CREST English Olympiad Class 8 Sample Paper

The Class 8 English Olympiad Sample Paper is designed to help students refine their language skills, practise complex grammar and comprehension, and get a clear idea of the Olympiad exam format.

What's Inside the Class 8 English Olympiad Sample Paper?

• Challenging MCQs covering grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills
• Divided into English Language and Achiever's Section
• Comes with an answer key for self-check and guided learning

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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.

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Q.1	Read the given sentence and choose the antonym for the word given in quotes: Rex is always 'enthusiastic' whenever he is with his friends.
	a) eager		b) weak
	c) indifferent		d) vengeful

Q.2	Select the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence: _____ children get older, they get smarter and bolder.
	a) In case		b) Because of
	c) However		d) As

Q.3	Read the given sentence and spot the common nouns: Carlos bought a new collar for his dog, Chief, so that the dog can be taken for walking along.
	a) Carlos & collar		b) collar & dog
	c) dog & Chief		d) Chief & Carlos

Q.4	Fill in the blank using a suitable preposition: I heard that he died ___ a cardiac arrest.
	a) of		b) to
	c) from		d) both a and c

Q.5	Choose the most appropriate option: Though Samuel did not appear to be particularly ______, he was easily the ______ player in the entire team.
	a) brawny / strongest		b) athletic / frailest
	c) husky / bravest		d) delicate / densest

Q.6	Choose the option with the same meaning as the idiom: My boss told me 'to have a free hand'.
	a) to tie the hands		b) to keep one hand free
	c) to do things with just one hand		d) to be able to do things your way

Q.7	Complete the proverb: Beggars can't be _________.
	a) saviours		b) chasers
	c) choosers		d) chased

Q.8	Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence: of knowledge / dealing with / engineering or / technology /is the branch / applied sciences.
	a) Technology is dealing with engineering or applied sciences the branch of knowledge.		b) Technology is dealing with the engineering or applied sciences branch of knowledge.
	c) Is the branch of technology knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.		d) Technology is the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.

Q.9	Identify the type of noun for the word in quotes: I bought three 'packets of biscuits' for all of us to eat from the superstore.
	a) countable noun		b) collective noun
	c) both		d) abstract

Q.10	Select the correctly punctuated sentence: The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content persuades or otherwise affects the behaviour attitude opinion or emotion of the people receiving the information
	a) The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content persuades or otherwise affects the behaviour attitude opinion or emotion of the people receiving the information.		b) The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content persuades or otherwise affects the behaviour, attitude, opinion or emotion of the people receiving the information.
	c) The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content persuades or otherwise affects the - behaviour attitude, opinion, or emotion of the people receiving the information?		d) The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content persuades or otherwise affects the - behaviour; attitude; opinion; or emotion of the people receiving the information.

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