IEO Practice Test - I (Grade - V)
A comprehensive English language practice test for Grade 5 students preparing for IEO, covering spelling, grammar, vocabulary, phrasal verbs, reading comprehension, and dialogue completion.
Questions
Directions: Choose the correct spelling.
- Splended
- Splendid
- Splndid
Directions: Find the odd one out.
- Never
- Ever
- Always
Directions: Find the odd one out.
- Crows – Caw
- Boots – Creak
- Horns – Honk
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
As I had to go away for a few days, I asked my neighbours to _______ my dog.
- look on
- look into
- look after
Directions: Find the odd one out.
- Familiar
- Alien
- Well-known
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
The speeding car _______ the tortoise and killed it on the spot.
- ran over
- ran out
- ran after
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
You can go back to the place from _______ you have come.
- where
- as soon as
- and
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
Many people did not believe in the ________ of Gandhi ji.
- principals
- principles
- prinisiples
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
You must walk fast _____ else you will miss the train.
- nor
- or
- nevertheless
Directions: Choose the best option to replace the underlined part of the sentence.
I have given up the idea of working in partnership with him.
- aimed
- achieved
- left
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
The train had left ________ we reached the station.
- as
- on
- before
Directions: Choose the part of the sentence that contains an error.
(A) If she will obey me (B) I shall (C) help her.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
Directions: Choose the part of the sentence that contains an error.
(A) As lightning flashed and clouds thundered (B) many people run (C) and stood under the trees.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct suffix.
I am not cert _______ about the test results.
- ain
- ificate
- ified
Directions: Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
She did not attend the school _______ she was ill.
- as
- and
- after
Directions: Choose the part of the sentence that contains an error.
(A) Mother was cooking food (B) father was reading newspaper (C) and the children are playing.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
Directions: Find the odd one out.
- Bee – Hive
- Flower – Bouquet
- Cotton – Bale
Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.
- I saw four women walking in the garden.
- The teacher gave him some advices.
- Our principal will give us a test next Monday.
Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.
- He feels sometimes sad.
- This medicine had a good effect on me.
- Overwork will affect your health.
Directions: Choose the incorrect sentence.
- We had hardly covered a mile than it began to rain.
- Work hard lest you should fail.
- Many a boy has passed.
Directions: Choose the correct sentence to complete the dialogue.
Mr. Smith: “Well John! Did you take the note I put on the table?”
John: “No, sir! _________________.”
- I don't know how to put it
- I did see it though
- I can't say as I am illiterate
Directions: Choose the correct sentence to complete the dialogue.
Servant: “Master, I want leave for a week as I have to go to my village to see my ailing mother.”
Master: “______________.”
- I hope you are fine
- Oh! You may go. Take these five hundred rupees. You may need them.
- Ok! But you have not given me an appropriate reason for leave
Directions: Choose the correct sentence to complete the dialogue.
Policeman: “What might you be doing I should like to know? Some mischief or the other I am sure.”
Child: “________________.”
- Nothing, sir
- I am not going home
- Don't disturb me
Directions: Choose the correct sentence to complete the dialogue.
On seeing a blind man carrying a lantern in his hand, a thoughtless boy said: “O fool! Day and night must be the same for you. Why do you carry a lantern?”
Blind man: “_____________.”
- It is for others, so that they can see me
- It is to light the way for others
- Both (1) and (2)
Directions: Choose the sentence that completes the dialogue.
S1: Raghu and Ajay walked five kilometeres and were hungry and tired.
S2:
S3: One of them said, “Shall we stop?”
- “Shall we stop the journey?”
- They could not walk any more.
- They wanted to hide somewhere.
Directions: Choose the sentence that completes the dialogue.
S1: “How dare you make the water muddy?” said the wolf to the lamb.
S2:
S3: “How can I make it muddy? The water is flowing from you to me,” answered the lamb.
- “So what?”
- “Who told you?”
- “It is the reverse.”
Directions: Choose the sentence that completes the paragraph.
S1: Seeing the bear coming towards them, one of the two friends climbed up a tree.
S2:
S3: So, he lay down on the ground and held his breath.
- The other did not know how to climb.
- The other was a good fellow.
- The other was not in the mood to pretend.
Directions: Choose the sentence that completes the dialogue.
S1: “We ate, we danced with joy. It was a great feast.”
S2:
S3: “The day you marry,” the other said.
- “When will the feast be over?”
- “When will we have such a marriage again?"
- “Next month”
Complete the following sentence.
The story has a deep moral for all of us. It teaches us that
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- hard work should be supplemented by smart work
- education is very important
- axe should always be kept sharpened
- life is full of joys and sorrows
Complete the following sentence.
The boy was not able to get any job because
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- he was very poor
- he was not well educated
- he had no recommendations
Complete the following sentence.
The king called the beggar in and ___________ him a seat near him.
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
An old beggar reached the gate of the king’s palace. He told the gateman to go and tell the king that his brother had come to see him. The gateman thought that he must be a distant brother of the king. On getting the information, the king called the beggar in and offered him a seat near him. He said to the king, “Hello, older brother! How are you?” The king smilingly said, “I am very comfortable. How about you?” The beggar answered, “I am a little bit in trouble. The palace in which I reside, has worn itself out. It can fall anytime. I had thirty two servants. All of them have left me one by one. All the five queens have also grown old.
- provided
- offered
- awarded
The merchant told the boy the reason for his bad performance. It is because he did not ________.
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- learn the art of the cutting trees
- stop the work
- sharpen the axe
Why did the beggar address the king as his brother?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
An old beggar reached the gate of the king’s palace. He told the gateman to go and tell the king that his brother had come to see him. The gateman thought that he must be a distant brother of the king. On getting the information, the king called the beggar in and offered him a seat near him. He said to the king, “Hello, older brother! How are you?” The king smilingly said, “I am very comfortable. How about you?” The beggar answered, “I am a little bit in trouble. The palace in which I reside, has worn itself out. It can fall anytime. I had thirty two servants. All of them have left me one by one. All the five queens have also grown old.
- Because he was one of the subjects of the king.
- Because fortune has two sides - king or pauper.
- Because the beggar was a king once.
The story teaches us to be
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- good
- wise
- alert
Complete the following sentence.
Everyday, the boys cut down more and more trees. It is ________.
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- true
- false
- None of these
Complete the following sentence.
The king thought of appointing the old beggar as his advisor because _________.
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
An old beggar reached the gate of the king’s palace. He told the gateman to go and tell the king that his brother had come to see him. The gateman thought that he must be a distant brother of the king. On getting the information, the king called the beggar in and offered him a seat near him. He said to the king, “Hello, older brother! How are you?” The king smilingly said, “I am very comfortable. How about you?” The beggar answered, “I am a little bit in trouble. The palace in which I reside, has worn itself out. It can fall anytime. I had thirty two servants. All of them have left me one by one. All the five queens have also grown old.
- he found the beggar to be a wise man
- he found the beggar to be having supernatural powers
- he found the beggar to be a great story-teller
Complete the following sentence.
The king gave a lesson that a person should be judged ______.
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
An old beggar reached the gate of the king’s palace. He told the gateman to go and tell the king that his brother had come to see him. The gateman thought that he must be a distant brother of the king. On getting the information, the king called the beggar in and offered him a seat near him. He said to the king, “Hello, older brother! How are you?” The king smilingly said, “I am very comfortable. How about you?” The beggar answered, “I am a little bit in trouble. The palace in which I reside, has worn itself out. It can fall anytime. I had thirty two servants. All of them have left me one by one. All the five queens have also grown old.
- by his clothes
- by his riches
- by his character
In spite of doing hardwork, we remain sad because
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- we aim at earning money only
- we get no time to be in the family
- we do not increase our knowledge and ability
Complete the following sentence.
The boy was putting in more and more hard work but the number of trees cut down did not rise because ______.
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- he was actually not working hard
- he did not sharpen his axe
- he stole some of the trees
Which of the following is the opposite of “never”?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”
- at no time
- in no degree
- always