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	Choose the option with the same meaning as the idiom: The handsome young man became the head of the department in his father's management. The job was handed to him 'on a platter'.
	a) obtain something with your abilities		b) to give something to somebody who doesn't deserve it
	c) to obtain something easily without having to make too much effort		d) hand and plate go together

Q.2	Read the sentence and complete it with a question tag: She's not going out with her mom for shopping, ______?
	a) does she		b) do she
	c) aren't I		d) is she

Q.3	Choose the most appropriate option to replace the quoted words: There is an ATM near the entrance. The store is on Main Street. 'All most' in town shops at Dave’s.
	a) All most every body		b) All most everyone
	c) Almost everybody		d) no change is required

Q.4	Fill in the blanks with the correct set of options: The dean had a _____ voice, _____ tone and a _____ face.
	a) young, low-pitched, broader		b) husky, sulky, pale
	c) gregarious, bulky, mundane		d) cheery, milky, balder

Q.5	Identify the adverbial phrase: I remember a beautiful place where our train halted for an hour.
	a) remember a		b) place where
	c) for an hour		d) our train halted

Q.6	Choose the most appropriate option: The cottage cheese had an 'exotic' flavour; it was delicious and it was like nothing I’d ever tasted before.
	a) boring because of familiarity		b) on the outside of something
	c) unnecessary because of having too much already		d) exciting and unusual because it seems to be connected with foreign countries

Q.7	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.8	Read the given sentence and choose the antonym for the word given in quotes: You have to 'meld' the stamps.
	a) tear		b) merge
	c) purchase		d) split

Q.9	Choose the synonym of the word in bold: Although the students in her class were naughty, she never resorted to corporal punishment.
	a) harsh		b) physical
	c) general		d) unjust

Q.10	Read the sentence and complete it with a question tag: He lives in Frankfurt, ______?
	a) doesn't he		b) does he
	c) will he		d) did he

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