CREST English Olympiad (CEO)

Previous Year Paper (2023-24)

Class 5 (Set - A)
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 60

● Additional 10 minutes will be allotted to fill up information on the OMR Sheet, before
the start of the exam.
● Fill in all the mandatory fields clearly on the OMR Sheet.
● There are a total of 50 questions in this booklet comprising 2 sections namely the
English Language & Achievers' Section consisting of 40 questions (1 mark each)
& 10 questions (2 marks each), respectively.
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● There is only ONE correct option to a given question.
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answers on the OMR Sheet.
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 English Language (Each Question is 1 Mark)

1. Choose the odd one out from the given I am upset because I had ____ bad
list of words: experience at work today.
sorrow, fear, rain, anger, love

a. Anger b. love
c. sorrow d. rain

2. Choose the option that best replaces a. a

the word or words in the brackets: b. the
“Could you please pass on a paper for c. both a and b
(Della and Alex) to write about the d. no article is required
adventure?” Alex asked.
6. The following sentence contains:
a. us b. we The shed which burnt down a few
c. she d. our months ago is yet to be rebuilt.

3. Choose the correct set of options to fill

in the blanks:
_______ are among the four hundred
species of marine animals found in
_______ sea.
a. adverb of frequency
b. adverb of manner
c. adverb of time
d. adverb of degree
a. This, these b. That, these
c. These, this d. These, these 7. Choose the correct adjective form of
the following word:
4. Identify which part of the given Please
sentence contains a grammatical error:
Tourists prefer (A)/ to carry video (B)/ a. pleasure b. pleasant
equipments to the (C)/ historical site. c. peasant d. pleasurably
(D)
8. Choose the correct option to fill in the
blanks:
Stacy was born ____ a Friday ______
5:30 a.m. _____ Milan.

a. A b. B
c. C d. D

5. Choose the correct option to fill in the

blank: a. in, at, in b. on, at, at
c. at, in, on d. on, at, in

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 9. Choose the correct option to fill in the 13. Choose the correct option:
blank. Rachel said, "No one succeeds alone."
Since the school is far from home, Rachel said that no one ________
children in my society ________ early alone.
every morning.
a. succeeds
b. has succeeded
c. had succeeded
d. succeeded

14. Choose the most suitable option to fill

in the blank:
The lady said that she had been sitting
in the plane for 7 hours.
a. raises b. rises ____________________________the
c. raise d. rise lady said.

10. Fill in the blank with the correct option:

Grandma ______________ her time
reading novels and autobiographies.

a. "I have been sitting in the plane for

7 hours,"
b. "I will be sitting in the plane for 7
a. spended b. spends hours,"
c. spend d. spending c. "I had been sitting in the plane for 7
hours,"
11. Choose the option which has been d. "I sat in the plane for 7 hours,"
punctuated correctly:
15. Choose the most suitable word to fill in
a. I will be allowed, to go home if I the blank:
complete my assignment on time Do you know __________ footprints
b. I will be allowed to go home if I are these?
complete my assignment on time.
c. I will be allowed, to go home, if I
complete my assignment on time.
d. I will be allowed to go home, if I a. whose b. who's
complete my assignment on time. c. whom d. who

12. Rearrange the alphabets to make a 16. Observe the format of message.
meaningful word: Choose a suitable option for the
g/r/o/c/e/e/n/a/u following question:
What should be written in B?
a. corageuen b. courageen
c. courengae d. encourage

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 East London-5208

Date: ______________

Dear Jessica,
Hi! I am writing this letter to invite you
on my birthday. It's on 18th April. The
a. date b. time party will be at Dexter's Palms,
c. salutation d. writer's name Springfield from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There
will be games like 'Behind the Mask',
17. Melonie has come with her friends to 'Maze Runner' and a Laser Light and
the city museum. What can you find in Musical show. Please come as it will be
a museum? a lot of fun. You can also bring your
sister. I will be looking forward to you.
Yours lovingly
Monica

a. Apr 10 2023
b. Tuesday, April 10, 2023
a. artefacts and sculptures
c. 10 Apr' '23
b. specimen and symbols
d. 23, 10th April
c. books and e-books
d. scripts and transcripts
20. Choose the contracted form of the
word to fill in the blank.
18. Choose the most suitable description
Remember that _______ seeing the
for the image:
movie next week.

a. we'r b. we’re
c. we are d. wer'e

21. Choose the passive voice sentence

from the given options:
They are building a new library near
the airport.
a. People are enjoying their day at a
beach.
b. A couple is enjoying at a beach
resort.
c. Children are building sandcastle at
the sea shore.
d. A boy is playing frisbee with a dog.

19. Choose a suitable option to fill in the

a. A new library is being built near the
blank with the correct option:
airport.
b. A new library is built near the
Monica is writing a letter to her friend
airport.
Jessica to invite her to the birthday
c. Near the airport a library was being
party. Complete the letter by filling in
built.
the missing details.
d. A new library was being built near
45, S.B. Road
the airport.

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 22. Fill in the blank: d. no article required, a
Instead of completing your assignment,
you come up with the ________ 25. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
excuse that your dog ate your The city had a ________ population,
homework. but it was constantly filled with tourists,
which gave it life.

a. intense b. sparse
c. blizzard d. severe

26. Fill in the blank with the correct

preposition:
The school directors often put their own
a. frigid b. realistic rules _____ order.
c. absurd d. sparse
a. in b. on
23. Read the notice and answer the c. to d. into
question:
27. Choose the option with correct
ATTENTION STUDENTS punctuation:
HAND BALL TOURNAMENT
Next Saturday 6 p.m. onwards at N.P a. The local elections will be held on:
Indoor Stadium the first Wednesday of September.
Teams of 8 required – b. The local elections will be held, on
Contact undersigned with your list of the first Wednesday of September.
team members. c. The local elections will be held on
Is the notice complete? the first Wednesday, of September.
d. The local elections will be held on
a. No, the undersigned person details the first Wednesday of September.
are missing.
b. No, the date of tournament is 28. From the given options, choose the
missing. one which best expresses the given
c. No, the venue is missing. sentence in indirect/direct speech:
d. Yes, the notice details are Dennis said to Percy, "Go and have
complete. lunch".

24. Choose the article/articles to complete a. Dennis said Percy to go and have
the sentence: lunch.
She is on ___ diet. No ___ sugar for b. Dennis ordered Percy to go and
me too! I need to hit the gym tonight. have lunch.
c. Dennis ordered Percy go and have
lunch.
d. Dennis said to Percy go and have
lunch.

29. Rearrange the given words to form a

meaningful sentence:
a. a, no article required and / space / conquered / air / time /
b. the, the we/ have / help of / with / the /
c. the, a scientific/ inventions

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 a. Conquered we have with the help a. Buys everything nothing but costs
of scientific inventions air, time and courtesy.
space. b. Nothing buys everything but
b. We have with the help of scientific courtesy costs.
inventions conquered air, time and c. Courtesy buys everything but costs
space. nothing.
c. Conquered air, time and space we d. Nothing buys everything but costs
have with the inventions help of courtesy.
scientific.
d. We have conquered air, time and 33. Read the following sentence and
space with the help of scientific choose the correct conjunction:
inventions. Wait here ____ I get back.

30. Choose the best word / phrase to

complete the sentence:
Mike thought of staying home if it
_____________.

a. as soon as b. until
c. so d. but

34. Identify the tense of the given

sentence:
I have been studying since morning.
a. raining b. is rained
c. will rain d. rains

31. Fill in the blank using a suitable

conjunction:
________ laws for safety and well a. present continuous
being, people choose to ride without b. present perfect
helmets. c. present perfect continuous
d. present
a. Even though b. Because
c. Despite d. No matter 35. Choose the sentence with appropriate
punctuation marks:
32. Rearrange the jumbled words to form a That short man Salmans granddad is
meaningful sentence: this months award winner
nothing / courtesy / buy / costs /
everything / buys

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 a. That short man, Salman's 36. The worms look ________ in the
granddad, is this month's award spring.
winner.
b. That short man Salman's granddad a. big b. fat
is this month's award winner. c. small d. tiny
c. That short man, Salman's
granddad, is this months award 37. The creature that eats the worm right
winner. off the ground is _______________.
d. That short man, Salmans
granddad, is this month's award a. mother b. bird
winner. c. creature d. worm

Direction (for questions 36 to 40): Read the 38. Bread, milk and apple pie is liked by
poem and choose the answer to fill in the _______.
blank:
a. worms b. mother
The Worm c. poet d. all
When the Earth is turned in spring
The worms are fat as anything. 39. When the author tasted the worm, he
And birds come flying all around _________________________.
To eat the worms right off the ground.
They like worms just as much as I a. did not swallow the worm
Like bread and milk and apple pie. b. ate the worm
And once, when I was very young, c. swallowed the worm
I put a worm right on my tongue. d. threw away the worm
I didn’t like the taste a bit,
And so I didn’t swallow it. 40. Mother thinks that the poet ate the
But oh, it makes my Mother squirm worm. So, she __________.
Because she thinks I ate that worm!
a. swallows b. screams
c. squirms d. tastes

Achievers’ Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

41. Choose the correct option to fill in the

blank:
Some people prefer to climb
________________ than to take a lift,
as they consider it to be a form of
exercise. a. a deck of stairs
b. a set of stairs
c. a flight of stairs
d. a pile of stairs

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 42. Choose the correct option to fill in the d. If you are in advanced stage of
blank: violin classes, then attend this
You must _______ your application by class.
the end of this week to avoid penalty.
46. Choose the pair of words which is
a. deposit b. drop opposite in meaning:
c. submit d. dump That antique was valuable to him, but it
was worthless to his mother.
43. Choose the correct option to fill in the
blank: a. antique-valuable
Most of the time I eat my breakfast. I b. valuable-worthless
________ miss eating it. c. antique-worthless
d. valuable-mother

47. Choose the correct option to fill in the

blanks:
a. usually b. normally The tourists could not decide
c. generally d. seldom __________ to travel by train
________ by plane.
44. Choose the correct meaning of the
quoted phrase: a. either, or
Sometimes elders are shocked to see b. whether, or
young children "answering back". c. not only, but also
d. both, and

48. Fill in the blank using the most

appropriate adjective:
It is not true that twin brothers, will
always look _______.

a. reply to elders b. advise elders

c. reply rudely d. promise

45. Choose a suitable option:

The message conveys:
a. unique b. different
c. likely d. alike

49. Choose the most suitable option to fill

in the blank:
How did these things ____________?

a. come to b. come about

a. These classes are unsuitable if you c. bring out d. bring about
have just started playing the violin.
b. You can contact this teacher at any 50. From the given options, choose the
time during weekdays. one which best expresses the given
c. If you are interested in individual sentence in indirect/direct speech:
violin lessons, you should ring this He said, "What a beautiful scene!"
number.

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 a. He exclaimed that it was a very
beautiful scene.
b. He exclaimed what a beautiful
scene it was.
c. He wondered that it was a beautiful
scene.
d. He said that what a beautiful scene
it was.

Answer Key
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. d 10. b
11. b 12. d 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. a 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. b
21. a 22. c 23. a 24. a 25. b 26. a 27. d 28. b 29. d 30. d
31. c 32. c 33. b 34. c 35. a 36. b 37. b 38. c 39. a 40. c
41. c 42. c 43. d 44. c 45. c 46. b 47. b 48. d 49. b 50. a

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