CREST English Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Papers

Q.1

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:

He decided to ___________ in his matric examination to get a higher score.

Q.2

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:

I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.

Q.3

Read the passage and answer the question:

Tom Hamilton liked his Aunt Prudence. She taught at the university. Her name was Dr. Prudence Hamilton. When she came to Tom's father's farm in the Cowichn Valley on Vancouver stand, which is part of the province of British Columbia, she always brought presents. Tom liked her.
He didn’t like her constant companion, Genevieve Trueheart, a dog.
Tom Hamilton was fond of other dogs. He had a dog, a bull terrier called Rusty, a fighter right from the word go. Rusty kept the pheasants out of the garden and young grain. He worked for a living. Tom couldn't like Genevieve Trueheart. She was good for nothing. She never even looked like a dog. She was a great big soft wheezing lazy wagging monster, a great big useless jump.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe Genevieve Trueheart?

Q.4

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

We met a lot of interesting people ________ our holiday.

Q.5

Check the prefix and fill in the blank using a correct option:

We got late for the airport and missed our flight. He ____________ the time.

Q.6

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

Each of these hot dogs ____ juicy.

Q.7

Read the passage and identify the false statement:

Language is the primary source of communication for humans and is used to convey thoughts, feelings, intentions, and desires to others (Bonvillain 2008:1). Many rules are taken into account when forming a language. According to Bolton, language is arbitrary and is unrepresentative of the objects they represent (Bolton 1996: 63). The study of Semantics allows us to identify the meaning of words and phrases in their literal sense, and helps us to make meaning out of arbitrary sounds and phrases. It has been contributed to by both linguists and philosophers. Linguists used lexical decomposition to understand the features that comprise words and the categories in which the words fit. Philosophers dealt more with the meanings of sentences and truth condition and reference (Parker and Riley 2010: 28). Semantics is still not a completely understood field, and as a result it is not easy to study (Parker and Riley 2010:26-27).Semantics is split into three different sections: sense, reference, and truth conditions.

Thanks to semantics, we gain an understanding of what words mean when they are said to us. Without semantics, we would not be able to understand each other. Semantics take into account cultural, situational and environmental constructs to develop meaning in different areas of the United States and throughout the world (Bonvillain 2008: 27). With that being said, there are several things that semantics brings to the English language that allows us to communicate on a deeper level and makes our language more complex. Sense is the study of the literal and intentional meaning of words and phrases. Part of this section is lexical ambiguity. This occurs when one word has more than one meaning.
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Q.8

Complete the analogy:

scribble : write ::

Q.9

Spot the error:

The enemy has received many informations regarding the activities of the army of our neighbouring country.

Q.10

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

The police pushed the people back to make ________ for Prime Minister's car to pass.