The Class 8 English Olympiad Sample Paper is designed to help students refine their language skills, practise complex grammar and comprehension, and get a clear idea of the Olympiad exam format.
What's Inside the Class 8 English Olympiad Sample Paper?
Challenging MCQs covering grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills
Divided into English Language and Achiever's Section
Comes with an answer key for self-check and guided learning
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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.
Fifty per cent of the crowd in my locality are jobless.
Q.2
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.3
Choose the option with the same meaning as the idiom:
The young handsome man became the head of the department in his father's management. The job was handed to him "on a platter".
Q.4
Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence:
of knowledge / dealing with / engineering or / technology /is the branch / applied sciences.
Q.5
Fill in the blanks with the correct set of options:
The dean had a _____ voice, _____ tone and a _____ face.
Q.6
Fill in the blanks using the suitable set of prepositions:
Ronald Read was born ____ rural Vermont. He was the first person ____ his family ____ graduate high school, made all the more impressive ____ the fact that he hitchhiked ____ campus each day.
Q.7
Find the correct option:
Unless you stop smoking and drinking, ___________.
Q.8
Fill in the blank using an appropriate verb:
Sequal ________ the announcement of the new fiscal policy is awaited by the industrial sector.
Q.9
Choose the option with the same meaning as the idiom:
My boss told me 'to have a free hand'.
Q.10
Complete the proverb:
Beggars can't be _________.
Your Score: 0/10
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
a
Q.2
b
Q.3
c
Q.4
b
Q.5
b
Q.6
a
Q.7
b
Q.8
b
Q.9
d
Q.10
c
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : d | Q.10 : c
