CREST English Olympiad Class 10 Sample Paper

The Class 10 English Olympiad Sample Paper is tailored to help students polish their advanced language skills and prepare smartly for the exam. It's a great way to practise challenging English topics in a structured format.

What's Inside the Class 10 English Olympiad Sample Paper?

  • MCQs covering grammar, vocabulary, comprehension & writing skills
  • Divided into English Language and Achiever's Section
  • Answer key included for guided revision and improvement

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word Order, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narrations, Concord, Question Forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Weather, Countries, Language and People, Global Problems, etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text (Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Manual Format, Message Format, Editorials, Essays and Advanced Texts), Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving/Accepting Compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking Information, 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 Questions

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10

Q.1

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

The police pushed the people back to make ________ for the Prime Minister's car to pass.

Q.2

Spot the error:

The enemy has received many informations regarding the activities of the army of our neighbouring country.

Q.3

Join the parts to make a meaningful sentence:

1.to think she had let it go 2. he was troubled by it 3. on this long without realising 4.it was embarrasing

Q.4

Choose the antonym for the word in quotes:

Orchids of countless varieties 'abound'.

Q.5

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:

He decided to ___________ in his matric examination to get a higher score.

Q.6

Read the given sentence and fill the blank with a suitable option:

We ________ some problems with our computer systems recently.

Q.7

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom given in quotes in the sentence:

Kelly was left 'high and dry' by her friends when she lost all her money.

Q.8

Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:

George told ___ me about the changes in the company.

Q.9

Read the passage and identify the false statement:

Language is the primary source of communication for humans and is used to convey thoughts, feelings, intentions and desires to others (Bonvillain 2008:1). Many rules are taken into account when forming a language. According to Bolton, language is arbitrary and is unrepresentative of the objects it represents (Bolton 1996: 63). The study of Semantics allows us to identify the meaning of words and phrases in their literal sense, and helps us to make meaning out of arbitrary sounds and phrases. It has been contributed to by both linguists and philosophers. Linguists use lexical decomposition to understand the features that comprise words and the categories in which the words fit. Philosophers dealt more with the meanings of sentences and truth conditions and reference (Parker and Riley 2010: 28). Semantics is still not a completely understood field, and as a result, it is not easy to study (Parker and Riley 2010:26-27). Semantics is split into three different sections: sense, reference and truth conditions.

Thanks to semantics, we gain an understanding of what words mean when they are said to us. Without semantics, we would not be able to understand each other. Semantics takes into account cultural, situational and environmental constructs to develop meaning in different areas of the United States and throughout the world (Bonvillain 2008: 27). With that being said, there are several things that semantics brings to the English language that allow us to communicate on a deeper level and make our language more complex. Sense is the study of the literal and intentional meaning of words and phrases. Part of this section is about lexical ambiguity. This occurs when one word has more than one meaning.

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Q.10

Choose a suitable option which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice:

The government has launched a massive women's welfare programme in New Orleans.

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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1dQ.2aQ.3bQ.4bQ.5aQ.6cQ.7aQ.8cQ.9aQ.10a

Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1 : d | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : a

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