CREST English Olympiad Class 7 Previous Year Papers

Q.1

Read the composition and answer the question:

The Kingdom of Spain was created in 1492 with the unification of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon. For the next three centuries, Spain was the most important colonial power in the world. It was the most powerful state in Europe and the foremost global power during the 16th century and the greater part of the 17th century. Spain established a vast empire in the Americas, stretching from California to Patagonia, and colonies in the western Pacific.

Spain’s European wars, however, led to economic damage, and the latter part of the 17th century saw a gradual decline of power under an increasingly neglectful and inept Habsburg regime. The decline culminated in the War of the Spanish Succession, where Spain’s decline from the position of a leading Western power to that of a secondary one, was confirmed, although it remained the leading colonial power.

The eighteenth century saw a new dynasty, the Bourbons, which directed considerable effort towards the institutional renewal of the state, with some success, peaking in a successful involvement in the American War of Independence.

Which state was most powerful during the 16th century?

Q.2

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:

Autotomy is the ability of an animal to ________ a part of its body at will to save itself from predators and attackers.

Q.3

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate pronoun:

Between you and ________, he is a musician.

Q.4

Replace the erroneous part using the correct option:

If he has to write the entire document again, it was really a waste of time.

Q.5

Replace the erroneous part using the correct option:

The judges have so far unanimously rewarded the best of the performers every year.

Q.6

Replace the erroneous part using the correct option:

The moment the department came to know about the involvement of their officer, they order immediately to dismiss him.

Q.7

Complete the sentence using the most suitable set of articles:

Q: What did you get for your birthday?
A: I got _____ lot of wishes and gifts but _____ most memorable gift was from one of my _____ cousins.

Q.8

Complete the sentence using the most suitable article:

Q: How is your grandfather? I thought of meeting him at the hospital.
A: He's _________________ little tired and sick, but it's nothing serious.

Q.9

Read the passage and answer the question:

In Malaysia, the elephant is a symbol of conservation. Due to rampant development, Malaysian virtually impossible for them to roam without encroaching into plantations, estates and villages. In this context, elephants are considered a nuisance. This is where the translocation team comes in. The center is often called to relocate elephants from unwelcome territories to national parks. Wild elephants can be dangerous if threatened. The center's elephants are brought long to give moral support to wild ones who are frightened, angry, and confused at being captured and chained. Two working elephants flank a single wild elephant, touching it with their trunk, providing comfort, and calm in a slow and delicate process.
But knowledge is crucial to creating awareness, especially among the uneducated general public. Usually, it is not elephants that trespass into human territory. Rather, humans are the ones encroaching into elephant territory. The center has noble goals but lacks ample funds to realize its vision. The objective is clear but the process is slow. We may all have to do what we can to help.

According to the passage, what is the threat that makes wild elephants dangerous?

Q.10

Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus apis the wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees which discard it in or at the hive the hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive