CREST English Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 8 English Olympiad? Practising with previous year papers is one of the most effective ways to strengthen core concepts and gain confidence.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers topics like Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs and much more.
• Enhances reading skills, grammar accuracy and logical thinking.
• Helps students understand Olympiad-level question patterns and difficulty.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Proverbs, Homonyms and Homophones, One Word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Participle Phrases, Conjunctions, Determiners, Jumbled Words, Punctuations, Tenses, Voices and Narrations, Question Tags, Words (Related to Leisure, Household Items/Issues, Social Causes, Outdoor Locations, Activities, etc.), Information Retrieval from Texts (News Reports, Blurb, Dictionaries, Instruction Manual Format, Messages, Editorials, Essays, etc.), Spoken and Written Expressions (Requesting, Giving Information, Expressing Surprise, Pronunciation, etc.)

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	Select the pair which has the same relationship: salsa : dance
	a) aluminium : metal		b) watch : time
	c) school : teacher		d) water : thirst

Q.2	Read the statement and identify the correct term: Migration of a population from populated towns and cities to low-density residential developments over more and more rural land is known as ________.
	a) migration		b) immigration
	c) rural-urban fringe		d) urban sprawl

Q.3	Fill in the blank with the correct option: The ______ of the story is to always be kind to others. Each story has its own value.
	a) moral		b) conclusion
	c) ending		d) epilogue

Q.4	Choose the most appropriate option: 'She not know' if she should go in or run away! She couldn’t move. She heard the soft sound of footsteps. She couldn’t breathe. The door slowly opened.
	a) She doesn’t know		b) She do not knew
	c) She didn’t knew		d) She didn’t know

Q.5	Choose the most appropriate option: The death of the minister left the corporation in a state of ______: without a clear successor, conditions rapidly descended into ______.
	a) confederation / disorder		b) sorrow / tumult
	c) anarchy / chaos		d) panic / tranquillity

Q.6	Choose the most appropriate option to correct the given sentence: The workers in the trade centre 'always very busy'. They need to stand the entire day doing their work.
	a) are always very busy		b) are very always busy
	c) were always very busy		d) always very are busy

Q.7	Select the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence: This exam is critical, ______ it rains I have to go and attend the exam.
	a) even if		b) furthermore
	c) on grounds that		d) despite

Q.8	Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate options: They (be) ________ busy yesterday. They did not have time to relax so they ______ sent home soon.
	a) were/was		b) were/were
	c) were/are		d) are/were

Q.9	Read the extract and answer the question: Carly has a large family. She lives with four people and two pets. Her mom is a doctor who works in a hospital and helps people who are sick. Carly’s dad works at home. He cooks for the family and drives the kids to soccer practice. Carly has two brothers; James who is ten years old and Scott, fourteen years old. Carly's pets are Jinx, a small, black cat and Diego, a large, brown dog. Carly loves her family! Carly's mom works in a ______.
	a) restaurant		b) mall
	c) hospital		d) theatre

Q.10	Read the notice and answer the question: K.P.S. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, GURGAON NOTICE 18th March, 2022 VOLUNTEER FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMME The students of classes X-XII are hereby informed that our school is going to hold an ‘Adult Education Programme’ during this summer vacation. The volunteer teachers will be sent to teach the adults in the nearby villages for twenty days, i.e. 10th May to 30th May 2022. Extend your help and volunteer yourselves for this noble cause. Give your name to the undersigned by 25th March positively. Lisa Stanley (In charge of NSS Wing) Alex is interested in volunteering for the adult education program. So, he should ___________.
	a) train himself to be a volunteer		b) keep himself free for twenty days
	c) contact the undersigned for details		d) give his name before 25th March to the undersigned

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Additional Preparation Resources

1. CREST English Worksheets Package for class 8 - 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 8 - 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 8 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 8.