CREST English Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 10 English Olympiad? Practising previous year papers is a smart strategy to boost performance and gain confidence in tackling advanced-level questions.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers topics such as Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narration etc.
• Enhances language precision, analytical reading, and writing clarity.
• Helps students understand Olympiad question trends and manage time effectively.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word Order, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narrations, Concord, Question Forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Weather, Countries, Language and People, Global Problems, etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text (Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Manual Format, Message Format, Editorials, Essays and Advanced Texts), Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving/Accepting Compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking Information, Pronunciation, etc.)

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Please note that the dictionary which will be used for reference is Oxford Learner's Dictionary. This will be w.r.t. spellings & meanings. In case, if the word is not found in this dictionary, then it is assumed that this word does not exist.

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Q.1	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: Do you realize I _____________________ medicine for six years now?
	a) will be studying		b) will have studied
	c) might have studied		d) have been studying

Q.2	Read the passage and fill in the blank: Iron is only one chemical element. Steel, on the other hand, is a mixture of at least a few elements-iron and carbon. Steel may have as much as 1.5 percent carbon in it. But the steel we use most often has only 0.2 percent carbon in it. Besides carbon, steel may have small amounts of other metals that have been put into the 'melt' on purpose. Metals like manganese, found in some forms of iron, can improve the quality of steel. But there are also some elements found in steel which do not belong. An element such as sulphur can ruin steel. Steel makers try their best to get rid of it. Without the use of steel, the face of the world today would look a lot like it did in the middle of the 1800s. We would not have tall skyscrapers, huge steamships, cars, planes and large machines to make life easier. The invention of steel ______________________________.
	a) has brought progress to the world		b) has helped put colonies on Mars
	c) has allowed some countries to become too powerful		d) has increased the lifespan of man

Q.3	Punctuate the following sentence: young and old good and bad all must die.
	a) Young and old, good and bad - all must die.		b) "Young and old, good and bad" - All must die.
	c) Young and old, good and bad - All must die.		d) Young and old, good and bad. All must die.

Q.4	Choose the option that has pairs NOT representing nominalisation of adjectives:
	a) decorate-decoration; divide-division		b) confident-confidence; different-difference
	c) kind-kindness; selfish-selfishness		d) pure-purity; stupid-stupidity

Q.5	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: Bella likes to read; _________, her sister Della prefers to watch TV.
	a) in contrast		b) therefore
	c) moreover		d) in fact

Q.6	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: The ______ was highly energetic and agile.
	a) corps		b) coarse
	c) corpse		d) cop

Q.7	Choose a suitable option which expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech: Johnny asked Wilson whether the latter was in his senses.
	a) 'Hey Wilson are you in your senses now?'' asked Johnny.		b) "Wilson, are you in your senses?" asked Johnny.
	c) "Wilson, have you lost your senses?" asked Johnny.		d) "Are you senseless, Wilson?" asked Johnny.

Q.8	Fill in the blank with an appropriate option: Kate thinks that ____ people are evil.
	a) all of		b) all
	c) every		d) each

Q.9	Choose the synonym for the word in quotes: She is not seen even smiling these days, she is rather 'pensive'.
	a) ruminative		b) sad
	c) gloomy		d) black

Q.10	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation exam.
	a) better		b) well
	c) best		d) more

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Additional Preparation Resources

1. CREST English Worksheets Package for class 10 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. CREST English Olympiad book for class 10 - The book covers topic-wise reading material, chapter-wise practice questions with answer key & contains the previous year paper. The book is available in both physical and pdf formats. Proceed now to purchase the Olympiad book. Also, students can view & download the first chapter of the English Olympiad book for class 10 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 10.