Q.1 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun: Pinky was left home to look after ____ baby sister. |
a) | her |
b) | his |
c) | their |
d) | those |
Q.2 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate article: Neil Amstrong was ____ first man to walk on the moon. |
a) | a |
b) | the |
c) | an |
d) | none of them |
Q.3 |
Convert the following into reported speech: I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?" |
a) |
I asked him why he was working so hard. |
b) | I asked him why was he working so hard. |
c) | I asked him why had he been working so hard. |
d) | I asked him why he had been working so hard. |
Q.4 |
90% of the earth's biosphere is covered by |
a) | sea |
b) | water |
c) | ocean |
d) | land |
Q.5 |
Choose the correct spelling: (HINT: native Australians) |
a) | aborigines |
b) | aborgines |
c) | aberigines |
d) | aborginess |
Q.6 |
Fill in the appropriate conjunction: The police could not find the dead boy ___ even the missing cash. |
a) |
and |
b) | to |
c) | or |
d) | also |
Q.7 |
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option: Josh could not succeed as a writer _____ he always scored bad in literature. |
a) |
too |
b) | for |
c) | as |
d) | none of them |
Q.8 |
Choose the appropriate form of the verb: My grandpa used to _____ at my grandma's picture for hours. |
a) | stared |
b) | stare |
c) | staring |
d) | see |
Q.9 |
Fill in the blank with the proper word choosing from the options given: There are over 50 ______ that have been used in the construction of this building. |
a) | matter |
b) | material |
c) | materials |
d) | substance |
Q.10 |
The water in an ocean is |
a) |
cold |
b) | blue |
c) | fresh |
d) | saline |
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Answers to Sample Questions from Olympiad Success:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : c | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : d