CREST English Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Paper

Q.1

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

National college is _____________________________ the University of Rossetto.

Q.2

Find the correctly spelt word:

Q.3

Read the passage and answer the question:

We humans are used to thinking that our minds separate us from other animals. But new studies show that animals are quite intelligent and sensitive.
Animal intelligence isn't found only in mammals. It can be found in other animals, such as birds. Although we sometimes call people 'birdbrain' as an insult, our feathered friends can be very smart. Some can solve puzzles. For example, ravens can untie knots. Some birds can use tools. Some crows, for example, use twigs as spears. Some birds can even use our language. An African Grey parrot named Alex does more than just imitate human sounds. This parrot can name dozens of objects. It also seems to understand the ideas of "same and different amount".
Animals are able to feel emotions, too. This ability can be as painful for them as it is for humans. For example, some baboons live in groups where the leaders control through fear. Low-ranking baboons can live in a constant state of stress. This stress can cause health problems, just as it does in humans.
Some animals feel sadness when a family member dies. Elephants show interest even in decades-old elephant bones. Like humans, they are connected to each other in many ways.

How are birds similar to human beings?

Q.4

Spot the error:

Cattles are not allowed to enter this ground.

Q.5

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 ______________________________.

Q.6

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

She ______ stay up late if she takes a nap now.

Q.7

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

Whenever I visit her, she always makes _____ mention of her mother.

Q.8

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.

Q.9

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?

Q.10

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. ___________________________