English Olympiad

📘 1. Grammar & Usage

• Parts of Speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.)
• Tenses (present, past, future forms)
• Articles (a, an, the)
• Prepositions (in, on, at, etc.)
• Conjunctions
• Subject–verb agreement
• Active & passive voice
• Direct & indirect speech

📖 2. Vocabulary

• Synonyms & antonyms
• One-word substitutions
• Idioms & phrases
• Spellings
• Word formation (prefixes, suffixes)

🧠 3. Reading Comprehension

• Passage-based questions
• Main idea & theme
• Vocabulary in context
• Inference-based questions

✍️ 4. Sentence Structure & Correction

• Error detection
• Sentence improvement
• Jumbled sentences (rearrangement)
• Fill in the blanks

🧩 5. Verbal Reasoning

• Analogy (word relationships)
• Classification (odd one out)
• Coding-decoding (sometimes)
• Series completion

🌍 6. Achievers Section (Higher Order Thinking)

• Mixed grammar + reasoning
• Complex comprehension
• Application-based problems

🎯 Key Tips

• Focus on concept clarity, not rote learning
• Practice previous year papers
• Improve reading habit (newspapers, books)
• Build strong vocabulary daily