English Olympiad Class 9 - Sample question paper 16

Q) Sorry if my presentation wasn’t great but I’m feeling _______ today.

A. over the hill

B. under the weather

C. between the sheets

D. along the road

Q) I find this type of problem difficult, but I think it boils ________ understanding the formula properly.

A. down to

B. on the go

C. in the know

D. up a

Q) It wasn’t a difficult task to carry _____, but many of my peers failed to complete it.

A. over

B. on

C. up

D. out

Q) My whole plan has fallen into _______ before I could even start work.

A. disarray

B. redirect

C. unbelievable

D. ill-advised

Q) He was so thirsty that he took a big ______ from the cup before looking what was in it!

A. slate

B. trouncing

C. glance

D. swig

Q) I always try to ______ my opponent into a false sense of security.

A. like

B. lull

C. last

D. limp

Q) The _______ of the ball is really difficult to judge once it gets past a certain speed.

A. mediocracy

B. tenacity

C. velocity

D. sacristy

Q) Unfortunately, if you break the rules at this school, all your privileges are instantly ______.

A. revoked

B. deranged

C. prearranged

D. discorded

Q) The river is nearly blocked because of all the _______ that has built up over the years.

A. roadwork

B. trucker

C. badland

D. sediment

Q) If she stopped _______, then more people might want to talk to her.

A. berated

B. yelling

C. accosted

D. reverts

Q) My grandfather may be nearly 90, but he is certainly not _____ nor struggling with his memory.

A. crafty

B. marooned

C. edified

D. frail

Q) Gopal was ready to go to the office and ___________ for the credibility of his friend.

A. vocal

B. vouch

C. void

D. volition

Q) The measurements and calibrations of this equipment are found to be __________.

A. incise

B. exercise

C. excise

D. precise

Q) They had to ____________ a story to come up with an excuse.

A. abdicate

B. advocate

C. implicate

D. fabricate

Q) Failure to ___________ led to the extinction of many animals.

A. absolve

B. dissolve

C. evolve

D. resolve

Q) The annual report of the construction company was discouraging as it faced a huge __________.

A. defame

B. define

C. deficit

D. deficient

Q) His article on gender disparity was a bit __________.

A. chauvinistic

B. exotic

C. cystic

D. genetic

Q) The secretary’s speech reprimanding the defaulters couldn’t get more severe and ___________ than this.

A. kind

B. sarcastic

C. stupid

D. reassuring

Q) Music is the best remedy to ______ an angry or agitated soul.

A. provoke

B. exasperate

C. pacify

D. pester

Q) A __________ of gypsies was seen on the outskirts of the town.

A. flock

B. pack

C. group

D. caravan

Q) One criterion, many _______________

A. criteri

B. criterium

C. criteria

D. criterions

Q) The scope and potential of this medicinal product are _____________.

A. immense

B. dispense

C. expense

D. incense

Q) People from all over the world ____________ here for the harvest festival.

A. gather

B. access

C. lump

D. hustle

Q) The members of the Board were asked not to ___________ any details before the budget.

A. digress

B. divulge

C. displeasure

D. disposition

Q) The students were asked to ________ and discuss their ideas.

A. bookworm

B. brainstorm

C. conform

D. inform

Q) Those who ____________ regularly feel a sense of calm.

A. meditate

B. deliberate

C. instigate

D. elaborate

Q) After chasing its tail for some time, the cat bit ______ and everybody in the room laughed.

A. down on it

B. all around

C. those ones

D. itself

Q) The window _______ broken late last night.

A. got

B. is

C. has been

D. had been

Q) It’s amazing that my family are all so different but my sister looks just ________ our mother.

A. same

B. like

C. as

D. so

Q) Our new house is big _______, so we can all have a room each.

A. though

B. so

C. enough

D. as

Q) I have far too ______ work to do before the end of the day.

A. any

B. much

C. a lot

D. some

Q) Our teacher _______ us that there would be a big party at the end of term.

A. told

B. said

C. yelled

D. whispered

Q) I am used to _______ on the left in Britain because I have been here for over a year.

A. drive

B. driving

C. drove

D. have been driven

Q) I have been trying to fix the TV ______ now and can’t seem to get it working again.

A. after hours

B. in hours

C. for hours

D. just hours

Q) It’s a real pity that the person, ______ car was stolen last night, is still at the police station.

A. whose

B. who

C. whom

D. who his

Q) If I won the lottery, I ________ a big house in France.

A. will be buying

B. would buy

C. have bought

D. bought

Q) We had _______ of courses to choose from; it was a very good college.

A. plenty

B. some

C. many

D. much

Q) ______ it rained, we continued to play tennis.

A. However

B. Even

C. Although

D. But

Q) I think we should _____ it a day because I’m tired and have to be up early tomorrow.

A. name

B. say

C. call

D. ask