CBSE Class 3 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set X

DIRECTION (Qs. 1 TO 9): Find the suitable word

1. Movie : Hero, Play : Actor, Concert: ______.
(a) Piano
(b) Symphony
(c) Musician
(d) Flute
Answer : (c) Musician is the befitting professional with others.

Direction : Select the right word

2. India is one of the _________ countries in ancient monuments.
(a) Rich
(b) More richer
(c) Richest
(d) Most richest
Answer : (c) The degree of superlative is appropriate

3. The robber threw down the knife and ______ into the darkness.
(a) Went fleeing
(b) Fled
(c) Fleed
(d) None of these
Answer : (b) fled modifies threw down both in the past.

4. All the children have no choice but to stay _________ inside their homes.
(a) Put
(b) There
(c) In
(d) of
Answer : (c) To remain in your home for a period of time

5. When Anup reached home, his friends came ________ to meet him.
(a) In
(b) Over
(c) Inside
(d) with
Answer : (b) To visit someone in the place where they are, especially their house

6. What a wonderful _____; while this is the _______ that is being sold.
(a) Site, sight
(b) Cite, site
(c) Sight, site
(d) Cite, sight
Answer : (c) Sight-- The area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen; Site- - An area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed

7. There is _____ facility in sleeper trains; while the cow gave ____ to a calf today.
(a) Berth, Birth
(b) Birth, Berth
(c) Breth, Brith
(d) Brith, Berth
Answer : (a) Berth-- A fixed bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport Birth--- The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being

8. I do not have ________ chocolates with me now.
(a) A
(b) Any
(c) Some
(d) None 
Answer : (b) Used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or how many

9. When we move beyond something that bothered us, we say we____________.
(a) Got over it
(b) Got onto it
(c) Got upon it
(d) Got with
Answer : (a) Overcome a difficulty

DIRECTION (Qs. 10 to 12): Read the letter and answer the following questions.

Dear Vidya,
I have a friend. My friend lives in the same neighbourhood where I live. She is eight year old. Her name is Pihu Sharma. Pihu is cool. I like her a lot. She likes to read. She is a good reader. She is good at math too. It is her best subject. She is smart. I like to eat lunch with her. We eat lunch together on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Pihu is my best friend.
Best Regards, Divya

10. How is Vidya’s friend, Pihu?
(a) Cool
(b) Cool and Composed
(c) Cool and Smart
(d) Cute and Cool
Answer : (c) Both the qualities are described.

11. When do Vidya and Pihu have lunch together?
(a) On alternate weekdays
(b) On the first 3 weekdays
(c) On the last 3 weekdays
(d) All week days
Answer : (a) Monday, Wednesday and Friday

12. What is Pihu good at?
(a) Reading and Maths
(b) Reading and Talking
(c) Talking and Playing.
(d) Playing and Reading.
Answer : (a) Both reading and Math

DIRECTION (Qs. 13 & 14): Complete the following sentences.

13. Siri _____ goes out to play with her friends.
(a) Often
(b) Generally
(c) Ever
(d) None of these
Answer : (a) Frequently; many times

14. The friends shared the sweets ________ themselves.
(a) Above
(b) Upon
(c) Among
(d) Between 
Answer : (c) Indicating a division, choice, differentiation involving three or more participants

DIRECTION (Qs. 15 & 16) : Select the answer choice that identifies the noun in the sentence.

15. The works of many great poets have been placed on reserve.
(a) Many
(b) Placed
(c) Reserve
(d) Great
Answer : (c) A place set aside for special use, in particular

16. The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883.
(a) Bridge
(b) Was
(c) Opened
(d) In
Answer : (a) A structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc. across a river, road, or other obstacle

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 17 & 18): For each sentence, identify the subject or the predicate (verb).

17. The professor handed out a syllabus the first day of class.
The subject is
(a) professor
(b) syllabus
(c) class
(d) Out
Answer : (a) Here the performs action

18. The tennis team won the state championship.
The subject is
(a) tennis
(b) team
(c) championship
(d) won
Answer : (b) A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport

DIRECTION (Qs. 19 & 20): Choose the correct preposition

19. I’ll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) of
Answer : (b) Around that period of time

20. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
(d) with
Answer : (a) Having the thing mentioned as a target, aim, or focus

21. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. COMMON
(a) standard
(b) unusual
(c) scary
(d) super
Answer : (b) Common means Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

22. Find the odd pair. ___________
(a) Books: Read
(b) TV: Watch
(c) Cricket: Game
(d) Fruit : Eat
Answer : (c) Other two are associated with action.

DIRECTION (Qs. 23 to 26): Find the suitable word

23. Pen : Write, Clock : Time, Bat:_______.
(a) Ball
(b) Cricket
(c) Play
(d) Hockey
Answer : (c) All are related with play

24. He saw a blind man sitting ____ the side of the road.
(a) to
(b) of
(c) by
(d) in
Answer : (c) Indicating location of a physical object beside a place or object

25. Didn’t I just _______ that to you?
(a) proved
(b) prove
(c) proving
(d) move of these
Answer : (b) prove

26. The police _______ of the thief and left.
(a) hold
(b) took hold
(c) held
(d) holds
Answer : (b) Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

DIRECTION (Qs. 27 to 29): Fill in the blanks by choosing the right words

27. The ill dog had to be taken to the _____; while the bag got _____ in the rain.
(a) Vet, wet
(b) Wet, wait
(c) Wet, vet
(d) Vet, Wait
Answer : (a) Vet----A veterinary surgeon Wet-Covered or saturated with water or another liquid

28. This is a wonderful ______ of art; while through meditation, ____ can be brought to the world.
(a) Peas, peace
(b) Peace, peas
(c) Piece, peace
(d) Peas, piece
Answer : (c) Piece------A written, musical, or artistic creation Peace------A state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended

29. When we carefully keep a watch on a person, we ____________.
(a) Keep two eyes on him
(b) Keep an eye on him
(c) Keep an eye over him
(d) Keep an eye about him
Answer : (b) Keep under careful observation

30. Find the odd pair.
(a) Cat : Kitten
(b) Cow : Calf
(c) Pig : Pigeon
(d) Horse : Colt
Answer : (c) Piglet is the baby of a pig

31. Complete the sentence with the correct spelling of the word.
The bear went over the _________.
(a) Mountan
(b) Mountain
(c) Mountane
(d) Moutein
Answer : (b) The word means a large natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill

32. Find the odd word.
(a) Run
(b) Walk
(c) Table
(d) Jump
Answer : (c) The other two words are action

33. My teacher’s name is Sheel a I like ______.
(a) Her
(b) Him
(c) She
(d) Them
Answer : (a) The teacher’s name is in feminine gender. A pronoun should be used here

34. Given below are three sentences. One of them is incorrect. Find the incorrect sentence and mark it in your answer sheet.
(a) I go for a walk.
(b) My father’s name are Prasad.
(c) My name is Kishan.
(d) I live in Delhi
Answer : (b) Father is in singular form so the verb will follow singular form

DIRECTION (Qs. 35 to 38): Read the letter and answer the following questions.

Letter to Rudolf, Santa’s Reindeer
Dear Rudolf
My name is Meethu. I am a baby parrot! I live with my friend in the great city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra of course, that’s in
India, but I’ll bet you knew that!
Rudolf, some things that I might like for Christmas this year, two bags full of my favourite seedmix, lots of green chillies and another baby parrot to play with. And please don’t forget to put in a good word for my friend with Santa! He is very nice. He doesn’t keep me in a cage.
Lots of Love Meethu

Direction : Choose the correct answer.

35. Meethu lives in
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) A cage
(d) A tree
Answer : (a) The birds lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra

36. Meethu asks for
(a) Two things
(b) Three things
(c) Five things
(d) Four things
Answer : (b) two bags full of favourite seedmix, lots of green chillies, another baby parrot to play with a case.

37. Meethu asks Rudolf for things to
(a) Eat
(b) Drink
(c) Read
(d) Play
Answer : (a) Seedmix and Green Chillies

38. Why does Meethu like his owner?
(a) He doesn’t give him food.
(b) He puts Meethu in a cage.
(c) He allows Meethu to fly.
(d) He plays with him
Answer : (c) He does not keep the parrot in cage

39. Find one sentence to complete the dialogue.
Geetha: Hello! I am Geetha ! What is your name? Lina :
(a) Hello! I am Lina.
(b) Hello! I am going home.
(c) Let us go home.
(d) Hello! I am playing.
Answer : (a) Both are introductory statements

Select the answer choice that identifies the noun in the sentence.

40. Joe, have you met your new boss?
(a) Have
(b) Met
(c) Boss
(d) You
Answer : (c) A person who is in charge of a worker or organisation