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.

What's Inside the Class 8 Spell Bee Winter Sample Paper?

• 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. Different format of questions are available here. The words are alphabetically arranged.

Abbreviation, aberration, abhor, ablution, abominable, aboriginal, abrasive, abstract, abyss, accentuated, accession, accomplice, acquaint, acquaintance, adept, adolescent advantageous, affliction, affluent, ageist, agitation, aglow, agoraphobia, albatross, aloofness, ambiguous, amid, analogy, ancestry, announce, anthropology, antipathy, antiquated, apathetic, apoplexy, appropriation, arachnophobia, arbitrate, archaic, archive, arsenal, artifice, aspiration, aspire, assassination, astounding, astute, atrophy, audacious, avarice, Backlash, behemoth, belligerent, bemuse, benign, beryllium, betrayal, bewitched, bibliography, bicentennial, billionaire, biography, blanch, bondage, boomerang, bougainvillea, brutal, bulldoze, buoyant, bustle, bête noire, Calligraphy, callous, calumny, canny, canvass, captivating, carfare, caricature, cassowary, catalogue, catharsis, caucus, chassis, chastise, chemotherapy, choirboy, chronic, circumscribe, circumvent, claustrophobia, clergy, coherent, coiffure, collage, collision, colossal, combustion, commemorate, commend, commensurate, complementary, complimentary, composed, composure, comrade, conceited, concentric, conceptually, concierge, concurring, condemn, confederation, confound, conjecture, conjoint, connive, connoisseur, conscientious, conscription, conservative, conserve, console, conspire, constellation, constituent, constrain, construe, consul, contemporary, contender, contradictory, contravene, contrive, controversy, conundrum, conventional, convergent, convincing, convoluted convulsion, corroborate, corrugate, cowardice, cranky, crescent, croquette, crucifixion, culmination, culpable, Dainty, daunted, dawdle, dazzling, debacle, debonair, debutant, decommission, defray, dejection, delectable, demagogue, dementia, demolish, derby, dermis, descendant, deserving, despicable, detective, detrimental, devastate, deviate, devotion, dexterous, dialect, dialectologist, didactic, dilapidated, diminutive, disarm, discerning, disciple, discordant, disgruntled, disinherit, dissipate, distant, distinguish, disyllabic, diurnal, divergent, divert, docile, doctrine, doomed, downsize, draught, dreary, ductile, dunce, Earmuffs, eccentric, economical, egregious, elicit, eligibility, eloquence, emancipate, emollient, enamel, enchanted endearing, enduring, energise, enervate, enervating, enigmatic enlightened, ensemble, enticing, entomologist, enunciate, envisage, ephemeral, equilibrium, estuary, euthanasia, eventful, evolved, excruciating, exhilarating, expatriate, expository, exterminate, Facet, facetious, factoid, famished, façade, felicity, fervent, fidelity, flavonoids, flounce, fluctuate, fluorescent. forebode, forgiving, forsake, fracas, fraudulent, frivolous, fructose, fulminate, futuristic, Gabardine, garrulous, gauche, georgette, geranium, ghastly gingerly, glamorous, gratuity, grenadier, Hallucination, haste, heinous, heist, hermitage, hiss, histrionic homoeopathy, hydrophobia, hypochondria, hypotenuse, hypothalamus, hysterical, Idiolect, illogical, illumine, imagery, imitation, immaculate, impeccable, imperious, impertinent, impetus, implacable, impotent, impromptu, inchoate, indict, indignation, indispensable, inedible, ingenious, insomnia, intentional, interlocutor, intermittent, intonation, intransigent, invalidate, invigorating, irrevocable, isolation, janitor, Jeopardise, jewfish, jinx, Knapsack, Lacklustre, landlubber, lanky, lavish, lecherous, legalistic, legendry, leguminous, leukaemia, linchpin, linguist, liquorice, loathsome, lowbrow, lucrative, ludicrous, lumber, lustrous, Malicious, malignity, malodorous, maniac, manoeuvre, marsupial, mea culpa, megalomania, megawatt, menacing, mentee, merchandise, metalloid, meteoroid, mileage, millennium, misogynist, misquote, moderation, moist, monumental, muesli, murmur, mutilate Nasturtium, nebulous, negligence, negligent, nemesis, neophyte, nimble, nonchalant, nostalgic, nougat, novice, numismatist, Obituary, obscure, occurrence, odour, oenophile, oesophagus, offbeat, offshoot, onerous, originate, ornithologist, ostentatious, outrageous, Padre, palliate, paradigm, parched, parlance, parole, patronise, pedlar, penultimate, penurious, perplex, perseverance, perspicuous, persuasive, pertain, phenomenon, philanthropist, philatelist, philistine, philologist, philosopher, phosphoric, physiognomy, plagiarised, plume, plummet, poise, populace, porpoise, portcullis, portfolio, portmanteau, posterity, posthumously, postnuptial, pouffe, poultice, practical, precipitate, precursor, predicament, preponderance, preposterous, pretext, probability, proficient, progeny, prognosis, promptness, propaganda, prosecution, prosper, protocol, pulverised, Quaking, quibble, quintile, Rancour, ravenous, ravine, rebuff, recede, recompose, recondite, recuperate, recurrent, rehabilitation, reinstate, rejuvenate, relent, remoteness, renegade, renounce, renovate, repercussion, reprehensible, reprieve, repugnant, repulsive, requisition, residue, resilient, respectable, resplendent, resuscitation, retardation, retribution, revelation, reverberate, revere, reverie, revulsion, rhetoric, rhombus, rival, ruffian, Sabotage, sacrilege, salubrious, sanctimonious, sangfroid, sanguine, sauntering, scabbard, scholarly, scullery, segregation, senile, sensible, serendipity, sherpa, shirk, shuck, shudder, shun, silhouette, simulate, simulator, simulcast, sinuate, skedaddle, skilful, skulduggery, sleazebag, sleuthing, slingback, sloganeering, sluggish, smithereens, smokestack, snivelling, snorkelling, soapsuds, sobriquet, solicit, somersault, sophisticated, soppy, sparse, spectre, spendthrift, spontaneous, spurious, spurn, squadron, stagger, stalemate, stalwart, steak, stellar, stenographer, stoic, strand, strident, stunted, stupendous, subjective, subjugate, submissive, subterfuge, succumb, sumptuous, supernatural, surmount surreptitious, surveillance, susceptible, sycophantic, symmetrical, symphony, symptom, syndrome, Tandem, technophile, technophobe, teetotaller, telepathy, temperament, tenacious, tessellate, tetrahedron, therapeutic, thesaurus, thesis, thingamajig, thistledown, thrift, thumbscrew, thumping, tiddlywinks, timidity, tormentor, towering, treachery, treason, tremendous, trepidation, trespassers, trigonometry, tryst, turbulence, turbulent, turgid, turncoat, tussle, tutee, tutelage, Ubiquitous, uncivilised, undertake, unerringly, unguent, unlettered, unobtrusive, unpretentious, unrelenting, untoward, upbraid, uprising, urbane, usher, Valiant, valuation, vampire, vanish, vanquish, venerate, vengeance, verbiage, verbosity, verily, vestibule, vestige, veteran, vibrant, virile, virulent, Voilà, voluptuous, voracity, vulnerable, voluminous, Wanderlust, warble, watchful, waver, weariness, wiles willowy, winsome, wiry, witless, witticism, woo, woodlouse, wrangle, wreak, wriggle, writhe, Xenophobia, Zealot, zeppelin

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 that the dictionary which will be used for reference is Oxford Learner's Dictionary. This will be w.r.t. spellings & meanings. In case, if the word is not found in this dictionary, then it is assumed that this word does not exist.

Sample Paper Marking Scheme

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Q.1	Choose the right combination to form a meaningful word for the blank: __________ means causing a feeling of extreme fear. 1. Spine 2. Toe 3. Blood 4. curling 5. curdling 6. chilling
	a) 1 and 4		b) 2 and 4
	c) 2 and 6		d) 3 and 5

Q.2	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.3	What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?  egrielcas
	a) quadrilateral enclosure surrounded by covered walkways		b) violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred
	c) to pull up a lot of sand or other things from the bottom of an area of water		d) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Q.4	Find out the number of misspelt words in the sentence: The sign said that the property was under surveillance and that tresspassers would be prosecuted.
	a) 0		b) 1
	c) 2		d) 3

Q.5	Choose the correct option: Wanderlust comes from _________ and it means _____________.
	a) German/a strong desire to travel		b) French/love for good food
	c) Italian/a tendency towards daydreaming		d) Latin/lost in thoughts of love

Q.6	Find out the number of correctly spelt words in the given set of words and multiply the answer by 2: emolient, pretentious, clostrophobia, incridulous, numismatist, fraudulent
	a) 10		b) 8
	c) 6		d) 4

Q.7	Choose the correct word for the given image:
	a) clarinetist		b) bugler
	c) harpist		d) cellist

Q.8	Match the words with their antonyms: 1. exhilarating a. therapeutic 2. detrimental b. tedious 3. untoward    c. appropriate
	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-a, 3-c

Q.9	Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
	a) suede		b) forword
	c) caret		d) kernel

Q.10	What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters? cactseit
	a) feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement		b) badly brought up or showing bad upbringing
	c) definitely true and that cannot be denied or disproved		d) something that cannot be explained or cannot be understood

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