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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Q.1	Choose the sentence with appropriate punctuation marks: The birds feathers were all left in the following places Mr Sams room Mr Joys room and the gardeners cupboard
	a) The birds' feathers were all left in the following places: Mr Sam's room, Mr Joy's room and the gardener's cupboard.		b) The bird's feathers were all left in the following places; Mr Sam's room Mr Joy's room and the gardener's cupboard.
	c) The birds feathers were all left in the following places: Mr Sams room, Mr Joys room and the gardeners cupboard		d) The bird's feathers were all left in the following places, Mr Sam's room Mr Joy's room and the gardener's cupboard

Q.2	Read the poem and choose the answer to fill in the blank: 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. One of the synonyms of 'eat' is _________________.
	a) creep		b) peep
	c) munch		d) weave

Q.3	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The party began at 7:00 p.m. and lasted ________early morning.
	a) before		b) after
	c) until		d) since

Q.4	For the given sentence, choose the correct article/s to complete the sentence: I had ____ salad sandwich and ____ burger for lunch, so my stomach was full. I told my mom not to make lunch for me.
	a) an, a		b) the, no article required
	c) the, the		d) a, a

Q.5	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Although he knows me _______ well, he didn't invite me to the housewarming ceremony.
	a) so		b) always
	c) very		d) too

Q.6	Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket: The Sun _______________brightly when we reached Mount Everest. (shine)
	a) shone		b) was shining
	c) has been shining		d) had been shining

Q.7	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.8	Choose the option in which the conjunction has been used correctly: You will not reach the airport on time. You have to drive faster.
	a) You have to drive faster or you will not reach the airport on time.		b) You will not reach the airport on time but you have to drive faster.
	c) You have to drive faster if you reach the airport on time.		d) If you reach the airport on time, you will not have to drive faster.

Q.9	Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks: The poor man is standing ______ the court. He has been standing there ______ morning.
	a) near, for		b) outside, from
	c) near, from		d) outside, since

Q.10	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.

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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.