International English Olympiad Syllabus 2025 for Class 1 to 12

International English Olympiad Syllabus 2025 Highlights

Conducting Authority

Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF)

IEO Exam Date 2025

26th September, 11th and 26th November 2025

Subjects For IEO Olympiad 

Word and Structure Knowledge, Reading, Spoken and Written Expression and Achiever's Section

Questions Pattern

Multiple Choice Questions

Eligible Students

Class 1 to Class 12

IEO Olympiad Paper Pattern

Class 1st to Class 4th: 35 questions to 40 marks

Class 5th to Class 12th: 50 questions to 60 marks

Official Website Link

https://sofworld.org/

Section1

Jumbled Letters

• Words :  Their Meanings and Opposites, Identify the Word From the Picture, Making a  Word, Word Power, Feminine and Masculine, One and Many, Word Pairs, Odd One Out,
• Animals : Their Babies, Sounds and Groups,
• Nouns,  Pronouns, Verbs, Conjunctions, Articles, Adverbs, Prepositions, Adjectives, Basic tenses, Punctuation,
• Comprehension (Prose and Poetry), Picture Composition,
• Spoken and Written Expression.

Section 2

Achievers Section – Higher-order thinking questions – from the Syllabus described above

Section 1

Collocations, Spellings, Synonyms, Antonyms, Identify the word from the Picture, Words Related to Animals, Phrases, Idioms, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Contractions, Word order, Punctuation, Simple tenses.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like stories, short dialogues, etc. Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, invitations, etc.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like thanking, greeting, asking for permission, introducing (oneself), etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Word Power : Homophones, Collocations, Spellings, Words related to animals, Household things, Clothes, Basic emotions, Food, Animals and Pets, etc., Synonyms and Antonyms, Gender, Number, Proverbs, Idioms, One Word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Simple Tenses, Conjunctions and Punctuation, Basic Questions, Question tags, Jumbled words, etc.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Stories, Anecdotes, etc., Understand information through pictures, Time-table format, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, Invitations, etc.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like apology, greeting, introduction, request, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Collocations, Spellings, Gender, Singular-Plural, One word Substitution, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Contractions, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Tenses, Punctuations and Jumbled words, Basic Questions, Question Tags, Proverbs, Idioms, etc.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Stories, Anecdotes, etc., Understand information through pictures, Time-table format, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, Invitations, etc.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like apology, greeting, introduction, request, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Tenses, Active-Passive Voice and Reported Speech, etc.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News headlines, Messages, Letters,  etc., Understand information given in News reports, Time-tables, Messages, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, menu card dialogues, etc.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Punctuation and Jumbled Words, Tenses, Voices, Narration, etc., Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Synonyms, Antonyms.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News headlines, Brochures, Formal and Informal letters, Itinerary, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in Short narratives, Time-tables, News stories, Diary entry, Poster Making, Messages, etc.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like agreement and disagreement, Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Spellings, Collocations and Words related to Travel, Locations, Activities, Homonyms and Homophones, etc., Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One word, Phrasal verbs and Idioms, Modals, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Tenses, Voices and Narration, etc.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News stories, Brochures, Formal and informal letters and advertisements. Understand information given in News reports, Brochures, Itinerary, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short narratives, Biographies, Notices and Messages, etc.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting and refusing, Apologies and stating of preferences and expression of intent, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms or Proverbs, Homonyms and Homophones, One word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Participle Phrases, Conjunctions, Determiners, Jumbled Words and Punctuations, Tenses, Voices and Narrations, Question Tags, etc. Words related to leisure, Household items/issues, Social causes, Outdoor locations and activities, etc.

Section 2

Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News reports, Blurb, 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.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Requesting, Giving information, Expressing surprise, Pronunciation, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, 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.

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.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/Accepting compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking information, Pronunciation, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, 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.

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.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/Accepting compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking information, Pronunciation, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 1

Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, 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.

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.

Section 3

Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/Accepting compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking information, Pronunciation, etc.

Section 4

Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

IEO Olympiad Exam Pattern 2025 for Class 1 to 12 (Level 1)

Class

Section

No of Qs

Marks/Qs

Total Marks

1-4

Section 1: Word and Structure Knowledge

30

1

30

Section 2: Reading

Section 3: Spoken and Written Expression

Section 4: Achievers Section

5

2

10

Grand Total

35

40

5-12

Section 1: Word and Structure Knowledge

45

1

45

Section 2: Reading

Section 3: Spoken and Written Expression

Section 4: Achievers Section

5

3

15

Grand Total

50

60