Grade 1

CREST International Spell Bee (CSB)

Sample Paper
Pattern and Marking Scheme
Section Name Section Details Number of
Questions
Spell-o-Spell Test your spelling skills 8
Word Connection Find antonyms, synonyms, masculine, feminine and 8
other alternative words
Mingle-Mangle Form meaningful words from jumbled letters 4
Picture Speak Answer image-based questions 4
Word Cookie Catch single letter spelling errors 12
Word Chain Link words based on a certain sequence 4
Grand Total 40

Each question carries 1 mark.

The total duration of the exam is 60 minutes.

Syllabus
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 Spell Bee - Summer (Each Question is 1 Mark)
Section name for questions 1-8: Spell-o-Spell

1. Choose the correctly spelt word:

a. cairless b. careles
c. caerless d. careless

2. Choose the correctly spelt word:

a. katerpiller b. caterpillar
c. caterpilar d. katerpillar

3. Choose the correctly spelt word:

a. destroy b. distroy
c. diestroy d. deistroy

4. Choose the correctly spelt word:

a. eether b. either
c. eiither d. iether

5. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a. stretch b. laughter
c. allegator d. eighth

6. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a. igloo b. creature
c. rhime d. decorate

7. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a. scquirrel b. butterfly
c. climate d. funnel

8. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a. liquid b. often
c. afraid d. nervus

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Section name for questions 9-16: Word Connection

9. Choose the antonym of the word:

clean

a. dirty b. neat
c. fare d. fair

10. Choose the antonym of the word:

joy

a. glee b. pleased
c. sorrow d. glory

11. Choose the synonym of the word:

afraid

a. brave b. scared
c. calm d. tired

12. Choose the synonym of the word:

big

a. large b. thin
c. tiny d. small

13. Select the masculine form of the word:

queen

a. monarch b. empress
c. king d. consort

14. Select the masculine form of the word:

wife

a. man b. husband
c. partner d. spouse

15. Select the feminine form of the word:

author

a. authress b. poetess
c. writer d. authoress

16. Select the feminine form of the word:

gentleman

a. woman b. female
c. gentlewoman d. lady

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Section name for questions 17-20: Mingle-Mangle

17. Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ekonmy

a. moneky b. monkye
c. monkey d. menkoy

18. Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

paorrws

a. sparow b. sparrow
c. sporrow d. sperrow

19. Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hrceeta

a. teecher b. teachar
c. teechar d. teacher

20. Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ccohoeta

a. chhocolate b. chocolete
c. chocolate d. chocoolate

Section name for questions 21-24: Picture Speak

21. Select the correct spelling for the image:

a. elephant b. eleiphant
c. eliphant d. eleephant

22. Select the correct spelling for the image:

a. sandvich b. sandwich
c. sendwich d. sandwhich

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 23. Select the correct spelling for the image:

a. watermelen b. watermelon
c. watermelan d. watarmelon

24. Select the correct spelling for the image:

a. dankey b. donkiey
c. donkeiy d. donkey

Section name for questions 25-36: Word Cookie

25. Insert the correct letter to form a word:

rab_it

a. i b. e
c. b d. a

26. Insert the correct letter to form a word:

pre_ty

a. e b. i
c. y d. t

27. Insert the correct letter to form a word:

lau_h

a. g b. f
c. h d. e

28. Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ki_chen

a. c b. t
c. e d. i

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 29. Find the extra letter in the word:
bottlee

a. e b. t
c. o d. b

30. Find the extra letter in the word:

astrounaut

a. a b. u
c. t d. o

31. Find the extra letter in the word:

nervouse

a. o b. u
c. e d. v

32. Find the extra letter in the word:

taesty

a. a b. y
c. t d. e

33. Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our cow gave birth to a caf this morning.

a. morning b. caf
c. birth d. cow

34. Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My brother studies in eight class.

a. eigth b. brother
c. class d. studies

35. Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The baby is crauling across the floor.

a. floor b. crauling
c. across d. baby

36. Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

She wore a preetty red dress in the party.

a. dress b. red
c. wore d. preetty

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Section name for questions 37-40: Word Chain

37. Complete the word sequence:

wake up, brush, bath, ____________

a. party b. sleep
c. breakfast d. play

38. Complete the word sequence:

newborn, infant, ________, adult

a. old b. teenager
c. children d. man

39. Complete the word sequence:

letter, word, sentence, ___________

a. line b. paragraph
c. essay d. poem

40. Complete the word sequence:

forehead, eyes, nose, ____________

a. head b. chin
c. neck d. mouth

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

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