CREST English Olympiad (CEO)

Previous Year Paper (2022-23)

Class 2 (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.
• Fill in all the mandatory fields clearly on the OMR Sheet.
• 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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• 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 correct phrase to complete 5. Fill in the blank with the correct
the sentence: pronoun:
The tree was ___ by the woodcutter. Children always follow ________
elders.

a. cut by b. cut of
c. cut down d. cut up
a. them b. they
2. What is the correct group word for the c. there d. their
image given below?
6. Choose the correct spelling from the
given options to fill in the blank:
We all should __________ in
ourselves.

a. Tools b. Utensils
c. Cutlery d. Furniture

3. Fill in the blank with the correct option:

The rain falls _____ the clouds. a. believ b. blieve
c. believe d. beliv

7. Choose the correct option:

An elephant has a _____________
trunk.

a. on b. by
c. over d. from

4. Fill in the blank with the correct option:

________ Sun rises in the East. a. tall b. broad
c. high d. long

8. Guess the correct word:

This body part name is also a part of a
table.
a. A b. An
c. The d. Many

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 a. Arm b. Leg a. delivered b. delivers
c. Toe d. Back c. deliver d. delivery

9. Choose the full form of the underlined
word:
Haven't you seen this movie?
13. Choose the correct response from the
options given below to complete the
conversation:
Thomas: Could you tell me the way to
the library, please?
Jacob: _______________.

a. Have been b. Have not

c. Has not d. Have it

10. Look at the picture and choose the

correct verb:
The girl is ___________ flowers. a. It is open from 8.00 am to
4.00 pm.
b. It is a good library.
c. Go straight and turn right.
d. It is a holiday today.

14. Choose the correct conjunction to fill in

the blank:
a. cooking b. collecting I will let you watch the movie only
c. watching d. seeing _____ you promise to study hard.

11. Choose the correct adverb:

The driver was driving the car very
__________.

a. So b. if
c. until d. and

15. Arrange the following jumbled words to

form a sentence:
a. quickly b. goodly here / sell / soaps / they / scented
c. fast d. slower

12. Choose the correct form of the verb:

The postman will __________ the letter
tomorrow.

a. Scented soaps they sell here.

b. They sell scented soaps here.
c. They here sell soaps scented.
d. Scented here soaps sell they.

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16. Arrange the following jumbled words to
form a meaningful sentence:
Clara / going / work / to / likes
20. Choose the correct describing word
that is also the antonym of the word in
bold:
Homework is easy but class tests are
_______

a. Likes Clara to work going.

b. Clara work going likes to.
c. Clara likes going to work. a. smooth b. tough
d. Work Clara likes going to. c. best d. bad

17. Mr Scott had taught us at school. What 21. Choose the right preposition:
is the present tense of the verb You have to reach there _______ 7.00
'taught'? am.

a. on b. in
c. at d. upon

Direction (for questions 22-25): Read the

passage and answer the questions that follow:
a. Teacher b. Tell
c. Tech d. Teach Jenny is never late but yesterday everything
went wrong. She overslept and when her
18. Choose the correct conjunction to mother came to wake her up, she was fast
complete the following sentence: asleep! She got up late and so missed her bus
_______ Venus and Mars are planets. and then, also forgot her tiffin. Her teacher
punished her for not doing her homework. The
day taught her a good lesson. Jenny promised
herself to be careful the next time. Her mother
said, "Jenny plan your day from today. It's
better late than never!"
a. All b. Any
c. Both d. Neither

19. Choose the correct contraction for the

given underlined words:
'What is that? It is an insect.
22. Why did everything go wrong with
Jenny yesterday?

a. She got up late.

b. She missed her bus.
c. She did do her homework.
a. Tis b. It's d. She did not listen to her mother.
c. Is't d. Is it

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23. What lesson did the day teach Jenny? b. better to start doing something
late than never
a. Listen to your elders c. do everything on time
b. Plan your day d. carry on the work
c. Eat breakfast on time
d. Do your homework 25. Overslept means to _________.

24. It's better late than never means a. sleep very late at night
_________. b. never sleep at night
c. get up early
a. better to be late than never sleep d. sleep longer than required

Achievers’ Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

26. Choose the correct response to The schools are closed. ____ will re-
complete the following conversation: open next month.

Teacher: Haven't you been to a circus?

Lara: _______________.

a. They are going. a. They b. Her

b. Yes, I have. c. It d. She
c. No. I am tired.
d. Have they? 29. Choose the correct article:

27. Choose the correct option to fill in the You have got _______ lovely smile.
blank:

My brother speaks ________ French.

a. an b. the
c. a d. some

a. the 30. Choose the correct option to form a

b. a meaningful sentence:
c. an
d. no article required Bozo is _______.

28. Fill in the blank with the correct

pronoun from the given options:

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 a. lazy dog b. a dog lazy Handbag, Packet, Wallet, Purse
c. a lazy dog d. dog lazy
a. Handbag b. Wallet
31. Choose the correct option: c. Packet d. Purse

You're talking _____ with your 34. Choose the correct preposition to fill in
grandfather. Is he hard of hearing? the blank:

Shelly has called to say that she is

________ the way.

a. on b. in
c. at d. over
a. softly b. loudly
c. strangely d. quickly 35. Choose the correct meaning of the
words in quotes:
32. Fill in the blank with the correct action
word: "Let's eat" means ___________.
Monkeys swing while dogs _____ their
tails.

a. leave eating b. let is eat

c. let me eat d. let us eat
a. trot b. wag
c. chatter d. slay

33. Choose the odd one out among the

following things:

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

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