At a glance
- Classes eligible
- 1-10
- Subject
- English Language
- Fee
- ₹150
- Exam window
- Sep-Dec
- Duration
- 60 min
- Question format
- MCQ
- Levels
- 1 (Single Level)
- Boards supported
- CBSE, ICSE, State
Official site: unifiedcouncil.com
Syllabus by class
Unified International English Olympiad as published by the organising body. Sections and topics are reproduced as they are printed, so what you read here is what the paper is set from.
Class 1
1 section · 10 topics
All Topics
- Words : Singulars and rules regarding making plurals; pronunciation
- Genders : Types and allocation
- Nouns : Common, Proper, Abstract, Collective, Un[countable]
- Spellings : Jumbled and unusual
- Introduction to Synonyms and antonyms with basic examples
- Articles, numbers, one word for many (substitution)
- Pairing, Rhyming words and odd one out
- Verb : Basic tenses, Person/Subject and verb agreement. Building simple sentences
- Reading Comprehension : Understanding Stories, learning to draw conclusions/morals and locating specific information and details
- Interactive English : General day-to-day interactions and short dialogues; Telephonic Conversation; Writing and understanding messages; Responding to situations at functions like greeting, thanking, requests, apologies, asking for information/permission, introducing (oneself)
Class 2
3 sections · 26 topics
Vocabulary and Functional Grammar
- Vowels and consonants
- vocabulary connected with actions, pictures, shapes, functions, qualities and quantities
- singulars and plurals
- jumbled letters of words
- pairing and rhyming words
- synonyms
- antonyms
- genders
- some parts of speech
- articles
- numbers
- regular and irregular verbs
- simple and some continuous tenses
- punctuation
- odd one out
Reading Comprehension
- Understanding meanings of words with shades of difference contextually
- understanding the main theme/idea of the story
- locating specific information
- perception of moral
Interactive English
- Spoken English in personal and telephonic conversations
- expressions like greeting, thanking
- making requests
- seeking permission
- giving information
- introducing self
- apologies
Class 3
3 sections · 24 topics
Vocabulary and Functional Grammar
- Alphabetical order
- pronunciation pattern and words
- singulars and plurals
- articles
- numbers
- pairing and rhyming words
- synonyms
- antonyms
- genders
- analogy
- parts of speech and their functions
- tenses with context to different times and persons
- regular, irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs
- sentences with words jumbled
- punctuation
- odd one out
Reading Comprehension
- Understanding meanings of words with shades of difference contextually
- understanding the main theme/idea of the story
- locating specific information
- dialogues and their references
- information gathering and contextual understanding
- perception of moral
Interactive English
- Greeting, thanking, making requests, seeking permission, giving information, introducing self, apologies, exchanging pleasantries
- mannerism in personal and telephonic conversations
Class 4
3 sections · 40 topics
Vocabulary and Functional Grammar
- Alphabetical order
- pronunciation pattern through syllable
- vocabulary
- analogy
- singulars and plurals
- pairing and rhyming words
- articles
- collocations
- homophones
- homonyms
- synonyms
- antonyms
- genders
- numbers
- parts of speech and their relative use in sentences
- clauses
- phrases
- tenses and their applications with context to different times and persons
- regular, irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs
- phrasal verbs
- sentences with words jumbled
- punctuation
- odd one out
- one word for many
- idioms
- direct and indirect narration
Reading Comprehension
- Understanding shades of meanings of words contextually and the main theme/idea of the story
- finding specific information
- understanding the use of auxiliary, modal and phrasal verbs
- information gathering
- overall perception
- finding the moral
Interactive English
- Spoken and formal English for exchange of pleasantries
- greeting, thanking, making requests
- seeking permission
- giving information
- introducing self
- apologies
- passing on information briefly but wholly
- etiquettes for personal and telephonic conversations
Class 5
3 sections · 42 topics
Vocabulary and Functional Grammar
- Syllables and pronunciation pattern
- analogy
- singulars and plurals
- pairing words
- synonyms
- antonyms
- determiners
- articles
- quantifiers
- collocations
- homophones
- homonyms
- genders
- numbers
- parts of speech and their relative use in sentences
- clauses
- phrases
- tenses and their applications with context to different times and persons
- regular, irregular, helping, modal and phrasal verbs
- sentences with words jumbled
- punctuation
- subject-verb agreement
- odd one out
- one word for many
- idioms
- direct and indirect narration
- active and passive voice
Reading Comprehension
- Understanding meanings of words with shades of difference contextually
- understanding the main theme/idea of the story
- locating specific information therein
- understanding the use of auxiliary, modal and phrasal verbs
- use of details and their references
- information gathering and contextual understanding
- perception of moral
Interactive English
- Spoken English used in exchange of pleasantries and mannerism in personal and telephonic conversations
- expressions like greeting, thanking
- making requests
- seeking permission
- giving information
- introducing self
- apologies
- passing on information briefly but wholly
Class 6
3 sections · 48 topics
Vocabulary and Functional Grammar
- Syllables and words
- singulars and plurals
- vocabulary
- analogy
- synonyms
- antonyms
- pairing words
- determiners
- quantifiers
- articles
- collocations
- homophones
- homonyms
- genders
- numbers
- parts of speech and their relative use in sentences
- phrasal verbs
- clauses
- phrases
- various tenses and their use for different actions
- regular, irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs
- structure of sentences
- punctuation
- error correction
- subject-verb agreement
- odd one out
- one word for many
- idioms
- direct and indirect narration
- active and passive voice
Reading Comprehension
- Comprehending the story throughout with context to its detailed information
- understanding the phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms used therein, contextually and otherwise
- studying details and their effects
- information for and about as referred therein
- perception of moral
Interactive English
- Exchange of pleasantries
- greeting
- thanking
- apologising
- consoling
- warning
- giving opinions, advice
- polite disagreement
- introducing self
- making requests
- seeking permission
- giving information briefly but wholly
- etiquettes in personal and telephonic conversations
Compiled from unifiedcouncil.com · source. Always confirm against the official site before an exam.
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