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6. Find the kind of noun for the underlined word in

Section–A (Grammar and Vocabulary)
the following sentence:
Direction for questions 1 and 2: Fill in the blanks with Mr. Modi is the man of great courage.
the correct forms of verbs. (A) Proper noun
1. Last night I _______ some postcards to send my (B) Common noun
cousins for the new year. (C) Abstract noun
(A) buy (D) Material noun
(B) buys Direction: Questions 7 and 8 are based on adjective.
(C) buying Do as directed.
(D) bought 7. Fill in the blank with the correct form of adjective.
2. My grandfather ______ to visit me a week ago. June is ______ than May in India.
(A) has come (A) hot
(B) come (B) hotter
(C) comes (C) hottest
(D) came (D) more hot
Direction: Questions 3 and 4 are based on pronoun. Do 8. Find the kind of adjective for the underlined word
as directed. in the following sentence:
3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate pronoun. The Taj is a magnificent building.
Manish, did you do the homework ______ ? (A) Adjective of quantity
(A) himself (B) ourself (B) Adjective of number
(C) yourself (D) myself (C) Adjective of quality
4. The underlined word in the following sentence is (D) Possessive Adjective
a: Direction for questions 9 and 10: Identify the kind of
adverb the underlined words have in the following
I met a woman who was playing the guitar.
sentences:
(A) Demonstrative pronoun
9. He is always late.
(B) Possessive pronoun
(A) Adverb of manner
(C) Relative pronoun
(B) Adverb of frequency
(D) Personal pronoun
(C) Adverb of degree
Direction: Questions 5 and 6 are based on noun. Do as
directed. (D) Adverb of place
5. Fill in the blank with a correct collective noun. 10. The car jerked forward.
She saw a ______ of musicians in the city. (A) Adverb of place
(A) panel (B) band (B) Adverb of degree
(C) team (D) pack (C) Adverb of frequency
(D) Adverb of manner

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Direction for questions 11 and 12: Fill in the blanks with 20. OPAQUE
appropriate articles. (A) Hazy (B) Cloudy
11. ______ Himalayas lie to ______ north of India. (C) Clear (D) Blurred
(A) A, the (B) The, a Direction for questions 21 and 22: Find the synonyms of
(C) The, an (D) The, the the words given in capital letters.
12. ______ book you want is not in ______ library. 21. GORGEOUS
(A) The, the (B) A, a (A) Awful (B) Attractive
(C) A, an (D) A, the (C) Unaware (D) Hidden
Direction for questions 13 to 15: Fill in the blanks with 22. HAUGHTY
appropriate prepositions. (A) Meek (B) Shy
13. People must abide _____ the rules. (C) Timid (D) Conceited
(A) by (B) to 23. Find the kind of tense for the following sentence:
(C) with (D) at An ordinance declaring President’s rule in the state
14. He boasts ______ being the best player in the has been issued today.
team. (A) Present continuous tense
(A) for (B) Present perfect tense
(B) to (C) Past perfect tense
(C) off (D) Present perfect continuous tense
(D) of 24. Arrange the jumbled letters given below to make
15. Don’t jeer ____ the poor. a meaningful word.
(A) on YHATMPSY
(B) for (A) Syampthy (B) Sympthay
(C) at (C) Smypathy (D) Sympathy
(D) in 25. Fill in the blank with an appropriate determiner.
Direction for questions 16 to 18: Fill in the blanks with I have only _____ sugar left. It isn’t enough to
appropriate conjunctions. sweeten the drink.
16. He was so intelligent ______ he won the first prize. (A) some
(A) that (B) so (B) a few
(C) therefore (D) and (C) a little
17. You cannot be pardoned ______ you confess your (D) more
fault. 26. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate modal.
(A) though You _____ train hard if you want to win the game.
(B) as (A) may (B) must
(C) unless (C) ought to (D) could
(D) if 27. Find the word with correct spelling.
18. People will reap _____ they sow. (A) Venquish
(A) so (B) Sinsere
(B) as (C) Spiritual
(C) or (D) Jetison
(D) that Direction for question 28 and 29: Find the one word
Direction for questions 19 and 20: Find the antonyms of substitution for the following:
the words given in capital letters. 28. A disease which spreads by contact
19. PAUCITY (A) Chronic (B) Curable
(A) Abundance (C) Contextual (D) Contagious
(B) Slightness 29. One who makes love without serious intentions
(C) Absence (A) Philanderer (B) Romeo
(D) Deficiency (C) Stoic (D) Consort

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30. Fill in the blank as per subject-verb agreement. 33. Which one of the following statement is implied
Neither of the sums ______ correct. in the passage?
(A) are (A) Peaceful citizens seldom violate the law, but
(B) is bad citizens have to be restrained by the
(C) has police.
(D) have (B) Criminals, who flout the law, are seldom
brought to book.
Section–B (Comprehension & Composition) (C) The police hardly succeed in converting bad
citizens into good citizens.
Direction for questions 31 to 34: Read the passage (D) The police check the citizens, whether they
carefully and answer the questions that follow: are good or bad, from violating the law.
True, it is the function of the army to maintain law and
order in abnormal times. But in normal times, there is 34. Which of the following statements expresses most
another force that compels citizens to obey the laws accurately the idea contained in the first sentence?
and to act with due regard to the rights of others. This (A) It is the job of the army to ensure internal
force also protects the lives and the properties of law peace at all times.
abiding men. Laws are made to secure the personal (B) It is the police that should always enforce law
safety of its subjects and to prevent murder and crimes and order in the country.
of violence. They are made to secure the property of the (C) Army and the police ensure people’s security
citizens against theft and damage to protect the rights through combined operations.
of communities and castes to carry out their customs (D) It is in exceptional circumstances that the
and ceremonies, so long as they do not conflict with army has to ensure peace in the country.
the rights of others. Now the good citizen, of his own
free will obey these laws and take care that everything Direction for questions 35 and 36: Find the kind of
he does is done with due regard to the rights and well- following sentences:
being of others. But the bad citizen is only restrained
from breaking these laws by fear of the consequence 35. May you prosper in life!
of his actions. And the necessary steps to compel the (A) Assertive sentence
bed citizen to act as a good citizen are taken by this (B) Optative sentence
force. The supreme control of law and order in a State (C) Exclamatory sentence
is in the hands of a Minister who is responsible to the (D) Interrogative sentence
State Assembly and acts through the Inspector General
of Police. 36. Wow, that was a thrilling ride!
31. Which of the following is not implied in the (A) Interrogative sentence
passage? (B) Assertive sentence
(A) Law protects those who respect it. (C) Exclamatory sentence
(B) Law ensures people’s religious and social (D) Optative sentence
rights absolutely and unconditionally.
Direction for questions 37 and 38: First part of the
(C) A criminal is deterred from committing crimes sentences are given in the questions. Arrange P, Q, R
only for fear of the law. and S to form meaningful sentences:
(D) The forces of law help to transform 37. Long, long, time ago
irresponsible citizens into responsible ones.
P: who lived with his virtuous wife
32. “They are made to secure the property of citizens Q: in a country called Chinchinchoo
against theft and damage”, means that the law:
R: there ruled a noble king
(A) helps in recovering the stolen property of the
S: and seven daughters pretty, graceful and well
citizens.
versed in fine arts
(B) assists the citizens whose property has been
(A) PSQR
stolen or destroyed.
(B) QRPS
(C) initiate process against offenders of law.
(C) RPSQ
(D) safeguard people’s possessions against being
(D) SQRP
stolen or lost.

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38. The case goes to highlight 44. Find the analogy.

P: of a citizen Botany: Plants:: Entomology: ?
Q: on the slightest of pretext (A) Men
R: ruin the honour and prestige (B) Books
S: how rogue bureaucrats can (C) Birds
(A) SRPQ (B) PQRS (D) Insects
(C) QRPS (D) SPQR
45. Find the one word substitution of the following:
39. Change the active voice into passive one. Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks
Who taught you to ski? (A) Dipsomania
(A) You were taught to ski by who? (B) Megalomania
(B) Whom were you taught to ski by? (C) Kleptomania
(C) By whom you were taught to ski? (D) Pyromania
(D) By whom were you taught to ski?
46. Find the option that can improve the underlined
40. Change the direct sentence into indirect one. part of the given sentence.
Raman said, “I am leaving for Colombo tonight”. Rohit cannot put on with this nasty fellow.
(A) Raman said that he is leaving for Colombo (A) put out
tonight. (B) put in
(B) Raman said that he was leaving for Colombo (C) put up
tonight.
(D) put at
(C) Raman said that he was leaving for Colombo
47. Find the letter which ends the first word and starts
that night.
the second one.
(D) Raman said that he will leave for Colombo
SHEEPIS _____ YPOCRISY
tonight.
(A) T
(B) C
Section–C (Scholar’s Zone)
(C) S
41. Find the word with correct spelling. (D) H
(A) Recalcetrant 48. If in a certain language ‘HKUJ’, is coded as ‘FISH’,
(B) Recallcitrant then how will ‘UVCD’ be coded in that language?
(C) Racalcitrant (A) STAK
(D) Recalcitrant (B) STAB
42. Find the missing term. (C) STAR
BD, GI, LN, QS, ? (D) STAL
(A) VX 49. Find the odd one out.
(B) WY (A) Gusto
(C) WX (B) Trouble
(D) TV (C) Relish
43. A sentence is given. Find the part of the sentence (D) Verve
that has an error. If you find no error in the 50. Krishna started from his house and walked 2 kms
sentence then mark your answer as no error. towards North. Then he took a right turn and
1: Most of the Bihar walked 3 kms. Then he took again a right turn and
2: is a fertile area walked for 2 kms. In what direction is he going?
3: between which (A) East
4: the river Ganga flows. (B) North
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) West
(C) 3 (D) 4 (D) South

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 ANSWERS
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2020 (LEVEL 1)
PAPER TYPE AA - CLASS 5
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (A)
11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (C)
21. (B) 22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (D) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (C) 28. (D) 29. (A) 30. (B)
31. (B) 32. (D) 33. (A) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (C) 37. (B) 38. (A) 39. (D) 40. (C)
41. (D) 42. (A) 43. (C) 44. (D) 45. (A) 46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (B) 49. (B) 50. (D)

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