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, 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, equilibrium, erroneous, estuary, eventful, excruciating, expatriate, expository, extricate, Facet, facetious, famished, felicity, fervent, fidelity, flounce, fluctuate, foresee, foresight, forsake, foundry, fracas, frivolous, fructose, fulminate, futuristic, Garrulous, gauche, geranium, ghastly, gingerly, glamorous, 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, invalidate, irrevocable, isolation, Jettison, jinx, juxtapose, Knapsack, 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, 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, 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, sleuthing, sluggish, smattering, smithereens, soapsuds, sobriquet, sojourn, solicit, somersault, sophisticated, soppy, sparse, spectre, spendthrift, 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, 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	Match the words with their meanings: 1. hysterical 2. persistent 3. apprehensive a. worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen b. in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control c. determined to do something despite difficulties
	a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b		b) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
	c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b		d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Q.2	Choose the correct word for the blank: A/n _________is a person in a hotel whose job is to help guests by giving them information, arranging theatre tickets, etc.
	a) concierge		b) janitor
	c) consul		d) usher

Q.3	Choose the option which is a synonym of what the image conveys:
	a) enervated		b) invigorated
	c) revitalised		d) emasiated

Q.4	In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order? 1. jetty 2. jargon 3. jeopardy 4. jaundice
	a) 1342		b) 4213
	c) 2431		d) 4123

Q.5	Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence: They adviced the parents to get their children vaccinated as per the recommended schedule.
	a) only adviced		b) adviced and vaccinated
	c) only recommended		d) recommended and schedule

Q.6	Find out the number of misspelt words in the given set of words and multiply the answer by 2: thesaurus, comparision, grieviance, threadbear, garullous, trepidation
	a) 2		b) 4
	c) 6		d) 8

Q.7	Match the words with their synonyms:   1. frugal       a. thrifty 2. harsh        b. discordant 3. evolved     c. mature
	a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c		b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
	c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c		d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Q.8	Choose the correct option: This comes from French and it means 'a private conversation'.
	a) verboten		b) tête-à-tête
	c) unheimlich		d) vis-à-vis

Q.9	Choose the correct option: Per annum comes from _______ and it means ________. 1. German 2. Latin 3. Italian 4. Spanish 5. for each year 6. to each person 7. of each house 8. by each leader
	a) 1/7		b) 4/8
	c) 2/5		d) 3/6

Q.10	Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a thing you find in the laboratory?
	a) drocneres		b) gretane
	c) latueps		d) rsginrey

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