CBSE Class 5 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set E

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 22, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. The streets were filled with water ___ the rain.
A. because
B. due to
C. as
D. caused
Answer : B

2. I didn’t find your joke funny at all. It was not ________.
A. amusing
B. charming
C. appealing
D. interesting
Answer : S

3. My ___ brother ate all the chocolates without giving any to me.
A. honest
B. creative
C. good
D. greedy
Answer : D

4. You are not allowed to go out to play ___ you’ve finished your homework.
A. as
B. while
C. until
D. whether
Answer : C

5. The cake is ready. Don’t leave it ___ longer in the oven or it’ll get burnt.
A. very
B. any
C. more
D. no
Answer : B

6. Hey, it’s sunny and windy. I ___ we fly kites.
A. have suggested
B. suggested
C. suggest
D. suggesting
Answer : C

7. Isabel is away at the moment. She’s ___ holiday.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. on
Answer : D

8. Our team captain is the best. She is very good ___ making decisions.
A. in
B. by
C. at
D. about
Answer : C

9. I was at home yesterday afternoon, I ___ TV.
A. do watch
B. was watching
C. used to watch
D. were watching
Answer : B

10. Anil’s party last weekend was very boring.
He ___ have any games in the party.
A. don’t
B. did
C. haven’t
D. didn’t
Answer : D

11. We’re late. The match will already ___ by the time we get home to watch it on TV.
A. had finished
B. would finish
C. finish
D. have finished
Answer : D

12. These days I go to sleep ___ than usual because I study till late.
A. more later
B. latest
C. later
D. late
Answer : C

13. We need to train our puppy. She is ___ all the curtains in the house.
A. bite
B. biting
C. bit
D. bitten
Answer : B

14. My aunty makes the ___ flavoursome ice cream in the world. I hate it when I have to eat it.
A. most
B. tiniest
C. least
D. best
Answer : C

15. You ___ given me, my pocket money of this month yet. Can you give it to me now?
A. haven’t
B. have
C. had
D. hadn’t
Answer : A

16. Every day ______ start singing at six o’clock in the morning and wake me up.
A. a bird
B. the birds
C. bird
D. any bird
Answer : B

17. James : How do you go to school every morning?
Alan : ____________.
A. I cycle every morning to school
B. I cycle to school every morning
C. To school I cycle every morning
D. I morning cycle to school
Answer : B

18. Don’t disturb Sunil between 5 and 7 pm. Sunil _______ his spellings then before the test.
A. revises
B. revise
C. will be revising
D. is revising
Answer : C

19. Don’t worry about us. We can look after ___________.
A. myself
B. yourself
C. himself
D. ourselves
Answer : D

20. I went to meet Perry, but he was not there.
He _______ out.
A. got
B. went
C. had gone
D. is
Answer : C

21. I never ______ to write with an ink pen, but now I only write with an ink pen.
A. used
B. will
C. able
D. have
Answer : A

22. Shalu : Hope you are feeling better now.
What did the doctor say?
Ajith : The doctor ___ some medicines.
A. promised
B. proposed
C. prescribed
D. pledged
Answer : C

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 23 TO 29, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Pelican Pelicans are birds.

There are more than half a dozen species of pelicans. All of them have the sack for which the birds are best known for all over the world. The sack is like a big bag of skin hanging under their bill or their mouth. These large carnivorous birds use them to catch fish.
Many pelicans fish by swimming in a group. They may form a line or a “U” shape and drive fish into shallow water by beating their wings on the surface. When fish collects in the shallows, the pelicans simply scoop them up. The brown pelican, on the other hand, dives on fish from above and traps them in its bill. Pelicans do not store fish in their pouch, but simply use it to catch them and then tip it back to drain out water and swallow the fish immediately. The American white pelican can hold some 11.5 litres of water in its bill. Young pelicans feed by sticking their bills into their parents’ throats to retrieve food.
Along with giant pouch, pelicans are large birds with short legs, and they appear rather clumsy on land. Once in water, they are strong swimmers, thanks to their webbed feet. This means that webbing connects all four of their toes, even the back toe.
Pelicans are found on many of the world’s coastlines and also along lakes and rivers. They travel in flocks. They also breed in groups called colonies, which typically gather on islands. The average life span of pelicans in the wild is about 10 to 25 years and their average body size is about 1.8 metres but when they open their wings their wingspan is around 3 metres. These large birds usually weigh around 13 kgs.
In North America, the brown pelican is endangered, but populations are recovering to some extent. Chemical pesticides, which damage the eggs of pelicans and many other species, devastate the sea birds.
Pelicans are splendid fliers, too, and can soar like eagles with their giant wings. Getting up in the air can be challenging without the help of the wind. Pelicans must run over the water while beating their big wings and pounding the surface of the water with both feet in harmony to get enough speed for take off.

23. What are the pelicans famous for?
A. Catching fish
B. Forming a line
C. Travelling in flocks
D. Throat pouch
Answer : D

24. How does the brown pelican catch fish?
A. By diving on fish from above
B. By storing fish in their pouch
C. By beating their wings
D. By cornering fish into low waters
Answer : A

25. Pelicans’ webbed feet make them _______.
A. have their toes tied
B. look awkward on land
C. powerful swimmers
D. look large with short legs
Answer : C

26. Pelicans usually live near _________.
A. cities
B. North America
C. water bodies
D. colonies
Answer : C

27. How long do pelicans usually live for?
A. 1.8 years
B. 10-25 years
C. 3 years
D. 13 years
Answer : B

28. What is destroying the pelicans?
A. North Americans
B. Other sea birds
C. Chemical pesticides
D. Brown pelicans
Answer : C

29. Pelicans beat their wings over water also to _________.
A. dive on the fish
B. take off
C. help their short legs
D. swallow the fish
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 30 TO 34, READ THE SIGNS/NOTICES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT EXPLANATION FOR IT .

30. BETTER BE MISTER LATE THAN LATE MISTER
The sign says that _____.
A. please change your name when driving on the road
B. don’t make it a habit of being late every time
C. drive slow and it’s good to be late than being dead
D. calling someone late mister is wrong, mister late is ok
Answer : C

31. HELP US GO GREEN
The sign says that __________.
A. obey traffic rules and only go when the light is green
B. you should become eco-friendly and grow more trees
C. some people want to change their colour and turn green
D. people want to go to green areas like forests and jungles
Answer : B

32. ALL ORDERS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 5 HOURS FOR 1 HOUR DELIVERY, ADDITIONAL CHARGES APPLY The notice says that ___________.
A. there is no delivery charge for any order
B. you must order your goods 5 hours in advance
C. you must pay to receive goods within an hour
D. you can pay extra when you receive the goods
Answer : C

33. DANGER NEVER TAKES A VACATION
The sign says that __________.
A. it’s unsafe every time you are not careful
B. it’s not risky to go on a holiday anywhere
C. don’t be afraid of the dangers ahead
D. it’s not ok to go on a vacation now
Answer : A

34. PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL
No diving allowed except at the deep end of the swimming pool The notice says that ______.
A. the pool doesn’t have enough water
B. no diving in the shallow end
C. don’t dive when people are swimming
D. the pool has no shallow end
Answer : B

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 35 TO 43, CHOOSE THE BEST RESPONSE TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

35. Sachin : “Hey! Why was only Sameer punished?”
Sonu : “_________________.”
A. Sameer was not as naughty as others
B. Sameer took the blame for everyone
C. The ball broke a windowpane and the lamp
D. Punishment is given to all who don’t behave
Answer : B

36. Sam : “Why is he always crying?”
Kumar : “_________________”
A. Oh! That’s because everyone makes fun of him.
B. Crying is not good. It makes him look sad.
C. Did you tease him this morning?
D. When I was young I too used to cry a lot.
Answer : A

37. Imran : “I’m sorry, I forgot your books at home.”
Shree : “_______________”
A. I love my books and I keep them with a lot of care.
B. We bought the same books from that shop. Remember?
C. Never mind. Return them next time when you come.
D. Leaving your books at home is a good idea while playing.
Answer : C

38. Dan : “Could you help me clean my cycle next Sunday please?”
Feroz : “____________.”
A. My cycle too got very dirty last Sunday
B. Weekends are the best days to clean things
C. Yes, definitely I can cycle on Sundays
D. Oh, sorry, I’m going out next weekend
Answer : D

39. Archana : “Are you tired?”
Kapil : “_____________.”
A. Yes, in the morning I eat a lot
B. Yes, I always am after school
C. Yes, I am always ready to sleep
D. Yes, we need to drink juice
Answer : B

40. Isabel : “Hey Oli, you said you wanted to know something. What’s it my little brother?”
Oliver : “________________”
A. Could you give me some information about this book?
B. I would like to know a little more about this book.
C. Can you tell me what’s this book about?
D. I am interested in receiving some details of this book.
Answer : C

41. Mohan : “My God! Your uncle can do everything.”
Dev : “______________”
A. My uncle is a jack of all trades.
B. I should learn everything.
C. He is very proud to be my uncle.
D. Can’t you do everything?
Answer : A

42. Vikas : “Why are you disturbing me? Ask your brother to help you.”
Rijul : “_________________”
A. Can you help me?
B. I don’t want to trouble him.
C. Why can’t you ask?
D. He disturbs me all the time.
Answer : B

43. Kavita : “How did your neighbour react when you broke his window glass with your ball?”
Stella : “_____________.”
A. We hit the ball really hard
B. I immediately hit the road
C. He hit the sack for good
D. Oh don’t ask, he hit the roof
Answer : D

FOR QUESTIONS 44 AND 45, CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE OPTION .

44. How would you start the letter to your school principal asking for new sports equipment?
A. Can we have new sports goods as the old one is too old.....
B. We would be grateful if we could have new sports equipment.......
C. We’d like to have new sports equipment for the school.....
D. Wonder why new sports goods haven’t been bought yet.....
Answer : B

45. I’m sorry I have to give you an injection. ______ Does it hurt?
A. Wow!
B. Hey!
C. Hi!
D. Oh dear
Answer : D

ACHIEVERS SECTION

FOR QUESTIONS 46 and 47, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

46. I can see some chocolate on your face. ___ been eating chocolate?
A. Haven’t you
B. Has you
C. Have you
D. Had he
Answer : C

47. This morning I saw ___ peacocks sitting on the terrace opposite our house.
A. two beautiful big
B. beautiful two big
C. two big beautiful
D. big beautiful two
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 48 AND 49, READ THE SIGN /NOTICE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT EXPLANATION FOR IT .

48. STATE BANK PEOPLE WITH TOKENS SIT ON THE RIGHT.
THOSE WITH ENQUIRIES GO TO ROOM 12
The notice says that _________.
A. take a token and go to room number 12
B. for enquiries you have to get a token first
C. tokens are available in room 12 only
D. people who have questions go to room 12
Answer : D

49. LIBRARY CLOSED UNTIL OPENING TIME
The sign says that _______.
A. the library will remain closed till sometime
B. the library is closed until someone comes and opens it
C. the library will open at its usual time of opening
D. the library opens and closes at the same time everyday
Answer : C

50. choose the best response to complete the conversation .
Ajmal : “We went all the way to town to watch the film but I didn’t like it at all.”
Sheila : “_____________”
A. Are there many shops in town selling toys?
B. We had to go to town to buy the CD player.
C. Town is always so crowded. I don’t like it either.
D. We also went to the cinema but it wasn’t worth it.
Answer : D