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.

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Her _________ was exemplary.
	a) atiquette		b) etiquette
	c) atiqeutte		d) etiqeutte

Q.2	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.3	Choose the best answer to make a conversation: Harry: Can you come here for a minute? Peter: ________.
	a) long and short		b) Surely and clearly
	c) Sure, just give a minute and I ‘ll be there.		d) Why don’t you come here?

Q.4	Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option: My name is Sonia. ______ love my family. _____ am fond of my pets.
	a) I / We		b) She / I
	c) I / I		d) We / I

Q.5	Fill in the blank using a suitable preposition: The kid responded to his mother ______ looking at his mother's face. Later, the mother realised that the kid was frightened.
	a) with		b) by
	c) from		d) on

Q.6	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.7	Select the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence: The main purpose of a river is to fulfill the basic water needs. With the runoff of water, it is routed to fill large dams that have to be built _____ store water for use.
	a) notwithstanding		b) regardless of
	c) so as to		d) thanks to

Q.8	Choose the most appropriate option to replace the phrase marked in quotes, if it is wrong: My name is Jacqueline. I am 'a supervisor at Martin’s' Clothing Store. Sometimes I work at a restaurant.
	a) Supervisor at Martin’s		b) The supervisor in Martin’s
	c) A supervisor at the Martin’s		d) No change required

Q.9	Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: A: What's wrong? B: I have _____ bad headache. I have been looking for help ______ since morning. I found none in _______ hostel room.
	a) a, the , a		b) a, no article, the
	c) an, a, the		d) the, no article, no article

Q.10	Choose the word closest in meaning to the word in quotes: The senator’s dedication to justice and liberty is 'admirable'.
	a) commendable		b) colourful
	c) authentic		d) humorous

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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.