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Section–A (Grammar and Vocabulary) (C) Future Tense

(D) All of these
Direction for questions 1 and 2: Fill in the blanks 6. Find the part of the sentence which contains
with suitable articles. an error.
1. Jake is studying at _____ university.
Peter has’nt done the work that you gave him.
(A) a
P Q R S
(B) an
(C) The (A) P
(D) An (B) Q
2. Did you find _____ book you lost yesterday? (C) R
(A) a (D) S
(B) an Direction for questions 7 to 9: The following
(C) the questions are based on noun. Do as directed.
(D) Both A and B 7. Some sentences are given below. Select that
3. Identify the verb among the following. sentence which does not have a proper noun.
(A) Arrange (A) She bought a new phone.
(B) Rich (B) Jim is my classmate.
(C) Coward
(C) I went to Canada during the holidays.
(D) Both A and C
(D) I can speak French very well.
Direction for questions 4 and 5: Identify the kinds
of tense of the following sentences. 8. Select the part of the sentence which contains
4. We play basketball daily. a collective noun.
(A) Present Tense The hungry fox saw a bunch of grapes.
(B) Past Tense P Q R S
(C) Future Tense (A) P
(D) All of these (B) Q
5. A big saint came up the valley. (C) R
(A) Present Tense (D) S
(B) Past Tense

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9. Identify the common noun in the following Direction for questions 14 and 15: The following
sentence. questions are based on conjunction. Do as directed.
The girl grew very tall. 14. Which one among the following is not a
(A) Girl conjunction?
(B) Grew (A) And
(C) Tall (B) For
(D) Both A and C (C) But
(D) Daily
Direction for questions 10 and 11: In each of the
following sentences, select the part of the sentence 15. Fill in the blank with an appropriate
which does not have the correct pronoun. conjunction.
I drank a glass of water _______ I was thirsty.
10. He is the one what is always talking. (A) because
P Q R S (B) so
(A) P (C) if
(B) Q (D) or
(C) R Direction for questions 16 and 17: In each of
the following sentences, an adjective has been
(D) S
underlined. You have to identify which noun the
11. Is he Jame’s sister? adjective is describing.
P Q R S 16. The restaurant on the other side of the road
(A) P is more beautiful.
(B) Q (A) Restaurant
(B) Road
(C) R
(C) Side
(D) S
(D) Both A and B
Direction for questions 12 and 13: In each of the 17. The boy in the red shirt is my little brother.
following questions, four sentences are given. You (A) Brother
have to select the sentence among them which is (B) Shirt
written correctly. (C) Red
12. (D) Both A and C
Direction for questions 18 and 19: Fill in the blanks
(A) The restaurant belongs to Harry father.
by selecting the correct adverbs.
(B) I play’s with my brother.
18. Jeremy is _____ happy.
(C) My mother’s name is Evelyn.
(A) oftenly
(D) Both B and C (B) exactly
(C) always
13.
(D) recently
(A) Do you like my sisters painting?
19. He waited ____ for his mother.
(B) Today’s news is very interesting.
(A) everywhere
(C) He will return the book’s after three days. (B) greedily
(D) Both A and B (C) together
(D) patiently

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20. Fill in the blanks with a suitable pair of (C) Ignore

prepositions. (D) Kind
He came back _____ Japan _____ 2005. Direction for questions 27 and 28: Identify the
(A) in, at words with the incorrect spellings.
(B) to, in 27.
(C) on, in (A) Stealing
(D) on, by (B) Invite
Direction for questions 21 and 22: In each of the (C) Ceremoney
following questions, identify the word which is not (D) Blessing
a synonym of the word written in capital letters. 28.
21. BEAUTIFUL (A) Nature
(A) Pretty (B) Momemt
(B) Lovely (C) Treasure
(C) Gorgeous (D) Palace
(D) Courageous Direction for questions 29 and 30: Read the
22. DENY following definitions carefully and identify the
(A) Refuse objects by selecting the correct options.
(B) Accept 29. A _____ is a farm animal which gives us wool.
(C) Reject (A) ship
(D) Decline (B) sip
Direction for questions 23 and 24: Arrange the (C) sheap
letters given in capital to form meaningful words. (D) sheep
23. SINTA 30. A _____ is tied around the baby’s neck to keep
(A) Siant its clothes clean while eating.
(B) Satin (A) bow
(C) Saint (B) bib
(D) Both B and C (C) cradle
24. HTSOI (D) necklace
(A) Hoist
(B) Hosit
Section–B (Comprehension & Composition)
(C) Tosih
(D) Both A and B
Direction for questions 25 and 26: Choose the Direction for questions 31 to 33: Read the passage
correct antonyms of the words given in capital carefully and answer the questions that follow.
letters.
Long ago, in a forest, lived a monkey on a jamoon
25. ANGRY tree. The tree was near a river. A crocodile, along
(A) Pleased
with his wife, lived in the river. One morning,
(B) Devil
the crocodile decided to rest under the tree. The
(C) Strong
(D) Real monkey jumped from the tree and offered fresh
fruits to the crocodile. The fruits were so delicious
26. FAITHFUL
(A) Glory that the crocodile began to come everyday. Soon,
(B) Dishonest the crocodile and the monkey became good friends.

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One day, the crocodile took some fruits for his wife. 34.
His wife liked the fruits very much. But she seemed (A) Her know I very well.
upset. When the crocodile asked her the matter, (B) Very well her know I.
she said, “These berries are so sweet. I wonder (C) I know her very well.
how sweet the heart of that monkey would be. I (D) I her know very well.
want to eat that too. Will you please get me?” The 35.
crocodile didn’t want to kill his friend but he had (A) He had big so grown.
no choice. So, he invited the monkey to his house (B) So had he big grown.
for a feast. The monkey sat on the back of the (C) So he big had grown.
crocodile. The crocodile was worried and told the (D) He had grown so big.
truth to the monkey. The clever monkey said, “Why Direction for questions 36 and 37: Identify the
did you not tell me earlier? I left my heart on the predicate for each of the following sentences.
tree. Let’s hurry up and get it.” The crocodile took 36. Berta can speak English and French.
him back. The monkey quickly climbed up the tree (A) Berta
and saved his life. (B) Berta can speak
(C) can speak English and French
31. What was the crocodile doing under the tree?
(D) speak English and French
(A) The crocodile was resting.
37. I saw a rabbit in the park.
(B) The crocodile was searching for food. (A) I saw
(C) The crocodile was troubling the monkey. (B) saw a rabbit in the park
(D) The crocodile was jumping. (C) a rabbit in the park
32. The crocodile didn’t want to kill the monkey (D) saw a rabbit
because: Direction for questions 38 to 40: Identify the type
of the following sentences:
(A) they were friends.
38. Will you come to school today?
(B) the monkey was poor.
(A) Imperative sentence
(C) the monkey was clever.
(B) Interrogative sentence
(D) Both A and C (C) Exclamatory sentence
33. Why was the wife of the crocodile upset? (D) Declarative sentence
(A) She did not like the berries. 39. What a beautiful dress!
(B) The berries were not fresh. (A) Exclamatory sentence
(C) She wanted to eat the heart of the (B) Declarative sentence
monkey. (C) Interrogative sentence
(D) Imperative sentence
(D) Both A and C
40. I am going for a walk.
Direction for questions 34 and 35: In each of the
(A) Imperative sentence
following questions, four sentences are given.
(B) Exclamatory sentence
Identify the sentence among them which has words (C) Interrogative sentence
in the correct order. (D) Declarative sentence

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Section–C (Scholar’s Zone) (C) Cyclone

(D) Both A and C
41. Read the codes for the letters of alphabet: Direction for questions 45 and 46: Answer the
following riddles by selecting the correct options.
D M O A P T Z B R X F Y N
3 8 14 6 4 5 2 24 11 1 9 7 10 45. I fly all day but I do not go anywhere. Can you
U L V J C G Q E W I K H S guess who am I?
12 13 26 22 17 25 23 15 18 16 20 19 21 (A) Flag
(B) Aeroplane
17 6 10 (C) Pigeon
(D) All of these
7 14 12 46. I have keys but no doors. I have space but no
rooms. Can you guess who am I?
16 11 14 10
(A) Keyboard
(B) House
(C) Restaurant
8 7
(D) Television
47. Find the missing letter to replace the question
24 13 12 15 mark(?).
Y?SPM
21 19 16 11 5? (A) W
(B) R
On the basis of the above codes, find the (C) V
correct sentence. (D) Z
(A) Can you iron my bleu shirt?
48. Arrange A, B, C, D, E and F in order to make a
(B) All the boys are going today?
sensible story.
(C) The cup goes in that trunk?
(D) Can you iron my blue shirt? A: She wore it all the time.
42. Select the option which completes the B: She lived with her grandmother. Her
following pair. grandmother loved her very much.
If cow is to calf then panda is to _____. C: The girl was delighted with the gift.
(A) cub D: Once upon a time, there was a sweet
(B) pup little girl.
(C) chick E: One day, the girl’s grandmother stitched
(D) tadpole a red coloured riding hood and gave it to
43. Find the synonym of JOYFUL. her granddaughter.
(A) Unpleasant F: So, everybody started to call her Little
(B) Cheerful Red Riding Hood.
(C) Upset (A) ABCEFD
(D) Chearful
(B) DBACEF
44. Identify the word that has been misspelt.
(C) ACBFED
(A) Favuorite
(D) DBECAF
(B) Baffle

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49. How many words do you see hidden in the (A) More than two
given picture? (B) Only one
(C) Only two
LO
NG (D) Only four
A

50. Which letter appears once in LITTLE, twice in

PLEASE and thrice in EVERYONE?
(A) L
(B) V
(C) E
(D) T
LY
VE
LO
FO

RG
OT

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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2020 (LEVEL 1)
PAPER TYPE AA - CLASS 3

1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (B)
21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (A) 26. (B) 27. (C) 28. (B) 29. (D) 30. (B)
31. (A) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (C) 35. (D) 36. (C) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (D)
41. (D) 42. (A) 43. (B) 44. (A) 45. (A) 46. (A) 47. (C) 48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (C)

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