English Olympiad for Class Junior KG

Picture your child being able to read confidently, spell correctly, and enjoy the English language right from childhood. The CREST Olympiads English Olympiad for Junior KG ensures that learning English is both fun and enjoyable for kids through its interesting questions. With amazing prizes and certificates recognized globally, the Olympiad aims to create better language skills and boost your child’s self-confidence. The Olympiad test, conducted online, aims to develop important English language skills like vocabulary, spelling, reading skills, and comprehension abilities. The carefully crafted questions ensure that learning concepts becomes easy and interesting for kids, making it one of the most highly recommended English Olympiads.

a. The Junior KG English Olympiad is meant for four- and five-year-olds. Any board is fine, whether CBSE, ICSE, IB or a State Board, and children outside India can register too.

b. If the school is taking part, it can register the class. If not, register your child individually on the CREST website.

c. In Junior KG a parent or teacher assists during the exam. You may read the questions out and help your child understand what is being asked; the answer itself should be your child's.

d. Set up the device at home before the day. A laptop, desktop or tablet works if its screen is larger than 11.5 inches, its webcam is switched on and the connection manages 2 Mbps; a phone will not do. Keep your child's face in full view of the camera while the test runs.

e. The Junior KG paper comes in two rounds, Level 1 and Level 2, and a child needs more than 60% in the first round to reach the second.

f. A practice round helps here: the free trial test works just like the real one, so your child can get used to the screen before you pay.

1. Reading gets a head start. Junior KG questions cover short vowel sounds, two-letter words and the magic 'e', the pieces a child needs before reading simple words alone.

2. Little words, used correctly. This and that, he and she, a and an: the paper checks the small words children mix up all the time, and practising them at home makes everyday speech a little more accurate.

3. Learning that matches school. A published KG review is grateful that CREST opens the Olympiad to the KG/prep section, and says the topics help with regular class work.

4. A reward for trying. Junior KG children who reach 60% in Level 2, or go beyond it, are sent a Star Medal and a Merit Certificate. Every child receives a Digital Participation Certificate, so no one is left out.

International English Olympiad registration for class Junior KG 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 English Olympiad for class Junior KG online test can follow these simple steps:
1. Click here: https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. The registration form pops up.
3. Fill in all the registration form details.
4. Select the subjectsyou 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 (4-5 years) 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.

Junior KG takes the first steps from letters towards reading. Compared with Nursery, Word Building, Vowel Sounds, Pronouns and Articles, Sight Words and Prepositions appear for the first time, and Everyday Actions grows into a longer Action Words list. Feelings, Colours and Around the Home are not part of the Junior KG list, while Opposites stays with new pairs.

The Junior KG English Olympiad syllabus groups its Section 1 topics under eight headings:

• Letters: The Alphabet, Consonants, Vowels
• Word Building: Two-Letter Words, Simple Word Formation
• Vowel Sounds: Short Vowel Sounds of a, e, i, o, u, Magic 'e'
• Pronouns and Articles: This and That, He and She, Use of 'A' and 'An'
• Action Words: Sit, Jump, Write, Read, Eat, Draw, Run, Dance, Watch, Kick, Play, Clap, Climb, Crawl, Throw, Catch, Spin, Paint, Colour, Cut, Glue, Trace, Listen, Share, Help, Smile, Wave, Hug
• Sight Words: Common Naming, Helping and Action Words
• Prepositions: In, On, Under, Behind, Above, In Front Of
• Opposites: Heavy and Light, Soft and Hard, Smooth and Rough, Full and Empty, Many and Few, Near and Far

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions that draw again on those eight headings.

Paper: 25 questions, 45 minutes, 30 marks, in both Level 1 and Level 2. In Level 1, the English Language section has 20 questions worth 1 mark each, and the 5 Achievers questions carry 2 marks each. There is no negative marking. CREST uses the Oxford Learner's Dictionary as its reference for spellings and meanings.

The exam dates for CREST English Olympiad (CEO) 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.

Short and cheerful suits a four-year-old: two or three games a day, ten to fifteen minutes in all. Pick a time when your child is fresh.

Make vowel sounds silly. Say "a" as in apple and "o" as in orange, then hunt for objects that start the same way. Show how adding an e turns "cap" into "cape". Build two-letter words like "on", "in" and "up" with fridge magnets. Hide a toy under, behind or in front of a chair and ask where it is. For opposites, let your child feel a full and an empty bottle, or a smooth and a rough stone. Keep a few sight words on cards and flash some each day.

After a couple of weeks of games, open the Junior KG English Olympiad sample papers. Read the questions slowly and point to the options. The Achievers questions use the same topics but need a little more thought, so talk them through together.

Timing is gentle: 25 questions in 45 minutes leaves close to two minutes per question. Do one full paper together at the computer, and use the free practice test so the camera and screen are nothing new on exam day. For paper practice, look for the CREST workbooks for young children on the Olympiad books page.

Since the examination is parent/teacher assisted, no ranking system is followed. Every candidate scoring above 60% in the final level examination is awarded a Star Medal and Merit Certificate. To maintain complete transparency, the answer key is released before the declaration of final results, and participants are also given the opportunity to challenge any question or answer in case of doubt.

Junior KG results tend to arrive about four weeks after the last answer key date has passed. Sign in with the details used at registration; the score sits under the Performance tab, in Results, where you pick the subject.

No ranks are given in Junior KG. Since the exam is assisted, CREST rewards the score itself. Reach 60% or more in Level 2 and your child is sent a Star Medal along with a Merit Certificate; anyone below that still downloads a Digital Participation Certificate.

Level 1 decides who goes on, and a score of more than 60% qualifies your child for Level 2. Before results, use the answer key on its fixed dates to go over any questions your child found hard. Answer keys cannot be viewed after those dates, so put them in your calendar.

a. Students scoring above 60% in Level 2 will be awarded a Star Medal along with a Merit Certificate.
b. Other participants will receive a Digital Participation Certificate, accessible through their dashboard.
c. No ranking system is followed for students of Classes Nursery, Junior KG, Senior KG and 1.
d. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

1. Whom should I contact for queries related to English Olympiad exams for class Junior KG?

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

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