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 blank using an appropriate verb: She's been ______ to music all day. I think she is going to fail.
	a) listening		b) ignoring
	c) unnoticing		d) disregarding

Q.2	Find the correct option: If you spoke less and listened more, _______________________________.
	a) I'd resign rather than wait to be sacked.		b) I'd have a lot of problems getting another one.
	c) I'd try to find a job with one of the Japanese banks.		d) then the problem would have come to an end.

Q.3	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.4	Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Her _________ was exemplary.
	a) atiquette		b) etiquette
	c) atiqeutte		d) etiqeutte

Q.5	Fill in the blank with the correct option: I had an orange and a ______ for lunch.
	a) piar		b) pear
	c) pire		d) pair

Q.6	Fill in the blank with the correct option: A web _____ holds collective information about the specific page.
	a) cite		b) site
	c) sight		d) see

Q.7	Choose the word closest in meaning to the word in quotes: The senator’s dedication to justice and liberty is 'admirable'.
	a) commendable		b) colourful
	c) authentic		d) humorous

Q.8	Fill in the blanks with suitable articles: A: What's wrong? B: I have _____ bad headache. I have been looking for help ______ since morning. I found none in _______ hostel room.
	a) a, the , a		b) a, no article, the
	c) an, a, the		d) the, no article, no article

Q.9	Read the sentence and complete it with a question tag: Your father can speak Mandarin, _____?
	a) can he		b) can't he
	c) do him		d) did him

Q.10	Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence: no / the / had / poor farmers / to stay / place
	a) The poor farmers had place to stay to no.		b) The poor farmers had no place to stay.
	c) The farmers had no place to stay poor.		d) The poor farmers had no to stay place.

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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.