CREST English Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 5 English Olympiad? Previous year papers are a great way to practise key concepts and boost your child's confidence before the exam.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers topics like Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones
• Enhances grammar, vocabulary, and overall language usage.
• Helps students understand question patterns and manage time better.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Feelings, Travel, Food, Health, Appearance, Character, etc.), Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Punctuation, Tenses, Active-Passive Voice, Reported Speech, Information Retrieval from Various Text (News Headlines, Messages, Letters, News Reports, Time-tables, Messages, etc.), from Specific Short Texts (Messages, Menu Card, Dialogues etc.), from Situation Based Texts (Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.) and Conjunctions.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

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.

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Q.1	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Juhi's license is on the table. She ________ kept it here yesterday.
	a) ought have		b) will have
	c) might have		d) must

Q.2	Observe the format of a notice. Choose the correct option for the following question: What should be written in D?
	a) name		b) signature
	c) designation		d) date

Q.3	Choose an appropriate preposition to complete the sentence: Fate smiles _______ those who don’t give up on their failures and continue to work hard.
	a) with		b) over
	c) upon		d) around

Q.4	Identify the tense of the given sentence: I had given my blood sample for a test when my father returned home from work.
	a) simple past tense		b) past perfect tense
	c) present perfect continuous		d) future perfect tense

Q.5	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: Although he knows me _______ well, he didn't invite me to the housewarming ceremony.
	a) so		b) always
	c) very		d) too

Q.6	Fill in the blanks using appropriate options: There are several ways to deal ____ (in / with / to) the tendency to delaying. Break ____ (off / out / down) the task into manageable pieces and knock them _____ (out / off / up) one at one time. Focus _____ (at / on / over) accomplishing what’s important for you ______ (in / at / on) this moment.
	a) with, down, off, on, at		b) in, out, off, at, in
	c) with, down, off, at, in		d) to, down, up, over, on

Q.7	Choose the option which is correct about the words in quotes in the given sentence: My sister 'has' a mushroom allergy. So eating food in which mushroom is an ingredient 'can' be dangerous for her.
	a) 'Has' is a helping verb, while 'can' is a modal verb.		b) 'Has' is a main verb, while 'can' is a helping verb.
	c) 'Has' is a helping verb, and 'can' is a main verb.		d) Both 'has' and 'can' are main verbs.

Q.8	From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in indirect speech: The boy said to his teacher, "I have been studying since night".
	a) The boy said to his teacher that he has been studying since night.		b) The boy said to his teacher that he is studying since night.
	c) The boy said to his teacher that he had been studying since night.		d) The boy said to his teacher that he was studying since night.

Q.9	Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: The party began at 7:00 p.m. and lasted ________early morning.
	a) before		b) after
	c) until		d) since

Q.10	Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks: The poor man is standing ______ the court. He has been standing there ______ morning.
	a) near, for		b) outside, from
	c) near, from		d) outside, since

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Additional Preparation Resources

Practicing class 5 CREST English Olympiad past year papers multiple times will help students to evaluate their level of performance. Also, they will be able to recognize the gaps in their preparation. 

1. CREST English Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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
2. CREST English Olympiad book for class 5 - The book covers topic-wise reading material, chapter-wise practice questions with answer key & contains the previous year paper. The book is available in both physical and pdf formats. Proceed now to purchase the Olympiad book. Also, students can view & download the first chapter of the English Olympiad book for class 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.