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Mock IEO - 3 (Class VI)

Description: International English Olympiad – III (Class VI)
Number of Questions: 50
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Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

The panda _______ is decreasing rapidly.

  1. circulation

  2. population

  3. education

  4. extinction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct option is (2).

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I like walking alone in the streets ____ night.

  1. in

  2. under

  3. at

  4. alone


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct. We use ‘at’ with ‘night’.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I am fed up of waiting _____ rain to come.

  1. for

  2. about

  3. in

  4. since


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

I am fed up of waiting for rain to come.

What is a teacher’s job?

  1. He promises

  2. He motivates

  3. He insists

  4. He scolds


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct option is (2). A teacher motivates and encourages us.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

In India, Cricket players earn _____ money than badminton players.

  1. mores

  2. more

  3. most

  4. little


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘More’ is the correct answer because a comparison between the money made by cricketers and the money made by badminton players is given here.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I don’t know what we’ll do over the weekend. It depends on the ______.

  1. field

  2. weather

  3. raining

  4. temperature


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Weather means all the conditions like rain, sun, clouds, etc.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

Have you _____ wanted to run away?

  1. ever

  2. anyway

  3. there

  4. here


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Have you 'ever' wanted to run away?

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I _____ go for a walk in the park.

  1. normal

  2. want

  3. sometimes

  4. care


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sometimes means 'from time to time'. Only this word fits here.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I have been waiting for you ______ eight o’clock.

  1. for

  2. from

  3. at

  4. since


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct option is (4). ‘Since’ is used to refer to the exact time.

How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

It was so hot that I couldn’t concentrate on my book.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct option is (1), i.e. 0.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

She is _____ the right person for the job.

  1. generally

  2. seldom

  3. news

  4. certainly


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Certainly' means surely. Only this fits here.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

It is ____ confusing.

  1. pretty

  2. prettier

  3. many

  4. much


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It means 'somewhat' or 'quite'.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

This is the ____ novel I have ever read.

  1. interesting

  2. more interesting

  3. most interesting

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use ‘the’ before superlative degree of the adjective.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

He’s quite a _____. He finds it difficult to make friends.

  1. friendly

  2. loner

  3. serious

  4. happy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A person who is 'loner' cannot make friends with others easily.

How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

I’m fed up of wayting for spryng.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3), i.e. 2 (waiting and spring).

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

The weather this winter is even ____ than last winter.

  1. bad

  2. worser

  3. worse

  4. worst


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct option is (2). 2nd degree of the adjective 'bad' is 'worse'. The weather this winter is even 'worse' than last winter.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

The Tower of London is ______ popular tourist attraction.

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Tower of London is 'a' popular tourist attraction.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

His situation was very _______.

  1. critically

  2. serious

  3. seriously

  4. happy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We need an adjective here: His situation was very 'serious'.

How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

She will aryve in London at 3 pm.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct option is (2), i.e. 1 (arrive).

What does the word ‘detached’ mean?

  1. Quarrelsome

  2. Separate

  3. Not be able to take decision

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Detached’ means separate or not to take part in something,

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

Gareesha listened to her mother ______.

  1. careful

  2. carefully

  3. helpfully

  4. clear


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct option is (2). “Listened carefully” means ‘listened with care’.  Gareesha listened to her mother carefully.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

Mohan promised to give her an umbrella if it _____.

  1. rains

  2. will rain

  3. rained

  4. raining


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Use of “promised” tells us that it is simple past tense.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

They went _____ a stroll around St. James Park.

  1. to

  2. for

  3. from

  4. at


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They went 'for' a stroll around St. James Park.

Directions: Select the appropriate preposition from the given choices to fill in the blank.

Is your brother _______ home?

  1. in

  2. at

  3. on

  4. No preposition required


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For specific places, we use the preposition 'at'. Here the home referred to is a specific place and hence, option 2 is the answer.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

You ____ touch driving items.

  1. can’t

  2. can

  3. should not

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

You should not touch driving items.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

Your advice had a tremendous effect ____ my decision.

  1. with

  2. at

  3. on

  4. over


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Effect on' something: Your advice had a tremendous effect on my decision.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

____ you like another cup of tea?

  1. Could

  2. Should

  3. Would

  4. May


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Would’ is used to propose something politely. 'Would' you like another cup of tea?

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

_____ taking your shoes off before you come in?

  1. Why don’t you

  2. Would you mind

  3. Are you supposed

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Only (2) fits with ‘taking’; ‘mind taking off’: Would you mind taking your shoes off before you come in?

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

We ____ every match, until our goalkeeper got injured.

  1. should win

  2. had been winning

  3. used to win

  4. win


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Until….got injured” tells us to use past perfect continuous tense because something had been continuously happening before another action or event happened. We 'had been winning' every match, until our goalkeeper got injured.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I ____ your generous offer.

  1. accept

  2. expect

  3. except

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It means ‘agree to’: I 'accept' your generous offer.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Doctor: Hello, what is your problem? Patient: Doctor, I have a problem of not _______.

  1. being able to sleep properly at night

  2. seeing dreams at night

  3. waking up at night

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The patient is not 'able to sleep properly at night'. It can rightly be considered as a problem.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Aman: Did you see my brother yesterday? Riya: Yes, _____.

  1. I meet him

  2. I met him

  3. I meeting him

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Yesterday’ indicates past tense. So, option (2) is correct.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Rosanna: Hi John, nice to see you. What ___ these days? John: Hi Rosanna, I am working in a hotel near the beach.

  1. did you do

  2. have you done

  3. you doing

  4. are you doing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is, what 'are you doing' these days?

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Rita: Take care of yourself. Isha: _______

  1. Nice meeting you too.

  2. And you as well.

  3. Oh hi.

  4. I’ve got to go now.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If someone says us to take care, the other person should also wish the same. So, option (2) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Mohan: _____ Rekha: She was very pleased with it.

  1. How does your teacher react to your performance?

  2. How has your teacher reacted to your performance?

  3. How did your teacher react to your performance?

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As the latter dialogue is about a past event. Therefore, option (3) is the most suitable answer.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

A: My father was taken to hospital last week. B: ____

  1. I’m strongly against it.

  2. How amazing!

  3. Have you had a good time?

  4. I’m sorry to hear that.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A person would not be happy after hearing such a statement. So, option (4) is the correct answer.

What is the passive voice of the sentence 'Mary is plucking the flowers'.

  1. The flowers are plucked by Mary.

  2. The flowers have been plucked by Mary.

  3. The flowers are being plucked by Mary.

  4. Mary plucks the flowers.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence in active voice is in present continuous and to change present continuous sentence to passive, rule is: is/am/are + being + 3rd form of the verb.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

He adapts to the new environment easily. He is ______.

  1. repulsive

  2. very adjusting

  3. continuous

  4. stubborn


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A person who adjusts can adapt to new environment easily.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Manish: Willy failed in his exam. Ashish: ____

  1. I’m 100% in agreement with you.

  2. Oh yes, that’s great.

  3. What a shame!

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It’s a shame to fail in examination.

Directions: Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentence.

I can’t make it to the party because _____.

  1. I injured my leg this morning

  2. I don’t want to

  3. the party would not be interesting

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is the genuine reason for not being able to make to the party.

Directions: Select the appropriate preposition from the given choices to fill in the blank.

He lives in the village that lies two miles south ________ London.

  1. off

  2. of

  3. upon

  4. into


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Directions (like north, south, etc.) are followed by the preposition 'of'.

Directions: Select the appropriate preposition from the given choices to fill in the blank.

You can’t climb _______ that high hill.

  1. on

  2. to

  3. up

  4. No preposition required


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct phrasal usage is 'climb up'.

Which of the following is affected by drug addiction according to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Drug Addiction is one of the serious problems of the present times. Narcotics like heroin, hashish, and brown-sugar are commonly called drugs and young men and women either take these drugs orally or inhale their smoke.

Sociologist says that drug addiction is an addiction which has come to India and other oriental countries from the western countries. The Indians are aping the west and becoming drug-addicts. In the modern society, there are several family-problems. The lack of love and affection forces youths to get addicted to drugs. Sometimes, the pressure of addicted friends tempts the youth to become an addict.

Psychologists say that drugs help the addict to escape from the strains and problems of the world. But they damage the nervous system tremendously and shatter the mental make-up of the addicts. It even causes death. Even if the addict gives up taking drugs suddenly, he may die. So, withdrawal must be done gradually.

Drug addicts must be treated with love and kindness. The society should take strong measures to control dishonest businessmen and drug-traffickers. There are laws of drug-control all over the world, yet drug addiction is increasing gradually. What is needed is an anti-drugs consciousness among the youth of the different countries.

  1. Nervous system

  2. Heart

  3. Eyes

  4. Mouth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is given in the passage, “they damage the nervous system”. 

Which word in the second paragraph means 'to present a problem'?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

When an animal disappears totally from the surface of the Earth, we say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs used to roam this planet till the last one died millions of years ago. The dodo bird, which used to live in Mauritius, died out in 1681 when pigs destroyed their eggs and their young.
Today, many animals are faced with extinction. The Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the Siberian tiger are two such animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators are also on the endangered list. Some of these animals are decreasing in number, because people have been hunting them down for their fur and skin. Others were killed in large numbers in the past, because they posed a danger to human life.

  1. endangered

  2. posed

  3. hunting

  4. decreasing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pose means to put forward or propose (a question, problem, etc.).

What was/were the common reason(s) of extinction of many animals?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

When an animal disappears totally from the surface of the Earth, we say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs used to roam this planet till the last one died millions of years ago. The dodo bird, which used to live in Mauritius, died out in 1681 when pigs destroyed their eggs and their young.
Today, many animals are faced with extinction. The Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the Siberian tiger are two such animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators are also on the endangered list. Some of these animals are decreasing in number, because people have been hunting them down for their fur and skin. Others were killed in large numbers in the past, because they posed a danger to human life.

  1. Hunting

  2. Danger to human life

  3. Source of food for other animals

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All these reasons are common reasons of extinction of animals.

Which of the following is/are referred to as a drug in the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Drug Addiction is one of the serious problems of the present times. Narcotics like heroin, hashish, and brown-sugar are commonly called drugs and young men and women either take these drugs orally or inhale their smoke.

Sociologist says that drug addiction is an addiction which has come to India and other oriental countries from the western countries. The Indians are aping the west and becoming drug-addicts. In the modern society, there are several family-problems. The lack of love and affection forces youths to get addicted to drugs. Sometimes, the pressure of addicted friends tempts the youth to become an addict.

Psychologists say that drugs help the addict to escape from the strains and problems of the world. But they damage the nervous system tremendously and shatter the mental make-up of the addicts. It even causes death. Even if the addict gives up taking drugs suddenly, he may die. So, withdrawal must be done gradually.

Drug addicts must be treated with love and kindness. The society should take strong measures to control dishonest businessmen and drug-traffickers. There are laws of drug-control all over the world, yet drug addiction is increasing gradually. What is needed is an anti-drugs consciousness among the youth of the different countries.

  1. Heroin

  2. Coffee

  3. Sugar

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to the 2nd line of the 1st paragraph, heroin is a drug.

What was the reason of extinction of dodo?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

When an animal disappears totally from the surface of the Earth, we say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs used to roam this planet till the last one died millions of years ago. The dodo bird, which used to live in Mauritius, died out in 1681 when pigs destroyed their eggs and their young.
Today, many animals are faced with extinction. The Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the Siberian tiger are two such animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators are also on the endangered list. Some of these animals are decreasing in number, because people have been hunting them down for their fur and skin. Others were killed in large numbers in the past, because they posed a danger to human life.

  1. Human encroachment

  2. Meteor effect

  3. Hunting for fur

  4. Consumption by animals


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dodo bird’s eggs were eaten by pigs.

What is the source of origin of drug addiction in India?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Drug Addiction is one of the serious problems of the present times. Narcotics like heroin, hashish, and brown-sugar are commonly called drugs and young men and women either take these drugs orally or inhale their smoke.

Sociologist says that drug addiction is an addiction which has come to India and other oriental countries from the western countries. The Indians are aping the west and becoming drug-addicts. In the modern society, there are several family-problems. The lack of love and affection forces youths to get addicted to drugs. Sometimes, the pressure of addicted friends tempts the youth to become an addict.

Psychologists say that drugs help the addict to escape from the strains and problems of the world. But they damage the nervous system tremendously and shatter the mental make-up of the addicts. It even causes death. Even if the addict gives up taking drugs suddenly, he may die. So, withdrawal must be done gradually.

Drug addicts must be treated with love and kindness. The society should take strong measures to control dishonest businessmen and drug-traffickers. There are laws of drug-control all over the world, yet drug addiction is increasing gradually. What is needed is an anti-drugs consciousness among the youth of the different countries.

  1. European countries

  2. South-eastern countries

  3. Western countries

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to the 2nd line of the 2nd paragraph, it has come from Western countries.

What can be the cause of drug addiction?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Drug Addiction is one of the serious problems of the present times. Narcotics like heroin, hashish, and brown-sugar are commonly called drugs and young men and women either take these drugs orally or inhale their smoke.

Sociologist says that drug addiction is an addiction which has come to India and other oriental countries from the western countries. The Indians are aping the west and becoming drug-addicts. In the modern society, there are several family-problems. The lack of love and affection forces youths to get addicted to drugs. Sometimes, the pressure of addicted friends tempts the youth to become an addict.

Psychologists say that drugs help the addict to escape from the strains and problems of the world. But they damage the nervous system tremendously and shatter the mental make-up of the addicts. It even causes death. Even if the addict gives up taking drugs suddenly, he may die. So, withdrawal must be done gradually.

Drug addicts must be treated with love and kindness. The society should take strong measures to control dishonest businessmen and drug-traffickers. There are laws of drug-control all over the world, yet drug addiction is increasing gradually. What is needed is an anti-drugs consciousness among the youth of the different countries.

  1. Love and kindness

  2. Friends

  3. Lack of love and affection

  4. Coffee


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is given in the passage, “The lack of love and affection forces youths to get addicted to drugs.”

What is the meaning of endangered species according to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

When an animal disappears totally from the surface of the Earth, we say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs used to roam this planet till the last one died millions of years ago. The dodo bird, which used to live in Mauritius, died out in 1681 when pigs destroyed their eggs and their young.
Today, many animals are faced with extinction. The Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the Siberian tiger are two such animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators are also on the endangered list. Some of these animals are decreasing in number, because people have been hunting them down for their fur and skin. Others were killed in large numbers in the past, because they posed a danger to human life.

  1. The ones who are extinct

  2. The ones who are under the risk of extinction

  3. The ones who do not survive

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endangered species are the ones who are under the risk of extinction.

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