CREST English Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 5 English Olympiad? Previous year papers are a great way to practise key concepts and boost your child's confidence before the exam.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers topics like Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones
• Enhances grammar, vocabulary, and overall language usage.
• Helps students understand question patterns and manage time better.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and Homophones, Words (Related to Feelings, Travel, Food, Health, Appearance, Character, etc.), Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Punctuation, Tenses, Active-Passive Voice, Reported Speech, Information Retrieval from Various Text (News Headlines, Messages, Letters, News Reports, Time-tables, Messages, etc.), from Specific Short Texts (Messages, Menu Card, Dialogues etc.), from Situation Based Texts (Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.) and Conjunctions.

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	Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket: The Sun _______________brightly when we reached Mount Everest. (shine)
	a) shone		b) was shining
	c) has been shining		d) had been shining

Q.2	Identify the tense of the given sentence: I had given my blood sample for a test when my father returned home from work.
	a) simple past tense		b) past perfect tense
	c) present perfect continuous		d) future perfect tense

Q.3	Choose the option which is correct about the words in quotes in the given sentence: My sister 'has' a mushroom allergy. So eating food in which mushroom is an ingredient 'can' be dangerous for her.
	a) 'Has' is a helping verb, while 'can' is a modal verb.		b) 'Has' is a main verb, while 'can' is a helping verb.
	c) 'Has' is a helping verb, and 'can' is a main verb.		d) Both 'has' and 'can' are main verbs.

Q.4	Arrange the set of words to get a meaningful sentence: or wilfully destroy a tree (1) / it is a criminal offence to cut down, (2) / without the authority's permission (3) / lop, uproot, wilfully damage (4)
	a) 1, 3, 4, 2		b) 2, 4, 1, 3
	c) 2, 4, 3, 1		d) 4, 3 , 2, 1

Q.5	Spot the error in the sentence: Would you agree (A) / if I say that in Britain (B) / the coffee is more expensive ( C) / than tea (D)?
	a) B		b) D
	c) A		d) C

Q.6	Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks: The poor man is standing ______ the court. He has been standing there ______ morning.
	a) near, for		b) outside, from
	c) near, from		d) outside, since

Q.7	Fill in the blank with the correct option: After the match was over, they asked us if we ______ an award.
	a) win		b) winning
	c) have winning		d) had won

Q.8	Choose the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank: Since he dropped his wrist watch, it looks even ___________ (bad) than it did before.
	a) more bad		b) worse
	c) worst		d) bad

Q.9	Read the poem and choose the answer to fill in the blank: Butterfly The little caterpillar creeps, Through my garden like a soft sculpture. Nibbling here, nibbling there, Munching on leaves everywhere, Eating and growing. Now in the chrysalis it sleeps, After weaving a silken home. Changing here, changing there, Being transformed within its lair, Created anew. A beautiful butterfly now peeps, From its silken home to the skies. Flying here, flying there, Lighting on flowers everywhere, Delighting me. The word 'lair' used in the stanza refers to ______________.
	a) a place on a tree		b) a resting or sleeping place
	c) sky		d) poet's garden

Q.10	Choose the option with correct punctuation:
	a) Whenever Nancy is in town. She visits her old school teacher.		b) Whenever Nancy, is in town, she visits her old school teacher.
	c) Whenever, Nancy is in town, she visits her old school teacher.		d) Whenever Nancy is in town, she visits her old school teacher.

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Additional Preparation Resources

Practicing class 5 CREST English Olympiad past year papers multiple times will help students to evaluate their level of performance. Also, they will be able to recognize the gaps in their preparation. 

1. CREST English Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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 5 - 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 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST English Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.