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 antonym of the word in bold: Poisonous gases emitted from factories contaminate the air we breathe in.
	a) invigorate		b) taint
	c) sanctify		d) purify

Q.2	Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error: Since his arrival at his (A)/ native town he is trying (B)/ to the best of his power (C)/ to spread education among the poor. (D)
	a) A		b) B
	c) C		d) D

Q.3	Read the sentence and identify the correct term: Fifty per cent of the crowd in my locality is jobless.
	a) unemployment		b) wars
	c) job seekers		d) employer

Q.4	Find the correct option: Unless you stop smoking and drinking, ___________.
	a) you'll serious health problems		b) you'll have serious health problems
	c) you'll enjoy serious health problems		d) you'll overcome serious health problems

Q.5	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.6	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.7	Complete the proverb: Beggars can't be _________.
	a) saviours		b) chasers
	c) choosers		d) chased

Q.8	Select the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence: I have spent too much on petrol this month ____ there was an increase in petroleum rates.
	a) since		b) because of
	c) although		d) as

Q.9	Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error: Hardly the inspector had (A)/ arrived there to investigate (B)/ the crime when the (C)/ house alarm rang. (D)
	a) A		b) B
	c) C		d) D

Q.10	Read the given sentence and spot the common noun: I know it is hard to walk outside, but if you try to look through the gap you can see my car which is parked there.
	a) outside		b) car
	c) look		d) parked

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