CREST International Spell Bee-Winter (CSBW) Class 3 Sample Paper

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SAMPLE PAPER

CREST Spell Bee Winter (CSBW)

Syllabus for CSBW is available at https://www.crestolympiads.com/csbw-syllabus
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Pattern and Marking Scheme
Section Name Section Details Number of
Questions
Word Champ Checks the spellings and word usage 8
Spell Spies Based on similar sounding words/ Based on silent 8
letters.
Sound Check Pronunciation check 4
Spellacadabra A word with two blanks will be given. 6
Jumble Tumble Jumbled letters 5
Pictospell Images will be given in the options 5
Word Fusion Based on prefix, suffix and compound words 4
Get Set Spell Listen to the audio and write the spelling 10
Grand total 50

Each question carries 1 mark (Total duration: 60 min. including Get, Set, Spell! of 5 min.)

Word Champ

1. Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
cal_______

(a) sium (b) ender
(c) cullate (d) mer

Word Champ

2. Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
re_

(a) venge (b) ciepe
(c) vearse (d) wined

Word Champ
3. Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
Supermarket

(a) remark (b) prank
(c) stamp (d) purse

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Word Champ
4. In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. surprise 2. surely 3. suppose

(a) 123` (b) 312
(c) 321 (d) 213

Word Champ
5. In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
. 1. honour 2. hooray 3. hopeful

(a) 231 (b) 213
(c) 312 (d) 123

Word Champ

6. Choose the correct word for the blank:
The dentist showed me how to use ______ to clean between my teeth.

(a) gloss (b) floss
(c) moss (d) joss

Word Champ
7. Choose the correct word for the blank:
Playing cricket in the park is ___________.

(a) banned (b) band
(c) aloud (d) alowed

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Word Champ

8. Choose the correct option:
If you join _____ and _____, you will get the name of something you can eat.

1. nut
2. sin
3. dels
4. daugh
5. rai
6. apri
7. noo
8. cort

(a) 4/1 (b) 6/8
(c) 7/3 (d) 5/2

Spell Spies

9. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

(a) gread (b) knead
(c) freed (d) lead

Spell Spies

10. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

(a) dose (b) hose
(c) does (d) thoes

Spell Spies
11. Choose the option with no spelling errors:

(a) shoelaces, collars, buttons, neckties (b) neckties, buttens, collurs, shoelaices
(c) collers, shoelaces, buttouns, necktyes (d) buttons, shoelases, coulars, necktais

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Spell Spies

12. Choose the option with no spelling errors:

(a) vanilla, chocolate, butterscotch, strawberry
(b) strawberry, venilla, chocalate, butterscoch
(c) butterscotch, vanila, chocklate, straweberry
(d) strowberry, vanilla, choccolate, butterscoutch

Spell Spies

13. Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
We realished the huge peices of cake, sandwiches and homemade biscuits that our
aunt had packed for us.

(a) peices and homemade (b) realished and peices
(c) biscuits and homemade (d) sandwiches and realished

Spell Spies
14. Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Put the dirty clothes in the laundery basket and the clean once in the cupboard.

(a) cupboard and laundery (b) laundery and clothes
(c) only cupboard (d) laundery and once

Spell Spies

15. Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

(a) television : serials (b) actors : dialogues
(c) temple : goddesess (d) bronze: statues

Spell Spies

16. Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

(a) picnic : exciting (b) movie : comickal
(c) jungle : dangerous (d) shopping : boring

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Sound Check

17. Which of the following words does not rhyme with lord?

(a) toad (b) broad
(c) cawed (d) cord

Sound Check
18. Which of the following words does not rhyme with roam?

(a) home (b) comb
(c) some (d) dome

Sound Check

19. In which word can you hear the sound made by 'u' in truth?

(a) both (b) rude
(c) north (d) foot

Sound Check
20. Which of the options does not rhyme with the word in bold?
Her white dress has a red bow.

(a) show (b) low
(c) now (d) know

Spellacadabra

21. Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
mat_____

(a) reial (b) ireal
(c) trial (d) erial

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Spellacadabra
22. Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
whis____

(a) ckers (b) ckars
(c) kars (d) kers

Spellacadabra

23. Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
_____cher

(a) strea (b) stre
(c) stret (d) streat

Spellacadabra
24. Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
a, u, e

(a) l__bo__r__r (b) l__wnm__w__r
(c) t__ __ rn__ment (d) m__rm__l__de

Spellacadabra

25. From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
(a) bungalow (b) horaizon
(c) evaporation (d) community

Spellacadabra

26. From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

(a) certificate (b) dictionary
(c) satchet (d) detergent

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Jumble Tumble

27. Choose the option in which the letters can be rearranged to form a meaningful word?

(a) kicheja (b) sohtlu
(c) ceklup (d) roptse

Jumble Tumble

28. Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form a word related to air travel?

(a) etslabte (b) kcetiopc
(c) eabgag (d) eftafeko

Jumble Tumble

29. Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
rpsesti
1234567

(a) 2145736 (b) 5617243
(c) 3412756 (d) 6142573

Jumble Tumble

30. What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
ncatav

(a) frightened
(b) empty
(c) impatient
(d) upset

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Jumble Tumble

31. What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
lrdace

(a) an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
(b) a glass for drinking out of, with a flat bottom, straight sides and no handle or stem
(c) a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side:
(d) a piece of jewellery worn around the wrist or arm

Pictospell

32. Choose the correct option for the given image:

(a) griddle (b) ice pick
(c) tongs (d) ladles

Pictospell

33. Choose the correct option for the given image:

(a) pelican (b) heron
(c) seagull (d) flamingo

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Pictospell

34. Choose the option which is the antonym of what the image conveys:

(a) sorrow (b) hope
(c) best (d) loose

Pictospell

35. Choose the option which is a synonym of what the image conveys:

(a) drowsy (b) attentive
(c) noisy (d) active

Pictospell

36. Which of the following has the least number of vowels?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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Word Fusion

37. Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
back______

(a) shed (b) yard
(c) lown (d) garage

Word Fusion

38. Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
swim________

(a) pool (b) suit
(c) ware (d) glasses

Word Fusion

39. Add the correct option to the word in bold to make a new word:
We sat around the camp______ and sang songs.

(a) sight (b) place
(c) fire (d) circle

Word Fusion

40. Add the correct option to the word in bold to make a new word:
A light________ warns ships of rocks and other dangers.

(a) tower (b) man
(c) fort (d) house

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Get, Set, Spell! (Audio Round) 5 min.

Please listen to the audio and write the correct spelling (you need a headphone to attempt this
round):

41. Word to spell from the given sentence - last word
The baby is sleeping peacefully in its cradle.

42. Word to spell from the given sentence - 4th word
She bought some cloth to make a curtain.

43. Word to spell from the given sentence - last word
There has been a gradual change in climate.

44. Word to spell from the given sentence - 2nd last word
My brother drives at a furious speed.

45. Word to spell from the given sentence - last word
These three portraits are very similar.

46. Word to spell from the given sentence - 3rd last word
Many mothers prefer flexible working hours.

47. Word to spell from the given sentence - 4th word
Deepak is an intelligent pupil, but he lacks motivation.

48. Word to spell from the given sentence - first word
Children like to play in the garden for hours.

49. Word to spell from the given sentence - 4th word
He plans to defend his Olympic crown.

50. Word to spell from the given sentence - last word
I am happy to accept your invitation.

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Answers

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

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