CBSE Class 3 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set F

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 10, CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. Our teacher __________ us about gender today. There are three types of gender: feminine, masculine and neutre.
A. teach
B. teached
C. taught
D. had taught
Answer : C

2. Menaka _________ Germany next week. She has been offered a well paid job there.
A. was gone to
B. would go
C. is going to
D. will gone to
Answer : C

3. Emperor Akbar was a fair ruler. ________ was loved by all.
A. He
B. She
C. It
D. They
Answer : A

4. A female horse is called a mare, and a female donkey is called a ________.
A. peahen
B. hare
C. vixen
D. jenny
Answer : D

5. The ball landed __________ the wooden table and bounced off towards the ceiling.
A. at
B. on
C. through
D. up
Answer : B

6. Darkness fell as Soha ________ the candles. The sound of crickets filled the silence.
A. blow out
B. blown
C. blew out
D. blow
Answer : C

7. ________ is your piano recital? I can’t wait to hear you play.
A. Were
B. How
C. Why
D. When
Answer : D

8. ________ dog wagged its tail as ________ blue ice cream truck drove by.
A. No article, a
B. The, the
C. A, no article
D. The, no article
Answer : B

9. ________ she is eight years old, she plays the violin like an expert.
A. Although
B. Unless
C. Since
D. Neither
Answer : A

10. Namrata is ________ when she talks. But her sister is ______. Together they create a lot of noise.
A. louder, loudest
B. loud, loudest
C. louder, loud
D. loud, louder
Answer : D

FOR QUESTIONS 11 AND 12, CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE OPTION.

11. A. I was feeling hungry I ate a sandwich?
B. I was feeling hungry, so, I ate a sandwich.
C. I was feeling hungry because I ate a sandwich.
D. I was feeling hungry or I ate a sandwich.
Answer : B

12. A. A tomato is a fruit not a vegetable
B. A tomato, is a fruit not a vegetable.
C. A tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable.
D. A tomato is a fruit; not a vegetable
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 13 AND 14, CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.

13. My mother tell me abot stars and planets.
A. My mother
B. tell me abot
C. stars and
D. planets.
Answer : B

14. I had the strangest dream last knight, you know?
A. I had the
B. strangest dream
C. last knight,
D. you know?
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 15 AND 16, CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

15. How do you spell the word which means locality?
A. Neighborhood
B. Neborhood
C. Neighbourhood
D. Neighberhud
Answer : C

16. How do you spell the word which is synonymous with show?
A. Perfarmence
B. Performance
C. Performence
D. Parformance
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 17 AND 18, CHOOSE THE CORRECT SYNONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.

17. Peaceful
A. Tranquil
B. Piece
C. Refreshing
D. War
Answer : A

18. King
A. Prince
B. Pauper
C. Emperor
D. Jester
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 19 AND 20, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANTONYM OF THE GIVEN WORD.

19. Mortal
A. Emmortal
B. Immoral
C. Immortal
D. Deadly
Answer : C

20. Negative
A. Minus
B. Positive
C. Marks
D. Subtraction
Answer : B

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 21 TO 25, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
The great horned owl has no horns! It is named for the tufts of feathers that sit on top of its head, called plumicorns. Scientists don’t know why these owls sport the tufts, but they do have a few theories. The tufts might help members of their own species to recognise each other among the forest around them, or they may use the tufts to blend into their surroundings, making them look more like broken tree branches than a tasty meal.
The great horned owl is one of the most common owls in North America, found in a range of habitats that includes forests, swamps, deserts, tundra edges, tropical rain forests, cities, suburbs, and parks. If you live in North America, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the deep, soft, stuttering hoots of this owl: hoo-h’Hoo-hoohoo.
This owl uses this hoot to advertise its territory. It can also make a variety of other sounds, including whistles, barks, shrieks, hisses, coos and wavering cries.
You are most likely to hear an owl hoot at night because they are nocturnal birds.
They have big eyes and wide pupils that allow them to spot their prey. Unlike people’s eyes, their eyes don’t move in their sockets, but the owls can turn their heads to look in any direction. Their short but wide wings allow them to fly through the forest, and their soft feathers help them approach prey very quietly.
Great horned owls eat a wide variety of prey–from small rodents to skunks and geese. Like other owls, these birds sometimes swallow their prey whole and later, regurgitate pellets composed of bone, fur and other unwanted parts of their meal.
These fierce predators are also great parents. Mated pairs will find a nest – usually a disused nest from another large bird species – and will defend it from intruders at all costs. Baby great horned owls are ready to fly when they are between 10 and 12 weeks old.

21. The great horned owl is so called because _____________.
A. it has two horns
B. of the tufts of feathers on its head
C. the scientists cannot identify them
D. they want to attract predators
Answer :B

22. It uses deep, soft, stuttering hoots to _________________.
A. advertise its territory
B. call the scientists
C. sing at night
D. to blend into its surroundings
Answer : A

23. Some characteristics of the owl are: ________________.
A. big eyes and wide pupils
B. they can turn their heads to look in all direction
C. soft feathers allow them to approach their prey quietly
D. all of these
Answer : D

24. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The great horned owls are most commonly found in South America.
B. Their short and narrow wings allow them fly through the forest.
C. Baby great horned owls take flight at between 10 to 12 years of age.
D. Their heads turn freely, so they can look in all direction.
Answer : D

25. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘an animal hunted or caught by another for food’?
A. Tufts
B. Nocturnal
C. Pellets
D. Prey
Answer : D

FOR QUESTIONS 26 TO 30, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
You can buy of box of Crayola crayons in 152 colours today, but way back in 1903, they only came in eight colours. That first-ever box of Crayola brand crayons was a huge improvement over the first crayons ever sold, which only came in black. Wax crayons were mostly used for industrial purposes until cousins Edwin Binney and Harold Smith introduced their brightly coloured crayons for kids. Edwin’s wife, Alice, made up the name Crayola by combining “craie” (French for chalk) with “oleaginous” (which means oily). In other words, oily chalk.
It’s hard to understand just how different modern crayons are from their ancestors without a look at the history of the crayon. In 1864 Edwin’s dad, Joseph Binney, started the Peekskill Chemical Works in upstate New York. The firm made charcoal and lamp black, a black pigment made from the soot left over when oil is burnt. When the two cousins took over in 1885, they started making new things, like a red pigment for barn paints and a carbon black that made rubber tires stronger. 
They made a number of industrial products, but from 1900 to 1902, they started making pencils and dustless chalk for school blackboards.
Coloured crayons were a natural next step. But the original pigments they had used, were not safe for kids. So, they developed crayons that would be safe if swallowed. The first box they sold – the one with eight colours – cost just one nickel.
Over the years, as the company has grown, it has introduced more than 400 different colours. You can find metallic crayons, crayons with glitter in them, crayons that smell like flavours, crayons that wash out of clothes and, not to mention, the egg-shaped crayons.

26. The first-ever box of Crayola crayons had only _________.
A. 5 colours
B. 8 colours
C. 10 colours
D. came in black
Answer : B

27. Coloured crayons for kids were invented by _________.
A. The Wright Brothers
B. Edwin and Alice Binney
C. Edwin Binney and Harold Smith
D. Peekskill Chemical Works
Answer : C

28. What was one of the major drawbacks of the first invented coloured crayons?
A. The original pigments used were not safe for kids.
B. The pigments were not water resistant.
C. They were edible.
D. No one bought the crayons.
Answer : A

29. Which of the following statements are false?
A. The first crayon ever sold only came in black.
B. Edwin Binney and Harold Smith made pencils and dustless chalk first.
C. Coloured crayons that were later made were safe even if swallowed.
D. The name Crayola was made up by Joseph Binney.
Answer : D

30. Give an antonym for the word ‘similar’ as given in the passage.
A. Improvement
B. Different
C. Developed
D. Pigment
Answer : B

ACHIEVERS SECTION

31. UNSCRAMBLE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE.
wander/all/who/lost/not/are
A. Wander who all not lost are.
B. Are who lost wander all not.
C. All who wander are not lost.
D. Who are wander all not lost.
Answer : A

32. CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.
Roses and vylots bloom in the garden.
A. Roses and
B. vylots bloom
C. in the
D. garden.
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 33 AND 34, CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.

33. Since Meera has _______ to all good study material, she doesn’t mind the _______ homework.
A. excess, access
B. excess, ecsess
C. access, excess
D. access, access
Answer : C

34. When you ______ a stray animal, it takes some time to ______ the new surroundings.
A. adapt, adopt
B. adept, adapt
C. adopt, adept
D. adopt, adapt
Answer : D

35. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE IDIOM FROM THE GIVEN OPTIONS.
Meenakshi was ____________ to find that she had failed the test.
A. at her wit’s end
B. as fit as a fiddle
C. at loggerheads
D. all in all
Answer : A