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CLASS
SAMPLE PAPER
CREST Spell Bee (CSB)
Syllabus for CSB is available at https://www.crestolympiads.com/csb-syllabus
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Pattern and Marking Scheme
Section Name Section Details Number of
Questions
Spell-o-Spell Test your spelling skills 6
Word Connection Find antonyms, synonyms, masculine, feminine and 12
other alternative words
Word Makeup Identify the right suffix, prefix and compound words 9
Mingle-Mangle Form meaningful words from jumbled letters 3
PictureSpeak Answer image-based questions 3
Word Cookie Catch single letter spelling errors 7
Rapid Fire (Audio Round) Hear and write the spelling of words quickly 20
Grand total 60
Each question carries 1 mark (Total duration: 60 min. including Rapid Fire of 5 min.)
Spell-o-Spell
1. From the given alternatives, choose the word with correct spelling:
(a) genitics (b) laboratory
(c) gravety (d) satelite
Spell-o-Spell
2. From the given alternatives, choose the word with correct spelling:
(a) resistar (b) rowter
(c) unforchunate (d) robotics
Spell-o-Spell
3. From the given alternatives, choose the word with correct spelling:
(a) naughty (b) malwire
(c) tonge (d) extention
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Spell-o-Spell
4. From the given alternatives, choose the word with incorrect spelling:
(a) reciept (b) hygiene
(c) believe (d) relieve
Spell-o-Spell
5. From the given alternatives, choose the word with incorrect spelling:
(a) venture (b) hippopotamus
(c) tryumph (d) curriculum
Spell-o-Spell
6. From the given alternatives, choose the word with incorrect spelling:
(a) appropriate (b) creeture
(c) extraordinary (d) peculiar
Word Connection
7. Choose the correct antonym of the given word:
decline
(a) accept (b) deny
(c) refuse (d) incline
Word Connection
8. Choose the correct antonym of the given word:
bitter
(a) better (b) sour
(c) harsh (d) sweet
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Word Connection
9. Choose the correct antonym of the given word:
greedy
(a) hungry (b) charitable
(c) selfish (d) steady
Word Connection
10. Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
giggle
(a) lament (b) gloomy
(c) laugh (d) dismal
Word Connection
11. Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
mutter
(a) murmur (b) muster
(c) gather (d) elaborate
Word Connection
12. Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
adversity
(a) reverse (b) prosperity
(c) blessing (d) difficulty
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Word Connection
13. Select the masculine of the given word:
doe
(a) mouse (b) buck
(c) drake (d) bee
Word Connection
14. Select the masculine of the given word:
mare
(a) stallion (b) sheep
(c) goat (d) elephant
Word Connection
15. Select the masculine of the given word:
bee
(a) fowl (b) mouse
(c) drone (d) drake
Word Connection
16. Select the feminine of the given word:
bachelor
(a) lady (b) bachelorette
(c) woman (d) unmarried
Word Connection
17. Select the feminine of the given word:
monk
(a) monkess (b) ladymonk
(c) nun (d) ewe
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Word Connection
18. Select the feminine of the given word:
executor
(a) executrix (b) executoress
(c) executress (d) executrixx
Word Makeup
19. From the given alternatives, choose the suffix to form a meaningful word:
accept
(a) age (b) ege
(c) ace (d) ance
Word Makeup
20. From the given alternatives, choose the suffix to form a meaningful word:
refer
(a) ance (b) ence
(c) ey (d) eiy
Word Makeup
21. From the given alternatives, choose the suffix to form a meaningful word:
post
(a) age (b) ance
(c) ence (d) Ige
Word Makeup
22. From the given alternatives, choose the prefix to form a meaningful word:
cast
(a) for (b) fore
(c) four (d) free
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Word Makeup
23. From the given alternatives, choose the prefix to form a meaningful word:
animous
(a) an (b) en
(c) un (d) mis
Word Makeup
24. From the given alternatives, choose the prefix to form a meaningful word:
fortune
(a) uni (b) dis
(c) des (d) mis
Word Makeup
25. From the given alternatives, choose the correct compound word:
(a) antedote (b) dairdevil
(c) fairwell (d) brainstorm
Word Makeup
26. From the given alternatives, choose the correct compound word:
(a) thunderstrom (b) briefcase
(c) wastecoat (d) copywrighte
Word Makeup
27. From the given alternatives, choose the correct compound word:
(a) grasshoopper (b) banchmark
(c) breakthrough (d) bookbiender
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Mingle-Mangle
28. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
tisoyreneg
(a) genetics (b) generosity
(c) generating (d) generousy
Mingle-Mangle
29. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
varste
(a) stare (b) starve
(c) restart (d) straw
Mingle-Mangle
30. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
liidtneg
(a) intelligent (b) deligent
(c) delight (d) diligent
PictureSpeak
31. Select the correct spelling for the given image:
(a) thunderstrom (b) thundarstrom
(c) thundurstorm (d) thunderstorm
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PictureSpeak
32. Select the correct spelling for the given image:
(a) literature (b) litereture
(c) litareture (d) literathure
PictureSpeak
33. Select the correct spelling for the given image:
(a) champaine (b) champane
(c) champaene (d) champagne
Word Cookie
34. Insert the missing letters in the given word:
col_eag_e
(a) e, a (b) e, e
(c) i, u (d) i, e
Word Cookie
35. Insert the missing letters in the given word:
fas_inat_d
(a) c, e (b) s, a
(c) c, a (d) a, s
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Word Cookie
36. Find the extra letter in the given word from the alternatives:
sattellite
(a) i (b) e
(c) t (d) a
Word Cookie
37. Find the extra letter in the given word from the alternatives:
descisive
(a) i (b) e
(c) s (d) c
Word Cookie
38. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
He tends to exaggerate when he talks about his accommplishments.
(a) tends (b) exaggerate
(c) talks (d) accommplishments
Word Cookie
39. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
The builder is trying to find an appropreate site for his new project.
(a) project (b) builder
(c) site (d) appropreate
Word Cookie
40. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
Robotics seems to be an intresting subject at the moment.
(a) intresting (b) seems
(c) robotics (d) moment
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Rapid Fire Section (Audio Round) 5 min.
Please listen to the audio and write the correct spelling (you need a headphone to attempt this
round):
41. laboratory
42. scientific
43. thunderstorm
44. peacock
45. unanimous
46. awkward
47. generous
48. curious
49. queer
50. tongue
51. abundance
52. disease
53. sincere
54. butcher
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55. international
56. anxiety
57. snuggle
58. skateboarding
59. moustache
60. receipt
Answers
1. (b), 2. (d), 3. (a), 4. (a), 5. (c), 6. (b), 7. (a), 8. (d), 9. (b), 10. (c), 11. (a), 12. (d),
13. (b), 14. (a), 15. (c), 16. (b), 17. (c), 18. (a), 19. (d), 20. (b), 21. (a), 22. (b), 23. (c),
24. (d), 25. (d), 26. (b), 27. (c), 28. (b), 29. (b), 30. (d), 31. (d), 32. (a), 33. (d), 34. (c),
35. (a), 36. (c), 37. (c), 38. (d), 39. (d), 40. (a)
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