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

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Read the following message and choose the option which is incorrect:                                     Message 23 May, 2022 Mummy-Papa, Anna, Kate’s roommate, called to inform that Kate has been hospitalised. Kate received an electric shock and has been admitted to Springdale Hospital. Don’t worry, as she is conscious now and wants to meet us. I am going to the hospital and I’ll meet you both there soon. Dave
	a) The message is regarding Kate.		b) Mummy and Papa are the writers of this message.
	c) The message is not longer than 50 words.		d) The most important detail in this message has been written clearly.

Q.2	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.3	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.4	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.5	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.6	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.7	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: We should always speak ______________ to everyone.
	a) quickly		b) carelessly
	c) ferociously		d) politely

Q.8	From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in direct speech: She said that her brother was getting married.
	a) She said, "Her brother is getting married."		b) She told, "Her brother is getting married."
	c) She said, "My brother is getting married."		d) She said, "My brother was getting married."

Q.9	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.10	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

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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.