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 correct option to fill in the blank: Meeting childhood friends and remembering old times is always _____________.
	a) refresh		b) refreshed
	c) refreshes		d) refreshing

Q.2	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.3	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.4	From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect speech: The boy said to his teacher, "I have been studying since night".
	a) The boy said to his teacher that he has been studying since night.		b) The boy said to his teacher that he is studying since night.
	c) The boy said to his teacher that he had been studying since night.		d) The boy said to his teacher that he was studying since night.

Q.5	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.6	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.7	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.8	Spot the error in the given sentence: “You and me will make a good team,” said uncle Daniel.
	a) will make a		b) a good team
	c) you and me		d) said uncle Daniel

Q.9	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.10	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

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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.