Sample Paper 7 8 IKLC
INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST 2013
Time Allowed: 60 minutes
3- Point Questions
1.”To take care of” means:
A) to look back B) to look after
C) to look in
D) to look into
E) to look up to
2. She was …………… dressed with fine furs and jewels.
A) expensive
B) more expensive C) expensively
D) most expensive E) less expensive
3. If an equilateral triangle has two sides both measuring 4cm, what will be the length of the third side?
A) 8 cm
B) 2 cm
C) 6 cm
D) 1 cm
E) 4 cm
4. Why did you …………… that book home without asking me?
A) remove
B) take
C) get
D) touch
E) receive
5. I asked my friend to …………… me 10 pounds.
A) borrow
B) withdraw
C) lend
E) allow
D) take
6. He’s worked for that company …………… last May.
A) from
D) since
B) by
E) ago
7. Match the two columns:
1. brown
2. tanned
3. attractive
4. wavy
5. slender
A) 1b/2c/3e/4a/5d
D) 1b/2e/3c/4d/5a
C) during
a. eyes
b. build
c. appearance
d. face
e. hair
B) 1a/2d/3c/4e/5b
E) 1c/2b/3a/4e/5d
C) 1a/2b/3c/4d/5e
8. “She’s going on holiday for a fortnight” means that she will be away for …………… .
A) four nights
B) four weeks
C) forty days
D) four days
E) two weeks
9. Complete the sentence:
If you were a true friend, you …………… me a hand with this difficult assignment. A) would give
B) gave
C) would given
D) had given
E) will give
Level Cadet (Class 7 & 8)
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INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST 2013
Time Allowed: 60 minutes
10. Which word sounds the same as “hare”?
A) hire
B) heir
C) hear
D) hair
E) here
4- Point Questions
11. I’m a bit short …………… money. Could I borrow 20 pounds, please?
A) off
B) from
C) of
D) in
E)by
12. The earth …………… around the sun.
A) revolves
D) was revolving
B) is revolving
E) would revolve
13. Complete the idiom: as quiet as a ……………
A) beaver
B) mole
C) mouse
C) will revolve
D) rat
14. Ryan: Would you like to go to the concert with me?
Adam: Thanks, but I’m not really …………… classical music.
A) for
B) into
C) upon
D) with
E) rodent
E) to
15. “I
Time Allowed: 60 minutes
3- Point Questions
1.”To take care of” means:
A) to look back B) to look after
C) to look in
D) to look into
E) to look up to
2. She was …………… dressed with fine furs and jewels.
A) expensive
B) more expensive C) expensively
D) most expensive E) less expensive
3. If an equilateral triangle has two sides both measuring 4cm, what will be the length of the third side?
A) 8 cm
B) 2 cm
C) 6 cm
D) 1 cm
E) 4 cm
4. Why did you …………… that book home without asking me?
A) remove
B) take
C) get
D) touch
E) receive
5. I asked my friend to …………… me 10 pounds.
A) borrow
B) withdraw
C) lend
E) allow
D) take
6. He’s worked for that company …………… last May.
A) from
D) since
B) by
E) ago
7. Match the two columns:
1. brown
2. tanned
3. attractive
4. wavy
5. slender
A) 1b/2c/3e/4a/5d
D) 1b/2e/3c/4d/5a
C) during
a. eyes
b. build
c. appearance
d. face
e. hair
B) 1a/2d/3c/4e/5b
E) 1c/2b/3a/4e/5d
C) 1a/2b/3c/4d/5e
8. “She’s going on holiday for a fortnight” means that she will be away for …………… .
A) four nights
B) four weeks
C) forty days
D) four days
E) two weeks
9. Complete the sentence:
If you were a true friend, you …………… me a hand with this difficult assignment. A) would give
B) gave
C) would given
D) had given
E) will give
Level Cadet (Class 7 & 8)
Page 1 of 3
INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO LINGUISTIC CONTEST 2013
Time Allowed: 60 minutes
10. Which word sounds the same as “hare”?
A) hire
B) heir
C) hear
D) hair
E) here
4- Point Questions
11. I’m a bit short …………… money. Could I borrow 20 pounds, please?
A) off
B) from
C) of
D) in
E)by
12. The earth …………… around the sun.
A) revolves
D) was revolving
B) is revolving
E) would revolve
13. Complete the idiom: as quiet as a ……………
A) beaver
B) mole
C) mouse
C) will revolve
D) rat
14. Ryan: Would you like to go to the concert with me?
Adam: Thanks, but I’m not really …………… classical music.
A) for
B) into
C) upon
D) with
E) rodent
E) to
15. “I