SOF IEO for Class 4

IEO Class 4 at a glance

Conducted by

Science Olympiad Foundation

Questions for Class 4

35

Duration

60 min

Total marks

40

Fee

₹150-200

Exam window

Sep-Nov (L1); Feb (L2)

Levels

2 (Level 2 for Class 3-12)

Classes eligible

1-12

Level 1 is held in Sep-Nov and Level 2 in Feb. Each school picks its exam day inside the window; the date for your child comes from the school. Confirm on sofworld.org.

Exam pattern for Class 4

35 questions for 40 marks, 60 minutes, all multiple choice. No negative marking.

Ties are broken by section, in this order: Achievers > Word/Structure > Reading > Spoken/Written (M4,M1,M2,M3).

Try 8 real Class 4 questions

Straight from the PrepMojo question bank, written to the pattern of the SOF papers. Have a go, then open the answer.

1. Question 1 · English

   Choose the option that best completes the analogy. Brave : Courageous :: Smart : ____________

   1. A.Confident
   2. B.Curious
   3. C.Honest
   4. D.Clever
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   Answer: D. Clever

   'Clever' correctly completes the analogy. 'Confident' is often guessed instead, because 'confident' is a general self-belief, a different quality from being smart.

2. Question 2 · English

   Someone says: "How short would you like it at the back?" Who is speaking?

   1. A.A barber
   2. B.A bus conductor
   3. C.A doctor
   4. D.A shopkeeper
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   Answer: A. A barber

   'How short would you like it at the back?' is said by a barber - not a doctor, because a doctor may look at your head but never cuts your hair.

3. Question 3 · English

   Grandfather sat in his armchair in a comfortable way. Which ONE word can replace "in a comfortable way"?

   1. A.comfortable
   2. B.uncomfortable
   3. C.comfort
   4. D.comfortably
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   Answer: D. comfortably

   "in a comfortable way" tells HOW something was done, so it is replaced by the adverb comfortably, not by comfortable, which describes a thing rather than an action.

4. Question 4 · English

   She ate ___ orange after lunch.

   1. A.No article
   2. B.An
   3. C.Many
   4. D.A
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   Answer: B. An

   We say: She ate an orange after lunch. 'A' does not fit, because orange starts with a vowel sound, so an.

5. Question 5 · English

   We do yoga ___ the morning.

   1. A.At
   2. B.On
   3. C.By
   4. D.In
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   Answer: D. In

   We say: We do yoga in the morning. 'At' does not fit, because 'at' is for exact times and for night - parts of the day like the morning take in.

6. Question 6 · English

   How many words in this sentence should start with a capital letter but do not? "my pen pal Kofi lives in accra, the capital of Ghana in africa."

   1. A.2
   2. B.5
   3. C.4
   4. D.3
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   Answer: D. 3

   These need one and do not have it: my, accra, africa; that is 3. Kofi, Ghana already have their capitals, so they are not counted.

7. Question 7 · English

   Read this sentence. The milkman comes to our house daily. Which part of speech is the word 'daily' as it is used here?

   1. A.Preposition
   2. B.Adjective
   3. C.Adverb
   4. D.Noun
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   Answer: C. Adverb

   It tells us HOW OFTEN the milkman comes, so it is doing work on the verb 'comes'. So in this sentence 'daily' is an adverb.

8. Question 8 · English

   Read this sentence. My father reads the daily newspaper every morning. Which part of speech is the word 'daily' as it is used here?

   1. A.Noun
   2. B.Adverb
   3. C.Verb
   4. D.Adjective
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   Answer: D. Adjective

   It stands in front of 'newspaper' and tells us WHICH kind of newspaper. So in this sentence 'daily' is an adjective.

SOF IEO Class 4 syllabus

As published by SOF for Class 4: 4 sections, 31 topics. Reproduced as printed, so what you read here is what the paper is set from.

Compiled from sofolympiadtrainer.com. Always confirm against the official site before an exam.

Questions parents ask about IEO Class 4

What is the SOF IEO syllabus for Class 4?

The Class 4 paper has 4 sections: Word & Structure Knowledge, Reading, Spoken & Written Expression, Achievers. Topics include Collocations, Spellings, Words related to Animals, Clothes, Profession, Transport, etc, Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies. The full list of 31 topics, as SOF publishes it, is on this page.

How many questions are in the Class 4 IEO paper?

35 questions for 40 marks, in 60 minutes. Word & Structure Knowledge: 15 questions of 1 mark each; Reading: 10 questions of 1 mark each; Spoken & Written Expression: 5 questions of 1 mark each; Achievers Section: 5 questions of 2 marks each. There is no negative marking.

When is the SOF IEO exam for Class 4 in 2026-27?

Level 1 is held in Sep-Nov and Level 2 in Feb. Each school picks its own exam day inside that window and tells its students, so the date for your child comes from the school. Confirm it on the official SOF site before the exam.

Who goes to IEO Level 2 from Class 4?

IEO has a second level for Class 3 and above. SOF's rule for who qualifies from Level 1: Top 5% class-wise; OR zone top 25; OR school topper.

Where can a Class 4 child practise IEO questions for free?

On PrepMojo. Every child gets 10 practice questions a day free, forever, with no card needed, and every answer comes with an explanation. It works in the app on iPhone and Android and in any web browser. Till 30 Nov 2026, every child has PrepMojo Plus at no cost as part of our Navratri and Diwali Offer.