English Olympiad for Class 10

Class 10 students deserve Board and Broad success! The CREST English Olympiad competition provides necessary preparation for students. School recognition brings pride, but an International rank boosts the confidence that helps in enhancing the academic journey.

CREST Olympiads organizes online English Olympiad every year for grade 10. The exam aims to boost the confidence of students, along with making them more efficient in English language skills. Students get tested on vocabulary, grammar, spelling, etc.

a. Choose your slot on the dashboard early; it has to be booked 2 days or more before the exam. Ten minutes before that time, the "Click To Take Exam" button lights up.

b. The class 10 English Olympiad has two levels, and Level 1 works as the qualifier. A result in the top 55.56% for Class 10 earns a Level 2 seat, and so does being one of the three leading school-registered students at any school with more than 25 students in the class.

c. Your school may enter you, or you can sign up independently. Any recognised board counts, CBSE, ICSE and State Boards among them, and students abroad are welcome.

d. The paper is yours alone: taken at home with the webcam running, on a laptop, desktop or tablet bigger than 11.5 inches, over a stable internet connection. Every Windows device needs Windows 8 or above; a Mac or an iPad will serve equally well. Use the latest Google Chrome, or Edge or Firefox, but not Safari. A phone cannot replace that device, and calculators and mobile phones must stay out of reach.

1. Advanced reading. Class 10 texts include encyclopaedias, dictionaries, editorials, essays and advanced texts. Reading at this level trains you to tell an author's opinion from the facts. In CREST's FAQ, the Olympiads are described as stepping stones to bigger competitive exams that come later in life.

2. Speaking well. Spoken and Written Expressions for Class 10 include giving and accepting compliments, agreeing and disagreeing, seeking information and pronunciation, the everyday English of discussions and interviews.

3. Ideas first, cramming never. A Class 10 testimonial credits the Olympiad with showing what you can do once you understand ideas properly, and urges others to give it a try.

4. Many subjects, one platform. A second Class 10 review points out that CREST covers Olympiads in many subjects and gives students room to improve their skills.

International English Olympiad registration for class 10 can be done by students on their own or through their respective schools.

The school has to fill in the form present here: https://www.crestolympiads.com/register-school, and it will be contacted within 48 working hours with the next steps.

Students who register separately from school & want to appear for the class 10 English Olympiad online test can follow these simple steps:
1. Go to the browser and copy-paste this link: https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. The registration form pops up.
3. Fill in all the registration form details.
4. Select the exam at the bottom of the details filling section in the registration form you wish to appear in.
5. Read the instructions carefully.
6. Make the payment.
7. Registration is complete.

Note:

1. English Olympiad Individual registrations by students are accepted.

2. Students who have not done registration through school will have to take exams from home. The individual participating should have a webcam and a good internet facility. Use a laptop, desktop or tablet with a screen larger than 11.5 inches: a Windows computer or tablet running Windows 8 or above, a Mac, or an iPad. Phones cannot be used. Use the latest version of Google Chrome (Edge or Firefox also work); the exam cannot be taken on the Safari browser. The exam is monitored through a webcam.

At 27 topics, the class 10 English Olympiad syllabus is a little shorter than the 29 of Class 9. Compared with Class 9, it drops Pronouns, Jumbled Words and Reported Speech from the list, and Narrations now sits beside Voices. The vocabulary moves to weather, countries, language and people, and global problems. Reading questions reach encyclopaedias and advanced texts, and the expressions add compliments and pronunciation.

Section 1

• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Analogies and Spellings
• One Word
• Word Order
• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Articles
• Prepositions
• Conjunctions
• Punctuations
• Voices
• Narrations
• Concord
• Question Forms
• Tenses
• Conditionals
• Modals
• Collocations
• Phrasal Verbs
• Idioms
• Homonyms and Homophones
• Words (Related to Weather, Countries, Language and People, Global Problems, etc.)
• Information Retrieval from Various Text (Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Manual Format, Message Format, Editorials, Essays and Advanced Texts)
• Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving/Accepting Compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking Information, Pronunciation, etc.)

Those 27 topics also supply the Achievers Section, where each Higher Order Thinking Question carries 2 marks.

In both levels you will see a 60-minute paper of 50 questions worth 60 marks, and 20 of those marks sit in the 10 Achievers questions. There is no negative marking. As in every class, the Oxford Learner's Dictionary is the reference for spellings and meanings.

The exam dates for CREST English Olympiad (CEO) for Class 10 for the Academic year 2026-27 are as given below:

Note: Check Olympiad exam dates for other CREST Olympiads subjects as well.

The exam fee is INR 275 for students studying and enrolling from India. For students studying and residing outside of India, the fee is USD 15.

Board exams are on your mind in Class 10, so fit Olympiad practice in alongside them. Six to eight weeks of four 45-minute sessions a week is enough if you are regular.

Much of the Class 10 grammar overlaps with your school book: tenses, voices, narrations, conditionals, modals and concord. Revise them with mixed exercises rather than one topic at a time. For vocabulary, learn words by theme (weather, countries, global problems) and keep revising idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations. For reading, practise with an encyclopaedia entry, an editorial and an essay each week, answering questions within a set time.

Then work through the class 10 English Olympiad sample papers and the previous year paper in the table. Mark every doubtful spelling and confirm it in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary.

You get 60 minutes for 50 questions, or 72 seconds each. Do two or three full timed papers and the free trial test before the exam.

A student who topped the CREST English Olympiad internationally in Class 10, and in Classes 7 and 8 before that, made his timetable well in advance, kept his other priorities in view, and then stuck to it (his Hall of Fame profile has the details). Use the CREST English workbook for chapter-wise practice, and if you want more, Olympiad Success, which CREST calls its official preparation partner, runs an online Olympiad trainer.

English Olympiad cut-off & ranking for class 10 is published in order to establish a minimal grading standard for determining who will pass & fail. On the website, students can check everything they need to know about the cutoff criteria for awards & the level 2 exam.

The answer key helps students to predict their scores before the declaration of the actual results. These answer key dates are made public & can be checked on the Olympiad exam dates page. Answer keys are declared for both levels. English Olympiad answer keys for class 10 can be checked on the CREST Olympiad website by logging in.

Level 1 results of the English Olympiad for class 10 are declared within 10 days of the last Level 1 answer key date, and Level 2 results within a month of the last Level 2 answer key date. Sign in to your CREST account with the login you registered with, and they are on the dashboard.

Clearing the Level 1 cut-off takes you to Level 2, which decides awards and ranks.

Gold goes to students at or above the 96th percentile and to those with a zonal rank of 10 or less. The 93-96 percentile band earns silver, and 90-93 bronze. The three highest scorers in the world each take home an Achiever's Trophy with a Merit Certificate. Below the medals, the top quarter earns a Merit Certificate and the next quarter an Honourable Mention in digital form, and all participants receive a digital participation certificate.

On results day, also download your digital participation certificate and keep it with your school records; it is a neat record of the year's English work.

a. Awards for the Class 10 CREST English Olympiad (CEO) are based on the Level 2 exam.

b. International Ranks 1 to 3 in each class receive an Achiever's Trophy and a Merit Certificate.

c. A Gold Medal and a Merit Certificate go to every student at the 96th percentile or above, every student with a zonal rank of 10 or less, and the top 3 school-registered students of each school that has more than 25 students in the class.

d. Students between the 93rd and 96th percentile receive a Silver Medal, and those between the 90th and 93rd percentile a Bronze Medal, each with a Merit Certificate.

e. The top 25% of students receive a Merit Certificate.

f. Students in the top 25% to 50% receive an 'Honourable Mention' Digital Certificate.

g. Every student who qualifies for Level 2 and whose Level 2 marks are not in the bottom 10% receives at least an 'Honourable Mention' Digital Certificate.

h. A student who meets two or more of these criteria receives the higher award. All awards are delivered to the school or home address given at registration.

i. Every online participant receives a Digital Participation Certificate in their dashboard.

j. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

1. What is the exam pattern for the class 10 English Olympiad exams?

CREST English Olympiad (CEO) exam for students of class 10 will be conducted in two levels. The exam is an objective-type test that the students need to complete in 60 minutes.

2. How to check the results for the class 10 English Olympiad exam?

To view results for class 10 CREST English Olympiad (CEO):

a. Login with your credentials on https://www.crestolympiads.com/login
b. Go to Dashboard -> Performance -> Results -> Select CEO > Select CEO Level 1/CEO Level 2 & result page will show up.

3. How to prepare for class 10 English Olympiad exams?

Below are a few tips that will help students prepare for the class 10 English Olympiad examination:

a. Know the complete syllabus
b. Take help from the mentors
c. Learn to manage time efficiently
d. Practice English Olympiad sample papers

4. Can I participate individually in class 10 Olympiad of English exams?

Students can participate in the examination through schools as well as individually. Students willing to participate individually in CREST English Olympiad (CEO) can register on the CREST Olympiads registration page.

5. Can a class 10 student use a calculator for English Olympiad examinations?

Calculators are not allowed in the examinations.

6. Whom should I contact for queries related to English Olympiad exams for class 10?

For any query related to the English Olympiad exams for class 10, use the below details to get resolved.

CREST Olympiads contact number: +91-98182-94134
CREST Olympiads email: info@crestolympiads.com