English Olympiad for Class 3

Class 3 marks important academic growth, and English proficiency matters more now! Our competition tests comprehensive language skills through thoughtful questions. By preparing for this exam, students learn time management, accuracy, and grammar perfection. CREST Olympiads is a Global platform that offers two levels to ensure thorough assessment.

We organize English Olympiad every year. Only the online English Olympiad exam is organized for grade 3. The exam aims to boost the confidence of students, along with making them more efficient in English language skills.

a. Class 3 children can be entered by their school or registered individually on the CREST website, whether they live in India or abroad.

b. The board makes no difference. CBSE, ICSE, IB and State Board children all sit the same class 3 English Olympiad.

c. Your child answers alone, at home, on a laptop, desktop or tablet whose screen is larger than 11.5 inches; a Windows machine needs Windows 8 or later, while a Mac or an iPad is fine. A working webcam, a stable internet connection and the latest Google Chrome (or Edge or Firefox, not Safari) are required, and a mobile phone will not work.

d. You pick the exam slot yourself on the dashboard, at least 2 days ahead of the exam. Flexible slots get a mention in one Class 3 testimonial, which notes that working parents can then see their child sit the computer-based practice tests and the main exam.

e. Two levels, and two routes into the second one. The first route is a Level 1 score in the top 66.67% of all Class 3 candidates. The second applies to schools with more than 25 Class 3 students in the exam: their three highest scorers who registered through the school also qualify.

1. A bigger word bank. Homophones, proverbs, one-word substitutes, and synonyms and antonyms all join the list in Class 3. A child who knows "their" from "there" and can swap "a person who writes books" for "author" writes more precisely.

2. Reading timetables and messages. Information retrieval now includes anecdotes, pictures and time-table formats, the kind of everyday reading a child also meets outside the classroom.

3. Something different from the textbook. In one Class 3 review, the Olympiad is described as a real help to improve and as quite unlike the usual books.

4. A fair comparison. Ranks are worked out in five zones (East, West, North, South and International) as well as internationally, so a Class 3 child sees how they compare with peers nearby and abroad.

International English Olympiad registration for class 3 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 3 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.

Class 3 widens vocabulary more than grammar. Compared with Class 2, the new topics are Word Power: Homophones, Synonyms and Antonyms, Gender, Number (Singular and Plural Words), Proverbs, One Word and Basic Questions. Contractions and Word Order are not in the Class 3 list. Reading texts now include anecdotes, pictures and time-table formats, and the expressions cover apology and request.

Here, in order, are the twenty-two Section 1 topics listed in the class 3 English Olympiad syllabus: Word Power: Homophones, Collocations, Spellings, Words (Related to Animals, Household Things, Clothes, Basic Emotions, Food, Animals and Pets, etc.), Synonyms and Antonyms, Gender, Number (Singular and Plural Words), Proverbs, One Word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Simple Tenses, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Basic Questions, Information Retrieval from Various Texts (Stories, Anecdotes, Pictures, Time-table Format, Messages, Invitations, etc.), Spoken and Written Expressions (Apology, Greeting, Introduction, Request, etc.).

Ten two-mark Higher Order Thinking Questions then make up the Achievers Section, and they too stay within those twenty-two topics.

A Class 3 child has 60 minutes to answer 35 questions, for a total of 45 marks. Twenty-five questions are worth 1 mark and ten are worth 2. Both levels use this pattern, and a wrong answer simply scores zero. Spellings and word meanings follow the Oxford Learner's Dictionary. Proverbs and one-word substitutes stick more easily when children meet them in stories, so reading time counts as preparation too.

The exam dates for CREST English Olympiad (CEO) for Class 3 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.

Six weeks, with three or four sessions a week of 25 minutes each, is a comfortable plan for Class 3.

Give vocabulary the most attention, since that is where this class grows. Keep a homophones notebook (sea and see, flour and flower). Learn two proverbs a week and use them at dinner. Practise one-word substitutes as a quick quiz: a place where books are kept? A library. Pair synonyms and antonyms in a card game. For reading, hand your child a school timetable or a party invitation and ask three questions about it.

Once the homophones notebook has a few pages, your child can begin the class 3 English Olympiad sample papers. Do them in full, check the answers, and write each wrong word into the notebook.

Each of the 35 questions gets a little over a minute and a half, as the paper lasts 60 minutes. In the last two weeks, practise full papers against the clock and take the free practice test once, alone, as on the real day.

For structured practice, the CREST English workbook has chapter-wise explanations and plenty of questions. Olympiad Success, the Olympiad trainer that CREST names as its official preparation partner, also has preparation material for Olympiad exams.

One last habit for Class 3: read aloud for ten minutes every evening. It costs nothing, and it helps with spellings, punctuation and the reading questions all at once.

English Olympiad cut-off & ranking for class 3 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 3 can be checked on the CREST Olympiad website by logging in.

The Level 1 results of the English Olympiad for class 3 usually reach the dashboard within 10 days of the last Level 1 answer key date, and the Level 2 results within a month of the last Level 2 answer key date; sign in with the login created at registration.

Level 1 is the gate to Level 2, and medals and certificates are decided only on Level 2.

On the Level 2 result, medals go to the top 15% of students, Merit Certificates to the top 25% and Honourable Mention certificates to the top 60%, and every child receives a participation certificate. See Awards & Recognition for the full criteria.

If two children tie in Level 2, their Level 1 marks decide the rank first, then the time taken, and finally the younger child is ranked higher.

a. Awards for the Class 3 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. Medals go to the top 15% of students, Merit Certificates to the top 25% and Honourable Mention certificates to the top 60%.

d. 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.

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

f. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

1. I have two children and want to register both for the class 3 English Olympiad examination. How can I register them with the same email?

CREST Olympiads do not provide access to both the children using the same email id. You have to create two different login credentials to log in to the exam.

2. What is the benefit of participating in class 3 English Olympiad?

Participating in Olympiad exams from an early age will help students improve their learning skills, conceptual understanding and help them become more confident.

3. Which is the best English Olympiad exam for class 3?

CREST English Olympiad (CEO) is one of the best and most popularly known English Olympiad exams among students. CEO enhances students’ knowledge and helps them showcase their talent. Based on the respective class syllabus, a separate exam will be conducted for every class once a year.

4. How many times can I participate in the English Olympiad examination for class 3?

Since the examination is held once a year therefore candidates can participate once for each class. No candidates can repeat the examination for the same class.

5. Is it compulsory to have a laptop or desktop for class 3 students for participating in the Olympiad of English?

No. 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. A webcam and a good internet connection are also needed.

6. Whom should I contact for queries related to English Olympiad exams for class 3?

For any query related to the English Olympiad exams for class 3, use the below details to get resolved.

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