________________.
(A) hurt
(B) are hurt
(C) was hurt
(D) hurts
Answer : C

4. We ________ because the dogs were barking during the night.
(A) wake up
(B) were woken up
(C) are woken up
(D) were waking up
Answer : B

5. What time does________________?
(A) begins the class
(B) begin the class
(C) the class begin
(D) begin class
Answer : C

6. A friend of mine phoned ________________ me to go swimming.
(A) invited
(B) for invitation
(C) for invite
(D) to invite
Answer : D

7. It wasn’t your fault. It was _____________ accident.
(A) a
(B) the
(C) some
(D) an
Answer : D

8. His sister works in a big hospital, she’s ___________ nurse.
(A) an
(B) a
(C) the
(D) none
Answer : B

9. There are millions of stars in ____________.
(A) space
(B) the space
(C) a space
(D) all the space
Answer : A

10. This computer isn’t mine. It’s ________________ my brother.
(A) from
(B) of
(C) for
(D) to
Answer : C

11. He’s very lazy. He never does _____________ work.
(A) lots of
(B) some
(C) no
(D) any
Answer : D

12. My family and I went to the new mall with ___________ money.
(A) much
(B) a lot of
(C) many
(D) so much
Answer : B

13. I don’t like films ________________ have unhappy endings.
(A) they
(B) who
(C) that
(D) it
Answer : C

14. Pallavi was carrying a ________________ bag.
(A) small black cloth
(B) small and black cloth
(C) black small cloth
(D) cloth small black
Answer : A

15. The exam was ________________ I expected.
(A) easier than
(B) easier as
(C) more easy than
(D) more easy that
Answer : A

16. I’m going on a school trip _____ December.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) of
(D) for
Answer : B

17. When did your guests arrive __________ your house?
(A) by
(B) to
(C) at
(D) on
Answer : C

18. If you are worried about failing, you should do something ________ it.
(A) about
(B) for
(C) against
(D) with
Answer : A

19. We’re playing football in the evening. Why don’t you __________?
(A) come in
(B) join in
(C) get in
(D) break in
Answer : B

20. My naughty uncle parked his car in a no-parking zone, but he ________ with it.
There were no policemen.
(A) got on
(B) got away
(C) made off
(D) came up
Answer : B

21. Shopkeepers never like serving difficult __________.
(A) clients
(B) guests
(C) consumers
(D) customers
Answer : D

22. They went on a long ________________ around south India.
(A) visit
(B) travel
(C) journey
(D) crossing
Answer : C

23. We had no electricity because the power station was shut _______ two days.
(A) till
(B) since
(C) by
(D) for
Answer : D

24. I think your teacher will be unhappy and ______ your homework because it’s late.
(A) allow
(B) accept
(C) reject
(D) wish
Answer : C

25. It’s a not a sunny day but that __________ should dry all the clothes.
(A) breeze
(B) gust
(C) puff
(D) blizzard
Answer : A

26. Wow it’s so cold and look how white the window is! Is that snow or ______?
(A) mist
(B) steam
(C) frost
(D) dew
Answer : C

27. A few years ago the Tsunami __________ several buildings on the island.
(A) exhausted
(B) destroyed
(C) blew up
(D) extinguished
Answer : B

28. I ______ a big mistake by changing the team and they lost the match.
(A) created
(B) did
(C) had
(D) made
Answer : D

29. Our teacher tells us not to forget to _______ our hair and look smart in the morning when we come to school.
(A) set
(B) make
(C) do
(D) fold
Answer : C

30. My brother’s leg was very painful after the Scorpion __________ it.
(A) stabbed
(B) bit
(C) grabbed
(D) stung
Answer : D

31. Hello! Hello! I’m a bit __________ so could you speak a little louder?
(A) deaf
(B) dumb
(C) blind
(D) lame
Answer : A

32. The best surgeon operated __________ his leg yesterday.
(A) with
(B) on
(C) for
(D) in
Answer : B

REARRANGE THE WORDS/PHRASES TO FORM MEANINGFUL SENTENCES

                                    ​​​​​​​                  Example

with my friends / going on holiday / I was / looking forward to
            1                              2                   3                  4
(A) 4, 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 3, 2, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 2, 3, 1, 4

33. and no / bark / bite / all
           1          2        3      4
(A) 2, 3, 4, 1
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 4, 2, 1, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4, 2
Answer : C

34. cry / milk / over spilt / don’t
        1        2              3           4
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3
(B) 1, 3, 2, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Answer : D

35. crossed / keep / fingers / your
            1            2           3           4
(A) 1, 3, 4, 2
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 2, 4, 3, 1
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer : C

CHOOSE THE BEST MEANING FOR THE EXPRESSIONS.

36. ‘He looks down on poor people.’
What does he think of poor people?
(A) He thinks we should help poor people.
(B) He doesn’t respect poor people.
(C) He feels sorry for poor people.
(D) He thinks poor people should stand lower
Answer : B

37. It’s raining cats and dogs.
What’s the weather like?
(A) It’s raining heavily.
(B) It’s raining lightly.
(C) It’s hardly raining.
(D) It’s just started raining.
Answer : A

SECTION - II : Reading

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Hero of Tiger Conservation in India - Billy Arjan Singh (born 1917- died 2010)
Born into a large, landowning Sikh family, Singh was a keen hunter in his youth.
But once, after killing a young leopard he felt so disgusted by what he’d done that he became a protector of the big cats. In the forests and grasslands of north India in Uttar Pradesh near the Indo-Nepal border, he created Dudhwa National Park. Here Billy lived and worked as an unpaid warden, raising leopards and tigers uncaged in his home, and encouraging them to return to the forest. Aged 88, Billy was the recipient of the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Award in acknowledgement of a lifetime’s work.

38. Was Billy a hunter till he died?
(A) No, he gave up hunting because he was a Sikh and a keen hunter.
(B) No, he stopped hunting after he got the award.
(C) No, he stopped because he felt very bad after killing a young leopard.
(D) No, because he was an unpaid warden all his life.
Answer : C

39. Who founded Dudhwa National Park?
(A) J. Paul Getty
(B) Sikh family
(C) Uttar Pradesh Government
(D) Billy Arjan Singh
Answer : D

40. Did Billy tie up all the animals?
(A) The big cats were free to roam around.
(B) The animals were without a home.
(C) He kept them in separate cages.
(D) He tied them till they went back to the forest.
Answer : A

41. ‘Raising leopards and tigers’ means _________.
(A) sending them to high forests
(B) picking them up
(C) keeping them on a higher floor of the house
(D) taking care of them
Answer : D

SECTION - III : SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION

                  Example

Steve : I live in a big city.
Jill : ___________.
(A) I live near the park
(B) So do I
(C) This place is crowded
(D) I also

42. Sita : I’ve decided to learn a foreign language.
Geeta : Which language are you __________ learn?
(A) thinks
(B) plan
(C) going to
(D) having
Answer : C

43. Is that a new book?
No, I ________________ it a long time ago.
(A) buy
(B) bought
(C) get
(D) presented
Answer : B

44. Sam : It was a boring holiday. I _________ anything exciting.
(A) didn’t do
(B) don’t do
(C) didn’t
(D) don’t
Answer : A

45. Alam : I’ve lost one of my slippers.
Neetu : You must _________ it somewhere.
(A) drop
(B) be dropping
(C) have been dropping
(D) have dropped
Answer : D

46. Priya : Was the beach dirty?
Jay : Dirty? It was absolutely ________________.
(A) enormous
(B) filthy
(C) wet
(D) sandy
Answer : B

47. Sue : Where are my glasses?
Joe : I’ve no ____________.
(A) vision
(B) glasses
(C) seen
(D) idea
Answer : D

48. Seema : She’s always late. I bet she’s late again today.
Keshav : It wouldn’t ________________ me.
(A) delay
(B) surprise
(C) help
(D) suffer
Answer : B

49. Ahmed : It’s very kind of you to help.
Ramesh : ________________.
(A) Not at all
(B) No, thanks it’s all right
(C) Yes, that’s right
(D) I’m afraid I can’t
Answer : A

50. TV Owner : Is it worth repairing this TV set?
TV Mechanic : ________________.
(A) No, you must give me the remote
(B) No, you can buy a DVD player too
(C) No, you can see I have a lot of work
(D) No, you should buy a new one
Answer : D