English Olympiad Class 7 - Sample paper 01
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Q) Choose the appropriate idiom.
Murphy struggled ______ to complete his university studies.
(A) for all ends
(B) to all parts
(C) to all odds and ends
(D) against all odds
Answer: (D) against all odds
Q) It was a _________ to swallow when she lost the elections.
(A) bitter pill
(B) sour grape
(C) slow truth
(D) sour capsule
Answer: (A) bitter pill
Q) The manager refused _________ him leave for next Friday.
(A) to grant to
(B) and granted
(C) granting for
(D) to grant
Answer: (D) to grant
Q) She _________ the carrots, diced the boiled potatoes, and sliced the cucumbers for the salad.
(A) baked
(B) grated
(C) whisked
(D) cutted
Answer: (B) grated
Q) Scientists have finally _________ an equation for happiness.
(A) recognized
(B) known
(C) invented
(D) discovered
Answer: (D) discovered
Q) How many words are misspelt in the sentence given below?
Q) Its long been known that education is not only knowing how to read and vright.
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 0
Answer: (B) 2
Q) For questions 24 to 27, choose the right answer to complete the sentence.
Anne's ________ approach to life troubled her mother.
(A) fatal
(B) pessimistic
(C) hugged
(D) wrote
Answer: (B) pessimistic
Q) Brain scans have _________ that business acumen is related with childhood experiences.
(A) printed
(B) revealed
(C) showed
(D) declared
Answer: (B) revealed
Q) The walls of New York city are _________ with graffiti.
(A) covered
(B) made
(C) looked
(D) brought
Answer: (A) covered
Q) Teacher : “People are _________ reluctant to learn a new language.”
(A) seldom
(B) often times
(C) often
(D) easy
Answer: (C) often
Q) The use of mobile phones is _________ in most educational institutes.
(A) banned
(B) developed
(C) appropriate
(D) none of the above
Answer: (A) banned
Q) Alexander decided to give _________ last year’s books to the orphan.
(A) up
(B) down
(C) away
(D) off
Answer: (C) away
Q) We had to wade _________ the river to get to the shore.
(A) across
(B) on
(C) above
(D) over
Answer: (A) across
Q) They heard the referee _________ off the game as soon as it started raining.
(A) put
(B) bring
(C) blow
(D) call
Answer: (D) call
Q) We have ordered ______ cake so everyone will be able to have a second helping.
(A) not much
(B) considerable amount of
(C) considerable amount
(D) enough
Answer: (D) enough
Q) My mother is _________ my uncle.
(A) generous than
(B) more generous
(C) most generous
(D) more generous than
Answer: (D) more generous than
Q) If I won the lottery, I _________ go on a cruise.
(A) would
(B) would be able
(C) would like
(D) would to
Answer: (A) would
Q) For questions 8 and 9, choose the best word from the options to replace the word in bold.
Ramon embraced his friend warmly at the station.
(A) Cuddled
(B) Cradled
(C) Embarrassed
(D) Hugged
Answer: (D) Hugged
Q) She remembers vividly, the first time she held her baby in her arms.
(A) Barely
(B) Fortunately
(C) Completely
(D) Clearly
Answer: (D) Clearly