The Class 10 English Olympiad Sample Paper is tailored to help students polish their advanced language skills and prepare smartly for the exam. It's a great way to practise challenging English topics in a structured format.
What's Inside the Class 10 English Olympiad Sample Paper?
Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word Order, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narrations, Concord, Question Forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Weather, Countries, Language and People, Global Problems, etc.), Information Retrieval from Various Text (Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Manual Format, Message Format, Editorials, Essays and Advanced Texts), Spoken and Written Expressions (Giving/Accepting Compliments, Agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, Seeking Information, 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.
Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:
The _____ crowd gave the victorious team a tumultuous welcome.
Q.2
Read the passage and fill in the blank:
As the rulers of the planet, humans like to think that it is the large creatures who will emerge victorious from the struggle for survival. However, nature teaches us the opposite; it is often the smallest species which are the toughest and most adaptable. A perfect example is the hummingbird, which is found in the Americas. One species of hummingbird is known as the bee hummingbird, which ranks as the world's smallest and lightest bird, and it is barely visible when it is in flight. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. They feed mainly on the nectar of flowers, a liquid that is rich in energy. Nectar is an ideal food source, for hummingbirds need an incredible amount of energy to sustain their body metabolism. A hummingbird's wings flap at a rate of about 80 times per second, and its tiny heart beats more than 1000 times per minute. This is why they must consume relatively large quantities of food. In the course of a day, a hummingbird consumes about half its body weight in nectar.
Hummingbirds need a lot of energy in order to ______________________________________.
Q.3
Complete the sentence using the most appropriate option:
I don't know ________________________.
Q.4
Read the passage and answer the question:
Iron is only one chemical element. Steel, on the other hand, is a mixture of at least two elements-iron and carbon. Steel may have as much as 1.5 percent carbon in it. But the steel we use most often has only 0.2 percent carbon in it. Besides carbon, steel may have small amounts of other metals that have been put into the 'melt' on purpose. Metals like manganese, found in some forms of iron, can improve the quality of steel. But there are also some elements found in steel which do not belong. An element such as sulfur can ruin steel. Steel makers try their best to get rid of it. Without the use of steel, the face of the world today would look a lot like the way it did in the middle of the 1800s. We would not have tall skyscrapers, huge steamships, cars, planes and large machines to make life easier.
The manganese found in iron is_________.
Q.5
Read the jumbled parts of a sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. The first and last sentences have been given already:
1 : A connection had long been suspected P : since both were at their worst in the Q : same regions and seasons, but the nature R : between the abundance of mosquitoes S : and the occurence of malaria 6 : of this connection had not been understood.
Q.6
Combine the sentences by changing the adjective to a noun. Choose from the following:
"Josephine is a stupid girl. She gets into trouble often."
Q.7
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom given in quotes in the sentence:
He is a 'queer fish'. I have failed to understand him.
Q.8
Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:
Nancy Cartwright is more famous as a philosopher than as ____ professor.
Q.9
Identify the type of adjective:
These materials are of better quality than those of the last dispatch.
Q.10
Read the passage and fill in the blank:
As the rulers of the planet, humans like to think that it is the large creatures who will emerge victorious from the struggle for survival. However, nature teaches us the opposite; it is often the smallest species which are the toughest and most adaptable. A perfect example is the hummingbird, which is found in the Americas. One species of hummingbird is known as the bee hummingbird, which ranks as the world's smallest and lightest bird, and it is barely visible when it is in flight. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. They feed mainly on the nectar of flowers, a liquid that is rich in energy. Nectar is an ideal food source, for hummingbirds need an incredible amount of energy to sustain their body metabolism. A hummingbird's wings flap at a rate of about 80 times per second, and its tiny heart beats more than 1000 times per minute. This is why they must consume relatively large quantities of food. In the course of a day, a hummingbird consumes about half its body weight in nectar.
The hummingbirds are exclusive in the sense that _______________________________________.
Your Score: 0/10
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
b
Q.2
c
Q.3
b
Q.4
a
Q.5
b
Q.6
d
Q.7
c
Q.8
b
Q.9
d
Q.10
d
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : b | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : d | Q.10 : d
