Mock IEO - 8 (Class - IX)
| Description: International English Olympiad - VIII (Grade - IX) | |
| Number of Questions: 50 | |
| Created by: Naresh Verma | |
| Tags: International English Olympiad - VIII (Grade - IX) Synonyms Gap Filling Idioms / Phrases Reading Comprehension |
Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the given sentence.
Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon’s tennis match.
Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the given sentence.
The defiant toddler refused to leave the park.
Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the given sentence.
The serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm.
Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the given sentence.
Kyle’s authoritarian father never allowed him to watch more than thirty minutes of television a day.
Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the given sentence.
The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Now a days, John ___ eight hours daily.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
I think you are not clear about the question yet, ____?
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Watch ___! You nearly knocked over that lamp.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The girl from Tampa Bay left her purse ___ the lab.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Asia is the largest continent in the world, ___?
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
He was such a wonderful person in so ___ ways.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
He said that he ___ a new computer.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Will you ___ enough money to study abroad next year?
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 1.
In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 4.
In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 3.
In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 5.
In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 2.
In January, torrential rain brought unprecedented floods to Malawi in Southern Africa. It (1) ___ nearly (2) ____ quarter of a million people, devastated 640,000 hectares of land, highlighting (3) ___ vulnerability of a country in which 65% of (4) ___ population are farmers, most (5) ___ below the poverty line.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Our school gardener went to the ___ to buy a few pots of flowers.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom.
Being French, I felt like ___ in the group of Japanese.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom.
He went from _________ due to his innovative ideas in business.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
This apple is far ___ the other one.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Hardwood is more resistant to ___ than softwood.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Due to weathering, the rocks ______ into soil.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
A great part of his army ___ from hunger and disease.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Her eyes ___ with horror.
Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom.
Raghav has been absent regularly since the beginning of the session. He is ____.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 1.
Parents need to (1) ___ on their children's after school activities. Most of the children these days are becoming (2) _. They just like to sit and eat. Parents should encourage them to (3) _ in order to face challenges.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 2.
Parents need to (1) ___ on their children's after school activities. Most of the children these days are becoming (2) _. They just like to sit and eat. Parents should encourage them to (3) _ in order to face challenges.
Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank 3.
Parents need to (1) ___ on their children's after school activities. Most of the children these days are becoming (2) _. They just like to sit and eat. Parents should encourage them to (3) _ in order to face challenges.
Fill blank 3.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 2.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 7.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 6.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 5.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 2.
Directions: Read the following conversation and answer the question that follows.
Boy: Hi, you look lost. Can I help you?
Tourist: Yes, I am trying to get to the railway station.
Boy: 1 on until you reach BCC building.
Tourist: Straight ahead and turn left at BCC building.
Boy: 2 You’ll see the railway station right after the turning.
Tourist: Oh, I see. 3 I didn’t expect that.
Fill blank 3.
Directions: Read the following conversation and answer the question that follows.
Boy: Hi, you look lost. Can I help you?
Tourist: Yes, I am trying to get to the railway station.
Boy: 1 on until you reach BCC building.
Tourist: Straight ahead and turn left at BCC building.
Boy: 2 You’ll see the railway station right after the turning.
Tourist: Oh, I see. 3 I didn’t expect that.
Fill blank 1.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 4.
Directions: Read the following letter and answer the question that follows.
___1___
Fermont High School
London
Subject: ___2___
___3___
I’d like to inform you that I had submitted ___4___ at the time of admission. ___5___ with the school authorities. I am intending to apply for a passport and would request you to give your permission so that the same can be returned to me.
___6___
___7___
Mary Rosemony
Fill blank 1.
Directions: Read the following conversation and answer the question that follows.
Boy: Hi, you look lost. Can I help you?
Tourist: Yes, I am trying to get to the railway station.
Boy: 1 on until you reach BCC building.
Tourist: Straight ahead and turn left at BCC building.
Boy: 2 You’ll see the railway station right after the turning.
Tourist: Oh, I see. 3 I didn’t expect that.
Why did the Mound Builders migrate to the Central America?
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
A specific example of earthwork featuring animals is found in
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
Mounds are normally used for
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
In the passage, the phrase 'ducts carrying water' can be replaced by
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
A lot of monuments in Ohio were constructed by Mexicans.
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
What is the area covered by the mound opposite to St. Louis?
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
Which of the following remains prove the settlement of Indians in The United States?
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
The United States has various kinds of ruins and remains.
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
According to the passage, remains of which of the following have not been discovered in Peru ?
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.
Which of the following was not the occupation of Mound Builders?
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
In various parts of the continent, remains are found of the people who settled the country in prehistoric times. Through the Mississippi Valley, from the Lakes to the Gulf, extends a succession of defensive earthworks. Similar ruins are found in various other sections of the United States.
The largest forest trees are often found growing upon them. The Indians have no tradition as to the origin of these structures. They generally crown steep hills, and consist of embankments, ditches, etc. indicating considerable acquaintance with military science. At Newark, Ohio, afortification exists which covers an area of more than two miles square, and has over two miles of embankment from two to twenty feet high.
Mounds, seemingly constructed as great altars for religious purposes or as monuments, are also numerous. One, opposite St. Louis, covers eight acres of ground, and is ninety feet high. There are said to be 10,000 of these mounds in Ohio alone.
A peculiar kind of earthwork has the outline of gigantic men or animals. An embankment in Adams County, Ohio, represents very accurately a serpent 1000 feet long. Its body winds with graceful curves, and in its wide-extended jaws lies a figure which the animal seems about to swallow. In Mexico and Peru, still more wonderful remains have been discovered. They consist not alone of defensive works, altars, and monuments, but of idols, ruined temples, ducts carrying water, bridges, and paved roads.
The Mound Builders is the name given to the people who erected the mounds of North America. They seem to have emigrated to Central America, and have developed a high civilisation. They built cities, wove cotton, worked in gold, silver, and copper mines, laboured in the fields, and had regular governments.