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.
For this X-mas, I can play a few ______ on the guitar.
Q.2
Select the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence:
I have spent too much on petrol this month ____ there was an increase in petroleum rates.
Q.3
Select the correctly punctuated sentence:
The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content of mass communication persuades or otherwise affects the behaviour the attitude opinion or emotion of the people receiving the information
Q.4
Fill the blank with suitable option:
I'm a Doctor and _____ my husband. We both are working in the same hospital.
Q.5
Read the given sentence and spot the common noun:
Carlos bought a new collar for his dog, Chief so that the dog can be taken for walking along.
Q.6
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?
Q.7
Choose the most appropriate option:
Though Samuel did not appear to be particularly ______, he was easily the ______ player in the entire team.
Q.8
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:
They _____ fighting yesterday and all of a sudden they became close again. I think they _____ advised by their parents.
Q.9
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
How can a highly successful man like him be devoid ______ common sense.
Q.10
Identify the type of noun for the quoted word:
I bought three 'packets of biscuits' for all of us to eat from the superstore.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
a
Q.2
a
Q.3
b
Q.4
c
Q.5
b
Q.6
b
Q.7
a
Q.8
b
Q.9
a
Q.10
a
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
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 : a | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : c | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : a
