English Olympiad Practice Test 1 — IEO-style (Class 3)
A free Maths, Science, English and Reasoning Olympiads (IMO, NSO, IEO style) practice paper for Grade 3 in the format of the real test: 35 questions in 60 minutes, covering Word and Structure Knowledge; Reading; Spoken and Written Expression; Achievers' Section. Choose one answer (A–D) for each question. Word and Structure Knowledge, Reading and Spoken and Written Expression: 1 mark each; Achievers' Section: 2 marks each (40 marks in all). The portal counts each answer once. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so answer every question. Attempt it online — every question is marked instantly and the correct answers are shown at the end.
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Q1. Which word is spelt correctly?
Q2. Choose the missing letters: The children ran across the f _ _ ld.
Q3. The giant lived in an enormous castle. Which word means the same as enormous?
Q4. Which word is opposite in meaning to ancient?
Q5. Last night, the strong wind ___ the leaves off the tree.
Q6. "It is raining cats and dogs" means:
Q7. The little puppy barked loudly. Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
Q8. Fill in the blank: The farmer has a large ___ of cows.
Q9. What is the plural of child?
Q10. Which word is the feminine of nephew?
Q11. Riya and I went to the market. ___ bought some mangoes.
Q12. Yesterday, Arjun ___ a kite in the park.
Q13. Tomorrow we ___ visit our grandparents in Pune.
Q14. Kavya saw ___ owl sitting on ___ branch.
Q15. We have lunch ___ one o'clock every day.
Q16. My birthday is ___ March.
Q17. The boys ___ playing football in the rain.
Q18. My sister ___ her homework every evening.
Q19. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Q20. An elephant is ___ than a horse.
Every morning, Kabir's grandmother sat on the balcony with a cup of tea and a small bowl of rice. She scattered a few grains on the railing, and soon the sparrows came, chirping and hopping about.
One Sunday in April, Kabir noticed two sparrows carrying bits of straw and thread into an old shoebox that Grandma had tied to the wall. "They are building a nest," Grandma whispered. "We must not disturb them."
After that, Kabir watched quietly from behind the curtain every day. He kept a notebook and drew pictures of everything he saw. On the fifth day, he spotted three tiny speckled eggs. Twelve days later, he heard a faint cheeping sound. The eggs had hatched!
The parent birds were busy all day long. They flew in and out, bringing tiny insects for the chicks. Kabir counted their trips. In just one hour, the mother bird came back twenty times.
Kabir wanted to help. He placed a shallow bowl of water on the balcony so that the birds could drink in the hot weather. Grandma smiled. "That is a kind idea," she said. "But keep the bowl away from the nest, so the birds do not feel afraid."
By the end of May, the chicks had grown their feathers. One morning, Kabir saw them flutter to the railing, wobble for a moment, and then fly off to the neem tree across the road. The shoebox was empty, but Kabir was not sad. He turned to a fresh page in his notebook and wrote, "Next year, I hope they come back."
Q21. Where did the sparrows build their nest?
Q22. What did the parent birds bring for the chicks?
Q23. Why did Grandma ask Kabir to keep the water bowl away from the nest?
Q24. "Kabir saw them flutter to the railing." What does flutter mean here?
Q25. Which pair of words best describes Kabir in this story?
Q26. Rohan: "Thank you for helping me carry these books."
Anu: "___"
Choose the best reply for Anu.
Q27. You step on your friend's foot by mistake in the lunch queue. What should you say?
Q28. Arrange the words to make a correct sentence: garden / the / flowers / in / bloom / the
Q29. Put these sentences in the correct order to tell a story.
P: She poured the mixture into a tin and baked it.
Q: Mother mixed flour, sugar and eggs in a bowl.
R: Finally, the whole family enjoyed the warm cake.
S: After thirty minutes, the cake was ready.
Q30. Which is the most polite and correct way to ask for something?
Q31. In which sentence does the word bat mean an animal?
Q32. Each of the girls ___ a red ribbon in her hair.
Q33. Which ONE word fits in both blanks?
Please ___ the door when you leave.
Our house is very ___ to the school.
Q34. Bird is to nest as horse is to ___.
Q35. Which sentence is written correctly?
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