What is Junior English Olympiad (JEO)?

As the world’s global language and a cornerstone of the Australian curriculum, English is the crucial building block for academic success too. Mastering English unlocks a wide range of skills that benefit every aspect of your life, including Everyday literacy, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Clear Communication.

These essential skills not only excel your performance in the humanities but also underpin every other area of your academic, social, and professional life.

Therefore, International Contests Center (ICC) and UNICEP together brings you the prestigious Australian based Junior English Olympiad for Pakistani students.

Don’t miss your chance to shine! Join the Junior English Olympiad today and start building the skills that will shape your future.

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Format of Contest

National Round 2024

Date of competition:

14 November 2024

Duration:

50 Minute.

Competition Portal:

Online or Paper Base.

Question Form:

Reading, Grammer and General English.

Deadline Registration:

The Registration Deadline is 15 October 2024.

Language

The Language for this contest will be English.

Results:

The results will be announced on 15 December 2024.

Criteria:

3 Wrong answers will void 1 correct answer.

Registration Fee:

For Schools: Rs 2000/-
For Private: Rs 3000/-

Category Participant

JEO 1

Grade 1

JEO 3

Grade 4 and 4.

SENIOR 1

Grade 7 and 8.

JEO 2

Grade 2 and 3.

Grade 4

Grade 6.

SENIOR 2

Grade 9 and 10.

Sample Papers

SYLLABUS

JEO 1 - (Grade 1)

  • Collocations, 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.
  • Search for and retrieve information from various text types like stories and look for specific
    information in short texts like messages, invitations, etc.
  • Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like thanking, greeting, asking for
    permission, introducing (oneself), etc.
  • Higher Order Thinking Questions

JEO 2 - (Grade 2 and 3)

  • Homophones, Collocations, Spellings, Gender, Singular-Plural, Words related to animals,
    Household things, Clothes, Basic emotions, Food, Animals and Pets, etc.
  • One word Substitution, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Contractions,
    Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Tenses, Punctuations and Jumbled words, Basic Questions,
    Question Tags, Proverbs, Idioms, Word order, 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.
  • Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like apology, greeting, introduction,
    request, etc.
  • Higher Order Thinking Questions.

JEO 3 - (Grade 4 and 5)

  • Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Pronouns,
    Verbs and Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation
    and Jumbled Words, Tenses, Narration, etc.
  • Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Synonyms, Antonyms.
  • 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, etc.
  • Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Requests, Refusals, Apologies,
    Word order, etc.
  • Higher Order Thinking Questions.

JEO 4 - (Grade 6)

  • Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Pronouns,
    Verbs and Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation
    and Jumbled Words, Tenses, Narration, etc.
  • Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Synonyms, Antonyms.
  • 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, etc.
  • Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Requests, Refusals, Apologies,
    Word order, etc.
  • Higher Order Thinking Questions.

SENIOR 1 - (Grade 7 and 8)

  • Collocations and Words related to Travel, Locations, Activities, Homonyms and Homophones, etc.
  • 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, Question Tags, etc.
  • Words related to leisure, Household items/issues, Social causes, Outdoor locations and activities, 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, etc.
  • Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting, Giving information,
    Expressing surprise, Pronunciation, Word order,
  • Higher Order Thinking Questions.

SENIOR 2 - (Grade 9 and 10)

  • Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, One word, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives,
    Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Jumbled words, Voices, Concord, Question forms,
    Tenses, Conditionals, Modals. Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones,
    Words related to social cause, Travel, Workplace, Weather, Countries, Language and people, Global
    problems, etc.
  • Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
  • Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others
  • Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Giving/accepting compliments,
    Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking information, Pronunciation, Word order, etc.