The syllabus of different stages for the CREST Teacher English Olympiad (CTEO) is mentioned below -
Syllabus of Stage I (Grades 1-3)
Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives (basic, comparative, superlative), Adverbs, Simple tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Types of sentences, Subject and predicate, Feminine and masculine, Word power (spellings, rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, odd one out, word order, picture identification, word pair, vocabulary including animals (babies, sounds, wild, pet / domestic), etc.), Information retrieval from various text/image types like stories, anecdotes, pictures, time-table format, messages, invitations, etc., Singular and plural, Spoken and written verbal expressions (accuse and deny blame, make suggestions, express opinion, certainty and doubt, ask about and talk about the date, day, time duration, feelings, health, weather, actions, instructions)
Syllabus of Stage II (Grades 4-6)
Nouns and its types, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives (quality & quantity), Adverbs, Simple tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Types of sentences, Subject & predicate, Jumbled words, Information retrieval from various text and image types like stories, anecdotes, pictures, time-table Format, messages, invitations etc., Spoken and verbal expressions like apology, greetings, introduction, request, etc., Feminine & masculine, Word Power (homonyms and homophones, common phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms and proverbs), Active-passive voice, Reported speech, Tenses, Similes and metaphors, One word substitution, Parts of speech, prefixes-suffixes
Syllabus of Stage III (Grades 7-8)
Nouns and its various types, Verbs (transitive and intransitive, modals), agreement of the verb with the subject, Pronouns (all types, recognition and classification), Adverbs and its types, Adjectives (all types, sequencing), Adverbs (and its types) and differentiation between adjectives and adverbs, Articles (definite and indefinite), Prepositions and its types, Conjunctions and its types, Punctuation, Tenses (all) , Prepositions, prepositional phrases, Analogies and spellings, Word power (Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms and homophones), Active-passive voice, Direct and indirect speech, Jumbled words, participle phrases and punctuations, Figures of speech- classification, recognition, matching, Information retrieval from news reports, blurb, brochures, dictionaries, formal and informal letters, instruction manual format, notices, biographies, messages, editorials, short narratives, advertisements, itinerary, essays, etc., Collocations and interjections, Phrasal verbs, idioms and proverbs, One word substitution
Syllabus of Stage IV (Grades 9-10)
Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word Order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Jumbled Words, Voices, Concord, Question Forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Reported Speech, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Narrations, Words (Related to Weather, Countries, Language and People, Global Problems, etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text (Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Manual Format, Message Format, Editorials, Essays and Advanced Texts), Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving/Accepting Compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking Information, Pronunciation, etc.)
