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International English Olympiad 2013 - 14
Class - IV
Word And Structure Knowledge :
1. I build bridges. I am ________.
(A) A plumber (B) An engineer (C) A carpenter
2. Choose the odd one.
(A) Sandals (B) Shoes (C) Scarves
3. Given below are three sentences. One of them is incorrect. Find the incorrect sentence and mark it in your answer sheet.
(A) Tina is watching television. (B) I lose my pen yesterday. (C) I like playing football.
4. Choose the odd one.
(A) Doctor : Stethoscope (B) Carpenter : Hammer (C) Mason : Scissors
5. Complete each word using the letters from the box. When the boy whistled, the dog __ willingly let go of the bone.
(A) Un (B) In (C) Im
Direction (Q. No. 6 to 8) : Fill in the blanks. Choose the right answer.
6. Ann always ........... a lot of mistakes when she speaks English.
(A) Make (B) Makes (C) Made
7. ………………. of the girls in the class did not want to play football.
(A) Little (B) Much (C) Some
8. I am looking forward ……. the birthday party.
(A) With (B) On (C) To
9. Complete the sentence with the correct spelling of the word.
My brother travelled to South Korea recently. He likes visiting ………………………. countries.
(A) Phoreign (B) Foreign (C) Foriegn

Reading :
Direction (Q. No. 10 and 11) : Read the paragraph and choose the correct sentence.
Red woods are among the world’s tallest trees. They grow 200 to 300 feet high. The wood, when cut remains remarkably free from decay caused by weather and insects. So it is used to build houses and even outdoor furniture.
10. (A) No tree is taller than the red wood tree.
(B) Red wood trees grow very tall.
(C) Trees grow tall all over the world.
11. (A) Red wood tree can be easily destroyed by insects.
(B) Red wood trees decay easily.
(C) Red wood trees are suitable for making long lasting park benches.

Spoken And Written Expression :
12. Choose the right answer.
Imran : When does the train for Baroda leave?
Official : …………………………………………………………..
(A) Maybe, in a week or so.
(B) In an hour from platform number 5.
(C) Just turn around and walk to the end of the road.
13. Sentence 1 is given. Sentence 2 is not. Choose the right option for sentence 2.
Sentence 1 : A biography is written by a person about the life and activities of another person.
Sentence 2 : …………………………………………………………………………………
(A) Whereas an autobiography is written by a person about his own life.
(B) Gandhiji wrote an autobiography called My Experiments with Truth.
(C) People write autobiographies about their own lives.

Class : XII
Word And Structure Knowledge :
A. Write one word that can be used in all three sentences.
1.a. You can stay with us if you like, we’ve got a _____ room in our house.
b. It’s very difficult to get _____ parts for this old washing machine.
c. I like my school but the hours are so long it doesn’t allow me much ____ time.
(A) spare (B) extra (C) new (D) also
B. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Choose from A, B, C or D.
2. With the coming of the motor car at the end of the last century, a new era in personal transport was born. The early motorist certainly _____ his problems.
(A) Is (B) want (C) had (D) has
3. Perhaps the biggest one being _______ his vehicle would start or not.
(A) whether (B) what (C) when (D) that
4. More traffic and faster vehicles mean that, __________ safe and reliable a car may be, its driver has to have more driving skill than ever before.
(A) though (B) however (C) also (D) always

Reading:
C. For each sentence match one half of the sentence with the second half of the sentence from AD.
11. Hardly had he put the phone down.....
12. At no time in my life.......
13. Under no circumstances.....
14. Little did I realise ........
(A) that the teachers were watching me.
(B) when he heard the sound of the fire engines.
(C) have I taken something that didn’t belong to me.
(D) would I not protect a friend who was accused unfairly.

Spoken And Written Expression :
15. The writer says the best way to find a summer job is
(A) to ask their schools for help (B) to read the job advertisements in the press
(C) to join an organised student programme (D) to contact possible employers directly

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