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.

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Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Arrange the set of words to get a meaningful sentence: or wilfully destroy a tree (1) / it is a criminal offence to cut down, (2) / without the authority's permission (3) / lop, uproot, wilfully damage (4)
	a) 1, 3, 4, 2		b) 2, 4, 1, 3
	c) 2, 4, 3, 1		d) 4, 3 , 2, 1

Q.2	Choose the option which means the same as the word in quotes: The traffic inspector can 'revoke' your driver's license for reckless driving.
	a) corroborate		b) withhold
	c) take away		d) assign

Q.3	Choose the option which is correct about the words in quotes in the given sentence: My sister 'has' a mushroom allergy. So eating food in which mushroom is an ingredient 'can' be dangerous for her.
	a) 'Has' is a helping verb, while 'can' is a modal verb.		b) 'Has' is a main verb, while 'can' is a helping verb.
	c) 'Has' is a helping verb, and 'can' is a main verb.		d) Both 'has' and 'can' are main verbs.

Q.4	Choose the sentence which has an abstract noun:
	a) Some people do not watch televison.		b) His astonishment knew no bounds.
	c) I recently bought a pair of binoculars.		d) A band of musicians entertained the audience.

Q.5	Spot the error in the sentence: Would you agree (A) / if I say that in Britain (B) / the coffee is more expensive ( C) / than tea (D)?
	a) B		b) D
	c) A		d) C

Q.6	Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect speech: "I will submit the reports tomorrow," Mary said.
	a) Mary said that she would submit the reports the next day.		b) Mary said she will submit the reports the next day.
	c) Mary said that she will have submitted the reports tomorrow.		d) Mary said that she would submit the reports the day after tomorrow.

Q.7	Read the poem and fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option: 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. In the first stanza, the _______________ .
	a) caterpillar sleeps		b) chrysalis is formed
	c) caterpillar peeps		d) caterpillar creeps

Q.8	Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: man / and / to / a / good / things / happen / who / gently / behaves / calmly
	a) Good things happen to a man who behaves calmly and gently.		b) To a man who behaves calmly and gently good things happen.
	c) A man good things happen to who behaves calmly and gently.		d) Behaves calmly and gently good things happen to a man who.

Q.9	Choose the most suitable option for the following situation: During a telephonic conversation, if you hung up then it means that you _________________________.
	a) stopped the conversation		b) ended the call
	c) made a call		d) returned a call

Q.10	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Even though he lives in _____ Liverpool, which is part of ____ UK, he still loves _____ USA.
	a) the, the, the		b) no article, the, the
	c) the, no article, no article		d) no article, no article, the

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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.