CBSE Class 7 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set L

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 3, CHOOSE ONE WORD FOR THE GIVEN DEFINITIONS.

                                                Example
One who travels from place to place selling different articles is _______.
A. an acrobat
B. a janitor
C. a hawker
D. a traveller
 
1. A group of four singers or instrumentalists are __________.
A. quintet
B. instrumentals
C. quartet
D. musicians
Answer : C

2. A foam formed by soap or detergent is called_____.
A. bubbles
B. soapy water
C. froth
D. lather
Answer : D

3. A group of actors, singers or dancers is called a _______.
A. company
B. business
C. organisation
D. band
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 4 AND 5, SELECT THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANING OF THE GIVEN IDIOMS OR PROVERBS.

        Example
apple of my eye
A. to be cherished above all others
B. a beautiful apple
C. an apple which is liked by everyone
D. a red eye

4. dot the i’s and cross the t’s
A. bad handwriting
B. wrong alphabet
C. pay attention to details
D. good handwriting
Answer : C

5. raining cats and dogs
A. there are many cats and dogs in the street
B. to rain heavily
C. cats and dogs fall from the sky like rain
D. creating a flood
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 6 TO 9, CHOOSE THE ANSWER THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE TYPE OF ANALOGY.

                             Example
Machine is to engineer as hammer is to carpenter.
A. Item / Purpose
B. Part / Whole
C. Characteristics
D. Tool/ Worker

6. Smile is to grin as cry is to sob.
A. Characteristics
B. Part /Whole
C. Degree
D. Synonyms
Answer : D

7. Ruler is to measure as mobile is to make calls.
A. Characteristics
B. Object/ Action
C. Tool/ Worker
D. Part/ Whole
Answer : B

8. Finger is to hand as key is to keyboard.
A. Item/Purpose
B. Part/ Whole
C. Degree
D. Antonyms
Answer : B

9. Obsolete is to up-to-date as help is to hinder.
A. Synonyms
B. Antonyms
C. Characteristics
D. Type
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 10 TO 12, CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.

    Example
A. I’m reaching
B. school
C. on time
D. everyday.
Answer : 

10.
A. He worked
B. very little
C. and didn’t got
D. a promotion.
Answer : C

11.
A. Yesterday
B. he walk
C. all the way
D. to school.
Answer : B

12.
A. Cheating people
B. is an
C. illegally and badly
D. business practice.
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 13 TO 15, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

                                        Example
Children look __________ their parents for guidance.
A. up to
B. after
C. up and down
D. down upon

13. She took the key and put it ____ the lock.
A. between
B. to
C. in
D. onto
Answer : C

14. He was stopped by the police for driving ______ 100 kilometres per hour.
A. at
B. on
C. to
D. for
Answer : A

15. When Ravi didn’t take the new job, he passed _______ a good opportunity.
A. away
B. up
C. at
D. on
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 16 TO 19, MATCH THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN BELOW.

                                     Example 
(i) “Let’s watch the new batman film?” ______ (C)______
(ii) “Late payments will not be accepted.” _____(B)_____
(iii) “Do you mind bringing my book from the staff room?” ______(D)______
(iv) “Keep off the grass.” ____(A)____
A. An order
B. A rule
C. A suggestion
D. A request

16. Don’t walk here - Wet paint! ___________
Answer : C

17. How about an ice cream? ___________
Answer : D

18. Can I taste that? ___________
Answer : B

19. We shouldn’t eat junk food. ___________
A. Advice
B. A request
C. An order
D. A suggestion
Answer : A

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 20 TO 24, READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Is your television a robot? What about the washing machine? And your car? Look around your house. Can you find some more? According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a robot is ‘any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a human like manner.’
But are Robots really a new invention? Many ancient myths include artificial people, such as the mechanical servants built by the Greek god Hephaestus, the clay golems of Jewish legend and clay giants of Norse legend. In the third century, in ancient China, a mechanical engineer Yan Shi presented the Chinese Emperor with a life-size, human-shaped mechanical figure made of leather, wood and artificial organs. In the fifth century, Greek mathematician Archytas of Tarentum, a pal of Plato’s, built a mechanical bird driven by a jet of steam or compressed air. It is considered to be history’s first robot.
The word ‘Robot’ originates from the Czech word robota, meaning ‘drudgery’. In 1921, robots first appeared in a play where the machines rise up and kill their creators, leaving a lone survivor. The first real robot was made in 1961. It was a giant arm called Unimate and was used to help make cars. The first death due to a robot occurred in 1981, when a robotic arm crushed a Japanese factory worker.
These days, robots are used widely in industries and by the army. In some cases, the use of robots has resulted in unemployment and in some cases it has helped to reduce the number of casualties. Robots are also used for exploration purposes for example: they are used to explore dangerous places like volcanoes. They are even sent to space to survey Mars and the moon.
So, robots are very useful to man as they help in performing day-to-day mundane activities. Since the instructions are already built-in, they make no mistakes. They don’t get tired and never complain unless they have been programmed to. But they should be used wisely else they may cause more harm than help.

                          Example
Where does the word ‘Robot’ come from?
A. A Czech word
B. Japan
C. Ancient myths
D. Encyclopaedia Britannica

20. Choose a title for the text.
A. Robots
B. Myths about Robots
C. Robot revolution
D. History of Robots
Answer : A

21. According to the text, robots are used to _____.
A. make cars
B. make cars and survey space
C. make cars, explore volcanoes and survey space
D. explore volcanoes, kill people and survey space
Answer : C

22. The first robot was made in _____.
A. 1921
B. the 3rd century
C. the 5th century
D. 1961
Answer : C

23. According to the passage, what does ‘invention’ mean?
A. Discovery
B. Innovation
C. Find
D. Detection
Answer : B

24. In the text, find a word that means ‘death’.
A. Kill
B. Casualties
C. Crushed
D. Survivor
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 25 TO 29, READ THE POEM AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Knew A Man By Sight
by Henry David Thoreau
I knew a man by sight,
A blameless wight,
Who, for a year or more,
Had daily passed my door,
Yet converse none had had with him.
I met him in a lane,
Him and his cane,
About three miles from home,
Where I had chanced to roam,
And volumes stared at him, and he at me.
In a more distant place
I glimpsed his face,
And bowed instinctively;
Starting he bowed to me,
Bowed simultaneously, and passed along.
Next, in a foreign land
I grasped his hand,
And had a social chat,
About this thing and that,
As I had known him well a thousand years.
Late in a wilderness
I shared his mess,
For he had hardships seen,
And I a wanderer been;
He was my bosom friend, and I was his.
And as, methinks, shall all,
Both great and small,
That ever lived on earth,
Early or late their birth,
Stranger and foe, one day each other know.
(Vocabulary : Wight - a living being,
especially a human)

                        Example
For how long has the man passed his door?
A. A year
B. Years
C. Thousand years
D. More than a year

25. What is this poem talking about?
A. Judging a book by its cover
B. Being a good person
C. Helping people
D. Making friends
Answer : A

26. The two men were ________ before they started talking.
A. friends
B. strangers
C. acquaintances
D. colleagues
Answer : B

27. What does ‘I shared his mess’ mean?
A. They had the same mess.
B. They were both messy.
C. They both had a lot in common.
D. They liked to share their things.
Answer : C

28. How did they greet each other the second time?
A. With a bow
B. With a hug
C. With a handshake
D. With a look
Answer : C

29. What does ‘bosom friend’ mean?
A. A noble friend
B. A good friend
C. A decent friend
D. A very close friend
Answer : D

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 30 TO 36, CHOOSE THE BEST REPLY TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS.

                Example
Sheila : ____________?
Tina: Oh, I stayed at home and watched TV.
A. How is work
B. What did you do all weekend
C. Did you enjoy the beach
D. Have you been sick

30. Tej : My dog is missing. I’m so sad!
Pej : __________________________.
A. I’m afraid to hear that
B. Too bad
C. I’m sorry to hear that
D. Crying shame
Answer : C

31. Teacher : Harish is failing his biology and chemistry tests.
Principal : He’ll have to _____________.
A. roll his socks up
B. stretch his socks up
C. pull his socks up
D. take his socks up
Answer : C

32. Which is the best way to ask for someone’s opinion in a group discussion?
A. What else?
B. Can you say something?
C. Talk, please.
D. What do you think?
Answer : D

33. Lily : Did you hear about this? Daisy is in the hospital.
Rose : ______________________ .
A. Let’s go visiting
B. Let’s go visiting her
C. Let’s go visit her
D. Let’s go worry her
Answer : C

34. Jerry : Will you come watch me play cricket?
Dad : Sure, I’ll be _________________ .
A. cheering you on
B. cheering you up
C. cheering it up
D. cheering you ahead
Answer : A

35. Mani : I want to play hide and seek.
Tani : Thanks, but it’s not __________ .
A. my thing
B. my teacup
C. my interest
D. my cup of tea
Answer : D

36. Mary : I came first in the Science Test!
Mum : That’s great! _______________ .
A. I knew you’d come ahead
B. I knew you’d come out on top
C. I knew you’d come far
D. I knew you’d come from the top down
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 37 TO 45, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH GAP IN THE TEXT.

How to be a champion

Who is a champion? Is it someone who wins just once? (e.g.)__(A)___, it is someone who consistently wins. This ___(37)___ will provide some general advice on how __(38)__ become and stay a champion. 
You cannot ___(39)__ if you don’t believe you can. Being __(40)__ can have an incredible impact on your ___(41)____.
Some people are naturally better at certain ____(42)____ than others. So identify your talents and ____(43)____ to develop them.
People who win a ___(44)__ are often very good at self-discipline.
They ____(45)___ on a plan and follow it.
Don’t get disheartened when you lose. When you do win, congratulate the others too.
Most importantly, have fun!

Example
A. no
B. yes
C. maybe
D. but

37.
A. reading
B. article
C. book
D. paragraph
Answer : B

38.
A. we
B. can
C. to
D. just
Answer : C

39.
A. win
B. lose
C. plan
D. make
Answer : A

40.
A. polite
B. patient
C. positive
D. powerful
Answer : C

41.
A. act
B. presentation
C. winning
D. performance
Answer : D

42.
A. stuff
B. things
C. materials
D. objects
Answer : B

43.
A. seek
B. find
C. locate
D. investigate
Answer : A

44.
A. several
B. much
C. many
D. lot
Answer : D

45.
A. prove
B. work
C. effect
D. increase
Answer : B

ACHIEVERS SECTION

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

46. A person who loves collecting books or reading is called _________.
A. bibliophile
B. reader
C. book worm
D. booker
Answer : A

47. Choose the part of the sentence that has an error.
A. Some students
B. work past-time
C. while taking a
D. full term of courses.
Answer : B

48. Choose the answer that best describes the type of analogy.
Gallon is to volume as kilometres is to distance.
A. Type/Unit
B. Characteristics
C. Degree
D. Antonyms
Answer : A

FOR QUESTIONS 49 AND 50, CHOOSE THE BEST REPLY TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS.

49. Joy : Hello! Can I talk to Mr. Singh, please?
Telephonist : ______________ while I transfer your call.
A. Could you be holding
B. Stay on the line, please
C. Hold the wire, please
D. Hold the phone
Answer : B

50. Rani : This necklace is so beautiful. But it’s expensive!
Raj : ______________________ .
A. This is on me
B. I’ll pay
C. Let me do it
D. Let me splurge
Answer : A