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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Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Choose the sentence which is an example of the given type: adjective of quality
	a) I think there is enough time to finish the assignment.		b) My father recently purchased shoes which have bluish soles.
	c) When I reached the ticket counter, I was the last person in the queue.		d) I found many houses on either side of the road.

Q.2	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.3	Choose the sentence with appropriate punctuation marks: The birds feathers were all left in the following places Mr Sams room Mr Joys room and the gardeners cupboard
	a) The birds' feathers were all left in the following places: Mr Sam's room, Mr Joy's room and the gardener's cupboard.		b) The bird's feathers were all left in the following places; Mr Sam's room Mr Joy's room and the gardener's cupboard.
	c) The birds feathers were all left in the following places: Mr Sams room, Mr Joys room and the gardeners cupboard		d) The bird's feathers were all left in the following places, Mr Sam's room Mr Joy's room and the gardener's cupboard

Q.4	For the given sentence, choose the correct article/s to complete the sentence: I had ____ salad sandwich and ____ burger for lunch, so my stomach was full. I told my mom not to make lunch for me.
	a) an, a		b) the, no article required
	c) the, the		d) a, a

Q.5	Choose the most suitable option for the following situation: During a telephonic conversation, if you hung up then it means that you _________________________.
	a) stopped the conversation		b) ended the call
	c) made a call		d) returned a call

Q.6	Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket: The Sun _______________brightly when we reached Mount Everest. (shine)
	a) shone		b) was shining
	c) has been shining		d) had been shining

Q.7	Spot the error in the sentence: Would you agree (A) / if I say that in Britain (B) / the coffee is more expensive ( C) / than tea (D)?
	a) B		b) D
	c) A		d) C

Q.8	Fill in the blank using a suitable conjunction: Carlos can go camping this year, _____ he doesn't want to.
	a) and		b) or
	c) so		d) but

Q.9	Choose the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank: Since he dropped his wrist watch, it looks even ___________ (bad) than it did before.
	a) more bad		b) worse
	c) worst		d) bad

Q.10	Choose the option with correct punctuation:
	a) Whenever Nancy is in town. She visits her old school teacher.		b) Whenever Nancy, is in town, she visits her old school teacher.
	c) Whenever, Nancy is in town, she visits her old school teacher.		d) Whenever Nancy is in town, she visits her old school teacher.

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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.