IEO Sample Papers For Class 12


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International English Olympiad is a prestigious English language exam conducted annually by the Science Olympiad foundation in association with the British council to help students improve their English proficiency and linguistic skills. The IEO improves the students vocal and written English thereby preparing them for the future.

The SOF Olympiad Trainer provides Class 12 IEO Sample Papers in the form of PDFs on their website that can help the students ace the IEO exam. To download the Class 12 IEO Sample Papers click here.

Students can perform well in the IEO for class 12 exam by preparing well and going through the Class 12 IEO Sample Papers. These sample Papers consist of specimen exam questions which help students get an experience of the type of questions that come in the IEO exams. Students by practicing the Class 12 IEO Sample Papers are exposed to a variety of questions and the difficulty levels that gives them an idea of the questions that may appear in the IEO.

Benefits of solving Class 12 IEO Sample Papers:

  • Students are able to analyze the exam pattern and the type of questions.
  • Students get an understanding of the main question paper.
  • The Sample Paper gives an inkling of the sections of the main exam.
  • It gives the basic idea of the type of questions asked in each section.
  • Students get an idea on what to expect from the question paper and the difficulty level.

The IEO for class 12 consists of a total of 50 questions of a total of 60 marks. The sectional breakup of the IEO class 12 is as follows:

  • Word and structure Knowledge - The Word and Structure Knowledge section tests the grammatical knowledge of a student on various topics of English Grammar mainly in the form ofFill in the blanks, Error spotting, Vocabulary
  • Reading - This section challenges the candidates to deduce relevant details from the given passage alongside their reading skills that helps them answer correctly.
  • Spoken and written expression - This section is to evaluate a candidate’s knowledge of English as a language. This section analyzes the student’s speaking and writing skills.
  • Achiever’s Section – The Achiever’s section entails high order thinking skills questions with higher weightage, which aim to test the thinking ability of the candidate.

Syllabus for IEO class 12:

Section – 1 : Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word order, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narration, Concord, Question forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Words related to weather, Countries, Language and people, Global problems, etc. and as per your Prescribed Syllabus.

 Section – 2 : Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc., Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others , Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like editorials, Essays, etc., Make inferences from advanced texts and as per your Prescribed Syllabus.

 Section – 3 : Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/accepting compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking information, Pronunciation, etc and as per your Prescribed Syllabus.

Section – 4: ACHIEVER SECTION Total Questions =5 total marks =15 Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3


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