Indian Talent Olympiad

English International Olympiad (EIO)

Class 3 – Sample Question Paper

Total Questions: 60 Time: 65 Minutes Max Marks: 63

Instructions:
1. This paper contains 60 objective-type questions across 12 sections (5 questions each).
2. Each question carries 1 mark; questions marked HOTS carry additional thinking value.
3. Choose the single correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
4. There is no negative marking.

1. WORD POWER

1. Choose the word that means 'a place where books are kept'.
(A) Library (B) Kitchen (C) Garden (D) Market
2. Choose the correct meaning of the word 'enormous'.
(A) Tiny (B) Very big (C) Fast (D) Quiet
3. Which word means 'not loud'?
(A) Noisy (B) Quiet (C) Bright (D) Heavy
4. Choose the word that means 'a baby dog'.
(A) Kitten (B) Puppy (C) Cub (D) Calf
5. Which word means 'to look for something'?
(A) Search (B) Sleep (C) Sing (D) Sit

2. SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

6. Choose the synonym of 'Happy'.

(A) Sad (B) Joyful (C) Angry (D) Tired
7. Choose the antonym of 'Big'.
(A) Huge (B) Large (C) Small (D) Tall
8. Choose the synonym of 'Begin'.
(A) Start (B) End (C) Stop (D) Finish
9. Choose the antonym of 'Day'.
(A) Sun (B) Morning (C) Night (D) Light
10. Choose the synonym of 'Fast'.
(A) Slow (B) Quick (C) Lazy (D) Weak

3. NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

11. Identify the noun in the sentence: "The dog is barking loudly."
(A) dog (B) is (C) barking (D) loudly
12. Choose the pronoun in the sentence: "She is my sister."
(A) is (B) my (C) She (D) sister
13. Which of these is a proper noun?
(A) city (B) India (C) river (D) boy
14. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun: "Ravi is happy because ___ won the race."
(A) he (B) she (C) they (D) it
15. Choose the correct collective noun for 'a group of birds'.
(A) Herd (B) Flock (C) Pack (D) Swarm

4. VERBS (AUXILIARY VERB)

16. Choose the correct auxiliary verb: "She ___ playing in the garden."
(A) is (B) run (C) play (D) jump
17. Fill in the blank: "They ___ going to school."
(A) am (B) is (C) are (D) be
18. Choose the correct auxiliary verb: "I ___ eating my lunch."
(A) is (B) am (C) are (D) was
19. Fill in the blank: "He ___ finished his homework."
(A) have (B) has (C) had (D) having
20. Choose the correct auxiliary verb: "We ___ singing a song."
(A) is (B) am (C) are (D) was

5. ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES

21. Choose the adjective in the sentence: "She has a beautiful doll."
(A) has (B) beautiful (C) doll (D) She
22. Choose the adverb in the sentence: "He runs quickly."
(A) He (B) runs (C) quickly (D) None of these
23. Choose the correct adjective: "This is a ___ elephant."
(A) huge (B) hugely (C) huger (D) hugeness
24. Choose the adverb that tells 'how' in: "She sang sweetly."
(A) She (B) sang (C) sweetly (D) None of these
25. Choose the adjective in the sentence: "The tall boy is my friend."
(A) tall (B) boy (C) is (D) friend

6. PREPOSITIONS AND CONJUNCTIONS

26. Fill in the correct preposition: "The cat is ___ the table."
(A) under (B) and (C) but (D) or
27. Choose the correct conjunction: "I like tea ___ coffee."
(A) under (B) and (C) on (D) in
28. Fill in the correct preposition: "The book is ___ the bag."
(A) in (B) and (C) but (D) or
29. Choose the correct conjunction: "She is small ___ strong."
(A) but (B) in (C) on (D) at
30. Fill in the correct preposition: "We reached school ___ 8 o'clock."
(A) at (B) and (C) but (D) or
7. TENSES

31. Choose the correct past tense of 'go'.

(A) goed (B) went (C) gone (D) going
32. Choose the correct future tense: "She ___ come tomorrow."
(A) will (B) is (C) was (D) has
33. Choose the correct present tense: "He ___ to school every day."
(A) go (B) goes (C) going (D) gone
34. Choose the correct past tense of 'eat'.
(A) eated (B) ate (C) eaten (D) eating
35. Choose the sentence written in the future tense.
(A) I play cricket. (B) I played cricket. (C) I will play cricket. (D) I am playing cricket.

8. QUESTION FORMATION

36. Choose the correct question word: "___ is your name?"

(A) What (B) When (C) Where (D) Why
37. Choose the correct question word: "___ do you live?"
(A) What (B) Where (C) Who (D) Which
38. Choose the correctly formed question.
(A) You are happy. (B) Are you happy? (C) You happy are. (D) Happy you are.
39. Choose the correct question word: "___ is your birthday?"
(A) When (B) Where (C) What (D) Who
40. Choose the correctly formed question.
(A) He is coming? (B) Is he coming? (C) Coming is he? (D) He coming is?

9. SENTENCE FORMATION

41. Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: 'school / to / I / go'

(A) I go to school. (B) Go I to school. (C) To school I go. (D) School go I to.
42. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
(A) She like apples. (B) She likes apples. (C) She liking apples. (D) She liked apples tomorrow.
43. Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: 'playing / are / children / the'
(A) The children are playing. (B) Are the children playing. (C) Playing are the children. (D)
Children the are playing.
44. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
(A) He don't like milk. (B) He doesn't likes milk. (C) He doesn't like milk. (D) He not like milk.
45. Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: 'book / is / this / my'
(A) This is my book. (B) Is this my book. (C) My book is this. (D) Book this my is.

10. COMPREHENSION

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Riya has a small garden behind her house. Every morning, she waters the plants before going to school.
She has planted roses, marigolds and a mango tree. Her favourite flower is the yellow marigold because it
reminds her of sunshine. In the evening, she waters the plants again with her grandmother.
46. Where is Riya's garden?
(A) In front of her house (B) Behind her house (C) Beside her school (D) In the park
47. What does Riya do every morning?
(A) Reads a book (B) Waters the plants (C) Plays cricket (D) Sleeps late
48. What is Riya's favourite flower?
(A) Rose (B) Marigold (C) Sunflower (D) Lily
49. Who waters the plants with Riya in the evening?
(A) Her mother (B) Her friend (C) Her grandmother (D) Her teacher
50. Why does Riya like the marigold flower?
(A) It smells nice (B) It reminds her of sunshine (C) It is red (D) It grows fast

11. EXPRESS YOURSELF

51. What would you say to thank someone?

(A) Sorry (B) Thank you (C) Excuse me (D) Please
52. What do you say when you enter someone's house?
(A) Goodbye (B) May I come in? (C) Thank you (D) Sorry
53. What should you say if you accidentally step on someone's foot?
(A) Thank you (B) Sorry (C) Welcome (D) Please
54. Which is the most polite way to ask for something?
(A) Give me that! (B) I want that. (C) Could you please give me that? (D) That is mine.
55. What do you say when someone helps you?
(A) Sorry (B) Thank you (C) Excuse me (D) Goodbye

12. PUNCTUATION AND CONTRACTION

56. Choose the correct contraction for 'do not'.

(A) don't (B) dont' (C) does'nt (D) do'nt
57. Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?
(A) Full stop (B) Comma (C) Question mark (D) Exclamation mark
58. Choose the correct contraction for 'I am'.
(A) I'm (B) Im' (C) I am't (D) I'am
59. Which punctuation mark shows strong feeling?
(A) Comma (B) Exclamation mark (C) Full stop (D) Colon
60. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
(A) what is your name (B) What is your name? (C) what is your name. (D) What is your name

End of Question Paper – All the Best!