Choose the word which is closest in meaning to shop.
📖 English · Class 2
SOF IEO Class 2: syllabus, paper pattern and sample questions
The SOF International English Olympiad for Class 2 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 2 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 — spelling, synonyms, antonyms, collocationsSection 1 · "Word Wharf" on the map
- 2.Grammar — parts of speech, articles, prepositions, simple tensesSection 1 · "Grammar Grove" on the map
- 3.Sentences — contractions, word order, punctuationSection 1 · "Sentence Sands" on the map
- 4.Phrases, Idioms and Animal WordsSection 1 · "Idiom Isle" on the map
- 5.Reading — stories, dialogues, messages, invitationsSection 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 2. 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, synonyms, antonyms, collocations
Answer: (A) store
**shop** means the same as store.
Sample 2 · Section 2: Reading · Reading — stories, dialogues, messages, invitations
The Ant and the Dove
A little ant went down to the river to drink. The water carried her away and she began to sink. A dove on a tree saw her. She dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed on to the leaf and reached the bank safely. Some days later a hunter came with a net to catch the dove. The ant saw him and bit his foot. The hunter cried out, and the dove flew away.
In the passage, the bank means the ___.
Answer: (A) edge of the river
The ant floated on the leaf until she reached dry ground at the river's edge.
Sample 3 · Section 3: Spoken and Written Expression · Spoken and Written Expression
Your grandmother is going to bed for the night.
Grandmother: I am going to sleep now.
What is the best thing to say?
Answer: (D) Good night, Nani!
‘Good night’ is what we say to someone going to bed.
Sample 4 · Section 4: Achievers Section · Grammar — parts of speech, articles, prepositions, simple tenses · Achievers difficulty
Choose the sentence that is correct.
Answer: (A) Ira ate her lunch at one o'clock yesterday.
It happened yesterday, so the simple past ‘ate’ is used.
How to practise IEO Class 2 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 2 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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