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	Read the passage and fill in the blank: Stammering is a habit disorder linked with a lack of self-confidence. Basically, for a child to understand a language, there are four stages. The first is learning to understand the spoken language, and the second is speaking. Both of these usually develop around the age of two. The third stage is speaking complex sentences, which develops at around three, and the fourth is when the child recognises the written alphabet. In 80% of children, while the third and fourth stages are at play, the first two get disturbed because something new is being incorporated in the mind. This is absolutely normal. But what over-cautious mothers do is fret a lot, and the child develops a fear which later manifests itself as stammering. In fact, most textbooks on stammering state in bold that - 'Had there not been any over-cautious mothers, hardly anyone would have suffered from stammering'. Fluency can be incorporated in the speech of such patients through hypnosis. Fluency can be incorporated in the speech of such patients through _____________.
	a) hypnosis		b) love
	c) cautious mothers		d) symbiosis

Q.2	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: The book, including all the chapters in the first section, ______ boring.
	a) have		b) are
	c) were		d) is

Q.3	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.4	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: The ______ disease left Adam bedridden for years.
	a) persistent		b) chronic
	c) consistent		d) resistant

Q.5	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the phone.
	a) easily		b) slowly
	c) excitedly		d) carelessly

Q.6	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: Seeing the sunrise on the highest peak was a _______ to behold.
	a) site		b) sight
	c) cite		d) side

Q.7	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: They don't always agree, but I think there is a bond of ______ affection between them.
	a) fair		b) shallow
	c) deep		d) inside

Q.8	Choose the most suitable word to replace the words given in bold: George wants to consult a/an book that contains information on various subjects. What should he refer to?
	a) dictionary		b) novel
	c) thesaurus		d) encyclopaedia

Q.9	Spot the error: Cattles are not allowed to enter this ground.
	a) this ground		b) are not
	c) to enter		d) cattles

Q.10	Punctuate the following sentence: do not desire O my young friend to get what you cannot get said the fisherman.
	a) "Do not desire, O my young friend, to get what you cannot get," said the fisherman.		b) Do not desire, O my young friend, to get what you cannot get, said the fisherman.
	c) "Do not desire, O my young friend, to get what you cannot get" said the fisherman.		d) "Do not desire, O my young friend, to get what you cannot get", said the fisherman.

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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.