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. Question formats are explained in the Spell Bee marking scheme. 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, agile, alcove, algebra, allocate, allocation, alluring, allusion, ally, aloe, alteration, alternative, amass, ample, amplify, amulet, anchovy, apparatus, appearance, appease, applause, approval, aptitude, archaeologist, ardent, ark, asparagus, aspiration, assistance, assumption, asylum, audacity, auditorium, auspicious, authentic, availability, Baffling, balmy, banal, barrier, bass, bazaar, befitting, belated, belittle, bestow, bicker, biodegradable, biodiversity, biological, biotechnology, bittersweet, bizarre, blatant, bleak, bonanza, botanist, breach, breakthrough, breathtaking, broccoli, bulletin, buoy, Cache, calamity, capability, capricious, capsize, caption, carnivore, category, cede, celebrity, cellar, centenary, cereal, characteristic, charm, charter, chide, chronological, clarity, clothe, coalition, coincidence, columnist, commentator, commercial, compatible, competitive, comprehensible, comprise, concise, conclave, concrete, confront, confrontation, congruent, coniferous, consciousness, consensus, constitutional, contagious, continuous, contraction, contradictory, contrary, coriander, cormorant, cosmopolitan, councillor, counsellor, courtesy, covert, craving, credibility, credulous, crevice, crochet, crucial, crystal, curator, Dauntless, dearth, debacle, decipher, decline, defiant, deficiency, definite, deflection, dehydration, deliberate, delicious, demean, deplete, deplore, deputy, dermatology, desirable, deteriorate, determination, detour, devoid, diagnosis, differentiate, dignify, disastrous, discourteous, discreet, discretion, discrimination, disparage, dispassionate, disperse, disregard, distinction, distort, divulge, documentary, dormant, dubious, Earthbound, elimination, elixir, ellipse, emblem, emission, enchant, endemic, endless, enliven, ensure, enthralled, enthusiasm, entice, epicentre, epidemic, epilogue, epithet, erratic, eucalyptus, evasive, evidence, evident, evil, excellence, exodus, exonerate, exotic, expedition, expenditure, expertise, expire, extol, Facile, fallible, fatigue, fawning, feasible, fenugreek, fickle, fictitious, fiddle, finale, fissure, fitful, flatter, flaunt, flippant, flourish, flout, fluid, fluorescent, foremost, forerunner, forgive, forthcoming, fortune, fragrance, frolic, frugal, frustrated, frustration, Galleon, Gallop, gambit, gargoyle, garish, gaunt, gazebo, genial, genuine, geologist, gorgeous, governance, gracious, grasp, gregarious, grimace, grime, Haggle, handbook, harmonious, hatchback, haywire, heptagon, herbivore, hexagon, hindrance, homonym, horrendous, humane, humanitarian, humorous, hypotenuse, Iceberg, idol, illusory, illustrate, imagination, immaturity, immense, immigrant, immortal, impairment, impulsive, inadequate, inapplicable, incentive, indifferent, indignant, inevitable, infallible, influential, inhalation, inhospitable, injurious, innovation, inordinate, insolvent, installation, instil, instinctive, institution, integral, intellectual, interaction, interference, interpretation, interruption, irresolute, irritable, Jockey, jolly, jostle, joyous, jubilant, jumble, jurisdiction, juvenile, Kernel, Latitude, Laudatory, legendary, leniency, liberal, liberation, lichen, limitation, linger, literary, loyalty, lure, luscious, Magnitude, magnolia, maintenance, malfunction, malnourished, mandate, mandatory, manifesto, manipulate, manipulation, marquee, martial, marvellous, masterpiece, maxim, medical, mediocre, memoir, menial, mentor, meticulous, metropolitan, mettle, milestone, millionaire, mindset, mineral, minnow, mirage, miscellaneous, miserable, mitigate, momentum, mortgage, mosaic, motif, mundane, murky, murmur, myriad, mysterious, Naive, navigation, negotiation, nomadic, noxious, nurture, nutcracker, nuthatch, nutritious, Obnoxious, occupant, occupier, octagon, omnivore, opaque, opponent, opportunity, optician, optimistic, opulence, opulent, ordeal, orientation, outnumber, outskirts, overlook, Pageant, Paltry, pandemic, pandemonium, papyrus, parallel, paramount, pardon, participation, passenger, patent, pavilion, pedigree, penalty, penmanship, pentagon, periodical, permanence, perpendicular, persistent, personnel, pessimistic, petite, physician, piazza, pillar, pinafore, pioneer, pliable, pompous, possession, practitioner, praise, prejudice, preliminary, preparatory, prescription, prestigious, presumption, prevail, priority, privilege, probiotic, progressive, prolific, prolong, propagate, propagation, propeller, prudent, pungent, Qualification, query, quotation, Reassurance, recreation, recruitment, refurbish, regatta, regretful, reinforce, religion, religious, relocation, reluctance, remarkable, repetitive, repulse, repulsion, requirement, reservoir, resistance, resolution, resolve, retrieve, retrograde, revolutionary, rhubarb, robust, rubble, Safari, satisfactory, scanty, scatter, schooner, secular, sediment, sentinel, sequel, sesame, setback, shear, sheer, similarity, slavery, slogan, slouch, smirk, socialite, sorrowful, sponsorship, spotlight, spurt, squat, steward, stubble, substantial, successor, succinct, succulent, sullen, superficial, supplement, supplier, surreal, sycamore, sympathetic, Taciturn, tarpaulin, tear-jerker, technical, technique, tender, tentative, testimony, thoughtful, thunderclap, transcribe, transient, transitory, translucent, Ultrasonic, ultrasound, unflappable, unforeseen, ungainly, uniformity, unkempt, unnecessary, unparalleled, unquenchable, unrealistic, unreasonable, unsightly, unsuitable, uptight, Valet, virtuous, vulnerable, Wallow, warrant, weaken, wilful, witness, wrath, Yeast, 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	Match the words with their antonyms: 1. perilous A.  secure 2. miserable B.  contented 3. astounding C.  mundane
	a) 1-C, 2-A, 3-B		b) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
	c) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A		d) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A

Q.2	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 shoelace.
	a) bough/ bow		b) 'bow' in both
	c) bow/ bough		d) 'bough' in both

Q.3	Choose the correct prefix and suffix to make a meaningful word: ___fici___ 1. Ex 2. De 3. Un 4. Dis 5. sure 6. ture 7. ance 8. ency
	a) 2 and 8		b) 1 and 7
	c) 4 and 5		d) 3 and 6

Q.4	Find out the number of correctly spelt words in the given set of words and multiply the answer by '1'. superficial, vaccum, miscelaneous, privilege, oreintation
	a) 1		b) 2
	c) 3		d) 4

Q.5	Find out the number of misspelt words in the sentence: At first a flick on the window pain did not get the attention of the girl inside, so the boy decided to thump the window with his first.
	a) 4		b) 3
	c) 2		d) 1

Q.6	Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: a, u, a
	a) _ns_gh_ly		b) m_nip_l_tion
	c) _pt_g_t		d) obn_x_o_s

Q.7	Identify the sentence/s with the correct use of the word in bold: 1. I do not know whether Virat will play in today's game. 2. The weather was good except for an occasional shower.
	a) only 1		b) only 2
	c) both		d) neither

Q.8	Choose the meaning of the word that will be formed by adding 'a' and 'e' to one of the following: 1. d_lic_ous 2. pr_ctition_r 3. flu_resc_nt 4. h_rm_nious
	a) producing bright light by using some forms of radiation		b) having a very pleasant taste or smell
	c) a person who works in a profession, especially medicine or law		d) friendly, peaceful and without any disagreement

Q.9	Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
	a) carnivore		b) selebrity
	c) continuous		d) broccoli

Q.10	Choose the word that will fit in the blank: Since he collects stamps from every country he visits, his friends call him a keen _______.
	a) physicist		b) philosopher
	c) photographer		d) philatelist

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.