SOF IEO Class 7 sample paper, 2026–27
What is actually on the SOF IEO Class 7 paper for 2026–27: the sections the body itself publishes, how many questions each one carries and what each is worth — read off the body's own site, and stamped with the date we last checked it.
Last verified against Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF)’s own site on 28 September 2026.
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The paper
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| Section | Questions | Marks each |
|---|---|---|
| Word and Structure Knowledge | 30 | 1 |
| Reading | 10 | 1 |
| Spoken and Written Expression | 5 | 1 |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 50 | 60 marks · 60 minutes |
SOF publishes this single table for Classes 5 to 12, so the Class 7 paper is the same shape as the Class 6 one and only the topic list underneath it moves. Word and Structure Knowledge is 30 of the 50 questions — half the paper is grammar and vocabulary with no reading in it — and the Achievers Section is 5 questions at 3 marks each, a tenth of the questions for a quarter of the marks, drawn from Sections 1 to 3 rather than from extra topics.
What it covers: English for Class 7
Ch 1. The Day the River Spoke
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose; Word and Structure Knowledge (M1) — vocabulary in context; literary devices and theme
Ch 2. Try Again
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — poetry, theme and application
Ch 3. Three Days to See
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose
Ch 4. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose; literary devices
Ch 5. A Funny Man
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose; Word and Structure Knowledge (M1) — wordplay and puns
Ch 6. Say the Right Thing
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose; Spoken and Written Expression (M3)
Ch 7. My Brother's Great Invention
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose; describing processes
Ch 8. Paper Boats
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — poetry and poetic devices
Ch 9. North, South, East, West
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose and theme; Word and Structure Knowledge (M1) — vocabulary
Ch 10. The Tunnel
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose and setting; Word and Structure Knowledge (M1) — vocabulary
Ch 11. Travel
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — poetry and theme
Ch 12. Conquering the Summit
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose and theme; Word and Structure Knowledge (M1) — vocabulary
Ch 13. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — prose and theme
Ch 14. My Dear Soldiers
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — poetry
Ch 15. Rani Abbakka
Olympiad syllabus label: Reading (M2) — biography; Word and Structure Knowledge (M1) — vocabulary
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