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.
I remember a beautiful place where our train halted for an hour.
Q.2
Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence:
they were/we identified/on the spot/way/to the
Q.3
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.4
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.5
Replace the quoted words with the correct option:
There aren’t many parking spaces near the post office. There are a lot of cars in front of the post 'office, the' drivers are waiting for parking places and honking their horns.
Q.6
Identify the part of the sentence that contains grammatical error:
Hardly the inspector had (A)/ arrived there to investigate (B)/ the crime when the (C)/ house alarm rang. (D)
Q.7
Choose the most appropriate option:
You cannot expect respect from him because he is lost _______ sense of shame.
Q.8
Read the given sentence and choose the antonym for the word given in quotes:
You have to "meld" the stamps.
Q.9
Choose the most appropriate option:
The Cottage cheese had an 'exotic' flavour; it was delicious, but it was like nothing I’d ever tasted before.
Q.10
Read the passage and answer the question:
I am going to put music in your pocket" her father shouted. "What?" Lisa was confused about what she just heard of. "Hundred songs. A thousand songs. 500 songs. Somewhere between 500 and a thousand songs right in your pocket. Because I can't stand looking at that walkman you're carrying around a brick playing cassette tape. We are not savages. So I am going to put a thousand songs in your pocket." He clarified. "You can do that?" Lisa still not believed in her father's words.
Of course, not only his daughter about the music system in her pocket, even the world had not believed his words about placing a computer in the hands of everyone in the world. Steven Paul Jobs, recognized by this world as Steve Jobs was an American inventor, designer, and entrepreneur who were the co-founder, chief executive, and chairman of Apple Computer, headquartered in Cupertino, California. He was the mind behind Apple's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, are now seen as changing the growth of modern technology.
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. As a boy, Jobs and his father worked on electronics in the family garage. Paul showed his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics, a hobby that filled confidence, determination, and mechanical artistry in young Jobs. In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer in the Jobs' family garage. They funded their entrepreneurial venture by Jobs selling his Volkswagen bus and Wozniak selling his beloved scientific calculator. Jobs and Wozniak are credited with changing the computer industry with Apple by controlling the technology and making machines smaller, cheaper, automatic, and accessible to everyday consumers. With a new management team and an annual salary of $1 a year, Jobs put Apple back on track. Jobs’ creative products (like the iMac) effective branding campaigns and stylish designs caught the attention of consumers once again. In the following years, Apple introduced such big products as the Mac book Air, iPod and iPhone, all of which controlled the evolution of technology.
In 2008, Apple became the second-biggest music retailer (seller) in America powered by iTunes and iPod sales. Apple has also been ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies," as well as No. 1 among Fortune 500 companies. In August 2011, he resigned as CEO of Apple. And from 2011, Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple. Steve Jobs died in Palo Alto on October 5, 2011. He was also the Chairman of Pixar & NeXT companies. Steve Jobs inspired many young minds of this world with his innovative ideas. He was the mind behind the most tectonic shift in the status quo of technology.
Who is the current CEO of Apple?
Your Score: 0/10
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
c
Q.2
c
Q.3
b
Q.4
a
Q.5
c
Q.6
a
Q.7
c
Q.8
d
Q.9
c
Q.10
c
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : c | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : c
