CREST English Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Papers

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Syllabus:

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.

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

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Q.1	Fill the blank with suitable option: I'm a Doctor and _____ my husband. We both are working in the same hospital.
	a) is a teacher		b) is he
	c) so is		d) such is

Q.2	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".
	a) obtain something with your abilities		b) to give something to somebody who doesn't deserve it
	c) to obtain something easily without having to make too much effort		d) hand and plate go together

Q.3	Choose the synonym of the word in bold: Although the students in her class were naughty, she never resorted to corporal punishment.
	a) harsh		b) physical
	c) general		d) unjust

Q.4	Read the extract and answer the question: Carly has a large family. She lives with four people. Carly also has two pets. Carly’s mom is a doctor. Carly’s mom works at the hospital. Carly’s mom helps people who are sick. Carly’s dad works at home. Carly’s dad cooks for the family. Carly’s dad drives the kids to soccer practice. Carly has two brothers. James is ten years old. Scott is fourteen years old. Carly has two pets. Jinx is a small, black cat. Diego is a large, brown dog. Carly loves her family! How many people are in Carly's family?
	a) four		b) five
	c) six		d) seven

Q.5	Choose the most appropriate option: In order to ______ discussion about the new business, the manager asked all his employees to contribute their thought process on making it successful.
	a) advocate		b) hasten
	c) aggravate		d) facilitate

Q.6	Complete the sentence with the right expression: Ashley: Hello. How’s everything? Ken: ________________________
	a) Nothing much.		b) Sure.
	c) Fine, thanks. How about you?		d) Please excuse me!

Q.7	Fill in the blanks with the correct set of options: The dean had a _____ voice, _____ tone and a _____ face.
	a) young, low-pitched, broader		b) husky, sulky, pale
	c) gregarious, bulky, mundane		d) cheery, milky, balder

Q.8	Fill in the blank using a suitable preposition: I heard that he died ___ a cardiac arrest.
	a) of		b) to
	c) from		d) both a and c

Q.9	Fill in the blank with the right option: Your perfume has a wonderful _______. Can you buy me one when you go shopping?
	a) sent		b) cent
	c) scent		d) send

Q.10	Read the sentence and complete it with a question tag: She's not going out with her mom for shopping, ______?
	a) does she		b) do she
	c) is she		d) aren't I

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Why not start preparing for the CREST English Olympiad exam by practicing the already asked questions? Well, we have the CREST English Olympiad previous year paper available for students in class 8 on this page. The pdf is easily downloadable and it carries questions from the previous year. Also, the answer key for the questions is also provided.

Students can gain a solid understanding of the paper format by examining the CREST English Olympiad past year paper for class 8. Additionally, students can assess their own performance and make improvements to their weaknesses.

Additional Preparation Resources

1. 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
2. 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.