Which animal barks?
📖 English · Class 1
SOF IEO Class 1: syllabus, paper pattern and sample questions
The SOF International English Olympiad for Class 1 is a 60-minute paper of 35 questions for 40 marks in 4 sections. Every question has four options and one right answer. The last 5 questions are the Achievers Section, worth 2 marks each. Below: how the paper is set out, the 6 chapters it draws on, one sample question from each section with its answer, and how to practise it for free.
Paper pattern
IEO Class 1 is set out in 4 sections. Sprinto's mock tests and printed papers follow the same order, counts and marks.
| Section | Questions | Marks each | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Word and Structure Knowledge | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 2.Reading | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 3.Spoken and Written Expression | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 4.Achievers Sectionhardest | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Total · 60 minutes | 35 | 40 |
Syllabus: the 6 chapters
Every question on the paper belongs to one of these chapters. On Sprinto's map each chapter is an island, and the Achievers Section is the same chapters asked harder — not a separate topic.
- 1.Words — pictures, meanings and oppositesSection 1 · "Word Wharf" on the map
- 2.Grammar — nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, articlesSection 1 · "Grammar Grove" on the map
- 3.Sentences — jumbled letters, word order, punctuationSection 1 · "Sentence Sands" on the map
- 4.Word Pairs — babies, sounds, groups, gender, numberSection 1 · "Pair Point" on the map
- 5.Reading — stories and poemsSection 2 · "Story Shore" on the map
- 6.Spoken and Written ExpressionSection 3 · "Chat Cove" on the map
Sample questions with answers
One from each section, taken from Sprinto's own bank for IEO Class 1. In the app the numbers, names and figures are different every time; these are fixed so you can read them.
Sample 1 · Section 1: Word and Structure Knowledge · Word Pairs — babies, sounds, groups, gender, number
Answer: (B) dog
A **dog** barks.
Sample 2 · Section 2: Reading · Reading — stories and poems
My Red Kite
My kite is red and new, It flies up in the sky. The wind is running with it, It goes so very high. I hold the string and run, My kite and I have fun.
How does the child feel in this poem?
Answer: (A) Happy
The last line says, “My kite and I have fun.”
Sample 3 · Section 3: Spoken and Written Expression · Spoken and Written Expression
Choose the correct option to complete the conversation.
Teacher : Please ___ to me carefully.
Anu : Yes, ma'am.
Answer: (B) listen
**Listen to** means we try to hear on purpose.
Sample 4 · Section 4: Achievers Section · Word Pairs — babies, sounds, groups, gender, number · Achievers difficulty
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
There are 2 ___ here. (foot)
Answer: (B) feet
More than one foot is **feet** — it does not simply take an *-s*.
How to practise IEO Class 1 on Sprinto
- One island per chapter. A hidden rating per chapter picks the next English question at the difficulty that is just hard enough today.
- Mistakes come back. Anything she gets wrong returns a few days later, then a week, then a month, until it stops being a mistake.
- Mock tests in the real shape. 35 questions, 4 sections, 60 minutes, marked the moment she hands it in.
- Papers you can print. A full IEO Class 1 paper with an OMR sheet, sat at the table with a pencil.
Free, with no ads and nothing to buy. A parent signs in with Google once; the child taps her face and starts.
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