CREST International Spell Bee - Winter Class 8 Sample Paper

Challenge your child's language mastery with the CREST International Spell Bee (Winter) Class 8 Sample Paper. This sample paper is ideal for students looking to sharpen their spelling skills, expand academic vocabulary, and gain an edge in competitive spelling Olympiads.

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• Advanced-level spelling and vocabulary exercises based on Class 8 standards
• Questions involving homophones, foreign words, and contextual word usage
• Practice aligned with the actual Spell Bee Olympiad format

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spell Bee Words for Class 8

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.

Abbreviation, aberration, abhor, abominable, abrasive, abstract, abyss, accession, acidic, acquaint, acquaintance, adept, adolescent, advantageous, affliction, affluent, ageist, agitation, aglow, agoraphobia, albatross, ambiguous, amid, analogy, ancestral, ancestry, announce, anthropology, antioxidant, antipathy, antiquated, apathetic, appropriation, arachnophobia, arbitrate, archaic, archive, artifice, aspire, astute, atrophy, audacious, avarice, Backlash, behemoth, belligerent, bemuse, benign, bibliography, bibliophile, bicentenary, billionaire, biography, blanch, boomerang, bougainvillea, bulldoze, buoyant, bustle, Calligraphy, calumny, canny, cantankerous, canvass, captivating, caricature, cassowary, catalogue, catharsis, chaff, chassis, chastise, chiffon, choirboy, chronic, circumscribe, circumvent, claustrophobia, coalesce, coherent, coiffure, collage, collision, colossal, combustion, commemorate, commend, commensurate, complementary, complimentary, composure, comrade, conceited, concentric, concierge, condemn, confederation, confound, conjecture, connive, connoisseur, conquest, conscientious, conservative, conserve, console, constellation, constituent, constrain, construe, consul, contemplate, contemporary, contender, contraption, contravene, contrive, controversy, conundrum, conventional, convergent, convincing, convoluted, corduroy, cornerstone, corroborate, corrosion, corrugated, cowardice, cranky, croquette, culmination, cuticle, Dainty, dawdle, debonair, decommission, defray, deft, dejection, delectable, demagogue, demolish, descendant, detective, detrimental, devastate, deviate, devotion, dexterity, dialect, diameter, dichotomy, didactic, dilapidated, diminutive, disarm, disciple, discordant, disgruntled, disinherit, dissipate, distant, distinguish, diurnal, divergent, divert, docile, doctrine, downsize, draught, dreary, ductile, duplicate, durable, dwindle, Earmuffs, eccentric, economical, egregious, electron, eligibility, eloquence, emancipate, emollient, enamel, encore, endearing, enervate, ensemble, entomologist, enunciate, envisage, ephemeral, equatorial, equilibrium, erroneous, estuary, eventful, excruciating, expatriate, expository, extricate, Facet, facetious, famished, felicity, fervent, fidelity, flounce, fluctuate, foresee, foresight, forsake, foundry, fracas, frivolous, fructose, fruitarian, fulminate, futuristic, Garrulous, gauche, geranium, ghastly, gingerly, glamorous, gondolier, gossamer, gratuity, guise, Hallucination, hermitage, hiatus, hieroglyph, histrionic, hydrophobia, hypochondria, hysterical, Idiom, Illogical, imagery, imitation, immaculate, impeccable, imperious, impertinent, impetus, implacable, impromptu, incognito, incongruous, indefatigable, indignation, indispensable, indomitable, inedible, ingenious, inherent, innate, innocuous, insomnia, intentional, interlocutor, intermittent, intonation, intransigent, introvert, invalidate, irrevocable, isolation, Jettison, jinx, juxtapose, Knapsack, kudos, Lackadaisical, Lacklustre, lacquer, lanky, lather, lavish, legacy, legalistic, legible, leguminous, levity, linguist, liquorice, lowbrow, lucrative, ludicrous, lustrous, Magnesium, malodorous, manoeuvre, mariner, marsupial, megalomania, megawatt, mellifluous, memorabilia, merchandise, metabolism, meter, mileage, millennium, misconstrue, misnomer, misquote, moderation, modicum, monumental, mountaineer, muesli, multitude, municipal, Nasturtium, nebulous, negligence, negligent, nemesis, neophyte, nimble, nonchalant, nostalgic, nougat, novice, numismatist, Oblivious, obscure, occurrence, odour, oesophagus, offbeat, offshoot, onerous, orchestrate, originate, ornithologist, ostentatious, outrageous, overture, Padre, palindrome, paradigm, paragon, paraphernalia, parched, parlance, pedlar, penchant, penultimate, perceive, perennial, perimeter, perplex, perseverance, perspicacious, persuasive, pertain, phenomenon, philanthropist, philatelist, philologist, philosopher, phlegmatic, physiognomy, physiotherapy, platelet, plebiscite, plume, plummet, poise, polyglot, populace, porpoise, portcullis, portfolio, portmanteau, posterity, postscript, postulate, poultice, practical, preamble, precipitate, precursor, predicament, preponderance, preposterous, pretext, probability, proficient, progeny, prognosis, propaganda, prosper, protagonist, protein, protocol, pseudonym, publicity, Quagmire, quandary, Quibble, quintessential, Ratify, Ravenous, ravine, rebuff, recede, recollection, reconcile, reconnaissance, recuperate, recurrent, refute, rehabilitation, reinstate, rejuvenate, relent, reminisce, reminiscence, rendezvous, renounce, renovate, repercussion, repertoire, reprehensible, repugnant, repulsive, requisition, rescind, residue, resilient, respectable, resplendent, restaurateur, resuscitation, retort, revelation, reverberate, revere, reverie, revulsion, rhetoric, rhombus, rival, rivalry, rudimentary, Sacrilege, salubrious, sanctimonious, sanguine, sapphire, scholarly, scullery, scurry, segregation, semaphore, sensible, serendipity, shirk, shudder, shun, silhouette, simulate, simulator, simulcast, skilful, sleeplessness, sleuthing, sluggish, smattering, smithereens, soapsuds, sobriquet, sojourn, solicit, somersault, sophisticated, soppy, sparse, spectre, spendthrift, sphinx, spontaneous, sprightly, spurious, spurn, squadron, squalor, stagger, stalemate, stalwart, stellar, stoic, strand, strident, stunted, stupendous, subjective, submissive, subterfuge, succumb, suffice, sumptuous, supernatural, supernova, surmise, surmount, surreptitious, surveillance, susceptible, sycophantic, symmetrical, symphony, symptom, syndrome, Tacit, Tandem, tantamount, technophobe, telepathy, temperament, tempestuous, tenacious, tenet, terse, tessellated, tetrahedron, therapeutic, thermostat, thesaurus, thesis, thoroughfare, thrift, thwart, tightrope, timidity, tirade, towering, trajectory, treatise, tremendous, trepidation, trigonometry, troubadour, tumult, turbulence, turbulent, turgid, turnstile, tussle, tutelage, Ubiquitous, undertake, unequivocal, unguent, unobtrusive, unpretentious, unrelenting, untoward, upbraid, uprising, urbane, usher, Valiant, valuation, vanish, vanquish, veneer, verbiage, verbosity, verily, vernacular, vertebra, vestibule, vestige, veteran, vibrant, vignette, virtuoso, virulent, voluminous, voracious, voracity, Wanderlust, warble, watchful, waver, wiles, willowy, winsome, wiry, witless, witticism, woo, woodlouse, wrangle, wreak, wriggle, writhe, Xenophobia, Zealot, 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

Sample Questions

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Q.1	In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order? 1. hostel 2. horizon 3. horsemanship 4. hospitable
	a) 1423		b) 3214
	c) 2341		d) 4123

Q.2	Choose the correct set of options for the blanks: 1. If you are going to use quotations from their books, make sure you ______ the sources. 2. He visited the construction _______ late at night.
	a) sight/cite		b) cite/sight
	c) site/site		d) cite/site

Q.3	Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: u, i, a
	a) ill__m__n__tion		b) abbr__v__ __tion
	c) r__s__l__tion		d) s__p__rst__tion

Q.4	Which of the following words rhymes with cough?
	a) though		b) bough
	c) trough		d) dough

Q.5	Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word: 1234567 8 9 CTECNRCIE
	a) 436295187		b) 268491357
	c) 341952687		d) 594378216

Q.6	Choose the right combination to make a meaningful word: 1. ed 2. renew 3. able 4. measure 5. al 6. human 7. ity
	a) 4 and 7		b) 2 and 5
	c) 6 and 3		d) 6 and 1

Q.7	Choose the correct set of options for the blanks: 1. The four-________ dinner was appreciated by all the guests. 2. My cousin is thinking of doing a _________ in architecture.
	a) course/coarse		b) course/course
	c) coarse/coarse		d) coarse/course

Q.8	Correct the misspelt word in the given sentence and choose the option with its meaning: Many people believe that cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others spontaniously puts the mind at ease and is the ultimate source of equanimity.
	a) a calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation		b) in a way that is natural, often sudden, and not planned or forced
	c) trying to develop and improve something		d) the best, most, or greatest of its kind

Q.9	Choose the correct word for the given image:
	a) asparagine		b) aborigine
	c) aubergine		d) sauvagine

Q.10	Choose the word that will fit in one of the blanks: When you develop photographs you treat film with chemicals so that the pictures can be ________.
	a) taken		b) treated
	c) view		d) handled

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