English Olympiad Class 9 - Sample question paper 17

Q) We had to _________ the dog from the lake.

A. peril

B. expose

C. rescue

D. exaggerate

Q) I really like my new camera. It is light and _________.

A. slack

B. compact

C. lax

D. almighty

Q) I really liked the museum, particularly the dinosaurs; I found them _________.

A. repellent

B. intriguing

C. fearful

D. prosaic

Q) The cat jumped _________ the fence and then managed to _________ the bird.

A. on, catch

B. down, caught

C. upon, catches

D. out on, catching

Q) He is often found _________ his glasses. It is hard for him to _________ them when he is not wearing them!

A. looks for, found

B. searching for, find

C. looking for, finds

D. has searched for, found

Q) Afternoon rain showers are _________ in the valley.

A. lesser obvious

B. pretty common

C. bright and shining

D. highly mighty

Q) The highlight of the show wasn’t the fireworks; it was the ______ of the clown.

A. antics

B. jargon

C. vertigo

D. adhering

Q) After they ______ the bus, Ashoka and Madhu realized that Anirudh was ______ traffic.

A. got on, was stuck in

B. went off, is stick in

C. left on, was stuck in

D. got into, will be stuck

Q) __________ travelled by train, I know it will be exciting.

A. While I had

B. You see I

C. Well I have

D. Though I haven’t

Q) Meena made several _______ to climb the mountain before she was successful.

A. accidents

B. challenges

C. promotions

D. attempts

Q) Results have been _________. You should check the school website.

A. posting

B. cleared

C. shared

D. announced

Q) When they arrived _______ our city, it was raining.

A. into

B. at

C. of

D. on

Q) The nail is not strong enough. It won’t _____ the picture frame.

A. hold

B. dodge

C. tie

D. bind

Q) The pressure cooker ________ and the food was plastered all over the walls of the kitchen.

A. blew over

B. blew through

C. blew on

D. blew up

Q) Many aspiring directors are going to northeastern India to make movies because of the large tax _________ offered.

A. incentive

B. subsidy

C. utility

D. workshop

Q) Tunnel no. 102, which is 1.5 km long, is ______ one of the longest tunnels in India.

A. considered to be

B. thought

C. detained

D. seen

Q) ______ such a terrible storm hit the city again, ________ respond?

A. When do, we will

B. Should, did we

C. If, how would we

D. Then, if we could

Q) When she ______, she _____ that the movie was still playing.

A. saw, finds

B. awoke, found

C. gets up, saw

D. awake, finds

Q) Roshan called to ask ________ home.

A. if Lata had come

B. had Lata come

C. if Lata comes

D. Lata had come

Q) Pranab: The children are suddenly very quiet. Asit: Yes, let’s see what they are _______.

A. up to

B. got to

C. down to

D. end up

Q) We have a pool in our colony and I swim ten to fifteen _______ before breakfast every day.

A. longs

B. length

C. lengths

D. rows

Q) I haven’t seen Ashish _______.

A. for ages

B. from ages

C. till years

D. many times

Q) Akhil’s expenses _________ his pocket money so he had to borrow money from his friend.

A. preceded

B. proceeded

C. succeeded

D. exceeded

Q) Long stretches of the highway are being __________. Soon we’ll make the journey in half the time.

A. renovated

B. retained

C. removed

D. reconstructed

Q) We didn’t go on a holiday. My wife wasn’t very keen ______ leaving her house.

A. of

B. for

C. on

D. in

Q) Parvati is such a ________ person. Her outspokenness will land her in trouble.

A. reticent

B. forthright

C. solemn

D. discreet

Q) The sparrows _____ worked to prepare their nest before the young ones arrived.

A. languidly

B. diligently

C. vilely

D. absolutely

Q) My grandmother has promised to give her ______ earrings to me on my birthday.

A. antique

B. rampant

C. gracious

D. imminent