CREST English Olympiad Class 10 Sample Paper

Q.1

Choose one word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:

one who hates marriage

Q.2

Join the parts to make a meaningful sentence:

1.to think she had let it go 2. he was troubled by it 3. on this long without realising 4.it was embarrasing

Q.3

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.4

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom given in quotes in the sentence:

Kelly was left 'high and dry' by her friends when she lost all her money.

Q.5

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.6

Choose the antonym for the word in quotes:

Orchids of countless varieties 'abound'.

Q.7

Find the proper order for the four sentences and mark accordingly:

1 : One of the greatest curses in the world is the belief in the necessity of poverty.
P : There need not be a single poor person on the planet.
Q : But there was no poverty, no want, no lack, in the Creator's plan for man.
R : Most people have a strong conviction that some must necessarily be poor, that they were made to be poor.
S : The Earth is full of resources which we have scarcely yet touched.
6 : We have been poor in the very midst of abundance, simply because of our own blighting, limiting thoughts.

Q.8

Identify the correct spelling:

Q.9

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

When calamity _______ the family, he faced it boldly.

Q.10

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:

A : These vocabulary classes! They are taking their toll on me.
B : Well! It's simple. All you have to do with a word is ______ in a dictionary.