CBSE Class 6 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set 05

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 22, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. Her car broke _______ again. She should buy a new one.
A. up
B. down
C. in
D. off
Answer : B

2. It is raining hard. I wish I _______ an umbrella.
A. have
B. has
C. had
D. hadn’t
Answer : C

3. Every year we like to do _______ our house before Christmas.
A. with
B. in
C. well for
D. over
Answer : D

4. School education ______ a drastic change.
A. need
B. needs
C. is needed
D. needing
Answer : B

5. I couldn’t understand the _______ of his speech.
A. word
B. content
C. sentence
D. term
Answer : B

6. I was walking down the street _______ I saw a car crash.
A. while
B. when
C. that
D. there
Answer : B

7. Tara is always running late and _______ has time for breakfast.
A. usually
B. often
C. always
D. never
Answer : D

8. I _______ to Srinagar this weekend. I have got my flight tickets and hotel reservation.
A. am travelling
B. travel
C. going to travel
D. would travelling
Answer : A

9. Sid _______ keeping well. Please take him to the school nurse.
A. hadn’t had
B. haven’t been
C. hasn’t been
D. hasn’t had
Answer : C

10. If I _______ to the gym today, I will get you an application form.
A. go
B. went
C. would go
D. going
Answer : A

11. She will be in _______ 10 am. She is always a few minutes early.
A. of
B. on
C. at
D. by
Answer : D

12. A rider can control his horse by pulling at its _______.
A. chains
B. ropes
C. reins
D. hair
Answer : C

13. Iman _______ happy if you_______.
A. will be, come
B. is, came
C. is, will come
D. would be, are coming
Answer : A

14. , _______ there is a scorpion under the bench!
A. Look out
B. Look over
C. Look after
D. Look for
Answer : A

15. I like travelling by air _______ the weather is bad.
A. while
B. because
C. unless
D. when
Answer : C

16. Sam has ordered a lot of food. There is more than _______ for all of us.
A. to spare
B. much
C. enough
D. little
Answer : C

17. It is raining _______ today. The monsoon has set in.
A. heavy
B. hardly
C. heavily
D. toughly
Answer : C

18. Tina is _______ in astronomy. She is always reading about planets and stars.
A. thinking
B. interested
C. keen
D. taking
Answer : B

19. Sonu _______ Dennis of breaking his newbi ke.
A. scolded
B. accused
C. blamed
D. shouted
Answer : B

20. The dolphin _______ when they _______ it.
A. dances, fed
B. danced, feed
C. dance, feed
D. dances, feed
Answer : D

21. That was the best pizza I’ve ever _______ !
A. ate
B. had
C. eat
D. saw
Answer : B

22. Man is _______ social animal.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Answer : A

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 23 TO 28, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Amelia Earhart

It was 1932. A plane touched down the tarmac flying all the way across the Atlantic. As people waited for the pilot to get off the plane, they were in for a surprise. It was a woman and she was alone! Amelia Mary Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born on 24th July, 1897 in Kansas, USA and showed a spirit of adventure early on. She was a tomboy who loved climbing trees and going on exploring trips in the neighbourhood.
During WWI, Amelia went to Canada and worked there as a nurse’s aide in a military hospital. In 1920, she went to see a stunt flying exhibition. A thrilled Amelia said, “I believe that little red airplane said something to me as it swished by.” In December 1920, she sat in a plane for the first time and took to flying like a duck to water! Within six months of flying lessons, she bought her own biplane. It wasn’t long before she became the first woman to fly to 14,000 feet.
In 1928, Amelia took up an offer to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off in a Fokker F7 named Friendship. With her were a pilot Stultz and co-pilot and mechanic Gordon. Amelia arrived in Wales after 21 hours. This news made headlines worldwide. She had become the first woman pilot to fly successfully across the Atlantic. On her return, she was welcomed back with a reception at the White House by President Coolidge. When she flew solo in 1932, she got a gold medal from the National Geographic Society and the Distinguished Flying Cross from her country’s President.
Until then, people thought that only men could do jobs that needed people to be intelligent and organised, stay calm and strong under pressure, and work efficiently. Amelia proved that women can do so too. After almost a year’s planning, in 1937, she took off on a flying journey across the world. Sadly, her airplane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. The world lost a champion woman who went chasing her dreams. Yet to this day, it remembers her courage and amazing achievements. And you can see Amelia smiling through every woman pilot flying high on any ordinary day.

23. Choose the best title for the passage.
A. Amelia Earhart: You Can Fly a Plane
B. Amelia Earhart: Break Records
C. Amelia Earhart: Men and Women are Equal
D. Amelia Earhart: The First Woman Pilot
Answer : D

24. What inspired Amelia to take flying lessons?
A. She bought her own plane.
B. She went to see a flight show.
C. She saw a plane for the first time.
D. She joined the army during WWI.
Answer : B

25. A White House honour was given to her because she was the first woman to_______.
A. learn to fly a plane
B. fly a plane like men did
C. fly across the Atlantic
D. arrive in Wales by plane
Answer : C

26. What was different about Earhart’s achievement in 1932?
A. She flew across the Atlantic again.
B. She won two awards after her feat.
C. She returned to the United States.
D. She was the first woman to fly solo.
Answer : D

27. What world record did Amelia set out to achieve in 1936?
A. To cross the Pacific Ocean.
B. To prove that women are strong.
C. To fly alone across the world.
D. To travel to many countries.
Answer : C

28. What can we learn from Amelia’s life?
A. Girls who are explorers can become pilots.
B. Awards will come if you fly solo.
C. Girls should be tomboyish.
D. M en and women have equal intelligence.
Answer : D

FOR QUESTIONS 29 TO 35, READ THE E-MAIL, AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT OPTIONS .

Hi Tania,
Guess what! I have won the interschool debate Example (C) , which was (29) last week. I bagged the first prize!
The (30) is Diamond Membership to the British Council Library for 12 months as well as two seats for the Spoken Skills weekend workshops.
The first workshop is this weekend (31) the British Council from 10 am to 1 pm. The trainer is from England and I have heard she is world famous. I am going alone to the workshop, so if you (32) you can join me.
After the workshop, we (33) visit the library as it (34) many books, movies as well as music CDs.
It will be great (35) and I am sure we can learn a lot. So, if you want to come along, please let me know by tomorrow.
Cheers,
Rohan

29.
A. done
B. held
C. given
D. made
Answer : B

30.
A. gift
B. present
C. prize
D. treasure
Answer : C

31.
A. at
B. on
C. near
D. front
Answer : A

32.
A. wants
B. wanted
C. are wanting
D. want
Answer : D

33.
A. could
B. have had
C. can be
D. probably
Answer : A

34.
A. hold
B. has
C. display
D. show
Answer : B

35.
A. enjoy
B. cheer
C. joy
D. fun
Answer : D

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 36 TO 43, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

36. Mr Shah : When our neighbour saw his broken window, he just went _______ . He started shouting at the children playing nearby.
A. bananas
B. apples
C. pears
D. peaches
Answer : A

37. Nina : How was the science test?
Lisa : Easy. I knew all the answers like _______ !
A. the back of my hand
B. it was yesterday
C. there’s no tomorrow
D. it’s now or never
Answer : A

38. Simi : Lisa is always _______. She has such a holier-than-thou attitude!
A. looking down on others
B. annoying others
C. asking questions
D. preaching good things
Answer : A

39. Jeet : My grandmother says that I am the _______ of her eye. She adores me.
A. apple
B. ball
C. sugar
D. candy
Answer : A

40. Saleem : He is really ambitious. He wants to reach for the _______ !
A. stars
B. sun
C. clouds
D. roof
Answer : A

41. Tom : My sisters are off to the new mall. They say they’re going to shop till they _______.
A. dunk
B. die
C. drop
D. drown
Answer : C

42. Eye witness : The thief _______ into thin air.
He was never seen again.
A. evaporated
B. ran forward
C. vanished
D. got lost
Answer : C

43. Teacher : Team, I need twenty actors for the school play but there are only six of you.
Each of you has to _______.
Team : We’re happy to, ma’am.
A. wear many hats
B. put on many shoes
C. owe many caps
D. try on many coats
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 44 AND 45, CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE OPTION TO REPLACE THE UNDERLINED PHRASE.

44. I got so scared when Tina had a blackout! I immediately called the ambulance.
A. Tina suddenly fainted
B. Tina had a power cut
C. Tina switched off the lights
D. Tina ran out of black colour
Answer : A

45. Riya was heartbroken when her mother gave away her kittens.
A. Riya had a heart attack
B. Riya was very sad
C. Riya had a heartache
D. Riya broke away
Answer : B

ACHIEVERS SECTION

FOR QUESTIONS 46 AND 47, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

46. Sheena was by _______ the story she read and till the end she had no idea of who the culprit was.
A. enlightened
B. perplexed
C. excited
D. shocked
Answer : B

47. The gang leader and his _______ were convicted.
A. colleagues
B. disciples
C. students
D. accomplices
Answer : D

48. Choose the correct option.
Someone who kills or shoots animals on private land without permission.
A. Trespasser
B. Outlaw
C. P oacher
D. Burglar
Answer : C

49. Choose the correct spelling.
A. Inqusitiveness
B. Inquisitiveness
C. Inquisitivness
D. Inquistiveness
Answer : B

50. Choose the best option to complete the conversation.
Rohan : Did you enjoy last night’s party?
Siya : Absolutely! We _______
A. thought it was high time
B. were behind the times
C. had a whale of a time
D. got a hell of a time
Answer : C