Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word Order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Jumbled Words, Voices, Concord, Question Forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Reported Speech, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Social Cause, Travel, Workplace, etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text (Flyers, Classifieds, Dictionaries, Instruction Manuals, Messages, Editorials, Essays, etc.), Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving Advice, Stating Preferences, Discussing Probability, Making an Offer, 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.
Read the following passage and answer the question(s):
Jeffrey Preston Bezos is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon, the world's largest online retailer.
Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. He worked on Wall Street (a famous street in New York) in various related fields. He founded Amazon in late 1994 during a cross-country road trip from New York City to Seattle. The company began as an online bookstore and has expanded to include a variety of products and services, including video and audio streaming. It is currently the world's largest Internet sales online company as well as the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services via its Amazon Web Services arm.
Bezos is also the founder of Blue Origin, a company that aims to make space travel affordable to ordinary people. He always has his customers in mind, no matter what he is working on. His top priority is making it as available and easily accessible as possible.
Bezos also purchased ‘The Washington Post’ (an American daily newspaper published in Washington) in 2013. He was named the "richest man in modern history" after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July 2018.
What was Amazon initially?
Q.2
Choose the appropriate tense for the blank in the given sentence from the given options:
I _______ them at the church every Sunday and they say hello to everyone.
Q.3
Choose the word which is the exact opposite of the words given in the quotes:
I hate those artificial eyelashes which are long enough to 'annoy' me when I wear sunglasses.
Q.4
Fill the incomplete sentence with suitable words from the given options:
When you first meet someone, you usually go _______ their appearance.
Q.5
Choose the right set of conjuctions to fill in the blanks:
Amazon is known for its disruption of well-established industries through technological innovation ______ mass scale. It is the world's largest e-commerce marketplace ______ it uses cloud computing platform. ______ Amazon is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world, it is the second largest private employer in the United States ______ one of the world's most valuable companies.
Q.6
Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence:
A total stranger walked _______ to me and asked if I could lend him some money.
Q.7
Choose the appropriate tense for the blank in the given sentence from the given options:
What is the name of that cricketer whose photo you _______ on the wall?
Q.8
Choose an appropriate relative pronoun for the given sentence, where one option fits both the blanks:
_____ discovered America? There are several theories as to _____ “discovered” America — some more substantiated than others.
Q.9
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word given in the quotes:
The 'distinction' left her feeling torn.
Q.10
Choose an appropriate relative pronoun for the given sentence, where one option fits both the blanks:
_______ is that near the door? They were talking about a woman _____ spends all days of the week working so hard.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
a
Q.2
a
Q.3
c
Q.4
d
Q.5
a
Q.6
d
Q.7
c
Q.8
d
Q.9
c
Q.10
a
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Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 9.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : a
