CREST English Olympiad Class 9 Sample Paper

Q.1

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.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

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.4

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.5

From the given options, choose the correct word to complete the given idiom:

A journey of _________ begins with a single step.

Q.6

Choose the option which has the same relationship:

coffee : beverages

Q.7

Fill the appropriate response to complete the sentence:

Anisha: "I hear that the ministers are planning to abolish the liquor shop."
Meera: "_______"

Q.8

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.

Which word is synonymous with 'university'?

Q.9

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

You are being watched carefully.

Q.10

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

Amazon is known for its disruption of well-established industries through technological innovation ______ mass scale. It is the world's largest e-commerce marketplace ______ it uses cloud computing platform. ______ Amazon is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world, it is the second largest private employer in the United States ______ one of the world's most valuable companies.