English Olympiad for Class 9

This English competition builds necessary skills for Class 9 students that help them in preparation for the board exams. Advanced concepts, practical application, critical thinking-everything matters. School recognition gives pride, whereas Global rankings build next-level confidence.

CREST Olympiads organizes English Olympiad every year for grade 9. 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. To qualify for Level 2 you need a Level 1 result in the top 55.56% of your class, or a place among the top 3 school-registered students if more than 25 students from your school are in Class 9. That is how the two levels of the class 9 English Olympiad connect.

b. Entry is open to Class 9 students on every board, CBSE, ICSE, IB and the State Boards included, in India and overseas. Enrol via your school or by yourself.

c. Expect a proctored session at home: webcam on, you alone in the frame. The setup is a laptop, desktop or tablet above 11.5 inches, a 2 Mbps connection and the latest Google Chrome if possible. A mobile cannot be used at all, so leave it in another room.

d. Your fee also covers two online practice tests. They are optional, but they are a simple way to get used to the proctored screen.

1. Conditionals and concord. Class 9 brings Concord, Conditionals and Question Forms onto the list. These are the rules behind sentences like "If I were you" and "Neither of them is ready", and they catch out confident writers too.

2. Practical reading. Flyers, classifieds, dictionary entries, instruction manuals, editorials and essays all feature in the Class 9 reading questions. Pulling one fact quickly out of a dense classified ad is a skill you will keep using long after the exam.

3. Thinking skills that carry over. In a published Class 9 testimonial, the Olympiad gets the credit for building logical and critical thinking, along with a promise to keep taking it every year.

4. A well-run paper. Another Class 9 review likes both the question pattern and the way the exam is run, which means fewer surprises on the day.

International English Olympiad registration for class 9 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 9 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 computer or laptop with a webcam and a good internet facility. The exam is monitored through a webcam.

Twenty-nine topics make up the first section of the class 9 English Olympiad syllabus: 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.).

In the Achievers Section, the Higher Order Thinking Questions come from that same list of twenty-nine.

What is different from Class 8? Concord, Question Forms and Conditionals are new. Word Order and Modals come back, and Voices and Narrations is split into Voices and Reported Speech. Proverbs, Prepositional Phrases, Participle Phrases, Determiners and Question Tags are not in the Class 9 list. Reading texts now include flyers and classifieds, and the expressions cover giving advice, discussing probability and making an offer.

With 29 topics, Class 9 has the longest list in the CEO syllabus. The pattern holds at 50 questions, 60 minutes and 60 marks, with 40 questions worth 1 mark and 10 Achievers questions worth 2. Level 2 repeats that layout, and there is still no penalty for a wrong answer.

The exam dates for CREST English Olympiad (CEO) for Class 9 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.

Class 9 is busy, so plan around school tests. Eight weeks with four focused sessions a week works well, plus one longer weekend session for a full paper. In the final week, stop starting new topics and revise only your own error notes.

Spend the first fortnight on the new grammar. Write pairs of sentences for each conditional ("If it rains, we will stay in" against "If it rained, we would stay in"). Correct subject-verb agreement errors in a page of text. Turn statements into questions. Revise modals and reported speech together, since both change with tense. For reading, use classified ads and flyers from a newspaper, and summarise one editorial a week in three lines.

After the grammar fortnight, turn to the class 9 English Olympiad sample papers, then last year's paper. When you check answers, sort the mistakes into grammar, vocabulary and reading so you know where the marks went.

Timing: 72 seconds a question, for 50 questions in 60 minutes. Keep some time in hand for the 10 Achievers questions, worth 2 marks each. Sit the free practice test early so any technical problem shows up in good time.

One CREST participant topped the English Olympiad internationally in Class 9 and again in Class 10, according to the Hall of Fame profile. For practice, use the CREST English workbook; more practice sits with Olympiad Success, an online Olympiad trainer and the official CREST preparation partner.

English Olympiad cut-off & ranking for class 9 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 9 can be checked on the CREST Olympiad website by logging in.

Results of the English Olympiad for class 9 are usually ready a month or so after the last answer key date, and your registered login takes you to them.

If your Level 1 score clears the cut-off, Level 2 follows, and awards and ranks are worked out on that second paper.

Medals work on percentile bands. 96 and above: gold. 93 to 96: silver. 90 to 93: bronze. Gold also goes to anyone ranked in the top 10 of their zone. The top 25% get a Merit Certificate. If students still tie after every ranking criterion, they share the rank; in case of any confusion, the Academic Council's decision is final.

Medals and trophies are posted to the address given at registration, either the school or home.

a. Awards for the Class 9 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 are the best ways to prepare for class 9 Olympiad of English examinations?

a. Students must prepare an accurate time table and set a goal before starting to prepare for the examinations.

b. Students are always advised to do regular revision as it enables kids to recall concepts and helps to enhance their performance.

c. Most importantly, students must practice plenty of sample papers to gain knowledge about the exam pattern and the type of questions that will appear in the examinations.

2. Are there any reference books available for class 9 Olympiad of English preparation?

Few are listed below that students can refer to -

a. CREST English Olympiad Grade 9 Workbook by CREST Olympiads

3. Does the class 9 Olympiad of English examinations consist of multiple-choice questions?

English Olympiad exams are one of the best exams conducted at both national and international levels aiming to test the aptitude of the participants. The exam is usually conducted in 2 levels using the format of the multiple-choice questions.

4. What are the types of questions asked in class 9 Olympiad of English examinations?

The CREST English Olympiad (CEO) exam is divided into two sections namely:

Section-1: Practical English
Section-2: Achievers Section

MCQs type questions are asked in the examination.

5. Whom should I contact for queries related to English Olympiad exams for class 9?

For any query related to the English Olympiad exams for class 9, use the below details to get resolved.

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