CREST International Spell Bee - Summer Class 8 Sample Paper

Take your child's English skills to the next level with the CREST International Spell Bee (Summer) Class 8 Sample Paper PDF. It's crafted to boost spelling expertise and enrich vocabulary through structured practice.

Why Practise with the Class 8 Spell Bee Sample Paper?

• Multiple sections like Spell-o-Spell, Word Connection and Word Makeup etc.
• Focus on roots, affixes, pronunciation, and contextual usage
• Ideal for Olympiad preparation and advanced spelling mastery

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spell Bee Competition Words for Class 8

All the words for Level 1 and Level 2 will be from High School English Grammar and Composition from Wren and Martin book.

Section 2

It's a Rapid Fire section wherein students would be required to listen to audio and write the spellings of the words.

This section will be based on the words from High School English Grammar and Composition from Wren and Martin.

Please note: All spelling for the test will follow British English conventions. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary will be used as the primary reference for both spellings and meanings. If a word is not found in this dictionary, it will be considered non-existent for the purposes of the test.

Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

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Q.1	Choose the incorrect compound word:
	a) quarelsome		b) ponytail
	c) overexposure		d) notewithstanding

Q.2	Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word: 1. ulterieor 2. catastroph 3. captivity 4. hagard
	a) a sudden event that causes many people to suffer		b) ​the state of being kept as a prisoner
	c) existing beyond what is obvious or admitted		d) looking very tired because of illness, worry or lack of sleep

Q.3	Complete the proverb: You can’t have your cake ___________________.
	a) if it is not yours		b) if it belongs to someone else.
	c) and eat it too		d) while looking at it

Q.4	Select the correct spelling for the image:
	a) veternarian		b) veterinerian
	c) veterinarian		d) veterinerien

Q.5	Identify the word with jumbled letters in the sentence: To be trusted is a greater tnemmoiclp than to be loved.
	a) complacent		b) complicated
	c) compliment		d) complement

Q.6	Find the number of correctly spelt words: elegible, emeliorate, accommodation, consecrate, ascribe, comptible, tenecious
	a) 4		b) 3
	c) 2		d) 5

Q.7	A set of idioms has been given below. Fill in the blank with the suitable idiom: 1. a hot potato 2. at the drop of a hat 3. be glad to see the back of 4. beating around the bush 5. blessing in disguise 6. burn the midnight oil That girl is so emotional; she'll start crying ______________.
	a) 1		b) 2
	c) 3		d) 4

Q.8	Choose the synonym of the word in bold: His capacity for learning languages astonished me.
	a) frightened		b) expected
	c) amazed		d) emulated

Q.9	Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word: 1. delibrate 2. cautieous 3. orater 4. vanquish
	a) done on purpose rather than by accident		b) being careful about what you say or do
	c) a public speaker		d) defeat thoroughly

Q.10	Find the number of misspelt words: melancoly, ludicros, pompos, avaricious, accord, redound, temperance
	a) 1		b) 2
	c) 3		d) 4

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