Class 5 English Olympiad Worksheet – 60 Questions with Answer Key

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Class 5 English Olympiad Worksheet

60 Olympiad-Style Questions for Class 5 Students

Class 5 English Olympiad Worksheet designed to help students strengthen their English grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension and logical language skills. This practice worksheet includes 60 Olympiad-style questions covering synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary, nouns, pronouns, verbs, tenses, adjectives, adverbs, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, punctuation, spellings, homophones, idioms, comprehension and higher-order thinking questions. It is suitable for Class 5 English Olympiad preparation, school revision and competitive English practice.

A. Vocabulary & Word Power

1. Choose the word closest in meaning to "ancient".
  1. Modern
  2. Very old
  3. Beautiful
  4. Expensive
2. What does the word "generous" mean?
  1. Willing to share and give
  2. Always angry
  3. Very quiet
  4. Afraid of others
3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The scientist made an important ____.
  1. discovery
  2. discover
  3. discovering
  4. discovers
4. Which word does NOT belong to the group?
  1. Whisper
  2. Shout
  3. Speak
  4. Listen
5. Choose the correct word: The mountain was covered with ____ snow.
  1. thick
  2. thickly
  3. thickness
  4. thicken
6. If someone is "exhausted", they are ____.
  1. very tired
  2. very excited
  3. very hungry
  4. very angry
7. Choose the word that means "a journey from one place to another".
  1. Adventure
  2. Voyage
  3. Message
  4. Conversation
8. Choose the correctly spelled word.
  1. Beautifull
  2. Beutiful
  3. Beautiful
  4. Beautifal

B. Synonyms & Antonyms

9. Choose the synonym of "rapid".
  1. Slow
  2. Fast
  3. Weak
  4. Late
10. Choose the synonym of "brave".
  1. Courageous
  2. Frightened
  3. Careless
  4. Quiet
11. Choose the antonym of "victory".
  1. Success
  2. Prize
  3. Defeat
  4. Reward
12. Choose the antonym of "expand".
  1. Increase
  2. Stretch
  3. Contract
  4. Grow
13. Choose the word closest in meaning to "fortunate".
  1. Lucky
  2. Unhappy
  3. Unkind
  4. Weak
14. Choose the opposite of "generous".
  1. Kind
  2. Selfish
  3. Helpful
  4. Friendly
15. Choose the synonym of "observe".
  1. Watch
  2. Forget
  3. Hide
  4. Break
16. Choose the antonym of "accept".
  1. Receive
  2. Agree
  3. Reject
  4. Allow

C. Nouns, Pronouns & Determiners

17. Which is an abstract noun?
  1. Table
  2. Honesty
  3. Garden
  4. Teacher
18. Which is a collective noun?
  1. Team
  2. Player
  3. Ball
  4. Game
19. Choose the correct pronoun: Riya and I completed the project by ____.
  1. ourselves
  2. themselves
  3. herself
  4. myself
20. Choose the correct pronoun: This book belongs to Aman. It is ____.
  1. his
  2. her
  3. their
  4. our
21. Choose the correct word: ____ students in my class participated in the quiz.
  1. Much
  2. Many
  3. Any
  4. Little
22. Choose the correct word: There isn't ____ milk left in the bottle.
  1. many
  2. much
  3. few
  4. several

D. Verbs, Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement

23. Choose the correct sentence.
  1. She walk to school every day.
  2. She walks to school every day.
  3. She walking to school every day.
  4. She walked to school every day tomorrow.
24. Choose the past tense of "bring".
  1. Bringed
  2. Brings
  3. Brought
  4. Bringing
25. By this time tomorrow, we ____ the project.
  1. complete
  2. completed
  3. will have completed
  4. completing
26. Choose the correct verb: Neither Rohan nor his friends ____ ready.
  1. is
  2. are
  3. was
  4. has
27. Choose the correct sentence.
  1. The children was playing.
  2. The children were playing.
  3. The children is playing.
  4. The children plays.
28. Which sentence is in the present continuous tense?
  1. She sings beautifully.
  2. She sang beautifully.
  3. She is singing beautifully.
  4. She will sing beautifully.
29. Choose the correct word: I ____ my homework before I went outside.
  1. finish
  2. had finished
  3. will finish
  4. am finishing
30. Choose the correct verb: The news ____ surprising.
  1. were
  2. are
  3. was
  4. have

E. Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparison

31. Choose the correct comparative form of "good".
  1. Gooder
  2. More good
  3. Better
  4. Best
32. Choose the superlative form of "bright".
  1. Brighter
  2. Brightest
  3. More bright
  4. Most brighter
33. Which word is an adverb? "The boy answered the question correctly."
  1. boy
  2. answered
  3. question
  4. correctly
34. Choose the correct form: Tina runs ____ than her sister.
  1. fast
  2. faster
  3. fastest
  4. more fast
35. Which word describes the noun in this sentence? "The enormous elephant walked slowly."
  1. enormous
  2. elephant
  3. walked
  4. slowly
36. Choose the correct sentence.
  1. He speaks polite.
  2. He speaks politely.
  3. He politely is speak.
  4. He speaking polite.

F. Articles, Prepositions & Conjunctions

37. Choose the correct article: She is ____ honest girl.
  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article
38. We have been waiting ____ two hours.
  1. since
  2. for
  3. at
  4. from
39. I have lived here ____ 2020.
  1. for
  2. since
  3. during
  4. by
40. The keys are ____ the drawer.
  1. in
  2. at
  3. on
  4. by
41. Choose the correct conjunction: I stayed at home ____ I was feeling unwell.
  1. because
  2. but
  3. or
  4. unless
42. You can have tea ____ juice.
  1. but
  2. or
  3. because
  4. although

G. Punctuation, Spellings & Homophones

43. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
  1. Wow what a beautiful painting!
  2. Wow! What a beautiful painting!
  3. Wow, What a beautiful painting.
  4. Wow What a beautiful painting?
44. Choose the correctly spelled word.
  1. Necessary
  2. Neccessary
  3. Necesary
  4. Necassary
45. Choose the correct word: I can ____ the birds singing.
  1. hear
  2. here
  3. hare
  4. heard
46. Choose the correct word: The children went ____ the bridge.
  1. across
  2. aloud
  3. allowed
  4. acrossed
47. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
  1. The girls bag is blue.
  2. The girl's bag is blue.
  3. The girls's bag is blue.
  4. The girl bag's is blue.
48. Choose the correct word: Please ____ me your pencil.
  1. lend
  2. lent
  3. land
  4. learn

H. Idioms & Phrases

49. What does "break the ice" mean?
  1. Break something made of ice
  2. Start a friendly conversation
  3. Feel very cold
  4. End a friendship
50. What does "once in a blue moon" mean?
  1. Every night
  2. Very often
  3. Very rarely
  4. Never
51. If something is "as easy as pie", it is ____.
  1. very difficult
  2. very easy
  3. very expensive
  4. very large
52. What does "keep an eye on" mean?
  1. Close your eyes
  2. Watch or look after something
  3. Ignore something
  4. Draw a picture

I. Reading Comprehension

Read the passage carefully and answer Questions 53–56.

Every Saturday morning, Aarav visits the community garden near his home. He enjoys helping the gardeners take care of the plants. One Saturday, he noticed that several young plants were becoming dry because there had been very little rain that week. Aarav filled a watering can and carefully watered the plants. He also removed a few weeds growing around them. The gardener thanked Aarav for being responsible and helpful.

53. When does Aarav visit the community garden?
  1. Every Monday
  2. Every Friday
  3. Every Saturday
  4. Every Sunday
54. Why were the young plants becoming dry?
  1. There was too much rain.
  2. There had been very little rain.
  3. The gardener removed them.
  4. Aarav forgot to water them.
55. What else did Aarav do besides watering the plants?
  1. He planted trees.
  2. He removed weeds.
  3. He picked flowers.
  4. He built a fence.
56. Which quality did Aarav show?
  1. Carelessness
  2. Laziness
  3. Responsibility
  4. Anger

J. Olympiad HOTS & Language Reasoning

57. Arrange the words to make a meaningful sentence:
"always / truth / the / speak / should / we"
  1. We should always speak the truth.
  2. Always we truth should speak the.
  3. The truth always should we speak.
  4. We speak should the always truth.
58. Which sentence has a different meaning from the others?
  1. Riya is not taller than Meera.
  2. Meera is taller than Riya.
  3. Riya is shorter than Meera.
  4. Meera is not shorter than Riya.
59. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
  1. Neither of the boys are ready.
  2. Neither of the boys is ready.
  3. Neither boys is ready.
  4. Neither of boys are ready.
60. Choose the best sentence to complete the paragraph:

"Meera found a wallet on the road. She looked inside and found an identity card. She wanted to return it to its owner. ____."

  1. So she threw the wallet away.
  2. She decided to keep the money.
  3. She used the information on the card to find the owner.
  4. She hid the wallet under a tree.

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✅ Class 5 English Olympiad Answer Key

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. A
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. B
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. C
31. C
32. B
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. B
37. B
38. B
39. B
40. A
41. A
42. B
43. B
44. A
45. A
46. A
47. B
48. A
49. B
50. C
51. B
52. B
53. C
54. B
55. B
56. C
57. A
58. A
59. B
60. C

Keep practising! Regular practice with vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension and reasoning questions can help build strong English language skills.

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