CREST English Olympiad Class 6 Previous Year Papers
Getting ready for the Class 6 English Olympiad? Practising with previous year papers is a smart way to improve grammar skills, reading comprehension, and exam confidence.
Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?
Includes questions on Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions and Punctuation etc.
Boosts command over grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction.
Familiarises students with Olympiad-style questions and marking pattern.
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Section 1: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Punctuation, Jumbled Words, Conjunctions, Tenses, Voices, Narration, Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Words (Related to Everyday Problems, Relationships, Health and Medicine, Travel etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text and Image (Brochures, Formal and Informal letters, Itinerary, Short Narratives, Time-tables, News Stories, Diary Entry, Poster Making, Messages etc.), Spoken and Written Expressions (Agreement and Disagreement, Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.)
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.
Under which category does the quoted word fall under:
This is the guy who delivers the newspaper 'daily' to our house. Would you like to subscribe through him?
Q.2
Fill in the blank with the correct tense:
They __________ for some time over their results.
Q.3
Choose the most appropriate set of options to fill in the blanks:
I am grateful _______ him _______ this help.
Q.4
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
Actually, she knew very little about the man with ________ she had promised to spend the summer.
Q.5
Read the given sentence and check if there is/are any grammatical error/s in any of the given options:
I gave him a 20$ note to buy some medicines.
Q.6
From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in passive/active voice:
They have built a beautiful arch across the river.
Q.7
Read the passage and answer the question:
In the year 1863, a Civil War took place in Virginia which is the Battle of Chancellorsville, in banks of a narrow river for two months the two armies had been staked out. General Robert E. Lee led the Confederate troops. General Robert E. Lee is the reversed military tactician in American history. "Fighting" Joe Hooker led the Union soldiers. Both the leads were different in their appearance, personality, and lifestyle. General Robert E. Lee, an old man, is poor by his health with a grey beard wherein Joe Hooker was a young blond with egotism. They both were all set for the battle and Hooker was confident that he can win easily regardless of the army size of Lee. Hooker was overconfident, as he had 134,000 men wherein Lee had only 61,000 men. Hooker smartly moved 70,000 of his men to sneak back down behind Lee’s army, fifteen miles across the river, Hooker has cut off the Confederate soldiers as they were trapped; this left him happy and convinced that Union will crown the victory. Hooker thought Lee will retreat; instead, he moved his troops into position to attack which was not taken seriously by Hooker. At 5.00 p.m. when Lee’s army attacked the Union soldiers they were eating supper and were not completely prepared for the battle. This made Lee win the Battle of Chancellorsville with his approach.
What is the contrast between Lee and Hooker intended to ________.
Q.8
Identify the kind of noun for the word that is given in quotes:
Smoking is a bad "habit". Smoking causes cancer and smoking kills.
Q.9
Read the passage and answer the question:
In the year 1863, a Civil War took place in Virginia which is the Battle of Chancellorsville, in banks of a narrow river for two months the two armies had been staked out. General Robert E. Lee led the Confederate troops. General Robert E. Lee is the reversed military tactician in American history. "Fighting" Joe Hooker led the Union soldiers. Both the leads were different in their appearance, personality, and lifestyle. General Robert E. Lee, an old man, is poor by his health with a grey beard wherein Joe Hooker was a young blond with egotism. They both were all set for the battle and Hooker was confident that he can win easily regardless of the army size of Lee. Hooker was overconfident, as he had 134,000 men wherein Lee had only 61,000 men. Hooker smartly moved 70,000 of his men to sneak back down behind Lee’s army, fifteen miles across the river, Hooker has cut off the Confederate soldiers as they were trapped; this left him happy and convinced that Union will crown the victory. Hooker thought Lee will retreat; instead, he moved his troops into position to attack which was not taken seriously by Hooker. At 5.00 p.m. when Lee’s army attacked the Union soldiers they were eating supper and were not completely prepared for the battle. This made Lee win the Battle of Chancellorsville with his approach.
What made Hooker to lose the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Q.10
Read the passage and answer the question:
In the year 1863, a Civil War took place in Virginia which is the Battle of Chancellorsville, in banks of a narrow river for two months the two armies had been staked out. General Robert E. Lee led the Confederate troops. General Robert E. Lee is the reversed military tactician in American history. "Fighting" Joe Hooker led the Union soldiers. Both the leads were different in their appearance, personality, and lifestyle. General Robert E. Lee, an old man, is poor by his health with a grey beard wherein Joe Hooker was a young blond with egotism. They both were all set for the battle and Hooker was confident that he can win easily regardless of the army size of Lee. Hooker was overconfident, as he had 134,000 men wherein Lee had only 61,000 men. Hooker smartly moved 70,000 of his men to sneak back down behind Lee’s army, fifteen miles across the river, Hooker has cut off the Confederate soldiers as they were trapped; this left him happy and convinced that Union will crown the victory. Hooker thought Lee will retreat; instead, he moved his troops into position to attack which was not taken seriously by Hooker. At 5.00 p.m. when Lee’s army attacked the Union soldiers they were eating supper and were not completely prepared for the battle. This made Lee win the Battle of Chancellorsville with his approach.
How many men did Hooker position behind Lee's army?
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
a
Q.2
c
Q.3
c
Q.4
b
Q.5
b
Q.6
b
Q.7
d
Q.8
c
Q.9
c
Q.10
b
Additional Preparation Resources
CREST English Worksheets Package for class 6 - 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
CREST English Olympiad book for class 6 - 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 6 for free.
Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 6.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : d | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : b
