Mock IEO - 5 (Class - X)
Mock English Olympiad practice test for Class X students covering vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension skills.
Questions
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The gang of thieves revealed a world of dishonesty, crime and political _____.
- chicanery
- cheapness
- candidness
- impersonation
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
It has been many years since he visited his _____ land.
- refugee
- personal
- international
- native
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
She was surprised to see the crowd of ___ faces around her.
- eager
- solitary
- opposed
- diligent
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
She went for a ____ walk as there was no one to accompany her.
- open
- solitary
- useful
- shy
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
He called an interior decorator to give his house a/an ___ atmosphere.
- cozy
- natural
- informal
- spontaneous
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The infant kept smiling while it ___.
- was being bathed
- bathed
- was bathed
- it is being bathed
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Hold the rifle firmly against your shoulder and then ____.
- you should take aim
- you have to take carefully
- take careful aim
- you will have to aim with
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
I don't really like Mathematics, even _____.
- when I am busy doing the other things
- though I found it amusingly interesting
- though I know it will be useful for me in the future
- though it is important
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
He knew the medicine would taste horrible, but ____.
- in order to be cured, he had to take it
- in order to be cured, he takes it
- in order to being cured, he had to take it
- in order to be cure, he had to take it
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Although the minister‘s advisors often disagree with him, ______.
- they always supported his decisions
- they rarely criticise his decisions
- they always analyse his decisions
- they collaborated with him on his decisions
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The basketball player was dismissed because he had gone ______ the law.
- without
- against
- below
- within
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
You have to pick ____ all the stuff lying in the cupboard.
- in
- at
- over
- along
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
I can _____ this statement wholeheartedly.
- improve
- demote
- endorse
- amend
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Her stories are often based on a search ____ a long lost treasure.
- on
- for
- at
- form
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Renuka did not _____ today.
- forget her homework
- forgot her homework
- forgotten her homework
- forget her homeworks
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Believe me, ______ people live high up in the valley.
- a lots of
- lot of
- the lots of
- a lot of
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
If I were you, I ____ so rude.
- should not be
- could not be
- would not be
- may not be
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
She was flattered by the ____ of a younger man.
- attention
- endorsement
- distraction
- recognition
Directions: Select the part of the sentence having an error.
- Though he persisted in denying his involvement
- in the case
- the facts made it very clear
- that he handed in the cruel murder of his wife
Directions: Select the part of the sentence having an error.
- I found a purse
- as I dug in
- the garden and
- wondered whom it belonged to
Directions: Select the part of the sentence having an error.
- He was unsure
- if he could
- pick up
- the trail
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The patience of the new kindergarten teacher is being tested to its ______.
- limits
- ceiling
- beginning
- intimacy
Directions: Select the part of the sentence having an error.
- India today
- stands at the crucial
- crossroads as
- a developing nation
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The _____ from the concert will go towards famine relief.
- advances
- proceeds
- yields
- rewards
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Seeing the ____ on his face, she knew he had a good news.
- beam
- support
- flesh
- bulk
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
I have just seen him in the movies, but never in the _____.
- feet
- bones
- flesh
- toe
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The country made economic ____ under the new government.
- boost
- milestones
- gains
- pinnacles
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
It is ______ that we take immediate action to reduce pollution.
- deliberate
- imperative
- operative
- indispensable
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The jury ____ for 2 hours before returning with the verdict.
- deliberated
- joked
- freaked
- hastened
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The blast left him with a permanently _______ vision.
- injured
- better
- broken
- impaired
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
I told him that the fights must stop or his future relation would be ____.
- reversed
- accelerated
- endangered
- risked
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
Inflation is likely to ____ this year, making life harder for many.
- reverse
- accelerate
- endanger
- ascendant
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
They have ______ over the other political groups.
- prevalence
- acceleration
- subordination
- ascendancy
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The central bank promised to _____ a new system to curb frauds.
- endeavour
- highlight
- descend
- implement
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
The man was found guilty in the lower court, but the higher court ____ the decision.
- reversed
- overtook
- overlooked
- backed
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
As the lift began to _____, the lights started to blink.
- endeavour
- highlight
- descend
- implement
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
I will ____ to bring the situation under control.
- endeavour
- highlight
- descend
- implement
Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
To give visual clues, we _____ key-points with a different colour.
- endeavour
- highlight
- descend
- implement
Directions: For the given sentence, choose the correct option.
Even if you are not in a good mood or are frustrated with the caller, your smile will help you maintain a cheerful voice.
- Telephone etiquette for receptionists
- Telephone etiquette for customers
- Telephone etiquette for attracting people
- Telephone etiquette for tipping a receptionist
Directions: For the given sentence, choose the correct option.
Internet that is tailored to individuals specific interests based on their previous actions, will become a common platform for all website owners.
- Graining
- Development
- Personalisation
- Marketing
Directions: For the given sentence, choose the correct option.
People are shocked and upset because of the illegal business deals between the mayor and a businessman.
- Gossip
- Praise
- Scandal
- Appreciation
Directions: The given conversation has the sentences mixed up. Re-order them correctly
(a) It is used by the body to build cell walls and essential hormones.
(b) Cholesterol is carried through the blood by particles called lipoproteins.
(c) But it is also found in the animal fats which one eats.
(d) Cholesterol is produced by liver.
- D C B A
- D B C A
- D C A B
- C B A O
Directions: The given conversation has the sentences mixed up. Re-order them correctly
(a) I really gave it up.
(b) And so, when I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other, reason than for being self-reliant.
(c) When I came out of jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
(d) But when I met her, there she was with a pack of cigarettes.
(e) You know my wife, Komal always urged me to give up drinking.
- C D E B A
- B E D C A
- A B E D C
- E B A C D
Directions: The given conversation has the sentences mixed up. Re-order them correctly
(a) In this city, there are no motor cars, no buses.
(b) Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.
(c) This is because Venice has no streets.
(d) It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
- D B C A
- B D A C
- C B A D
- A C B D
Directions: The given conversation has the sentences mixed up. Re-order them correctly
(a) It is a sourced attachment on a band of interest between two persons of a congenial mind.
(b) True friendship increases our happiness in prosperity and diminishes our miseay in adversity.
(c) However, true friendship should be based on truth and such wills as selfishness, greed and falsehood should be kept out of it.
(d) It must be borne in mind that prosperity breeds and multiplies friends and adversity tests them.
(e) Friendship often, springs from similarity of taste feelings and sentiments.
- D B A C E
- A E C D B
- A C B D E
- E A C B D
Queen falls under which of the following categories of rock?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
The origins of rock 'n' roll are as foggy as the genre is popular. What I can offer you is this: the term was coined in 1955 by Alan Freed, a disc jockey from Ohio. The oldest form of rock 'n' roll (1950s) was a mixture of R&B, country and rockabilly (it was just called hillbilly music back then), only it was faster, louder and 'dangerous'. The man at the forefront of this genre was (and still is) Elvis Presley, followed by personalities like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The rock scene in the 50s was more about shock value, which included fashion statements, sexually-oriented lyrics and dance moves catering to a young audience in particular.
That was as short an introduction to the genre as one can make. What followed were generations of largely American and European artists, each influenced by their predecessors, trying to make something better. Whether that was through clothes, the rhythm or harnessing and even catalyzing political agenda, rock music was, is and will be, all about shocking the current generation.
The one great push for music into the whole rock band scene was arguably done by The Yardbirds. The band includes the three guitarists that helped shape rock music - Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Each member contributed heavily to the band as well as creating entire separate realms of rock, namely the band Led Zeppelin that was founded by Jimmy Page.
All in all, rock can be largely sub-categorised into the following types or styles. Bear in mind that they are more of less styles of rock rather than completely different genres, and that an artist or a band can be found in more than one style, like Led Zeppelin can be found under hard rock, psychedelic rock and folk rock. Queen falls under progressive rock and glam rock.
- Progressive rock and glam rock
- Glam rock and hard rock
- Psychedelic rock and glam rock
- Progressive rock and folk rock
Who founded the band named ‘Led zeppelin’?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
The origins of rock 'n' roll are as foggy as the genre is popular. What I can offer you is this: the term was coined in 1955 by Alan Freed, a disc jockey from Ohio. The oldest form of rock 'n' roll (1950s) was a mixture of R&B, country and rockabilly (it was just called hillbilly music back then), only it was faster, louder and 'dangerous'. The man at the forefront of this genre was (and still is) Elvis Presley, followed by personalities like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The rock scene in the 50s was more about shock value, which included fashion statements, sexually-oriented lyrics and dance moves catering to a young audience in particular.
That was as short an introduction to the genre as one can make. What followed were generations of largely American and European artists, each influenced by their predecessors, trying to make something better. Whether that was through clothes, the rhythm or harnessing and even catalyzing political agenda, rock music was, is and will be, all about shocking the current generation.
The one great push for music into the whole rock band scene was arguably done by The Yardbirds. The band includes the three guitarists that helped shape rock music - Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Each member contributed heavily to the band as well as creating entire separate realms of rock, namely the band Led Zeppelin that was founded by Jimmy Page.
All in all, rock can be largely sub-categorised into the following types or styles. Bear in mind that they are more of less styles of rock rather than completely different genres, and that an artist or a band can be found in more than one style, like Led Zeppelin can be found under hard rock, psychedelic rock and folk rock. Queen falls under progressive rock and glam rock.
- Jimmy Page
- The Yardbirds
- Eric Hapton
- Jeff Beck
Who was/were considered responsible for pushing music into the band scene?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
The origins of rock 'n' roll are as foggy as the genre is popular. What I can offer you is this: the term was coined in 1955 by Alan Freed, a disc jockey from Ohio. The oldest form of rock 'n' roll (1950s) was a mixture of R&B, country and rockabilly (it was just called hillbilly music back then), only it was faster, louder and 'dangerous'. The man at the forefront of this genre was (and still is) Elvis Presley, followed by personalities like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The rock scene in the 50s was more about shock value, which included fashion statements, sexually-oriented lyrics and dance moves catering to a young audience in particular.
That was as short an introduction to the genre as one can make. What followed were generations of largely American and European artists, each influenced by their predecessors, trying to make something better. Whether that was through clothes, the rhythm or harnessing and even catalyzing political agenda, rock music was, is and will be, all about shocking the current generation.
The one great push for music into the whole rock band scene was arguably done by The Yardbirds. The band includes the three guitarists that helped shape rock music - Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Each member contributed heavily to the band as well as creating entire separate realms of rock, namely the band Led Zeppelin that was founded by Jimmy Page.
All in all, rock can be largely sub-categorised into the following types or styles. Bear in mind that they are more of less styles of rock rather than completely different genres, and that an artist or a band can be found in more than one style, like Led Zeppelin can be found under hard rock, psychedelic rock and folk rock. Queen falls under progressive rock and glam rock.
- Elvis Presley
- Jimmy Page
- Chuck Berry
- The Yardbirds
Who was the man at the forefront of this genre?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
The origins of rock 'n' roll are as foggy as the genre is popular. What I can offer you is this: the term was coined in 1955 by Alan Freed, a disc jockey from Ohio. The oldest form of rock 'n' roll (1950s) was a mixture of R&B, country and rockabilly (it was just called hillbilly music back then), only it was faster, louder and 'dangerous'. The man at the forefront of this genre was (and still is) Elvis Presley, followed by personalities like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The rock scene in the 50s was more about shock value, which included fashion statements, sexually-oriented lyrics and dance moves catering to a young audience in particular.
That was as short an introduction to the genre as one can make. What followed were generations of largely American and European artists, each influenced by their predecessors, trying to make something better. Whether that was through clothes, the rhythm or harnessing and even catalyzing political agenda, rock music was, is and will be, all about shocking the current generation.
The one great push for music into the whole rock band scene was arguably done by The Yardbirds. The band includes the three guitarists that helped shape rock music - Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Each member contributed heavily to the band as well as creating entire separate realms of rock, namely the band Led Zeppelin that was founded by Jimmy Page.
All in all, rock can be largely sub-categorised into the following types or styles. Bear in mind that they are more of less styles of rock rather than completely different genres, and that an artist or a band can be found in more than one style, like Led Zeppelin can be found under hard rock, psychedelic rock and folk rock. Queen falls under progressive rock and glam rock.
- Chuck Berry
- Elvis Presley
- Little Richard
- Led Zeppelin
When did the term rock ‘n’ roll originate?
Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
The origins of rock 'n' roll are as foggy as the genre is popular. What I can offer you is this: the term was coined in 1955 by Alan Freed, a disc jockey from Ohio. The oldest form of rock 'n' roll (1950s) was a mixture of R&B, country and rockabilly (it was just called hillbilly music back then), only it was faster, louder and 'dangerous'. The man at the forefront of this genre was (and still is) Elvis Presley, followed by personalities like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The rock scene in the 50s was more about shock value, which included fashion statements, sexually-oriented lyrics and dance moves catering to a young audience in particular.
That was as short an introduction to the genre as one can make. What followed were generations of largely American and European artists, each influenced by their predecessors, trying to make something better. Whether that was through clothes, the rhythm or harnessing and even catalyzing political agenda, rock music was, is and will be, all about shocking the current generation.
The one great push for music into the whole rock band scene was arguably done by The Yardbirds. The band includes the three guitarists that helped shape rock music - Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Each member contributed heavily to the band as well as creating entire separate realms of rock, namely the band Led Zeppelin that was founded by Jimmy Page.
All in all, rock can be largely sub-categorised into the following types or styles. Bear in mind that they are more of less styles of rock rather than completely different genres, and that an artist or a band can be found in more than one style, like Led Zeppelin can be found under hard rock, psychedelic rock and folk rock. Queen falls under progressive rock and glam rock.
- 1955
- 1950
- 1953
- 1947