CREST English Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Papers

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	From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect/direct speech: I told him that he was not serious about his higher studies.
	a) I said to him, "You are not serious about your higher studies".		b) I told to him, "You are not serious about your higher studies".
	c) I said, "You are not serious about your higher studies".		d) I said to him, "He is not serious about your higher studies".

Q.2	From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect/direct speech: She was asked to wait in the lobby by the receptionist.
	a) "Wait, in the lobby" said the receptionist.		b) The receptionist said, "You can wait in the lobby."
	c) The receptionist said, "Please wait in the lobby".		d) "Please wait in the lobby" was told by the receptionist.

Q.3	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: Julie ____________ us yesterday since she was at home the entire day.
	a) called on		b) called in
	c) called out		d) called for

Q.4	Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: who/ arrogant/ people/ is / well behaved / a / person / even / like
	a) Who is well behaved even arrogant people like a person.		b) Even arrogant people like a person who is well behaved.
	c) Like a person who is well behaved even arrogant people.		d) A person who is well behaved even arrogant people like.

Q.5	Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank: Mom has not bought a dress for Sara,  _______________________?
	a) hasn't she		b) has she
	c) did she		d) does she

Q.6	Choose the option with correct punctuation:
	a) I am asking if you would like to join us for the ball again together tomorrow?		b) I am asking “if you would like to join us for the ball again together tomorrow”?
	c) I am asking if you would like to join us for the ball again together tomorrow.		d) I am asking “if you would like to join us for the ball again together tomorrow.”

Q.7	Fill in the blank with correct present perfect continuous tense: Julie ________ living in Italy since May.
	a) has being		b) has been
	c) is been		d) have been

Q.8	Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks and also identify their type: The bouquet that belongs to Annie is ________ bouquet. The bouquet is ________ .
	a) its- possessive adjective, its- possessive adjective		b) her-possessive adjective, hers- possessive pronoun
	c) your-possessive pronoun, yours-possessive adjective		d) his-possessive pronoun, his-possessive pronoun

Q.9	Choose the pair of words which is similar in meaning. I desire to go to the beach and wish to swim in the ocean.
	a) beach-ocean		b) beach-desire
	c) beach-swim		d) desire-wish

Q.10	Read the given sentence and identify the expression of the author: When I think of my exam results, I get butterflies in my stomach.
	a) happy		b) sad
	c) scared		d) nervous

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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.