SCHOLASTIC COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

The All India Scholastic Quest Olympiads

Time: 45 minutes Scholastic English Olympiad – Class 5 Total Marks: 40

Paper code: E-5602/17 (Total 4 pages)

Which of the following words is WRONGLY SPELT? [Questions 1 to 3]

1. a) remember b) sitaution c) surely d) safety

2. a) recommend b) occassion c) information d) pleasant

3. a) agreement b) further c) athelete d) imaginary

Word Play [Questions 4 and 5]

4. Form a meaningful 6 letter word using all the letters shown in the ring.
Hint: An opening in a wall which lets in light and fresh air N
W W
D I
O
The fourth letter of this word is ______
a) W b) O c) D d) N

5. Write the two words in the spaces provided using the hints given below.

HINTS:
Horizontal word: Image
P Vertical word: be fond of

Which letter will occupy the cell indicated by the arrow?

← ?

a) S b) R c) E d) T

Mark the option which is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the given word. [Questions 6 to 8]

6. rude
a) impolite b) tall c) rough d) rich
7. trek
a) hike b) hill c) break d) damage
8. thrust
a) handle b) push c) drop d) reduce

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Mark the option which is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the given word. [Questions 9 to 11]
9. smile
a) laugh b) frown c) hate d) enjoy
10. slim
a) weak b) lazy c) fat d) sick
11. pure
a) unpure b) inpure c) impure d) nonpure

Read the instructions and pick the correct options. [Questions 12 to 20]

12. Match the columns.

1. That which cannot be seen
A. Audible 2. Something that is fit to be eaten
B. Infinite 3. Sound which can be heard
4. Having no limits
a) A-3, B-1 b) A-1, B-3 c) A-3, B-4 d) A-1, B-4

13. Find the ODD ONE OUT.

a) reduce b) diminish c) degrade d) decrease

14. Rearrange the following words to form a meaningful sentence.

interesting an this is book extremely
a) An extremely interesting book this is. b) This book is an extremely interesting.
c) Interesting is this book an extremely. d) This is an extremely interesting book.

15. Identify the verb from the sentence below.

The tiger entered the village in the darkness of the night.
a) in b) entered c) darkness d) of

16. Identify the collective noun from the sentence below.

A herd of cattle is crossing the stream.
a) herd b) cattle c) stream d) none of these

17. Identify the type of pronoun underlined in the sentence below.

Which of these boys do you know?
a) personal b) interrogative c) possessive d) demonstrative

18. Identify the prepositions from the following sentence.

The cat jumped off the wall and landed on the ground.
a) wall, ground b) off, on c) the d) jumped, landed

19. In the sentence below a noun has been underlined. Identify the type of noun.
Penguins are birds, but they can’t fly.
a) proper b) collective c) common d) abstract

20. In the sentence below, identify the abstract noun. State the verb which can be derived from this abstract
noun.
I derived a lot of satisfaction seeing your good marks.
a) derivation b) satisfy c) enmark d) sight

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Identify the analogy and choose the correct option. [Questions 21 and 22]

21. grapes : bunch :: ships : ?

a) group b) fleet c) caravan d) voyage
22. chef : restaurant :: doctor : ?
a) treatment b) clinic c) medicine d) illness

Fill in the blanks with the correct option. [Questions 23 to 28]

23. A person who spends a lot of time in reading or studying books is called a ________
a) an author b) a professor c) a bookworm d) a researcher

24. The school ________ always followed the ________ of encouraging students to participate in
extracurricular activities.
a) principal, principle b) principle, principal c) principal, principal d) principle, principle

25. During the trip to Goa, the children enjoyed _______ to their hearts content.
a) them b) yourself c) themselfs d) themselves

26. We must ________ the community garden before the superintendent’s visit next week.
a) beautifully b) enbeauty c) beautiful d) beautify

27. Please keep the book ________ the table.

a) above b) over c) on d) on top of

28. Rush to the airport, _______ you will miss your flight.
a) because b) since c) else d) although

Marks the sentence in which the punctuation is correct. [Questions 29 and 30]

29. a) Jyoti Jaya and Raghu couldn’t come for the movie because of their exams.
b) Jyoti, Jaya and Raghu couldnt come for the movie because of their exams.
c) Jyoti, Jaya and Raghu couldn’t come for the movie because of their exams.
d) Jyoti, Jaya and Raghu couldnt come for the Movie because of their exams.

30. a) “When are you planning to visit delhi,” he asked.

b) When are you planning to visit Delhi? he asked.
c) “When are you planning to visit delhi?” he asked.
d) “When are you planning to visit Delhi?” he asked.

Mark the option which gives the CORRECT MEANING of the IDIOM. [ Questions 31 and 32]

31. shoulder to shoulder

a) arranged in proper sequence b) extremely disciplined
c) together with mutual cooperation and support d) very large in size

32. play with fire

a) play a sport with a lot of skill b) do something that could have serious consequences
c) handle a dangerous situation easily d) avoid taking risks

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Which of the options below, conveys the CORRECT MEANING of the PROVERB. [Questions 33 and 34]

33. Proverb: Failure teaches success.

a) Failure is something that everyone has to contend with.
b) Successful people have been taught not to fail.
c) People can learn from their failures and be successful later on.
d) Success is not taught; you yourself have to learn to succeed in spite of your failures.

34. Proverb: Necessity is the mother of invention.

a) A mother is necessary to teach her child the ways of the world.
b) Inventions should satisfy necessities of people.
c) The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.
d) A person with few needs will always find a way to achieve his needs without any trouble.

For the sentences given below, identify the part which contains an ERROR. If there is no error in the sentence
mark (d) as your answer. [Questions 35 to 37]

35. When I reached the office, the officer had all ready arranged all the files in proper sequence.
(a) (b) (c)

36. Since my old car is giving me a lot of trouble, I’m thinking to buy a new car.
(a) (b) (c)

37. We won the match against a strong opponent and everbody were happy.
(a) (b) (c)

Read the passage below and answer the questions below from the given options. [Questions 38 to 40]

Enid Blyton, a British writer for children’s books, was born on 11th August 1897. Enid’s love for writing had
surfaced from the beginning of her childhood. Although her mother never approved of her writing and thought it
was a mere waste of time her father encouraged his daughter to take part in all such activities. Enid gained
confidence and started sending her work to different magazines. Finally her efforts paid off and her poem named
‘Have you?’ was published for the first time in Nash’s magazine. Enid was a very bright child who excelled in
studies, was a talented pianist and had remarkable writing skills. She attended St. Christopher’s School in
Beckenham where she was the head girl. Later she became a trained teacher and taught at Bickly Subiton and
Chessington. During this time she never gave up writing. She hoped to become a published author one day. Her
dream was fulfilled when her first book ‘Child Whispers’ was published in 1922. It was a compilation of children’s
poems. Two years later she got married to Hugh Alexander Pollock who was a book editor at the firm that had
published two of her works.
38. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Enid’s father was a famous author of children’s books.
b) At the beginning of Enid’s writing career, her mother didn’t approve of her writing.
c) Enid’s father wanted her to stop writing poems and focus on her studies.
d) Enid’s mother was very supporting and encouraged her to write short stories and poems.
39. Which of the following skills did Enid develop as a child?
a) playing golf b) singing c) playing the piano d) cooking
40. What is ‘Child Whispers’?
a) a collection of short stories b) a mystery story
c) a collection of children’s poems d) a magazine

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