Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The temple gate looked __splendid__ in the evening light.
📖 English · Class 5
SOF IEO Class 5: syllabus, paper pattern and sample questions
The SOF International English Olympiad for Class 5 is a 60-minute paper of 50 questions for 60 marks in 4 sections. Every question has four options and one right answer. The last 5 questions are the Achievers Section, worth 3 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 5 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 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 2.Reading | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 3.Spoken and Written Expression | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 4.Achievers Sectionhardest | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Total · 60 minutes | 50 | 60 |
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 — spelling, homonyms, homophones, collocationsSection 1 · "Word Wharf" on the map
- 2.Grammar — tenses, voice, reported speech, phrasal verbsSection 1 · "Grammar Grove" on the map
- 3.Sentences — punctuation, error spottingSection 1 · "Sentence Sands" on the map
- 4.Idioms and PhrasesSection 1 · "Idiom Isle" on the map
- 5.ReadingSection 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 5. 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 · Words — spelling, homonyms, homophones, collocations
Answer: (A) ordinary
**splendid** means magnificent, so its opposite is ordinary.
Sample 2 · Section 2: Reading · Reading
Notice — School Library
NOTICE The school library will remain closed from Monday, 14 July to Wednesday, 16 July for the yearly stock check. All borrowed books must be returned to the library desk by Friday, 11 July. No fine will be charged for books returned by that date, even if they are overdue. The library will reopen on Thursday, 17 July at 8:30 a.m. Classes 4 and 5 may borrow again from that morning. Students who need a book urgently during the closed days should speak to their class teacher. — Librarian
Which of these statements is true according to the text?
Answer: (B) No fine is charged on late books returned by 11 July.
The text says so directly: no fine is charged on late books returned by 11 July.
Sample 3 · Section 3: Spoken and Written Expression · Spoken and Written Expression
Your teacher introduces a new student to you.
Teacher: This is Aarav, he has just joined our class.
What is the best thing to say?
Answer: (B) Hello Aarav, welcome to our class!
A new classmate is welcomed, not questioned.
Sample 4 · Section 4: Achievers Section · Grammar — tenses, voice, reported speech, phrasal verbs · Achievers difficulty
Choose the correct reported speech form of the given sentence.
The stranger asked, "Have you seen a brown dog?"
Answer: (C) The stranger asked whether I had seen a brown dog.
A yes-or-no question is reported with whether, and have seen steps back to had seen.
How to practise IEO Class 5 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. 50 questions, 4 sections, 60 minutes, marked the moment she hands it in.
- Papers you can print. A full IEO Class 5 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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