CREST International Spell Bee - Winter Class 6 Previous Year Paper

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spell Bee Words for Class 6

There are a variety of questions based on the following word list and about 70%-80% of questions will come from this list. Different format of questions are available here. The words are alphabetically arranged.

Abnormal, abundance, accede, accessory, accidentally, accompanist, accompany, accord, accumulate, accumulation, accusation, acumen, adequate, administration, admiration, adulterated, adverse, adversity, advertisement, affable, affluence, affordable, aggression, agile, algebra, allocate, allocation, alluring, allusion ally, aloe, alternative, amass, ample, amplify, amulet, animosity, apparatus, apparently, appearance, appease, applause, apprise, approval, approximately, aptitude, archaeologist, ardent, ark, asparagus, aspiration, assistance, assumption, asylum, atrocity, audacity, auspicious, authentic, availability, Bait, balmy, banal, baneful, banquet, bass, befitting, behave, belated, belittle, bellicose, bestow, betray, bicker, bickering, bigot biodegradable, biodiversity, biological, biotechnology, biting, bittersweet, bizarre, blatant, bleak, blooper, blowing, bonanza, brain, brainstorm, breach, breakthrough, breed, broccoli, bulletin, Cache, calamity, capability, capstone, capricious, capsize, capstone caption, carnivore, casualty, category, cede, celebrity, cellar, cemetery, centenary, cereal, characteristic, charm, chide, chronological, civilization, clarity, cliché, coalition, coincidence, collusion, columnist, commentator, commercial, compatible, competitive, comprehensible, comprise, concise, conclave, concrete, confront, confrontation, congruent, coniferous, consciousness, consensus, conspiracy, constitutional, contagious, continuous, contraction, contradictory, contrary coriander, cormorant, cosmopolitan, councillor, counsellor, courtesy, covert, craving, credibility, credulous, crippled, crochet, crucial, crumble, cuisine, culprit, curator, Dauntless, dearth, debacle, deceitful, decipher, decline, defecation, defiant, deficiency, definite, dehydration, deliberate, delicious delusion, demean demise, deplete, deplore, deprecate, dermatology, desirable, deteriorate, determination, devious, devoid, diagnosis, differentiate, dignify, disastrous, discourteous, discreet, discretion, discrimination, disorganised, disparage, dispassionate disperse, disregard, distinction, distort, documentary, dormant, drain, dubious, Earthbound, ecstasy, elaborate, elicit, elimination, ellipse, embrace emeritus, emission, enchant, endemic, endless, enhance, enliven, ensure, enthralled enthusiasm, epicentre, epidemic, epilogue, epithet, erratic, eucalyptus, evasive, evidence, evident, evil, excellence, exodus, exonerate, exotic, expedition, expenditure, expertise, extol, extort, Facile, fallible, fatigue, fawning, feasible, feebleness, fenugreek, fickle, fictitious, fiddle, finale, firmness, fitful, flabbergasted, flare, flatter, flaunt, flippant, flourish, flout, fluorescent, foremost, forerunner, foretold forever, forgive, forthcoming, fortune, freak, frugal, frustrated, frustration, Gallop, gambit, garish, gaunt, genial, genuine, geologist, globalization, glutton, glycerine, gorgeous, governance, gracious, grasp, gregarious, grimace, grime, gruesome, grumble, guerrilla Haggle, Halo handicap, harmonious, hatchback, haywire, heart-throb, heptagon, herbivore, hexagon, hindrance, homogenous, homonym, horrendous, humane, humanitarian, humorous, hunch, hypocrite, hypotenuse, Iceberg, ignorant, illicit, illusory, illustrate, imagination, immaturity, immense, immigrant, immortal, immunisation, impairment impulsive, inadequate, inapplicable incentive, indifferent, indignant, inertia, inevitable, infallible, influential, inhalation, inhospitable, inhumane inhumanity, injurious, innovation, inordinate, insolvent, installation, instinctive, institution, integral, intellectual, interaction, interference, interpretation, interruption, intoxicated, intruder, irresolute, irritable, Jailbird, jolly jostle, joyous, jubilant, jumble, jurisdiction, juvenile, Kernel, Knell, Lassitude, laudatory, legendary, leniency, liberal, liberation, life-threatening limitation, linger, literary, loyalty, lumberyard, lure, Magnitude, maintenance, malfunction, malnourish, mandate, mandatory, manifesto, manipulate, manipulation, martial, marvellous, massacre, maxim, mediocre, memoir, menial, mentor, meticulous, metropolitan, mettle, microorganisms millionaire, mind- boggling, mind-blowing, mindset, mind numbing, miscellaneous, miscreant, miserable, mitigate, mollify, momentum, mortgage, mouth watering, mundane, murky, murmur, myriad, mysterious, Nail biting, naive, nasty, navigation, necessarily, negotiation, nepotism, nomadic, notorious, noxious, nurture, nutcracker, nuthatch, Obesity, obnoxious, occupant, octagon, omnivore, opaque, opponent, opportunity, optician, optimistic, opulence, ordeal, orientation, outskirts, overlook, Paltry, pandemic, pandemonium, papyrus, parallel, paralysed, paramount, pardon, participation, patent, pavilion, pedigree, pentagon, penury, periodical, permanence, perpendicular, persistent, personnel, pertaining, pessimistic, petite, physician, pioneer, pioneering, pompous, possession, practitioner, praise, prejudice, preliminary, preparatory, prescription, prestigious, presumption, priority, privilege, probiotic, progressive, prolific, prolong propagate, propagation, prudent, psychiatric, Qualification, query, quotation, Reassurance, recreation, recruitment, reform, refurbish refurnish, regretful, reinforce, religion, religious, reluctance, remarkable, repulse, repulsion, requirement, resistance, resolution, resolve, retrieve, retrograde, revolutionary, robust, rubble, Safari, sanatorium, satisfactory, scanty, scatter, scrawny, secular, seizure, sentinel, sesame, severely, shear, sheer, shuffle, similarity, singularity, slavery, slouch, smirk, sorrowful, sponsorship, spotlight, spurt, squat, steward, stubble, substantial, successor, succinct, suffocation, superficial, supplement, surreal, sympathetic, Taciturn, tear-jerker, technical, technique, tender, tentative, testimony, thoughtful, thunderclap, tortuous, tournament transcribe, transient, transitory, translucent, twinge typically, Ultimately, ultrasonic, ultrasound, unearthed, unfairly, unflappable, unforeseen, ungainly, unkempt, unnecessary, unparalleled, unquenchable, unreasonable unremarkable, unsalable, unsightly, uprightness, uptight, urination, Valet, vicious, victim, virtuous, vulnerable, Wallow, warrant, watering, weaken, wilful, witness, wrath, wretched, wunderkind, Zealous

Section 2

It's a Get, Set, Spell! section wherein students would be required to listen to audio and write the spellings of the word asked. The accent used in the audio files is Indian.
This section will be based on the above-given word list.

Upto 20%-30% of the questions may have words outside of the above list. For any improvements or suggestions, do write to us at info@crestolympiads.com.

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.

Sample Paper Marking Scheme

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Choose the word that will fit in the blank: Since she was achy and running a high fever, she went to her _______ for treatment.
	a) physiotherapist		b) psychiatrist
	c) psychologist		d) physician

Q.2	From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
	a) intellectual		b) interference
	c) bullettin		d) interpretation

Q.3	Choose the most appropriate word for the given image:
	a) plants		b) soil
	c) nurture		d) nature

Q.4	Choose the correct option for the blanks: 1. One squirrel ran up the ________ of the oak tree, and the other squirrel grabbed the acorn. 2. The small girl was taught how to make a two-looped _______ out of her shoestring.
	a) bough/ bow		b) 'bow' in both
	c) bow/ bough		d) 'bough' in both

Q.5	Choose the true statement/s: 1. A curator is a person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or an art gallery, etc. 2. A bicker is a cup, usually made of plastic and often without a handle, used for drinking from. 3. A columnist is ​a journalist who writes regular articles for a newspaper or magazine.
	a) both 1 and 2		b) both 2 and 3
	c) both 1 and 3		d) all three are correct

Q.6	Identify the sentence/s with the correct use of the word in bold: 1. My mother just wanted some piece and quiet after the long day at work. 2. He who cannot hold his peace will never live at ease.
	a) only 1		b) both
	c) neither		d) only 2

Q.7	Choose the meaning of the word that will be formed by adding ‘i’ and ‘i' to one of the following: 1. d_scrimin_tion 2. d_ce_tful 3. d_st_nction 4. d_sorg_nized
	a) behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true		b) not able to plan or organize well
	c) the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others		d) clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar

Q.8	Match the words with their meanings: 1. conspiracy  A.  a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful 2. deteriorate B.  become progressively worse 3. disastrous  C.  causing great damage
	a) 1-C, 2-A, 3-B		b) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
	c) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A		d) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C

Q.9	Correct the incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence and choose the option with its meaning: The snairling maw of an angry wolf can be quite frightening even to experienced and skilled warriors.
	a) ​making you feel afraid		b) to show the teeth and make a deep angry noise in the throat
	c) having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity		d) to the greatest possible degree

Q.10	Correct the incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence and choose the option with its meaning: A postmortem examination report showed he died from poisoning by carbon monoxide due to inhailation of fumes.
	a) a medical examination of the body of a dead person in order to find out how they died		b) the fact or state of poison having got into the body
	c) smoke, gas, or something similar that smells strongly or is dangerous to breathe in		d) an act of taking air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe

Your Score: 0/10

Additional Preparation Resource

1. CREST International Spell Bee (Winter) competition Worksheets Package for class 6 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST International Spell Bee (Winter) competition past year paper pdf for class 6.