CREST English Olympiad Class 9 Sample Paper

Q.1

From the given options, choose the exact noun from the given sentence for the question:

My brother, the singer, has been awarded the best singer.
Identify the word which is an appositive noun.

Q.2

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 was Amazon initially?

Q.3

Choose an appropriate relative pronoun for the given sentence, where one option fits both the blanks:

_____ discovered America? There are several theories as to _____ 'discovered' America — some more substantiated than others.

Q.4

Choose a word which is the exact opposite of the word given in quotes:

I hate those artificial eyelashes which are long enough to 'annoy' me when I wear sunglasses.

Q.5

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

The old computer might be slow, but if it ________, don’t fix it; it still gets the job done.

Q.6

Choose an appropriate relative pronoun for the given sentence, where one option fits both the blanks:

I'm looking at the art _______ you have painted, ______ is mine now!

Q.7

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

1 : Printing is a device for multiplying what is written by making copies of it.
P : A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an
Q : Inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth)
R : Thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing
S : Methods in which the cloth, paper or other medium was brushed or rubbed repeatedly
6 : To achieve the transfer of ink, and accelerated the process.

Q.8

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

1 : When I reached North Bay, it was dark and raining heavily.
P : With a sigh of relief, the tiger crawled under the broken roof and lay down.
Q : He was completely wet and was far from his home
R : There I saw an old tiger running through the rain, looking for shelter
S : While running to his cave, he saw an old hut
6 : Except for the drizzling sound of the rain, the night was quiet.

Q.9

Choose the right set of conjuctions 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 is clean you will have a good hygiene. Cleanliness is often achieved through cleaning. Cleanliness is a good quality _______ may be regarded as contributing to other ideals.

Q.10

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

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