ENGLISH OLYMPIC CONTEST FOR GRADE 5

PART I: Phonic and vocabulary

Question 1-8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. USE YOUR
ANSWER SHEET!

1. A. dream B. each C. bread D. meat

2. A. predicts B. occurs C. questions D. imagines
3. A. thank B. month C. youth D. than
4. A. church B. change C. machine D. children
5. A. sits B. feats C. seats D. meets
6. A. flower B. window C. down D. towel
7. A. wrong B. weather C. wait D. weight
8. A. happy B. apple C. ant D. accept

Question 9-15. Circle the odd one out. USE YOUR ANSWER SHEET!
9. A. train B. bus C. wheel D. bicycle
10. A. horse B. frog C.cow D. chicken
11. A. interesting B. boring C. funny D. excellent
12. A. fireman B. cleaner C. hospital D. doctor
13. A. boot B. sandal C. glove D. shoe
14. A. paper B. chair C. table D. desk
15. A. river B. forest C. lake D. ocean

PART II: Grammar

Question 16-40. Choose the best option A,B,C, or D to complete the sentence. USE YOUR ANSWER
SHEET!
16. The rock band plans to make __________________ appearances in Europe.
A. Farther B. further C. farthest D. further
17. Next time you should be __________riding on your bike.
A. More carefully B. more careful C. less careful D. as carefully
18. Bob found______ information on the Internet that he could use in his essay.
A. Many B. a little C. a few D. a lot
19. Can you see the________________?
A. Roof’s house B. house’s roof C. roof’s of the house D. roof of the house
20. I’m a bit forgetful____________?
A. am I not B. I am not C. aren’t I D. am I
21. The fishmen caught a great number of ____________today.
A. the salmons B. the salmon C. some salmon D. salmon
22. Please don’t disturb me _____________ there is something urgent.
A. Otherwise B. or C. if D. unless
23. They tidy their rooms _______________the weekend.
 A. of B. at C. through D. in
24. He ________ a bath when the door bell rang.
A. Would have B. had C. is having D. was having
25. Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?-“_____________ but I have to work late”.
A. I apologize B. I’m sorry, I can’t C. I’d like to D. Yes, all right
26. How ________ milk is there in the carton?
A. a lot B. many C. much D. little
27. Who ________ America?
A. discovered B. does discover C. discovers D. discover
28. You________ play with matches. It’s very dangerous.
A. needn’t to B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. didn’t need to
29. ________ we have breakfast in the garden today?
A. Would B. Ought C. Shall D. Aren’t
30. What are you hiding ________ your back?
A. behind B. on C. between D. beside
31. I’m bored. There is ________ to do.
A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
32. Ben lives ________ the outskirt of London.
A. over B. on C. under D. at
33. We haven’t been________ for long time.
A. an other B. together C. other D. each other
34. I’m afraid this article is ________ date
A. over B. pass C. out of D. behind
35. ________ is a fun activity to play in the winter.
A. Ice-skate B. To be ice-skating C. To ice-skate D. Ice-skating
36. Has he got a dog? Yes he ________
A. do B. has C. is D. does
37. ________ is it to the beach?
A. How high B. How long C. How far D. How deep
38. We don’t usually like staying at hotels but last summer we spent a few days at _____very nice hotel by
_______ sea.
A. the/ by B. a/ the C. -/ the D. a/-
39. If the weather is warm, we________ to the beach
A. will go B. would go C. go D. went
40.She has 2 daughter ________ of them do very well at school.
A. none B. each C. Both D. all

Question 41-50. Choose the underlined word or phrase A,B,C, or D in each the sentence that need
correcting. USE YOUR ANSWER SHEET!

41. To win the game, It’s necessary that he works fastly

A B C D.
42. Although the airfares are very expensive, most people still prefer to be travelling by plane.
A B C D
43. People sing folk songs to mark an events
 D B C D
44. Squarels use their powerful tails for balance themselves.
A B C D
45. Many species of birds migrate while the year.
A B C D

46. The study of sounds is an old physically science.

A B C D

47. The rain was so much heavy that I stayed at home.

A B C D

48. There are less TV programs for teenagers than for adults.
A B C D

49. Do you know how much a banana cost?

A B C D

50. Some dinosaurs were ability to do complex activities.

A B C D

Part III: Reading

Questions 51-55. Which notice (A-H) says this (51-55)?

For questions 51-55, write the correct letter A-H on your answer sheet.USE YOUR ANSWER SHEET!
51. You need to go to a different place for just one meeting.
52. You could buy this if you are starting to learn this musical instrument.
53. Go to this place this afternoon if you’d like to join this group.
54. You must be quick if you want to go to this.
55. Go to this if you’re interested in learning more about history.

A. SATURDAY CONCERT E. “Musical instruments in the past”

Only 10 tickets left Talk by Dr. Fisher
Ask in School Office 12.30 today

B. GUITAR FOR SALE- NEARLY F. Interesting old CDs.

NEW SUIT BEGINNER Old prices
William@macmail.com jan@macmail.com

C. Want to learn to write song? Room G. DVDs of last Saturday’s school concert now on
H Saturday 10-4 sale in school Office

H. SINGING CLUB
D. Interested in playing in school band?
This week only- come to Hall not Music
Come to School Hall after school Room
Questions 56-65. Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank. USE YOUR
ANSWER SHEET!
Make sure you get the right amount of sleep.

Perhaps you need (56) ___________ sleep than you think, but you (57) ___________ need some. (58)
___________ sleep you may begin to see things that are not there and after ten days or so there is even risk that
you might die.
Newborn babies sleep for about two-thirds of (59) ___________ twenty-four hours. At five years old that has
become half and (60) ___________ adults sleep for less than a third. Some doctors think you should not sleep
for more than seven hours (61)___________ you are adult; your body will (62) ___________ too much.
But most experts agree that whatever feels right between four and eleven hours is fine.
So why in one third of our lives we are not aware of our (63) ___________? The answer seems to be that it
gives us time to (64) ___________. We also have to sort out and (65) ___________ all the information we
gather with our senses during each day. Our eyes, skin and nose are collecting information all the time. In our
sleep we seem to sort out what we need from what we don’t.
56. A. much B. less C. little D. more
57. A. rarely B. certainly C. early D. mostly
58. A. Fall B. Lack C. Except D. Without
59. A. some B. a few C. all D. each
60. A. a lot B. all C. after D. once
61. A. while B. during C. after D. since
62. A. stop B. pause C. sleep D. slow down
63. A. families B. lives C. activities D. surrounding
64. A. imagine B. dream C. grow D. memorize
65. A. detect B. analyze C. store D. visualize
Questions 66-70. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each questions. USE YOUR
ANSWER SHEET!

Writing an article for your school newspaper seems difficult and boring, but it will give you an opportunity to
learn about many topics, meet and interview people from different places, and improve your writing skills. If
you are interested but do not know where to begin, start by joining a journalism class or newspaper club. If your
school does not have one, talk to your teacher for help starting one.
Starting searching for new topics in school. For example, if a student is becoming a new class president,
interview that student and write about him or her. Even though you can write about anything for your school
newspaper, you need to be careful about what you write. You can be creative with your writing, but do not write
about things that are too personal or mean to others. You must tell the truth, not the lie. Try to stay focused on
your topic, then your readers will understand your main idea. Even if you do not have any ideas and have a
deadline, do not copy others’ ideas. If you want to use an idea from someone else, you must write his name in
your article. To make your article easier and more fun to understand, try to find a picture or drawing to make
your work more creative and visual.
66.What is the text about?
A. How to write a story
B. How to write an article
C. How to write a recipe
D. How to make school newspaper
67.What is an advantage of writing for a newspaper?
A. You can make friends with many people
B. You can open your own writing club
C. You can learn about people’s personal lives
D. You can develop better writing skills

68.What will you learn in a newspaper club?

A. How to spread rumors
B. Where to buy a newspaper
C. How to start writing an article
D. Who to vote for in the election

69.Which sentence is NOT true about writing a newspaper article?

A. You should use images and pictures in the article
B. The choice of a new leader in the class can be a good topic
C. You should not use someone else’s writing as yours
D. You should discuss different topics in an article

70.Where can you find this piece of writing?

A. On a leaflet of a writing program
B. In a course book of academic writing
C. In a magazine for parents
D. In a school daily journal

Part IV: Writing

Questions 71-80. Choose the correct word order to make a sentence.
USE YOUR ANSWER SHEET!
0)EXAMPLE: dog/my/can/sing/songs/.
A. Dog my can sing songs.
B. Sing Songs can my dog.
C. My dog can sing songs.
D. Can my dog sing songs?
The correct order is “My dog can sing songs” So the answer is C.
Note: BE CAREFUL! “Can my dog sing songs?” is a correct sentence, but it is a question
MAKE QUESTIONS!
71.careful/crossing/be/when/the/must/you/street.
A. When you must be careful crossing the street.
B. You must be crossing the street when careful.
C. You must be careful when crossing the street .
D. You must be careful the street when crossing.

72.dishonest/like/was/that/really/to/dad/lying/your/.
A. T hat was really dishonest like lying to your dad.
B. Lying to your dad like that was really dishonest.
C. Your dad was really dishonest lying to like that.
D. Your dad like lying to that was really dishonest.
73.believe/intelligent/cats/dogs/more/I/are/than/that/.
A. I believe that more cats are intelligent than dogs.
B. I believe more that cats are intelligent than dogs.
C. I believe that dogs are more intelligent than cats.
D. I believe that dogs are intelligent than more cats.
74.personal/best/my/gives/of/with/my/lots/help/friend/problems/me/.
A. My personal problems gives me lots of help with my best friend.
B. My best friend gives me with my personal problems lots of help.
 C. My best friend gives me lots of help with my personal problems.
D. Lots of help with my personal problems my best friend gives me.
75.usually/take/to/train/work/the/they/.
A. They usually train to take the work.
B. They usually take the train to work.
C. They usually take the work to train.
D. They usually work to take the train.
76.always/last/the/students/he/to/finish/the/is/test/.
A. He is always the last to finish the test students.
B. He is always the students to finish the test last.
C. He is always the last students to finish the test.
D. He is always the students to last finish the test.
77.at/mind/supermarket/toothpaste/would/picking/of/tube/the/up/a/you/?
A. Would you mind picking up a tube of toothpaste at the supermarket?
B. Would you mind picking of a toothpaste tube up at the supermarket?
C. Would you mind of picking up a toothpaste tube at the supermarket?
D. Would you mind picking up at the supermarket of a toothpaste tube?
78.holiday/on/a/change/winter/skiing/let’s/this/for/a/go/.
A. Let’s go for a holiday on a skiing change this winter.
B. Let’s go for a change on a skiing this winter holiday.
C. Let’s go on a skiing holiday this winter for a change.
D. Let’s go a skiing for a change on this winter holiday.
79.Pam/a(n)/dress/expensive/woolen/black/bought/.
A. Pam bought a woolen, black, expensive dress.
B. Pam bought an expensive, woolen, black dress.
C. Pam bought a black, woolen, expensive dress.
D. Pam bought an expensive, black, woolen dress.
80.when/earth/the/dinosaurs/was/time/dominated/there/a/.
A. When there was a time dinosaurs dominated the earth.
B. Dinosaurs dominated a time when there was the earth.
C. There was a time when dinosaurs dominated the earth.
D. The earth dominated dinosaurs when there was a time.

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