Class 2 IEO English Olympiad Practice Paper Set 2 & Sample Questions (2026-2027)
Class 2 IEO (International English Olympiad) practice paper Set 2 with complete answer key and explanations. SOF standard paper format.
SECTION 1: WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE
Q1. Choose the odd word out.
(A) Doctor (B) Hospital (C) Nurse
Q2. Choose the odd pair of words.
(A) Dog : Puppy (B) Duck : Duckling (C) Cow : Bull
Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Garden (B) Gardan (C) Gardin
Q4. Choose the correct plural form: One child, many ______.
(A) Childs (B) Children (C) Childrens
Q5. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
An elephant is huge, but an ant is ______.
(A) tiny (B) heavy (C) tall
Q6. Fill in the blank:
She gave me ______ apple.
(A) a (B) an (C) the
Q7. Fill in the blank:
______ moon shines brightly at night.
(A) A (B) An (C) The
Q8. Choose the correct action word:
The birds are ______ high in the sky.
(A) flying (B) fly (C) flown
Q9. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The painting is hanging ______ the wall.
(A) on (B) in (C) under
Q10. Choose the correct word:
We go to sleep ______ night.
(A) at (B) on (C) in
Q11. Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters: ‘s c h o o l’ -> ‘l o o h c s’
(A) school (B) schol (C) sochlo
Q12. Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters: ‘f r i e n d’ -> ‘d n e i r f’
(A) friend (B) freind (C) frind
Q13. Choose the correct sound made by the animal:
Dogs bark; frogs ______.
(A) croak (B) hiss (C) quack
Q14. Choose the opposite/pair:
Ice is cold; fire is ______.
(A) warm (B) hot (C) cool
Q15. Choose the correct word partner:
______ a bicycle.
(A) Drive (B) Ride (C) Fly
Q16. Choose the correct word:
I can ______ the ocean from my hotel window.
(A) sea (B) see (C) saw
Q17. Fill in the blank:
The sun gives us heat and ______.
(A) light (B) dark (C) night
Q18. Choose the correct word:
There isn’t ______ water left in the jug.
(A) many (B) much (C) few
Q19. Fill in the blank:
The rabbit ran into its ______.
(A) burrow (B) nest (C) shed
Q20. Identify the correct word:
A person who bakes bread and cakes is a ______.
(A) barber (B) baker (C) butcher
SECTION 2: READING
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow (Q21 – Q25):
Tina has a little kitten named Mitten. Mitten is white with soft pink paws. Every afternoon, Mitten plays with a red ball of wool in the garden. One sunny day, a golden butterfly lands on a big sunflower near Mitten. Mitten jumps up high to catch the butterfly, but it flutters away safely into the sky. Mitten lands softly on the grass and purrs. Tina laughs and gives Mitten a small bowl of milk. Mitten drinks the warm milk happily and curls up for a nap in her cozy basket.
Q21. What color is Mitten the kitten?
(A) Golden (B) White (C) Red
Q22. What does Mitten play with in the garden?
(A) A red ball of wool (B) A sunflower (C) A bowl of milk
Q23. Where does the golden butterfly land?
(A) On the grass (B) On a big sunflower (C) In the cozy basket
Q24. What does Tina give Mitten after she jumps?
(A) A ball of wool (B) A toy mouse (C) A bowl of milk
Q25. Where does Mitten take her nap?
(A) On a tree (B) In her cozy basket (C) Under the table
SECTION 3: SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Q26. Choose the best completion for the conversation:
Rohan: How are you today, Sam?
Sam: ______
(A) I am 7 years old. (B) I am fine, thank you! (C) I am going home.
Q27. Choose the best response:
Teacher: Who left the classroom door open?
Student: ______
(A) I will close it right away, ma’am. (B) The door is blue. (C) I like open doors.
Q28. Choose the best response:
Aman: Would you like to share my lunch?
Riya: ______
(A) Yes, I have my lunch. (B) Thank you, that is very kind of you! (C) I don’t like lunch.
Q29. Sentence 1 (S1): Rohan forgot his umbrella at home today.
Choose the most logical Sentence 2 (S2):
(A) He bought a new school bag. (B) It started raining heavily on his way back. (C) He likes eating ice cream.
Q30. Sentence 1 (S1): The library is a very quiet place.
Choose the most logical Sentence 2 (S2):
(A) We should talk softly or maintain silence. (B) We can play football there. (C) It has many delicious dishes.
SECTION 4: ACHIEVERS SECTION
Q31. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Neither my sister nor my brother ______ going to the park today.
(A) is (B) are (C) were
Q32. Choose the word that rhymes with ‘EIGHT’:
(A) Height (B) Gate (C) Kite
Q33. Choose the correct plural form:
One tooth, many ______.
(A) Tooths (B) Teeth (C) Teeths
Q34. Choose the best completion for the dialogue:
Mother: Have you finished your homework?
Son: ______
(A) Yes, I finished it an hour ago. (B) No, I am playing. (C) Yes, I like homework.
Q35. Choose the correct conjunction:
He ran fast, ______ he missed the bus.
(A) because (B) but (C) so
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS (SET 2)
| Q. No. | Correct Option | Explanation / Reason |
| 1 | (B) | Hospital is a place, while Doctor and Nurse are professions. |
| 2 | (C) | Cow : Bull is female : male; Dog : Puppy and Duck : Duckling are adult : young ones. |
| 3 | (A) | Correct spelling is ‘Garden’. |
| 4 | (B) | Irregular plural of child is ‘children’. |
| 5 | (A) | Antonym of ‘huge’ in this context is ‘tiny’. |
| 6 | (B) | ‘Apple’ begins with a vowel sound, so article ‘an’ is used. |
| 7 | (C) | Definite article ‘the’ is used before unique celestial bodies like ‘moon’. |
| 8 | (A) | Present continuous tense ‘are flying’ fits the sentence. |
| 9 | (A) | Preposition ‘on’ is used for surfaces like a wall. |
| 10 | (A) | Time expression: ‘at night’. |
| 11 | (A) | Unscrambled word is ‘school’. |
| 12 | (A) | Unscrambled word is ‘friend’. |
| 13 | (A) | Frogs make a sound called ‘croak’. |
| 14 | (B) | Antonym of cold is hot. |
| 15 | (B) | Collocation: ‘Ride a bicycle’. |
| 16 | (B) | Homophone: ‘see’ means to look with eyes. |
| 17 | (A) | The sun provides both heat and light. |
| 18 | (B) | ‘Water’ is uncountable, so ‘much’ is used with negative sentences. |
| 19 | (A) | Rabbits live in a burrow. |
| 20 | (B) | A person who bakes bread and cakes is a baker. |
| 21 | (B) | Directly stated in paragraph 1. |
| 22 | (A) | Stated: ‘Mitten plays with a red ball of wool’. |
| 23 | (B) | Stated: ‘lands on a big sunflower’. |
| 24 | (C) | Stated: ‘Tina laughs and gives Mitten a small bowl of milk.’ |
| 25 | (B) | Stated: ‘curls up for a nap in her cozy basket.’ |
| 26 | (B) | Polite response to ‘How are you?’ |
| 27 | (A) | Polite and helpful response to the teacher. |
| 28 | (B) | Polite response to an offer of food/lunch. |
| 29 | (B) | S2 directly links leaving an umbrella behind with getting caught in rain. |
| 30 | (A) | S2 logical behavior rule for a library. |
| 31 | (A) | Subject-verb agreement: ‘Neither… nor’ with singular near subject takes singular verb ‘is’. |
| 32 | (B) | ‘Gate’ rhymes with ‘Eight’ (eɪt sound). |
| 33 | (B) | Irregular plural of tooth is ‘teeth’. |
| 34 | (A) | Direct and polite response to mother’s question. |
| 35 | (B) | Conjunction ‘but’ shows contrast between running fast and missing the bus. |