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EnglishCREST-CEO
CREST English Olympiad
Conducted by Centre for Research & Exams in Science & Technology
At a glance
- Classes eligible
- KG-10
- Subject
- English Language
- Fee
- ₹225 / $15
- Exam window
- Dec-Feb (L1); Feb (L2)
- Duration
- 60 min
- Question format
- MCQ
- Levels
- 2 (L2 for Cl 3-10)
- Boards supported
- CBSE, ICSE, IB, State, International
Official site: crestolympiads.com
Syllabus by class
CREST English Olympiad as published by the organising body. Sections and topics are reproduced as they are printed, so what you read here is what the paper is set from.
Class 1
2 sections · 19 topics
Section 1
- Jumbled Letters
- Words: Their Meanings and Opposites
- Identify the Word From the Picture
- Making a Word
- Feminine and Masculine
- One and Many
- Word Pairs
- Odd One Out
- Animals: Their Babies and Sounds
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Conjunctions
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Adjectives
- Basic Tenses
- Punctuation and Comprehension (Prose and Poetry)
Achievers Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Class 2
2 sections · 18 topics
Section 1
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Words (Related to Animals and their Sounds, Clothes, Body Parts, Basic Emotions, Food, etc.)
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Contractions
- Word Order
- Punctuation
- Simple Tenses
- Information Retrieval from Various Texts (Stories, Short Dialogues, Messages, Invitations, etc.)
- Spoken and Written Expressions (Thanking, Greeting, Permission, Introduction, etc.)
Achievers Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Class 3
2 sections · 23 topics
Section 1
- Word Power: Homophones
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Words (Related to Animals, Household Things, Clothes, Basic Emotions, Food, Animals and Pets, etc.)
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Gender
- Number (Singular and Plural Words)
- Proverbs
- One Word
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Simple Tenses
- Conjunctions
- Punctuation
- Basic Questions
- Information Retrieval from Various Texts (Stories, Anecdotes, Pictures, Time-table Format, Messages, Invitations, etc.)
- Spoken and Written Expressions (Apology, Greeting, Introduction, Request, etc.)
Achievers Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Class 4
2 sections · 21 topics
Section 1
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Words (Related to Animals, Household Things, Clothes, Basic Emotions, Food, Animals, etc.)
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Contractions
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Tenses
- Punctuations
- Jumbled Words
- Basic Questions
- Information Retrieval from Various Text and Image (Stories, Anecdotes, Pictures, Time-table Format, Messages, Invitations etc.)
- Spoken and Written Expressions (Apology, Greetings, Introduction, Request, etc.)
Achievers Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Class 5
2 sections · 21 topics
Section 1
- Spellings
- Collocations
- Idioms
- Homonyms and Homophones
- Words (Related to Feelings, Travel, Food, Health, Appearance, Character, etc.)
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Phrasal Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Punctuation
- Tenses
- Active-Passive Voice
- Reported Speech
- Information Retrieval from Various Text (News Headlines, Messages, Letters, News Reports, Time-tables, Messages, etc.)
- from Specific Short Texts (Messages, Menu Card, Dialogues etc.)
- from Situation Based Texts (Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.) and Conjunctions
Achievers Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Class 6
2 sections · 21 topics
Section 1
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Punctuation
- Jumbled Words
- Conjunctions
- Tenses
- Voices
- Narration
- Spellings
- Collocations
- Phrasal Verbs
- Idioms
- Words (Related to Everyday Problems, Relationships, Health and Medicine, Travel etc.)
- Information Retrieval from Various Text and Image (Brochures, Formal and Informal letters, Itinerary, Short Narratives, Time-tables, News Stories, Diary Entry, Poster Making, Messages etc.)
- Spoken and Written Expressions (Agreement and Disagreement, Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.)
Achievers Section
- Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Compiled from crestolympiads.com · source. Always confirm against the official site before an exam.
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