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	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.2	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.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	Select the correctly punctuated sentence: online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser
	a) Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers, to directly buy goods or services, from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.		b) Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.
	c) Online shopping - is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet, using a web browser.		d) Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce, which allows consumers to directly, buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.

Q.5	Complete the proverb: When life gives you lemons, _______.
	a) grow a lemon tree		b) make lemonade
	c) throw them right back		d) run and hide

Q.6	Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: It (be) ________ cold yesterday. It ______ freezing and my sister started to shiver.
	a) was/was		b) was/were
	c) are/was		d) were/was

Q.7	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.8	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

Q.9	Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank: _________ is relating to the human spirit or soul, as opposed to material or physical things.
	a) ambitious		b) spiritual
	c) healthy		d) well-being

Q.10	Identify the adverb and fill in the blank: The movie was _______ entertaining. I couldn’t believe we spent 3 hours in the theatre.
	a) ago		b) too
	c) enough		d) very

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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.