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Mock IEO - 12 (Class IV)

Description: Mock IEO - 12 (Class IV)
Number of Questions: 30
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Tags: Mock IEO - 12 (Class IV) Odd Word Out Prefix Sufix Gap Filling Error Identification Reading Comprehension Dialogue Completion
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Directions: Choose the odd one out.

  1. Beautiful

  2. Ugly

  3. Picture


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option 1 and 2 are the adjectives whereas option 3 is a noun.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct prefix.

Arun was dismissed because he was ____ punctual.

  1. in

  2. un

  3. mis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Unpunctual means not punctual. “Inpunctual” and “mispunctual” do not mean anything.

Directions: Choose the odd one out.

  1. Papaya : Fruit

  2. Wheat : Grain

  3. Tomato : Potato


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option 1 and 2 show relation between each other. Papaya is a fruit and wheat is a grain. Option 3 is different and hence, is the right answer.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

New York's population is 8 million. It is a very _______ city.

  1. populous

  2. popular

  3. poplar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Populous means with a lot of population. Hence, option 1 is the right answer.

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct suffix.

Please fast ___ your seat belts as the plane is about to take off.

  1. er

  2. en

  3. ion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Fasten” means to tie. Option 1 faster does not suit the sentence and Option 3 ‘fastion’ is no word.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

The scene was _________.

  1. edible

  2. horrible

  3. inaudible


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is correct as horrible means fearful or unpleasant. Option 1 and 2 do not suit the sentence.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

Fish is an _______ animal.

  1. aquarium

  2. experienced

  3. aquatic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aquatic means living in water. “Experienced” and “aquarium” do not make any sense here.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

I admire Mahatma Gandhi. He is my ________.

  1. idol

  2. idle

  3. ideal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is correct as 'idol' means a person or a thing that is greatly admired. Idle means free. Ideal means perfect.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

She _______ with everyone easily.

  1. gets on

  2. gets over

  3. gets through


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Get on' means to make a good relation. Hence, option 1 is correct. 'Get over' means to recover. 'Get through' means to finish or complete.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

Please give me ______ book.

  1. these

  2. that

  3. which


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Book is singular, hence 'that' will be used. “These” is used for plural subject.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

The portrait was hanging on the ________.

  1. floor

  2. wall

  3. roof


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Floor is a bottom area and the roof is the covering of a building where portrait cannot be hung. Hence, option 2 is the right answer.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

They lived ______ after their marriage.

  1. happy

  2. happier

  3. happily


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We need an adverb here to tell how they lived. Option 1 and option 2 are adjectives. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

My brother is coming to see _______.

  1. our

  2. us

  3. their


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here, pronoun ‘us’ is the correct option. Option 1 and 3 do not fit as we need an objective pronoun here and these are possessive pronouns.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

She went to the market and ______ an umbrella.

  1. buying

  2. buy

  3. bought


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This sentence is in past tense. Hence, second form of the verb (bought) will be used.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

_______ people buy newspaper these days than in the past.

  1. Little

  2. Fewer

  3. Less


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Fewer’ is used if we refer to people or things in the plural.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

Her father is a vegetarian. He ______ eat meat.

  1. did not

  2. do not

  3. does not


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence is in present tense. Hence, ‘does not’ is the right answer.

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

He thrust the books __________ into the bookshelf.

  1. carelessly

  2. careless

  3. careful


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We need adverb here that is ‘carelessly’. Option 2 and 3 are adjectives.

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. Richa has been residing here since 2005.

  2. Richa was residing here since 2005.

  3. Richa had been residing here since 2005.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When we use perfect continuous tense, the format is has/have (for present)/had (for past) + been + present participle. Option 2 is not following this format and hence, it is incorrect.

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. I bank with my sister.

  2. I went to the bank with my sister.

  3. I can bank on my sister in times of need.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘Bank with’ does not mean anything. ‘Bank on’ means 'to trust'.

Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.

  1. How often do you watch television?

  2. How often you watch television?

  3. How often did you watch television?


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In interrogative sentences, the format is verb + subject + additional information. Option 2 is incorrect as it is following the format of simple statement. Other two options are correct.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Once there was a bear roaming freely around the woods in search of berries. After a while, he found a fallen tree in which a swarm of bees had stored their honey. The bear started searching around the log very carefully to find out if the bees were in their nest. At that moment, one of the bees came to the tree from a field with a load of sweets. The bee saw the bear and flew at him, stung him sharply and then disappeared into the log. The bear lost his temper and instantly sprang upon the log, with his tooth and claw, to destroy the nest. But this brought out the whole swarm. The poor bear was unable to bear it, and was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.

Bees collected loads of sweets from a _______.

  1. field

  2. tree

  3. log


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“At that moment only, one of the bees came to tree from a field with a load of sweets.”

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the conversation.

Teacher: Why were you absent yesterday? Student: _________________________

  1. I was not well.

  2. I don't want to tell.

  3. I don't know.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is right reply to teacher's question. Option 2 and 3 are inappropriate replies.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Once there was a bear roaming freely around the woods in search of berries. After a while, he found a fallen tree in which a swarm of bees had stored their honey. The bear started searching around the log very carefully to find out if the bees were in their nest. At that moment, one of the bees came to the tree from a field with a load of sweets. The bee saw the bear and flew at him, stung him sharply and then disappeared into the log. The bear lost his temper and instantly sprang upon the log, with his tooth and claw, to destroy the nest. But this brought out the whole swarm. The poor bear was unable to bear it, and was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.

Bear saved himself from the ____.

  1. bee

  2. swarm

  3. honey


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“But this brought out the whole swarm. The poor bear was unable to bear it, and was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.”

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

Once there was a bear roaming freely around the woods in search of berries. After a while, he found a fallen tree in which a swarm of bees had stored their honey. The bear started searching around the log very carefully to find out if the bees were in their nest. At that moment, one of the bees came to the tree from a field with a load of sweets. The bee saw the bear and flew at him, stung him sharply and then disappeared into the log. The bear lost his temper and instantly sprang upon the log, with his tooth and claw, to destroy the nest. But this brought out the whole swarm. The poor bear was unable to bear it, and was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.

Bear was searching for _______ in the woods.

  1. bees

  2. honey

  3. berries


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As per the passage “Once there was a bear roaming freely around the woods in search of berries.”

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the conversation.

Foreigner: Could you please tell me the way to the railway station? Guide: __________________

  1. I do not know. Find it yourself.

  2. Of course, I can.

  3. There is a railway station!


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A guide knows about the place very well. Hence, option 2 is the right answer.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

A comet is an icy small solar system body made up of ices mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock. It is no larger than few kilometers across. The main structure of a comet is know as nucleus. Comets are composed primarily of many varieties of ice including water, methane and other gases. Comets usually orbit the sun. While planets have a circular orbit, comets' orbits are usually very elliptical. As a comet moves closer to the Sun, the ices begin to fizz. The closest point in its orbit to the Sun is known as “perihelion” and the farthest one is known as “aphelion”. Comets are not any kind of spaceship or alien base. They are bits of solar system material.

_________ is the most distant point to a comet's orbit to the Sun.

  1. Perihelion

  2. Elliptical

  3. Aphelion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The farthest one is known as “aphelion”.

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the conversation.

Nick: I am in a problem. Could you help me? John: ___________________

  1. I do not have time.

  2. Sorry, but I am too tied up.

  3. Everybody comes to me.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is correct as it is a polite way to reject a request.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

A comet is an icy small solar system body made up of ices mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock. It is no larger than a few kilometers across. The main structure of a comet is know as the nucleus. Comets are composed primarily of many varieties of ice including water, methane and other gases. Comets usually orbit the sun. While planets have a circular orbit, comets' orbits are usually very elliptical. As a comet moves closer to the Sun, the ices begin to fizz. The closest point in its orbit to the Sun is known as “perihelion” and the farthest one is known as “aphelion”. Comets are not any kind of spaceship or alien base. They are bits of solar system material.

Comets consist of lesser amounts of ______.

  1. ice

  2. methane

  3. dust


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“A comet is usually made up of ice mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock.”

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the conversation.

Davis: Would you like to take tea? Birdy: __________________

  1. No, I just had it.

  2. Yes, I am good.

  3. Tea is not good for health.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 answers the question very well. Birdy had just taken tea, so he does not want more. Option 2 and 3 are inappropriate replies.

Directions: Choose the best option to complete the conversation.

Richard: Have you seen the Taj Mahal before? Jack: ___________

  1. I do not like the Taj Mahal.

  2. No, I have never got a chance to see it.

  3. Yes, I will go there this summer.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 gives answer in 'No' which is required here. Option 1 doesn’t relate to the question and option 3 is about the future.

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