HIPPO 2022

10th International English

Language Olympiad

Little Hippo
Preliminary Round
READING

Time allowed: 20 minutes

There are 30 questions.

Answer all the questions.
Use pen or pencil.
 Look at the pictures and write A for
TASK 1 True, B for False.

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

A B

B
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This is a ruler. This is a shell.

3 4

This is a boat. These are trees.

5 6

This is a donkey. This is a king.

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 Look at the pictures and choose a, b or c
TASK 2 to complete the sentences.

This is a ..…........a………...……………… .
a) lion b) tiger c) elephant.

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This is an …………………………………. .
a) sofa b) armchair c) table

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This is a …………………………………..….
a) fork b) spoon c) knife

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This is an …………………………………….. .
a) nose b) ear c) eye

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These are ………………………………….. .
a) grapes b) lemons c) pears

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This is a ………………………………….…. .
a) fish b) shark c) jellyfish

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This is a……………………………………….. .
a) baseball b) basketball c) football

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 Look at the pictures and choose a, b or
TASK 3 c to complete the sentences.

The boy is ……a…….. .

a) painting b) reading c) writing

He is wearing a red …c… .

a) trousers b) t-shirt c) hat

The boy is …………………….……………. .

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a) playing b) singing c) reading

He is wearing a……………..……….jumper.
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a) grey b) blue c) pink

They are ………….... a photo together.

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a) taking b) buying c) looking

16 They look ……….. because they are smiling.

a) sad b) happy c) angry

17 The girl has ………………….…. hair.

a) blonde b) red c) black

She is putting chocolate into a ……………… .

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a) plate b) cup c) bowl

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

There are …b… people in the picture.

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They are in the ……………..….... It’s a sunny day, so they are having a

20…………..………. with lots of food. The girl is 21…………..……. her

favourite teddy bear. Dad is wearing a 22…………..……. T-shirt and cooking

meat. The baby is 23………..…….... on the blanket. There are

24…………..…… flowers next to the family.

a) three b) five c) fifteen

19 a) playground b) park c) blanket
20 a) lunch b) sandwich c) picnic
21 a) holding b) hugging c) playing
22 a) black b) blue c) brown
23 a) looking b) playing c) standing
24 a) orange b) seven c) blue

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

How many people are in the picture? a) four b) three c) eight

25 Where are they? In the ………….. room. a) dining b) sleeping c) living

26 What is the family doing? ……………. . a) playing b) cleaning c) singing
27 Where is the dad standing? a) close b) in front of c) behind
………….. the TV.
28 What is the boy wearing? a) pants b) trousers c) shorts
Black ………….

29 What is the girl in the yellow T-shirt a) sitting b) singing c) playing

doing?
30 The boy with black hair is wearing a) brown b) orange c) green
……….. shorts.

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HIPPO 2022
Preliminary Round
Little HIPPO Use of English Test
Time allowed: 20 minutes

Candidate Number Date of Birth

D D M M Y Y Y

Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences.

31. This is __________ book, not mine.

a) yours b) your c) you’re

32. He is ___________ artist.

a) a b) an c) the

33. My _______________ house is close to ours. I often visit them.

a) grandparent’s b) grandparents c) grandparents’

34. Could you bring me ________ apples?

a) these b) that c) those

35. Would you like ________ orange?

a) a b) the c) an

36. I want ________ milk.

a) some b) any c) none

37. I saw a few _________ in that old house.

a) mouses b) mice c) mouse

38. __________ name is Bill.

a) His b) He’s c) Hes

39. Can you call John and _________?

a) me b) I c) his

40. I don’t have ________ eggs.

a) some b) no c) any

41. He is sleeping __________ .

a) at that moment b) now c) every day

42. We go to school _______ the morning.

a) at b) on c) in

43. __________ dog is that? It’s his.

a) who’s b) whoes c) whose

44. I have some __________ to do.

a) homework b) homeworks c) homeswork

45. ___________ some milk in the fridge but there aren’t any eggs.

a) There is b) There are c) It is

46. I ___________ like some grapes.

a) don’t b) wouldn’t c) would

47. My ___________ are wet.

a) foot b) foots c) feet

48. A _____________ has a very long neck.

a) giraffe b) hippo c) elephant

49. Those ___________ over there are my relatives.

a) womans b) woman c) women

50. I have many pencils and a(n) ___________ in my pencil case.

a) ruber b) eraser c) erasor

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