English Olympiad Class 7 - Sample paper 04

Q) "The ______ of the city is becoming more expensive than the city center."

A. outraged

B. outrageous

C. outskirts

D. overwhelm

Q) The bird looked pretty ______ for this part of the countryside. No one had seen such a bird in decades.

A. habitual

B. unusual

C. gaudy

D. awkward

Q) He decided to ________ his brother a flying lesson for his twenty-first birthday.

A. gift

B. gift away

C. gift to

D. gift off

Q) Teacher: ‘People have great _______ in their accomplishments.’

A. honor

B. haughtiness

C. pride

D. prudence

Q) The doctors were unable to _______ what was wrong with the baby, even after a battery of tests.

A. diagnose

B. symptoms

C. prognosis

D. find about

Choose the right answer to complete the sentence:

Q) Her parents _______ in her a love for reading.

A. installed

B. instilled

C. inspired

D. impressed

Q) This was his _____ monthly appointment with the dentist.

A. frequent

B. regularly

C. usually

D. routine

Q)"Her _____ has increased, after she got home from the hospital."

A. hunger

B. appetite

C. want for food

D. hunger pangs

Q) His mother _______, him that things would become better.

A. reassure

B. to reassure

C. is reassuring

D. reassured

Q) She was _______, when her son was not able to speak, like the other children.

A. happy

B. worried

C. anxiously

D. cut throat

Q) The child flopped down ______ on the floor, amongst the toys.

A. silently

B. raggedly

C. slowly

D. clumsily

Q) John is always optimistic, even when faced with challenges. He always sees the __________.

(A) silver lining

(B) golden opportunity

(C) red flag

(D) black sheep

Q) When Sarah realized she forgot her presentation at home, she had to think on her __________.

(A) feet

(B) knees

(C) back

(D) elbows

Q) Despite the difficulties, the team decided to go the extra mile and give it their __________.

(A) all

(B) best

(C) worst

(D) everything

Q) After the long day at work, Mary decided to hit the hay and get some __________.

(A) beauty sleep

(B) sweet dreams

(C) deep slumber

(D) sound rest

Q) When the unexpected visitor arrived, it threw a __________ into our plans for the evening.

(A) spanner

(B) wrench

(C) knife

(D) fork

Q) The teacher went through my report with a _________ , before submitting it to the principal.

(A) fine tooth comb

(B) fine teeth comb

(C) the perfect fine comb

(D) complete comb

Q) My baby brother is a ________ and is always irritating me.

(A) pain in the neck

(B) agony in my stomach

(C) headache

(D) wet blanket

Q) She needs to attend anger management classes, as she gets angry at the __________.

(A) on a whim

(B) at all odds

(C) drop of a hat

(D) event of

Q) Four _______ men entered the bank and shot the security guards.

(A) masked

(B) brave

(C) musketeers

(D) mammoth

Q) Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

She was in absolute _______ after the operation.

(A) agony

(B) pain

(C) worry

(D) trauma

Q) She was ________ and felt utter loathing for the violence shown in the movie.

(A) attracted

(B) enchanted

(C) hateful

(D) repulsed

Q) My sister borrowed my coat yesterday. I have a feeling she’s not going to give it ____________.

(A) in

(B) up

(C) into

(D) back

Q) __________ snakes are dangerous.

(A) Not much

(B) Very few

(C) Considerable amount

(D) Enough

Q) My sister is a ______ cook than my mother.

(A) good

(B) well

(C) best

(D) better

Q) The girl broke ________ , when the police arrested her brother.

(A) in

(B) down

(C) to

(D) off