The Class 9 English Olympiad Sample Paper is a smart resource to help students strengthen their command over English. It covers advanced grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension skills aligned with Olympiad standards.
What's Inside the Class 9 English Olympiad Sample Paper?
Well-framed MCQs based on key Class 9 English topics
Includes English Language and Achiever's Section for advanced practice
Answer key with clear explanations to aid self-assessment
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Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word Order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Jumbled Words, Voices, Concord, Question Forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Reported Speech, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Social Cause, Travel, Workplace, etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text (Flyers, Classifieds, Dictionaries, Instruction Manuals, Messages, Editorials, Essays, etc.), Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving Advice, Stating Preferences, Discussing Probability, Making an Offer, 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.
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.2
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.3
Fill the incomplete sentence with suitable words from the given options:
When you first meet someone, you usually go _______ their appearance.
Q.4
From the given options, choose the correct option to complete the given idiom:
Despite being a small startup, the company managed to ________________ by securing partnerships with industry giants.
Q.5
Choose a word which is the exact opposite of the word given in quotes:
He 'rarely' allowed himself that privilege.
Q.6
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.7
Choose the correct set of prepositions that fit to complete the statement:
My stomach is hurting. Maybe it is the cupcakes that I ate ______ the birthday party. They were so delicious, I had a lot of them. Maybe the strawberry did not suit ______ me.
Q.8
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.9
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.10
Choose the right set of conjuctions to fill in the blanks:
The students in the library were silent, _____ it was one of the rules of the library to not make any noise, _____ the students who wished to hear music could make use of headphones. The library is open _____ on the weekends _____ the students can use them more.
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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
a
Q.2
b
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d
Q.4
b
Q.5
c
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a
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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : a | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : d
