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Mock IEO - 1 (Class VI)

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

Kerala is famous for its ____ vegetation.

  1. great

  2. nice

  3. luxuriant

  4. proper


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Luxuriant means abundant or lush in growth. It fits with vegetation.   

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

He has a strong ______.

  1. eye

  2. style

  3. physique

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Physique means physical or bodily structure. So, 'strong physique' makes sense here.  

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

A photo of his mother was ____ on the wall.

  1. hanged

  2. stick

  3. placed

  4. hung


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hung is the past tense and past participle of hang. You can say, "Yesterday, I hung a picture on the wall, or hung my head in sorrow." The exception comes where hang means to put to death by hanging. The past tense and past participle of hang in this sense, and only in this sense, is hanged.  

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

We live in ____. We pay rent every month.

  1. a car

  2. a street

  3. an apartment

  4. a building


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An apartment is a room or suite of rooms to live in.

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

The Red Fort in Delhi is a ____ building.

  1. historical

  2. oldest

  3. ancient

  4. tallest


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It cannot be tallest or oldest as we use ‘the’ before superlative degree of adjective. Historical means ‘concerning history or historical events’, as in a historical building. The word 'ancient' requires the article 'an' before it. Hence, (1). 

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

Disabled are given _____ in the taxes in the US.

  1. exception

  2. freedom

  3. exemption

  4. staged


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Exemption means the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. So, it fits here.
 

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

When she does not get what she wants, she gets _____.

  1. happy

  2. satisfied

  3. bored

  4. angry


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

She gets angry. Other options do not make any sense.

Directions: Choose the best words/phrases to complete the sentence.

The view from the mountain peak was ____ and the hikers enjoyed the ____ scenery.

  1. clear, foggy

  2. simple, poor

  3. beautiful, gorgeous

  4. wonderful, ugly


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The view from the mountain peak was beautiful and the hikers enjoyed the gorgeous scenery. 

Directions: Choose the best words/phrases to complete the sentence.

The bridge had been built too ___; the construction crew had to __ it so that trucks could pass underneath.

  1. low, raise

  2. high, lower

  3. ball, repair

  4. strong, weaken


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It was built too low. As a result, trucks could not pass underneath it.

Directions: Choose the best words/phrases to complete the sentence.

My father says that I am too ____ and I need to eat ____.

  1. thin, less

  2. young, fast

  3. skinny, more

  4. healthy, more


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Father says that I am too skinny and I need to eat more. Other options do not fit here.

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

The Red Wolf is a _____ animal, so you will probably never see one.

  1. popular

  2. nice

  3. rare

  4. common


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Red Wolf is a 'rare' animal because you may not see one.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

After he washed his car, it looked very ____.

  1. dusty

  2. old

  3. rusty

  4. shiny


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shiny means glossy. After washing, things shine and do not become dusty, old or rusty.

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

The waves at the beach were very big. In fact, they were _____!

  1. small

  2. huge

  3. tiny

  4. long


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Huge means extraordinarily big or large. Its use makes sense here.

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

The joke was so _____ that it made Roy laugh very hard.

  1. sad

  2. hilarious

  3. bored

  4. serious


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hilarious means very funny. As Roy laughed hard, use of 'hilarious' makes sense here.  

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options

The _____ man paid for my ticket. I like him. He is nice.

  1. terrible

  2. angry

  3. kind

  4. hard


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kind means showing pity. The man showed pity or kindness by paying for the ticket.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

The birthday girl anxiously ____ for her guests to ____.

  1. looked, move in

  2. waited, arrive

  3. watched, serve

  4. called, come


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Only option 2 makes sense here. The birthday girl anxiously waited for her guests to arrive. 

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

I knocked him ___________ accidentally.

  1. with

  2. over

  3. by

  4. at


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Knock over’ means to push or strike someone or something, causing the person or the thing to fall.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Members of the social club were always polite and they were careful not to ____ others.

  1. incite

  2. disgust

  3. offend

  4. compliment


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Offend means insult. People were careful not to offend others becuase they were polite.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Before ____, airplanes were loaded with passengers and cargo. Then, they were filled with fuel.

  1. descending

  2. arrival

  3. departure

  4. landing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Before departure"  People board a plane before it departs.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

I do not like carbonated ____. So, I often drink juice or water.

  1. foods

  2. teas

  3. beverages

  4. things


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Beverages is any liquid for drinking. So, it fits here.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the options given.

The hang glider soared through the clouds and up above the mountainous peaks, while below in the ____, people looked up in wonder.

  1. river

  2. valley

  3. beach

  4. ocean


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A valley is a stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains. “Mountainous peaks” are mentioned here, so (2) is the correct option.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Though my friends were in favour of ending the research, I wanted to ___ it.

  1. continue

  2. delay

  3. investigate

  4. abandon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Though' is used to present an opposite or conflicting statement in a subordinate cluase. 'Continue' is the opposite of 'ending' here, so it is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

I like to watch a movie on ________.

  1. sundays

  2. everyday

  3. night

  4. free time


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here, preposition ‘on’ can only be used with ‘sundays’.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Rohan’s drug addiction was _____. It tore apart his family and career.

  1. destructive

  2. erratic

  3. frantic

  4. selfish


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It means tending or likely to cause destruction or damage. It fits with ‘torn apart’.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Football is a ____ sport. It is advised that all players wear a helmet.

  1. difficult

  2. fun

  3. hiring

  4. rough


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a rough sport means it is characterised by violent action. That is why all players wear helmets. 

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

The builder tried to _____ a tower of blocks, but it fell down.

  1. imagine

  2. remove

  3. see

  4. grow


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The builder tried to 'remove' a tower of blocks, but it fell down.

Other options do not make sense here. 

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Some people believe that water becomes _____ if it is blessed through prayer.

  1. holy

  2. costly

  3. precious

  4. valuable


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Holy means sacred. It fits with prayer.

Directions: How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

Do me a favower and get my books from Rahul's house.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Favower – favour (correct)

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence from the given options.

Ram ____ the contract because it was not fair.

  1. accepted

  2. signed

  3. liked

  4. rejected


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

‘Not being fair’ can be a reason for rejection or refusal.

Directions: How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

Because I am fastar than everyone else, wining the race was easy.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fastar – faster (correct) Wining – winning (correct) 

Directions: How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

In the new scheam, fishermen will be encouragad to round up plastic bottles with fishing nets.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scheam – scheme (correct) Encouragad – encouraged (correct)

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Seller: There are many popular children story books in my shop. Customer: _____

  1. Give me.

  2. What do you mean?

  3. Show me some of them.

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As a customer would like to see, what the seller is promoting, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Patient: Good evening, doctor. Will you spare some time for me? Doctor: Of course! ____?

  1. What you have

  2. What can be done

  3. What’s your problem

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As doctors listen to and resolve health-related problems of people, option 3 is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Friend: _____ in your school? Me: Mrs. Sunita is the best. She teaches us English.

  1. Who the best teacher is

  2. What is the teacher

  3. Who is the best teacher

  4. Which is the best teacher


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use ‘who’ to ask about a person. So, option (3) is the correct answer as it has the correct positioning of the auxiliary verb “is”.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Sam: You have a wonderful car. Please tell me ____. Ram: It is Maruti.

  1. which company does it of

  2. of which company it is

  3. what year it is of

  4. what make it is


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the correct expression to ask the manufacturer’s name which is told by Ram.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Interviewer: _________ your school? Ram: I think, my school is the best school in the city.

  1. What are you thinking about

  2. What do you think about

  3. What you think about

  4. What you are thinking


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As Ram’s answer is in simple present, question must be in the same tense. So, option (2) is correct.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Customer: What is the price of this shirt? Shopkeeper: _____

  1. It’s only Rs. 1550.

  2. It cost for only Rs. 1550.

  3. Price is Rs. 1550.

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Only option (1) is correct. Options 2 and 3 are incorrect ways to tell the price of something.

Directions: Choose the best response to complete the conversation.

Customer: Will you show me some varieties in rice please? Shopkeeper: Yes, of course sir. Here are some ______ types of rice.

  1. similar

  2. different

  3. distinguish

  4. same


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As the customer is asking for varieties of rice, "different" is the correct word to be used here.

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

The teacher said the sun _____ east.

  1. rose in the

  2. rises in the

  3. rised in the

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As the sun rises every day, "rises" (present indefinite) is the correct word to be used here.

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

He is always late for school. He is __________.

  1. very regular

  2. irregular

  3. not punctual

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A punctual person regularly reaches somewhere in time. As he is always late, it means ‘he is not punctual’. Irregular means he is absent too often, which is not the case here.

Directions: Choose the correct answer.

What is the indirect speech of the below given sentence? He said to me, “Please help me.”

  1. He requested me to help him.

  2. I was requested to help.

  3. He requested to help him out.

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here, 'said to' will change to 'requested' as 'please' is used and 'me' will change to 'him' according to the reporting speech. 'Out' cannot be used as it is not given in the question statement.

Directions: How many words are wrongly spelt in the sentence below?

The customer bought an expensive shirt.

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There is no error.

In a disaster, who takes command and dictates the job to firemen?

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

Firefighters
Fire is to blame for countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. Firefighters help protect people and their property from injury and damage. Firefighters put their life on the line every time they respond to a call.
While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, superior fire officer takes command and dictates the jobs of all the personnel at the scene. Some personnel man hose lines to hydrants. Others manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.

  1. Any person working there

  2. Superior fire officer

  3. Junior person

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Superior fire officer “dictates the job of all the personnel at the scene”.

Which object is used to reach distances high in the air?

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

Firefighters
Fire is to blame for countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. Firefighters help protect people and their property from injury and damage. Firefighters put their life on the line every time they respond to a call.
While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, superior fire officer takes command and dictates the jobs of all the personnel at the scene. Some personnel man hose lines to hydrants. Others manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.

  1. Ladders

  2. Sticks

  3. Cars

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ladders are used by the firefighters.

In how much time must firefighters be ready to respond?

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

Firefighters
Fire is to blame for countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. Firefighters help protect people and their property from injury and damage. Firefighters put their life on the line every time they respond to a call.
While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, superior fire officer takes command and dictates the jobs of all the personnel at the scene. Some personnel man hose lines to hydrants. Others manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.

  1. Minutes

  2. Hours

  3. Seconds

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

They “must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes”.

Firefighters are there to help people from ______.

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

Firefighters
Fire is to blame for countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. Firefighters help protect people and their property from injury and damage. Firefighters put their life on the line every time they respond to a call.
While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, superior fire officer takes command and dictates the jobs of all the personnel at the scene. Some personnel man hose lines to hydrants. Others manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.

  1. poverty

  2. injury

  3. education

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They help to protect people from injury or damage.

Fish are called ______.

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

                                                Being a Fish
                                         By Russell E. Erickson 
Would it be fun to be a fish? They are, after all, quite different from us.
Fish have no ears as we do. Their bodies are covered with thin, flat plates called scales. The only sounds they know are what they feel using certain scales along their sides. These are special scales called lateral lines. 
We get oxygen from the air by using our lungs. Fish get oxygen from the water by using the gills on the sides of their heads. We can play in water and on land, but fish must stay in the water all the time. Fish never get hot or cold. They are called cold-blooded because they are always the same temperature as the water around them. That means they have no need for hot soup, or cold lemonade, or cozy blankets, or cool sandals.
All in all, it’s probably more fun being us.

  1. hot blooded

  2. cold blooded

  3. warm bodies

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

They are called cold blooded because they are always the same temperature as the surrounding water.

From where do fish get oxygen?

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

                                                Being a Fish
                                         By Russell E. Erickson 
Would it be fun to be a fish? They are, after all, quite different from us.
Fish have no ears as we do. Their bodies are covered with thin, flat plates called scales. The only sounds they know are what they feel using certain scales along their sides. These are special scales called lateral lines. 
We get oxygen from the air by using our lungs. Fish get oxygen from the water by using the gills on the sides of their heads. We can play in water and on land, but fish must stay in the water all the time. Fish never get hot or cold. They are called cold-blooded because they are always the same temperature as the water around them. That means they have no need for hot soup, or cold lemonade, or cozy blankets, or cool sandals.
All in all, it’s probably more fun being us.

  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Humans

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fish get oxygen from water by using the gills on the sides of their head.

From the above passage, according to the author, whose life is referred to as fun?

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

                                                Being a Fish
                                         By Russell E. Erickson 
Would it be fun to be a fish? They are, after all, quite different from us.
Fish have no ears as we do. Their bodies are covered with thin, flat plates called scales. The only sounds they know are what they feel using certain scales along their sides. These are special scales called lateral lines. 
We get oxygen from the air by using our lungs. Fish get oxygen from the water by using the gills on the sides of their heads. We can play in water and on land, but fish must stay in the water all the time. Fish never get hot or cold. They are called cold-blooded because they are always the same temperature as the water around them. That means they have no need for hot soup, or cold lemonade, or cozy blankets, or cool sandals.
All in all, it’s probably more fun being us.

  1. Fish

  2. Animals

  3. Humans

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As fish are compared to humans who can play anywhere and enjoy, option 3 is the correct answer.

In the passage, the author compares fish with ______.

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

                                                Being a Fish
                                         By Russell E. Erickson 
Would it be fun to be a fish? They are, after all, quite different from us.
Fish have no ears as we do. Their bodies are covered with thin, flat plates called scales. The only sounds they know are what they feel using certain scales along their sides. These are special scales called lateral lines. 
We get oxygen from the air by using our lungs. Fish get oxygen from the water by using the gills on the sides of their heads. We can play in water and on land, but fish must stay in the water all the time. Fish never get hot or cold. They are called cold-blooded because they are always the same temperature as the water around them. That means they have no need for hot soup, or cold lemonade, or cozy blankets, or cool sandals.
All in all, it’s probably more fun being us.

  1. humans

  2. dogs

  3. cats

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As author compares fish with humans, option 1 is the correct answer.

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