English Olympiad - Exercise 1

Jack was not happy when he saw that his house was in disarray. His dog ripped open the trash bag, and there was food on the couch and floor. Jack liked his house neat and organized, and did not like what the dog had done.

Using your clues, what is the definition of disarray?

• disappointed

• very messy

• sad

• for sale

From the time she was little, Britt aspired to be a doctor. She wanted to help people, and save the lives of those who were injured or very ill. Though she was very busy working 2 jobs to pay for school, she studied hard and was very busy with her schoolwork. She graduated at the top of her class, and is now an Emergency Room surgeon.

Using your clues, what does the word aspired mean?

• dreamed

• expired

• thoughtful

• creative

Peter went to the store. He bought some nails, a hammer, 15 pieces of wood, a drill, some screws, and some rope. When Peter got home, he took all of his materials to the backyard, and began to construct a tree house.

Using your clues, what is the definition of construct?

• conspire

• destroy

• make

• strict

The wind blew through his hair as the boy watched the clouds roll in. As the waves grew bigger and bigger, he decided it was time to ride home. What is the boy doing?

• Eating breakfast

• Sailing

• Riding his bike

• Driving a car

Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.

Sam is most likely going to ___________________.

• the beach

• the mall

• school

• park

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.

How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

• He did not brush his teeth well.

• He ate too much candy.

• He did not floss his teeth.

• All of the above.

Every student in class had to study the life cycle of an animal. Beth chose one she wanted to learn more about. She often saw it in the pond near her house. She was amazed, though, when she really followed one closely from it's beginning as an egg to a tadpole until its legs developed.

What animal did Beth study?

• duck

• frog

• mouse

• lizard

He is excited about his new role as a leader the group and looking forward to …. more responsibilities.

• get on

• take on

• take off

• get off

The house …  twenty years ago by his father.

• build

• built

• that build

• was built

Neither lunch … breakfast was served at the restaurant.

• and

• or

• nor

• but