The CREST English Olympiad (CEO) is an online international competitive exam for students in the Prep/KG and 1-10 classes. There will be only one level for students of the Prep/KG and 1-2 grades. But for classes 3 to 10, the CEO exam will be conducted under two levels.
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CREST English Olympiad Exam Pattern
CREST English Olympiad is conducted for students of classes 1 to 10 and for Prep/KG classes. The total marks for Prep/KG is 30 marks, whereas for classes 1 to 4 total marks offered are 45 marks and for classes 5 to 10, the total marks offered are 60 marks.
Here are the highlights of the English Olympiad conducted by CREST Olympiads.
| Particulars | Details |
| Syllabus | CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabus |
| Question type | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) |
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| Exam duration |
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| Mode of examination | Online |
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| Marking scheme |
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Given below is the examination pattern of CEO for all classes.
| Class | Topic/ Section | No. of Questions | Marks per Question | Total Marks | Total Time(in minutes) |
| Prep/KG | English Language | 20 | 1 | 20 | - |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | - | |
| Grand Total | 25 | - | 30 | 45 | |
| 1st to 4th | English Language | 25 | 1 | 25 | - |
| Achievers Section | 10 | 2 | 20 | - | |
| Grand Total | 35 | - | 45 | 60 | |
| 5th to 10th | English Language | 40 | 1 | 40 | - |
| Achievers Section | 10 | 2 | 20 | - | |
| Grand Total | 50 | - | 60 | 60 |
CREST English Olympiad Syllabus
CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabus are followed for preparing the CEO test papers. The medium of the exam is English.
Detailed CREST English Olympiad syllabus for classes Prep/KG to class 10 are as follows.
- CEO Class Prep/KG Syllabus
- CEO Class 1 Syllabus
- CEO Class 2 Syllabus
- CEO Class 3 Syllabus
- CEO Class 4 Syllabus
- CEO Class 5 Syllabus
- CEO Class 6 Syllabus
- CEO Class 7 Syllabus
- CEO Class 8 Syllabus
- CEO Class 9 Syllabus
- CEO Class 10 Syllabus
CEO Class Prep/KG Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class prep/KG is as follows.
Section 1:
- Letters (Aa - Zz) (capital & small letters, after/before/in-between/missing letters, and objects/cartoon characters starting with letters)
- Ford formation (up to 4-letter words, rhyming words, vowels, and consonants)
- Strokes (lines and curves)
- grammar basics (article a/an, basic adjectives, and preposition (in, on, out, under, etc.))
- Word meanings (synonyms, opposites, gender, people & professions, and singular-plural)
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 1 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 1 is as follows.
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, sounds, and groups
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Articles
- Comprehension (prose and poetry)
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 2 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 2 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Words related to animals and their sounds
- Clothes
- Body parts
- Basic emotions
- Food
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Contractions
- Word order
- Punctuation
- Simple tenses
- Information retrieval from various text types like stories, short dialogues, messages, and invitations
- Spoken and verbal expressions like thanking, greeting, permission, and introduction.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 3 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 3 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Word power
- Homophones
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Words related to animals
- Household things
- Clothes
- Basic emotions
- Food
- Animals and pets
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Gender
- Number
- Proverbs
- One Word
- Nouns
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Questions related to information retrieval from various text/image types like stories, anecdotes, pictures, timetable format, messages, and invitations.
- Questions related to spoken and verbal expressions like an apology, greeting, introduction, and request.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 4 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 4 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Words related to animals
- Household things
- Clothes
- Basic emotions
- Food
- Animals
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Identify the nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Tenses
- Punctuations and jumbled words
- Questions related to information retrieval from various text and image types like stories, anecdotes, pictures, timetable format, messages, and invitations.
- Questions related to spoken and verbal expressions like an apology, greetings, introduction, and request.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 5 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 5 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Spellings
- Collocations
- Idioms
- Homonyms and homophones
- Words related to feelings
- Travel
- Food
- Health
- Appearance
- Character
- Identify the nouns, pronouns, verbs, and phrasal verbs.
- Identify adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Tenses
- Active-passive voice and reported speech
- Search for and retrieve information from various text types like news headlines, messages, and letters.
- Understand information given in News reports, timetables, and messages.
- Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, menu cards, and dialogues.
- Questions based on social-based functions like requests, refusals, apologies, and the use of conjunctions
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 6 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 6 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Jumbled words
- Tenses
- Voices
- Narration
- Spellings
- Collocations
- Phrasal verbs
- Idioms
- Words related to everyday problems
- Relationships
- Health and medicine
- Travel
- Questions related to information retrieval from various text and image types like brochures, formal & informal letters, itinerary, short narratives, timetables, news stories, diary entries, poster making, messages, etc.
- Questions related to spoken and written expressions like agreement & disagreement, requests, refusals, apologies, etc.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 7 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 7 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Spellings
- Collocations
- Identify the words related to travel, locations, activities, homonyms & homophones, etc.
- Synonyms, antonyms, analogies, and spellings
- One word
- Phrasal verbs and idioms
- Modals
- Word order
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Tenses, voices, and narration
- Questions related to information retrieval from news stories, brochures, formal & informal letters, advertisements, brochures, itineraries, short narratives, biographies, notices, messages, etc.
- Questions related to spoken and written expressions like requesting & refusing, apologies & stating of preferences, expression of intent, etc.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 8 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 8 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Analogies and spellings
- Collocations
- Phrasal verbs
- Idioms or proverbs
- Homonyms and homophones
- One word
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, punctuation, prepositional phrases, and participle phrases.
- Determiners
- Jumbled words
- Punctuations
- Tenses
- Voices and narrations
- Question tags
- Identify the words related to leisure, social causes, outdoor locations, and activities.
- Questions related to information retrieval from news reports, blurb, dictionaries, instruction manual format, messages, editorials, and essays.
- Questions related to spoken and written expressions like requesting, giving information, expressing surprise, and pronunciation
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 9 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 9 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Analogies
- Spellings
- One word
- Word order
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Jumbled words
- Voices
- Concord
- Question forms
- Tenses
- Conditionals
- Modals
- Reported speech
- Collocations
- Phrasal verbs
- Idioms
- Homonyms and homophones
- Identify the words related to a social cause, travel, and workplace.
- Questions related to information retrieval from various text types like flyers, classifieds, dictionaries, instruction manuals, messages, editorials, and essays.
- Questions related to spoken and written expressions like giving advice, stating preferences, discussing probability, and making offers.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
CEO Class 10 Syllabus
The syllabus covered in CREST English Olympiad sections 1 and 2 for class 10 is as follows.
Section 1:
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Analogies
- Spellings
- One word
- Word order
- Identify the pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, conjunctions, and punctuation.
- Voices
- Narration
- Concord
- Question forms
- Tenses
- Conditionals
- Modals
- Collocations
- Phrasal verbs
- Idioms
- Homonyms and homophones
- Identify the words related to weather, countries, language & people, and global problems.
- Questions related to information retrieval from various text types like encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Understand information presented in instruction manual format, message format, and others
- Comprehension based on editorials, essays, and advanced texts
- Questions related to spoken and written expressions like giving/accepting compliments, agreeing, disagreeing, requesting, seeking information, and pronunciation.
Achievers Section: Higher-order thinking questions-syllabus as per section 1
