HIPPO 2021

9th International English Language Olympiad

LITTLE HIPPO
Preliminary Round

Reading

Time allowed: 20 minutes

There are 30 questions.
Answer all the questions.
Use pen.
Remember to transfer your answers onto the
answer sheet.

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 Look at the pictures and write A for True
TASK 1 or B for False.

This is a t-shirt. This is a shoe.

A B

1 2

This is a bird. This is a rubber.

3 4

These are trousers. This is a giraffe.

5 6

This is an egg. This is a blanket.

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 Look at the pictures and choose the
TASK 2 correct words (a, b or c).

This is a ..…........a………...……………… .

a) lion b) tiger c) elephant.

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This is a………………………………………. .
a) guitar b) piano c) music

8
These are…………………………………..….
a) shoes b) sweaters c) socks

9
This is a……………………………………….. .
a) mango b) pineapple c) kiwi

10
This is a……………………………………….. .
a) clock b) picture c) mirror

11
These are………………………………….…. .
a) sausages b) chips c) burgers

12
This is a……………………………………….. .
a) sun b) sky c) cloud

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 Look at the pictures and
TASK 3 choose the correct words (a, b or c).

The boy is ……a…….. .

a) painting b) reading c) writing

He is wearing a red …c… .

a) trousers b) t-shirt c) cap

13 The boy is …………………….…….his teeth.

a) writing b) cleaning c) cooking

He has ….………...………………………hair.
14
a) blonde b) black c) red

There are ………….... children in the picture.

15
a) two b) three c) four

The boy is …………………...… his new bike.

16
a) standing b) playing c) holding

The girl is wearing …………………. trousers.

17
a) red b) white c) pink

She is looking at her …………………..……. .

18 a) dog b) mouse c) rabbit

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 Look at the picture. Choose a, b or c to
TASK 4 complete the sentences.

There are …a… children in the picture. a) five b) three c) eight

19 They are in the ……….….... a) street b) park c) room

20 The girl with glasses is …………. a book. a) reading b) playing c) eating
21 There is an orange …………... in the sky. a) bird b) kite c) cloud
22 The boy in blue trousers is ….….……. a) reading b) playing c) eating
an ice cream.
22 The birds in the picture are ………..……... a) brown b) orange c) green
24 The boy with black hair is wearing ……….. a) brown b) orange c) green
shorts.

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 Look at the picture and choose a, b or c.
TASK 5

How many children are in the picture?...…a…. a) five b) three c) eight

25 How many trees are in the picture? …….. a) three b) two c) four
26 Where are the children? On a ….……..…... a) beach b) island c) towel
27 Are the children eating? ……………… a) ice cream b) yes c) no
28 What is the boy with brown hair wearing?
Blue ……..…... a) trousers b) socks c) shorts
29 Where is the ball? ………….. the two girls. a) between b) among c) below
30 What is the girl in the pink T-shirt doing? a) sleeping b) crying c) sitting
…………………….. on a blanket.