CREST English Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 5 English Olympiad? Previous year papers are a great way to practise key concepts and boost your child's confidence before the exam.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers topics like Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones
• Enhances grammar, vocabulary, and overall language usage.
• Helps students understand question patterns and manage time better.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Feelings, Travel, Food, Health, Appearance, Character, etc.), Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Punctuation, Tenses, Active-Passive Voice, Reported Speech, Information Retrieval from Various Text (News Headlines, Messages, Letters, News Reports, Time-tables, Messages, etc.), from Specific Short Texts (Messages, Menu Card, Dialogues etc.), from Situation Based Texts (Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.) and Conjunctions.

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.

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

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Q.1	Fill in the blanks using appropriate options: There are several ways to deal ____ (in / with / to) the tendency to delaying. Break ____ (off / out / down) the task into manageable pieces and knock them _____ (out / off / up) one at one time. Focus _____ (at / on / over) accomplishing what’s important for you ______ (in / at / on) this moment.
	a) with, down, off, on, at		b) in, out, off, at, in
	c) with, down, off, at, in		d) to, down, up, over, on

Q.2	Choose an appropriate preposition to complete the sentence: Fate smiles _______ those who don’t give up on their failures and continue to work hard.
	a) with		b) over
	c) on		d) around

Q.3	Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank: The audience are laughing, _______________?
	a) aren't they		b) isn't it
	c) are they		d) don't they

Q.4	From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence: "Please don't go away," she said.
	a) He begged me not to go away.		b) He begged that I not go away.
	c) He told to me not to go away.		d) He said to please her and not go away.

Q.5	Choose the most suitable option (solution for the error) for the given sentence: My auntie eleena worked for a software company in brisbane.
	a) The name of the person and company title should begin with capital letter.		b) The city name should begin with capital letter.
	c) The name of the person and name of place should begin with capital letter.		d) The sentence has no punctuation error.

Q.6	Choose the correct form of the word given in bracket to fill in the blank: Since he dropped his wrist watch, it looks even ___________ (bad) than it did before.
	a) more bad		b) worse
	c) worst		d) bad

Q.7	Fill in the blank using a suitable conjunction: Carlos can go camping this year, _____ he doesn't want to.
	a) and		b) or
	c) so		d) but

Q.8	Identify the tense of the given sentence: I had given my blood sample for a test when my father returned home from work.
	a) simple past tense		b) past perfect tense
	c) present perfect continuous		d) future perfect tense

Q.9	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: I was completely ________________ by the complicated instructions.
	a) amazed		b) impressed
	c) angered		d) confused

Q.10	Read the poem and answer the question: Butterfly The little caterpillar creeps, Through my garden like a soft sculpture. Nibbling here, nibbling there, Munching on leaves everywhere, Eating and growing. Now in the chrysalis it sleeps, After weaving a silken home. Changing here, changing there, Being transformed within its lair, Created anew. A beautiful butterfly now peeps, From its silken home to the skies. Flying here, flying there, Lighting on flowers everywhere, Delighting me. What is the meaning of the word 'peep'?
	a) to be just able to be seen		b) to become bigger
	c) fly out		d) look at the sky

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Additional Preparation Resources

Practicing class 5 CREST English Olympiad past year papers multiple times will help students to evaluate their level of performance. Also, they will be able to recognize the gaps in their preparation. 

1. CREST English Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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 5 - 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 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.