CREST English Olympiad (CEO)

Previous Year Paper (2022-23)

Class 3 (Set - A)
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 45

• Additional 10 minutes will be allotted to fill up information on the OMR Sheet, before
the start of the exam.
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• There are a total of 35 questions in this booklet comprising 2 sections namely the
English Language & Achievers' Section consisting of 25 questions (1 mark each)
& 10 questions (2 marks each) respectively.
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 English Language (Each Question is 1 Mark)

1. Fill in the blank with the correct My father's son is my ________.

spelling:

Human activities pollute the

__________ to a great extent.

a. sister b. uncle
c. brother d. cousin

5. Choose the correct proverb from the

given options:

Chris wants to buy a brand new car

a. enwironment b. environment because his friend has also recently
c. anvirement d. envirement bought one but Chris should not forget
that _______________.
2. Fill in the blank with the correct
antonym of the given word in bold:

The criminal was wanted either

_______ or alive by the police. a. all glitters is gold
b. only gold gitters
c. all that glitters is not gold
d. all that glitters may be gold

6. Find the plural form for the word given

in bold:
a. faint b. rich
c. good d. dead Snowwhite's hair was as black as coal.

3. Choose the opposite gender of the

word given in bold:

He took some radical decisions when

he became the headmaster of the
school. a. Haires b. Hair
c. Hars d. Hairs

7. What is the collective noun for the

words given in bold?

a. Headmaid b. Headmistress A truck carrying a group of

c. Headmadam d. Headlady soldiers was attacked on the main
highway yesterday.
4. My father's son visited us last week
and brought me many good presents.

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 I. I will meet you _______ 8.00 pm.
II. Fiona works ______ a library.

a. Armour b. Group
c. Team d. Army
a. on, at b. in, with
8. Find the correct pronoun for the c. for, for d. at, in
underlined words:
12. Fill in the blank with the correct verb:
Mary and I are very fond of cricket.
Miranda _____ an email to her mother
daily.

a. Us b. We
c. Their d. They
a. packs b. writes
9. Fill in the blank with the correct verb to c. paints d. draws
complete the sentence:
13. Fill in the blank with the right
George and Della _________ going to conjunction:
the cinema.
My favourite dishes are apple pie
________ custard.

a. is b. am
c. are d. have

10. Fill in the blank with the correct a. but b. or

describing word: c. and d. if

The king moved forward with a 14. Choose the correct question tag:
__________ army.
This is a teak wood table, _______?
a. fancy b. broken
c. large d. tall

11. Fill in the blanks with the suitable

prepositions to complete the a. are it? b. aren't it?
statements: c. isn't it? d. do not

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 15. Choose the correctly punctuated Each aircraft movement is controlled from a
sentence: tower in which there are air-traffic controllers
who are in charge of all taking-offs and landing
movements. The controller has a radio link
with all pilots and monitors their airborne
movements. Planes are getting faster and the
runways are getting longer due to an increase
in requirements.
a. Laura decided to buy coffee,
To process such huge demand, an airport has
cake slice and, a waffle at the
to employ staff of many thousands. There is a
café.
ground-duty staff that helps with passenger
b. Laura decided to buy coffee,
enquiries, ticketing and luggage check-in.
cake slice and a waffle at the
Caterers supply the restaurants and cafeterias,
café.
as well as the on-flight pre-packed food.
c. Laura decided to buy, coffee,
Freight is handled at a separate place. It may
cake slice and a waffle at the
include anything from a gorilla being sent to a
café.
foreign zoo to gold for a bank.
d. Laura decided to buy coffee
cake slice and a waffle at the
café

16. Choose the correct response to

complete the conversation:
17. The size of a modern international
Jenny: Hi Rex! It's been a long time! airport can be compared to the
Where have you been?
a. Size of a small airport
Rex: Hi Jenny! ______________. b. Size of a small village
c. Size of a small town
d. Size of a tower

18. What does the air traffic controller do?

a. Controls coming and going of

ships.
a. I was late. Sorry! b. Takes care of the take-off and
b. Yes, I was out of the country. landing of aeroplanes.
c. I like visiting friends. c. Takes care of the radio
d. Thanks a lot. programs.
d. Looks after the movements of
Direction (for questions 16-20): Read the people.
passage and answer the questions that follow:
19. Who supplies the pre-packed meals?
International Airport:
a. Caterers b. Restaurants
A modern international airport is a vast area, c. Cafes d. Airplanes
almost the size of a small town. Each year it
processes hundreds of aircraft movements, 20. Freight means _________.
passengers and many tons of freight which is
moved from one location to the other. a. people b. goods

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 c. airplanes d. staff a. weekdays b. mid-week
c. weekends d. daily
Direction (for question 21-23): Look at the
timetable given and answer the questions that 23. Which day is spent away from self-
follow: study?

Time Friday Saturday Sunday a. Saturday b. Friday

c. Sunday d. no day
9.00 a.m. English Spanish German
Speaking class class Direction (for questions 24-25): Read the
class invitation and answer the questions that follow:
10.00 Break Church Church
visit visit An Invitation: We cordially invite you to a
a.m.
formal dinner on the occasion of batch '20
12 noon Lunch Lunch Lunch passing out. Kindly be seated by 7.00 pm
1.00 p.m. Art Art Excursi sharp. Please note that the dress code for
on/shop guests is neither informal nor semi-formal but
2.00 p.m. Nap time Nap time
ping only formal. Only couples with invites will be
4.00 p.m. Basketba Basketball time allowed into the hall.
ll practice
practice
6.00 p.m. Self- Self-study
study
8.00 p.m. Dinner Dinner Dinner
9.00 p.m Sleep Sleep time Sleep
time time 24. Couples with invite means _________.

21. Which lesson happens first thing in the a. man and woman
morning? b. children
c. boys only
a. Lecture lessons d. only girls
b. Language lessons
c. Activities 25. What is the dress code for the
d. Hobby classes evening?

22. This is a timetable for _______. a. Casual b. Informal

c. Semi-formal d. Formal

Achievers’ Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

26. Choose the correct antonym of the

given word in bold in the following
sentence:

She could not go to the school picnic

due to sickness.

a. Death b. Birth
c. Health d. Fresh

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 27. Find the missing word: then and there because she knows
Board: Train::________: Horse that a stitch in time saves nine.

a. A stitch is required to mend.

b. Save many stitches by one.
c. Do good to everyone.
d. Solve the problem as soon
a. Shoe b. Ride as it arises.
c. Stable d. Mount
32. Choose the correct term:
28. Fill in the blank with the correct article: George William found a handwritten
copy of a rare book in his great
I visited ________ Central City library grandfather's old iron box. A
today. handwritten book is called
__________.

a. a b. an
c. the d. their a. book b. novel
c. manuscript d. biography
29. Fill in the blank with the correct adverb:
33. Choose the correct option to fill in the
The soldier fought _________. blank:
Last night my uncle _______ me a
story.

a. spinned b. sang
c. told d. printed

34. Choose the correct describing word:

a. hardly b. safely
c. bravely d. hopefully The ______ shirt looked nice on my
father.
30. Choose the synonym of the underlined
word:

Greg will never give us a treat. He is

a miserly person.

a. Handsome b. Nice a. tiny b. formal

c. Picky d. Greedy c. dry d. solid

31. Choose the correct meaning of the 35. Find the correct opposite gender:
given proverb in bold:
I. Peacock and ____________.
Percy decided to solve the problem II. Cow and ____________.

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 a. Peabird, oxen
b. Peahen, bull
c. Peabody, boar
d. Peacock, bully

Answer Key
1. b 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. c
11. d 12. b 13. c 14. c 15. b 16. b 17. c 18. b 19. a 20. b
21. b 22. c 23. c 24. a 25. d 26. c 27. d 28. c 29. c 30. d
31. d 32. c 33. c 34. b 35. b

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