CREST English Olympiad Class 9 Sample Paper

Q.1

Choose the correct set of prepositions that fit to complete the statement:

When I saw my baby ______ the first time, he was so small. He looked cute ______ those blue eyes. It seems ______ yesterday and he is 5 years now. Now he is doing all his things ______ his own.

Q.2

Choose the option which has the same relationship:

coffee : beverages

Q.3

Rearrange the given sentences into a meaningful sequence. The first and last sentence are already aligned for you:

1 : Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organised in time.
P : Or omit some of these elements creating a new variety
Q : Different styles or types of music may emphasise, de-emphasise
R : General definitions of music include common elements such as pitch
S : Rhythm, dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture
6 : This style gave an entirely new dimension to Hindustani classical music tradition.

Q.4

Choose the appropriate tense for the blank in the given sentence from the given options:

_______ whatever you hear? Do you think that is right?

Q.5

Choose the correct set of prepositions that fit to complete the statement:

There is a meeting scheduled _____ 4 pm to 4.30 p.m. You are invited along _____ your manager to discuss _____ the way forward _______ project completion.

Q.6

Choose the option that best expresses the given sentence in active voice:

You are being watched carefully.

Q.7

Choose the right set of conjunctions to fill in the blanks:

Cleanliness is both the abstract state of being clean ______ free from germs, dirt, trash, or waste, ______ the habit of achieving and maintaining that state. ________ the place you live in is clean, you will have good hygiene. Cleanliness is often achieved through cleaning. Cleanliness is a good quality _______ may be regarded as contributing to other ideals.

Q.8

Choose the option that best expresses the given sentence into reported speech:

Meera said to Alisha, "I saw him punching the air in triumph."

Q.9

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

He decided to __________ across the country, relying on the kindness of strangers for rides along the way.

Q.10

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 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 is meant by CEO?