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SAMPLE PAPER
CREST English Olympiad (CEO) Syllabus for CEO is available at https://www.crestolympiads.com/ceo-syllabus
Pattern And Marking Scheme Class
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1 to 4
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5th to 10th
Topic/Section
English Language Achievers Section Grand Total English Language Achievers Section Grand Total
No. of Questions 25 10 35 40 10 50
Marks per Questions
Total Marks
1 2 1 2 -
25 20 45 40 20 60
1. Fill in the blank using the appropriate option: My friend ___________________ for me when I arrived at the station. a) waited c) was waiting
b) has waited d) has been waiting
2. Choose the most appropriate passive form for the given sentence from the options:
Who taught her Spanish? a) By whom was she taught Spanish? c) Who is teaching her French?
b) Who is that who teach her Spanish? d) Whom has taught French to her?
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CREST Olympiads – A digital initiative to enhance practical knowledge 3. Choose the correct option for the jumbled sentence: I reported/ sent to the/matron/when my sickness/to the teacher/I was
a) When I was sent to the teacher, I reported my sickness. b) When I was my sickness to the teacher, I reported to the matron. c) I reported my sickness to the matron when I was sent to the teacher. d) When I reported my sickness to the teacher, I was sent to the matron.
4. Choose the suitable option to fill in the blank:
My friends had a nice time at the Cartoon City. They enjoyed ______________. a) themselves c) theirselves
b) themselfes d) theyselves
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CREST Olympiads – A digital initiative to enhance practical knowledge 5. Choose the suitable option to fill in the blank:
You should drive __________ and ___________ on a hilly road as the road is usually narrow. a) more slowly, much carefully c) slowly, carefully
b) slow, careful d) very slow, very careful
6. Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
Ayana and I met at the café to ____________ our plans for the trip. a) answer c) fix
b) discuss d) talk
7. Fill in the blank with an appropriate phrase:
My grandma is as ______________________. She doesn’t have any health ailments. a) red as a rose c) hard as a rock
b) cool as a cucumber d) fit as a fiddle 3
CREST Olympiads – A digital initiative to enhance practical knowledge 8. Read the given passage and answer the question: Falling Asleep By B. J. Lee I go to bed. I close my eyes, but specters in my mind arise. I punch my pillow, toss and moan. Clearly, I am not alone. I crack an eyelid, scan the room – that’s when I see dark shadows loom. I rub my eyes so hard they burn. I crumple up my sheets and turn. I struggle, wrestle through the night, then, finally, at dawn’s first light: as sunbeams ’cross my window creep, I shudder twice and fall asleep.
How long does the person in the poem stay awake in bed? a) The person stays awake for an hour or two. b) The person stays awake until midnight. c) The person stays awake until morning. d) The person stays awake until dusk.
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Achiever’s Section 9. Find the synonym of the highlighted word:
Their new stronghold, screened by mountains and forests, was unassailable by cavalry or artillery, but admirably suited to the light-armed Uskoks, whose excellence lay in guerilla warfare. a) unsure c) approachable
b) vulnerable d) impregnable
10. Choose the right option: I spend a lot of money. I shop a lot. What am I?
a) Miser c) Spendthrift
b) Go-getter d) Billionaire
Answers 1. c) 2. a) 3. d) 4. a) 5. c) 6. b) 7. d) 8. c) 9. d) 10. c)
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