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

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Q.1	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.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	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.4	Fill in the blank using an appropriate verb: She's been ______ to music all day. I think she is going to fail.
	a) listening		b) ignoring
	c) unnoticing		d) disregarding

Q.5	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.6	Find the correct option: You will be waiting for the bus, ________.
	a) if you leave it out in the sun.		b) if he can avoid it.
	c) if you start early from home.		d) if I take the train.

Q.7	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.8	Select the pair which has the same relationship: salsa : dance
	a) aluminium : metal		b) watch : time
	c) school : teacher		d) water : thirst

Q.9	Complete the proverb: Honey catches more _______.
	a) sweetness than jaggery		b) insects than water
	c) flies than vinegar		d) bees than butter

Q.10	Complete the proverb: When in Rome, ________.
	a) do as the Romans do		b) visit the amphitheatre
	c) live life Rome - size		d) dress like Romans

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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.