CREST English Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Paper

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.

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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.

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Q.1	Identify the type of noun for the quoted word: The cake my mother prepared was very tasty. But my friend did not like it. She must have lost her sense of 'taste'.
	a) countable noun		b) uncountable noun
	c) both		d) material noun

Q.2	Find the correctly spelled word:
	a) pseudonymous		b) pseudanymas
	c) pseudonimous		d) pseudonimmous

Q.3	Identify the adverb and fill in the blank: The movie was _______ entertaining. I couldn’t believe we spent 3 hours in the theatre.
	a) ago		b) too
	c) enough		d) very

Q.4	Choose the most appropriate option: 'She not know' if she should go in or run away! She couldn’t move. She heard the soft sound of footsteps. She couldn’t breathe. The door slowly opened.
	a) She doesn’t know		b) She do not knew
	c) She didn’t knew		d) She didn’t know

Q.5	Select the pair which has the same relationship: salsa : dance
	a) aluminium : metal		b) watch : time
	c) school : teacher		d) water : thirst

Q.6	Choose the most appropriate option: The death of the minister left the corporation in a state of ______: without a clear successor, conditions rapidly descended into ______.
	a) confederation / disorder		b) sorrow / tumult
	c) anarchy / chaos		d) panic / tranquillity

Q.7	Choose the best answer to make a conversation: Harry: Can you come here for a minute? Peter: ________.
	a) long and short		b) Surely and clearly
	c) Sure, just give a minute and I ‘ll be there.		d) Why don’t you come here?

Q.8	Complete the proverb: When in Rome, ________.
	a) do as the Romans do		b) visit the amphitheatre
	c) live life Rome - size		d) dress like Romans

Q.9	Select the correctly punctuated sentence: online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser
	a) Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers, to directly buy goods or services, from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.		b) Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.
	c) Online shopping - is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet, using a web browser.		d) Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce, which allows consumers to directly, buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.

Q.10	Choose the most appropriate option to replace the phrase marked in quotes, if it is wrong: My name is Jacqueline. I am 'a supervisor at Martin’s' Clothing Store. Sometimes I work at a restaurant.
	a) Supervisor at Martin’s		b) The supervisor in Martin’s
	c) A supervisor at the Martin’s		d) No change required

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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.