Sample papers for 5th Class English English Olympiad Model Test Paper-17

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Gandhiji recognised that while all men should have equal opportunity, all did not have the same capacity. Some had the ability to earn more than others. But he believed that those who had talent would be performing the work of society if they use their talent wisely. Gandhiji said that he would allow a man of intellect to earn more and not suppress his talent. But it was his view that the bulk of his larger earnings should go to the common fund. Those with talent and opportunity would find their fulfilment as trustees. Gandhiji extended this concept of trusteeship to cover all fields of life.

What did Gandhiji recognise?

A)

All men should have equal opportunity

B)

All men did not have the same capacity

C)

All men should not have equal opportunity

D)

Both A and B

E)

None of these

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Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Gandhiji recognised that while all men should have equal opportunity, all did not have the same capacity. Some had the ability to earn more than others. But he believed that those who had talent would be performing the work of society if they use their talent wisely. Gandhiji said that he would allow a man of intellect to earn more and not suppress his talent. But it was his view that the bulk of his larger earnings should go to the common fund. Those with talent and opportunity would find their fulfilment as trustees. Gandhiji extended this concept of trusteeship to cover all fields of life.

According to Gandhiji, one can serve the society:

A)

if he is talented

B)

if he uses his talent wisely

C)

if he earns well

D)

if he works honestly

E)

None of these

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Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Gandhiji recognised that while all men should have equal opportunity, all did not have the same capacity. Some had the ability to earn more than others. But he believed that those who had talent would be performing the work of society if they use their talent wisely. Gandhiji said that he would allow a man of intellect to earn more and not suppress his talent. But it was his view that the bulk of his larger earnings should go to the common fund. Those with talent and opportunity would find their fulfilment as trustees. Gandhiji extended this concept of trusteeship to cover all fields of life.

Gandhiji never believed in :

A)

social equality

B)

political equality

C)

equality of opportunities

D)

complete equality in all respects

E)

None of these

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4)

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Gandhiji recognised that while all men should have equal opportunity, all did not have the same capacity. Some had the ability to earn more than others. But he believed that those who had talent would be performing the work of society if they use their talent wisely. Gandhiji said that he would allow a man of intellect to earn more and not suppress his talent. But it was his view that the bulk of his larger earnings should go to the common fund. Those with talent and opportunity would find their fulfilment as trustees. Gandhiji extended this concept of trusteeship to cover all fields of life.

The meaning of 'Trustee' is:

A)

a number of trusts

B)

persons having confidence

C)

persons who are in charge of a trust

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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5)

Direction: Find one word substitution for the following:

A person who rules without consulting the opinions of others

A)

Democrat

B)

Bureaucrat

C)

Autocrat

D)

Fanatic

E)

None of these

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6)

Direction: Find one word substitution for the following:

A disease which ends in death

A)

Contagious

B)

Fatal

C)

Harm

D)

Trival

E)

None of these

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7)

Direction: Find antonym of the words given in capital letters:

KINDLE

A)

Ignite

B)

Ignore

C)

Extinguish

D)

Finish

E)

None of these

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8)

Direction: Find antonym of the words given in capital letters:

THRIFT

A)

Waste

B)

Defeat

C)

Justify

D)

Inspire

E)

None of these

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9)

Identify the odd one out.

A)

Moscow

B)

Beijing

C)

Chicago

D)

Tokyo

E)

None of these

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10)

Given below is a paragraph in jumbled form numbered P Q R and S. Arrange them to make a meaningful comprehension.

P: However studies have shown that most people are much poorer at decision making than they think.

Q: We all make decisions of varying importance every day so the idea that decision making can be a rather sophisticated art may at first seem strange.

R: An understanding of what decision making involves together with a few effective techniques will help to produce better decisions.

S: Decision making can be regarded as an outcome of mental processes or cognitive process leading to the selection of a course of action among several alternatives or in other words we can say that it is the process of making an informed choice among the alternative actions that are possible.

A)

PQRS

B)

QPRS

C)

PSRQ

D)

PRQS

E)

None of these

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11)

Direction: are based on analogy. Find the suitable match:

Army: Land :: Coast Guard : ?

A)

Land

B)

Sea

C)

Air

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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12)

Direction: are based on analogy. Find the suitable match:

Hand : Palm :: Foot:?

A)

Finger

B)

Sole

C)

Nose

D)

Ear

E)

None of these

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13)

Which one of the following is an example of imperative sentence?

A)

The students were awaiting for arrival of the chief guest.

B)

What a beautiful weather!

C)

Pay special attention to your work.

D)

I don't believe in corporal punishment.

E)

None of these

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14)

Direction: Find the synonym of the words given in capital Letters:

ACCUSE

A)

Impeach

B)

Absolve

C)

Praise

D)

Disobey

E)

None of these

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15)

Direction: Find the synonym of the words given in capital Letters:

RECOVER

A)

Ignore

B)

Expanse

C)

Hurt

D)

Heal

E)

None of these

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16)

Fill in the blank with suitable abstract noun formed from the word given in bracket. _____ is the greatest curse. (Poor)

A)

Poorly

B)

Poverty

C)

Poorness

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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17)

Fill in the blank with correct relative pronoun. This is the juggler ____ I met yesterday.

A)

whom

B)

whose

C)

which

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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18)

Identify the kind of tense for the following sentence. Did they ask you anything?

A)

Simple present

B)

Simple past

C)

Past continuous

D)

Past perfect

E)

None of these

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19)

Change the direct sentence into indirect one. He said, "India has won the match."

A)

He said that India has won the match.

B)

He said that India was winning the match.

C)

He said that India had won the match.

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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20)

Find the option which represents the passive form of the given sentence. Martin writes a story.

A)

A story is being written by Martin.

B)

A story is written by Martin.

C)

A story has been written by Martin.

D)

A story was written by Martin.

E)

None of these

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21)

Fill in the blank with correct verb. He _____ me ten days ago.

A)

phones

B)

phoned

C)

has phoned

D)

is phoning

E)

None of these

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22)

Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate article:

I first saw ____ elephant when I was five years old.

A)

an

B)

the

C)

a

D)

Both A and C

E)

None of these

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23)

Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate article:

He is ____ boy who lives next door.

A)

a

B)

the

C)

an

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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24)

Fill in the blank with correct degree of adjective. Kolkata is _____ than Delhi in terms of area.

A)

big

B)

biggest

C)

bigger

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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25)

Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction. He went on playing___ feeling unwell.

A)

but

B)

still

C)

else

D)

despite

E)

None of these

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26)

Rewrite the following sentence using correct punctuation and capital letters wherever necessary. dr. Rajendra prasad was the first president of India

A)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India.

B)

Dr. Rajendra prasad was the first president of India?

C)

Dr. Rajendra prasad was the first President of India!

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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27)

Arrange the jumbled letters to make a meaningful word. ERCVOID

A)

Vidroce

B)

Virodce

C)

Divorce

D)

Divroce

E)

None of these

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28)

Identify the kind of adverb of the word underlined in the following sentence. He often goes on business tour.

A)

Adverb of frequency

B)

Adverb of place

C)

Adverb of manner

D)

Interrogative adverb

E)

None of these

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29)

The main body of a letter is given. Fill I, II, III, IV with P, Q, R and S to make the letter meaningful.

Dear Stave

I hope this letter will find you in the best of your health and high spirits. As you know _____I____. So through this letter, I am going to inform you about my preparation for the exam. From the very beginning, I have _____II____ towards my studies. So my preparation for the exam is very good. I have almost completed all the subjects. Now I need to revise properly. This

Time _____III____. You also tell me about your preparation. Rest is fine. Please ______IV______.

P: been paying proper attention

Q: my expectation is high for the exam

R: that my annual exam is approaching

S: convey my regard to elders

A)

I\[\to \]P, II\[\to \]Q, III\[\to \]R, IV\[\to \]S

B)

I\[\to \]R, II\[\to \]P, III\[\to \]Q, IV\[\to \]S

C)

I\[\to \]P, II\[\to \]S, III\[\to \]R, IV\[\to \]Q

D)

I\[\to \]P, II\[\to \]R, III\[\to \]Q, IV\[\to \]S

E)

None of these

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30)

Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

He agreed ___ my proposal.

A)

from

B)

with

C)

to

D)

by

E)

None of these

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31)

Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:

All the students sympathized ___ him in his grief.

A)

for

B)

with

C)

to

D)

on

E)

None of these

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32)

Fill in the blank with correct modal. He ___ type eighty words in five minutes.

A)

can

B)

should

C)

ought to

D)

might

E)

None of these

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33)

Direction: a grammatically incorrect sentence is given. You have to find the part of the sentence which is incorrect:

I am looking forward to meet you.

A)

l am

B)

looking forward

C)

to meet

D)

you

E)

None of these

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34)

Fill in blank with correct determiners. I want______ water.

A)

some

B)

a few

C)

few

D)

little

E)

None of these

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35)

Direction: Fill in the blanks with verb in agreement with subjects:

A number of shirts ____ missing.

A)

is

B)

are

C)

has

D)

had

E)

None of these

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36)

Direction: Fill in the blanks with verb in agreement with subjects:

I as well as my friends ____ going out of station for a week.

A)

am

B)

is

C)

are

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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37)

Find the word with incorrect spelling.

A)

Industrious

B)

Energetic

C)

Excellent

D)

Grusome

E)

None of these

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38)

Read the sentences I, II and III carefully:

(I) Face creams are mixed with vegetables to make them tasty.

(II) Face creams are generally light in colour.

(III) Face creams protect our face from sunlight.

Which of the statements are real?

A)

I only

B)

II and III only

C)

I and III only

D)

II only

E)

None of these

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39)

Direction: Arrange P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

P: in Mumbai is

Q: traffic problem

R: as serious as in

S: any other city in India

A)

PQRS

B)

PRSQ

C)

QPRS

D)

QSRP

E)

None of these

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40)

Direction: Arrange P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentence:

P: heavy traffic

Q: appear very narrow

R: the roads of cities

S: in front of

A)

RQSP

B)

SRQP

C)

PQRS

D)

All of these

E)

None of these

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5th Class English Sample Paper

done English Olympiad Model Test Paper-17 Total Questions - 40

English Olympiad Model Test Paper-17 Total Questions - 40