CREST English Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Papers
Preparing for the Class 8 English Olympiad? Practising with previous year papers is one of the most effective ways to strengthen core concepts and gain confidence.
Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?
Covers topics like Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs and much more.
Enhances reading skills, grammar accuracy and logical thinking.
Helps students understand Olympiad-level question patterns and difficulty.
Download the English Olympiad Previous Year Paper for Class 8 (PDF) and support your child's journey towards excellence in English!
Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Proverbs, Homonyms and Homophones, One Word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Participle Phrases, Conjunctions, Determiners, Jumbled Words, Punctuations, Tenses, Voices and Narrations, Question Tags, Words (Related to Leisure, Household Items/Issues, Social Causes, Outdoor Locations, Activities, etc.), Information Retrieval from Texts (News Reports, Blurb, Dictionaries, Instruction Manual Format, Messages, Editorials, Essays, etc.), Spoken and Written Expressions (Requesting, Giving Information, Expressing Surprise, Pronunciation, 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.
I know it is hard to walk outside, but if you try to look through the gap you can see my car which is parked there.
Q.3
Choose the option with the same meaning as the idiom:
The young handsome man became the head of the department in his father's management. The job was handed to him "on a platter".
Q.4
Find the correctly spelt word:
Q.5
Fill in the blank using an appropriate verb:
Sequal ________ the announcement of the new fiscal policy is awaited by the industrial sector.
Q.6
Fill in the blanks using the suitable set of prepositions:
Ronald Read was born ____ rural Vermont. He was the first person ____ his family ____ graduate high school, made all the more impressive ____ the fact that he hitchhiked ____ campus each day.
Q.7
Fill in the blank with the right option:
Your perfume has a wonderful _______. Can you buy me one when you go shopping?
Q.8
Read the passage and answer the question:
I am going to put music in your pocket" her father shouted. "What?" Lisa was confused about what she just heard of. "Hundred songs. A thousand songs. 500 songs. Somewhere between 500 and a thousand songs right in your pocket. Because I can't stand looking at that walkman you're carrying around a brick playing cassette tape. We are not savages. So I am going to put a thousand songs in your pocket." He clarified. "You can do that?" Lisa still not believed in her father's words.
Of course, not only his daughter about the music system in her pocket, even the world had not believed his words about placing a computer in the hands of everyone in the world. Steven Paul Jobs, recognized by this world as Steve Jobs was an American inventor, designer, and entrepreneur who were the co-founder, chief executive, and chairman of Apple Computer, headquartered in Cupertino, California. He was the mind behind Apple's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, are now seen as changing the growth of modern technology.
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. As a boy, Jobs and his father worked on electronics in the family garage. Paul showed his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics, a hobby that filled confidence, determination, and mechanical artistry in young Jobs. In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer in the Jobs' family garage. They funded their entrepreneurial venture by Jobs selling his Volkswagen bus and Wozniak selling his beloved scientific calculator. Jobs and Wozniak are credited with changing the computer industry with Apple by controlling the technology and making machines smaller, cheaper, automatic, and accessible to everyday consumers. With a new management team and an annual salary of $1 a year, Jobs put Apple back on track. Jobs’ creative products (like the iMac) effective branding campaigns and stylish designs caught the attention of consumers once again. In the following years, Apple introduced such big products as the Mac book Air, iPod and iPhone, all of which controlled the evolution of technology.
In 2008, Apple became the second-biggest music retailer (seller) in America powered by iTunes and iPod sales. Apple has also been ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies," as well as No. 1 among Fortune 500 companies. In August 2011, he resigned as CEO of Apple. And from 2011, Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple. Steve Jobs died in Palo Alto on October 5, 2011. He was also the Chairman of Pixar & NeXT companies. Steve Jobs inspired many young minds of this world with his innovative ideas. He was the mind behind the most tectonic shift in the status quo of technology.
Who is the co-founder of Apple Company with Steve Jobs?
Q.9
Fill in the blank with the right option:
For this X-mas, I can play a few ______ on the guitar.
Q.10
Identify the adverb:
I remember a beautiful place where our train halted for an hour.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
c
Q.2
b
Q.3
c
Q.4
d
Q.5
b
Q.6
a
Q.7
c
Q.8
d
Q.9
a
Q.10
c
Additional Preparation Resources
CREST English Worksheets Package for class 8 - 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 8 - 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 8 for free.
Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 8.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : c | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c
