CREST English Olympiad Class 9 Sample Papers

Q.1

Choose the correct verb form to replace the verb in brackets:

I (not go) to the school yesterday. My dad has come from Malaysia.

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 online 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 initially sold by Amazon?

Q.3

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

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

Q.4

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 online 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 the name of the Amazon cloud infrastructure services?

Q.5

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word given in the quotes:

The 'distinction' left her feeling torn.

Q.6

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.7

From the given options, choose the word which can be used as a substitute for the given sentence:

What do you term : A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute, _______.

Q.8

From the given options, choose the word which can be used as a substitute for the given sentence:

What do you term : Who behaves without moral principles, __________.

Q.9

Fill the incomplete sentence with suitable words from the given options:

When you first meet someone, you usually go _______ their appearance.

Q.10

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

Clouds of black smoke belched from the house.

Identify the word, which is a mass noun?