CREST English Olympiad Class 9 Previous Year Paper

Getting ready for the Class 9 English Olympiad? Previous year papers are the perfect resource to help students revise smartly and understand the Olympiad exam format better.

Why Use Previous Year Papers?

• Includes questions on Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions and Conjunctions etc.
• Sharpens grammar, critical reading, and writing skills.
• Familiarises students with Olympiad-style English questions and boosts confidence.

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Syllabus:

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.

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Q.1	Someone in the crowd screamed, leaving people to panic. Identify the word which is a collective noun.
	a) crowd		b) panic
	c) screamed		d) someone

Q.2	Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the given options: I'm sorry, but I _______ what you said that day.
	a) am not listening to		b) wasn't hearing
	c) didn't hear		d) didn't do hearing

Q.3	Choose the correct set of determiners to fill in the blanks: Very _____ people are allowed to go up to the hilltop due to terrorist activity. Although I had a _____ friends living there, I decided to move to a place further down the hill. Surprisingly, buying such a nice house didn’t cost ______.
	a) little, none, many		b) much, a few, much
	c) few, few, much		d) many, fewer, a lot of

Q.4	Choose the option with the correct verb form to replace the words in brackets: "Where (your parents live)?" asked the gatekeeper.
	a) your parents live		b) do your parents live
	c) had your parents live		d) did your parents lived

Q.5	Choose suitable prepositions for the blanks in the given sentence: Suzanne, who lives _______ that metro station, came over to take her car from the parking where people hurried _______.
	a) on, by		b) by, by
	c) by, at		d) in, by

Q.6	Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect speech: The poor kid exclaimed, "Will none of you take me?"
	a) The poor kid replied whether none of them would take him.		b) The poor kid exclaimed if anyone will take him.
	c) The poor kid exclaimed whether anyone would take him.		d) The poor kid exclaimed whether none of them would take him.

Q.7	What kind of noun is the word 'life'? In my life, I follow the same routine each and every day.
	a) singular and collective noun		b) singular and abstract noun
	c) plural and material noun		d) singular and proper noun

Q.8	Choose the appropriate tense for the blank in the given sentence from the given options: Later tonight I _______ my uncle, who is hospitalized.
	a) will visiting		b) will be visiting
	c) are visiting		d) visiting

Q.9	Choose the appropriate tense for the blank in the given sentence from the given options: I _______ to remember all the content delivered by Mr Duncan.
	a) am trying		b) try
	c) will trying		d) will have been try

Q.10	Fill the incomplete sentence with a suitable word from the given options: While driving I prefer to reduce the volume of the music so that it doesn't distract people at the far end of the road who might _______ it.
	a) listen to		b) listening to
	c) hear		d) hearing

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Additional Preparation Resources

Practicing class 9 CREST English Olympiad past year papers multiple times will help students to evaluate their level of performance. Also, they will be able to recognize the gaps in their preparation. 

1. CREST English Worksheets Package for class 9 - 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 9 - 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 9 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 9.