The Humming Bird English Olympiad Exam (HEO) aims to increase students’ vocabulary and fluency. The language, grammar, reading comprehension, sentence corrections, and other areas are the emphasis of the HEO test. As the first organisation to help state boards and students, Humming Bird also organised the first Olympiads in regional Indian languages. Humming Bird now offers six language tests. The Humming Bird English Olympiad is one of the foundation’s six language tests.

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The Humming Bird English Olympiad (HEO) is intended for students in grades 1 to 12 who are enrolled in CBSE, ICSE, a state board, or any other accredited Indian board. English language-related HEO questions, fundamental concepts such as jumbled words, synonyms, and antonyms to comprehending and conveying the meaning of an article or essay, will be asked. We will discuss the details of the HEO syllabus in this article.

Important Dates

HEO Syllabus

The HEO exam comprises multiple-choice questions, where students must select the right response from a list of four options. No points are deducted for incorrect responses or unanswered questions. The Olympiad will consist of a total of 50 logical thinking and English grammar-based problems.

The free book and app that are sent to students following registration contain the HEO 2022 syllabus. Students can use the numerous audio and video tutorials that are included in the mobile applications.

Class 1

• Jumbled letters
• Words: Their meaning and opposites
• Identify the word from the picture
• Making a word
• Feminine and masculine
• One and many
• Word pairs
• Odd one out
• Animals: Their babies, sounds, and groups
• Nouns, verbs, and articles
• Comprehension (prose and poetry)

Class 2

• Collocations
• Spellings
• Words related to animals and their sounds
• Clothes
• Body parts, basic emotions, and food
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and contractions
• Word order, punctuation, and simple tenses
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like stories and short dialogues
• Acquire a broad understanding of specific information in short texts like messages and invitations
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like thanking, greeting, asking for permission, and introducing oneself

Class 3

• Word power: Homophones, collocations, and spellings
• Words related to animals
• Household things, clothes, basic emotions, food, animals, and pets
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Gender
• Number
• Proverbs
• One word
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like stories and short dialogues
• Acquire a broad understanding of specific information in short texts like messages and invitations
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like thanking, greeting, asking for permission, and introducing oneself

Class 4

Topics covered under the HEO Class 4 syllabus are given below.

• Collocations
• Spellings
• Words related to animals and their sounds
• Clothes
• Body parts, basic emotions, and food
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and contractions
• Word order, punctuation, and simple tenses
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like stories and short dialogues
• Acquire a broad understanding of specific information in short texts like messages and invitations
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like thanking, greeting, asking for permission, and introducing oneself

Class 5

Topics covered under the HEO Class 5 syllabus are given below.

• Spellings, collocations, idioms, homonyms, and homophones
• Words related to feelings, travel, food, health, appearance, and character
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, and phrasal verbs
• Adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, punctuation, tenses, active-passive voice, and reported speech
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like news headlines, messages, and letters
• Understand information given in news reports, timetables, and messages.
• Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, menu cards, and dialogues
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requests, refusals, and apologies
• The use of conjunctions

Class 6

Topics covered under the HEO Class 6 syllabus are given below.

• Spellings and collocations
• Words related to travel, locations, activities, homonyms, and homophones
• Synonyms, antonyms, analogies, and spellings
• One word, phrasal verbs, and idioms
• Modals and word order
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, punctuation, tenses, voices, and narration
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like news stories, brochures, formal & informal letters, and advertisements
• Understand information given in news reports, brochures, and itineraries
• Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short narratives, biographies, notices, and messages
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting & refusing, apologies & stating of preferences, and expression of intent

Class 7

Topics covered under the HEO Class 7 syllabus are given below.

• Spellings and collocations
• Words related to travel, locations, activities, homonyms, and homophones
• Synonyms, antonyms, analogies, and spellings
• One word, phrasal verbs, and idioms
• Modals and word order
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, punctuation, tenses, voices, and narration
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like news stories, brochures, formal & informal letters, and advertisements
• Understand information given in news reports, brochures, and itineraries
• Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short narratives, biographies, notices, and messages
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting & refusing, apologies & stating of preferences, and expression of intent

Class 8

• Synonyms and antonyms
• Analogies and spellings
• Collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms or proverbs, homonyms & homophones, and one word
• Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, prepositional phrases, participle phrases, and conjunctions
• Determiners, jumbled words, and punctuations
• Tenses, voices, narrations, and question tags
• Words related to leisure, household items/issues, social causes, and outdoor locations & activities
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like news reports, blurbs, and dictionaries
• Understand information presented in instruction manual format, message format, and others
• Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like editorials, essays, etc.
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting, giving information, expressing surprise, and pronunciation

Class 9

• Synonyms and antonyms
• Analogies and spellings
• Word order, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and punctuations
• Jumbled words, voices, concord, and question forms
• Tenses, conditionals, modals, and reported speech
• Collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, and homonyms & homophones
• Words related to social cause, travel, and workplace
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like flyers, classifieds, and dictionaries
• Understand information presented in instruction manual format, message format, and others
• Acquire a broad understanding of specific information in longer texts like editorials and essays
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like giving advice, stating preferences, discussing probability, and making offers

Class 10

• Synonyms and antonyms
• Analogies and spellings
• One word, word order, nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, punctuations, voices, and narration
• Concord, question forms, and tenses
• Conditionals, modals, and collocations
• Phrasal verbs, idioms, and homonyms & homophones
• Words related to weather, countries, language, people, and global problems
• Search for and retrieve information from various text types like encyclopaedias and dictionaries
• Understand information presented in instruction manual format, message format, and others
• Acquire a broad understanding of specific information in longer texts like editorials and essays
• Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like giving/accepting compliments, agreeing, disagreeing, requesting, and pronunciation

Preparation Tips

• Students shouldn’t be worried when taking the exams, even if they have trouble understanding the questions. Maintain composure and go on to the following query. Try to respond to the remaining questions once they have answered all of the others.
• Ensure that the main idea is clear. If students fully grasp the fundamentals, they can respond to any question, regardless of how challenging.
• To the greatest extent feasible, revision is a crucial component of preparation. This will help with understanding and memorisation of all subjects.
• To ensure that the principles are fully understood, the students must strictly follow their timetable and plan each day.
• Students need to sleep for 7 to 8 hours every night. Lack of sleep will prevent them from finishing the exam paper.

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