CREST English Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Paper

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• Covers topics such as Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narration etc.
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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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Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	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.

Q.2	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. By the time the child becomes two years old, he/she can ___________________________________.
	a) only speak sentences		b) only understand spoken language
	c) understand and speak simple language		d) both a and b

Q.3	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: An influential news magazine in the United States has enumerated forty cases of ethno-religious conflict _______ within this period.
	a) harming		b) developing
	c) surrounding		d) erupting

Q.4	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: When I go to a stranger's library, I glance around the bookshelves. That reveals the kind of person he is. I feel that I have an _______ into his mind.
	a) secret		b) mystery
	c) insight		d) solution

Q.5	Choose an appropriate answer: Saba and I are very much in love, but we are not joined at the hip, you know. 'Joined at the hip' means:
	a) to have numerous commonalities		b) to not be in love
	c) to be exceptionally close to someone		d) to keep one's things to oneself

Q.6	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: I think she _____ the clock this week.
	a) wounded		b) wound
	c) wind		d) wounds

Q.7	Punctuate the following sentence: the words the prohibited area were written on the wall.
	a) The words, "The prohibited Area," were written on the wall.		b) The words, The Prohibited Area, were written on the wall.
	c) The words, "The Prohibited Area" were written on the wall.		d) The words, "The Prohibited Area", were written on the wall.

Q.8	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.9	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: Patient: Good evening, doctor! I am your new patient and scheduled for an appointment today. Could you please re-schedule it for tomorrow, as I have to go out of station today? Doctor: In that case, you can come back a week later. Patient: That would be too late. ___________________________
	a) I will try to come tomorrow.		b) I will keep my appointment for tomorrow.
	c) Give me another date.		d) I would like to make it today itself.

Q.10	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: Ken: How was your fishing trip? Ben: ________________________________________
	a) There was fish.		b) It was strange.
	c) It was delightful.		d) I was delighted.

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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.