CREST International Spell Bee-Winter(CSBW) Class 4 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 letters. 8
Sound Check Pronunciation check 4
Spellacadabra A word with two blanks will be given. 6
Jumble Tumble Jumbled letters/ l p e a p- 12345 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:
mea_______

(a) dow (b) surring
(c) lody (d) ningfull

Word Champ

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

(a) overy (b) commend
(c) oreder (d) ieved

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

(a) golden (b) lowed
(c) knead (d) legend

Word Champ

4. In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. junior 2. jumble 3. jungle

(a) 132` (b) 213
(c) 312 (d) 231

Word Champ
5. In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. reporter 2. relaxed 3. rescue

(a) 231 (b) 213
(c) 132 (d) 123

Word Champ

6. Choose the correct word for the blank:
They ________ up their fists, ready to fight the bullies.

(a) balled (b) bawled
(c) bowled (d) bold

Word Champ
7. Choose the correct word for the blank:
Nobody was allowed to leave _____ the children who had completed their work.

(a) except (b) expect
(c) accept (d) axcept

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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. rind
2. hazzel
3. grenate
4. tama
5. shio
6. nut
7. pome
8. pista

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

Spell Spies

9. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

(a) groan (b) grown
(c) mould (d) wholed

Spell Spies

10. Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

(a) toll (b) role
(c) soll (d) mole

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

(a) wollnuts, casheaw nuts, almondes, apericots
(b) apricotes, cashue nuts, almends, wolnuts
(c) cashew nuts, walnuts, almonds, apricots
(d) almonnds, wallnuts, cashiew nuts, aprickots

Spell Spies

12. Choose the option with no spelling errors:

(a) geometry, biology, chemistry, geography
(b) geograhpy, baiology, chemmistry, geometry
(c) chemistry, geometrey, bailogy, geograephy
(d) biology, geogarphy, cheamistry, geometry

Spell Spies

13. Choose the words that are not spelt correctly in the given sentence:
These light-weight and flexible shoes are ideal for casual wear and special occassions.

(a) casual and light-weight (b) ideal and light-weight
(c) only casual (d) only occassions

Spell Spies
14. Choose the words that are not spelt correctly in the given sentence:
I gathered all my courage and knocked at my neighbour’s door though I knew that she
might loose her temper.

(a) gathered and neighbour's (b) knew and temper
(c) only loose (d) neighbour’s and loose

Spell Spies

15. Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

(a) floor : ceiling (b) mattress : bedspread
(c) refrigerator : freezer (d) bicycle : peddals

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Spell Spies

16. Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

(a) excercise : fitness (b) movie : entertainment
(c) reading : leisure (d) meeting : business

Sound Check

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

(a) lord (b) rowed
(c) snored (d) poured

Sound Check
18. Which of the following words has the sound made by 'swo' in sword?

(a) saucer (b) swollen
(c) swallow (d) swan

Sound Check

19. Which of the following words does not have the 'ay' sound as in spray?

(a) paid (b) days
(c) spread (d) braid

Sound Check
20. Which of the options rhymes with the word in bold?
Grey is the colour of ash or lead.

(a) heed (b) neighed
(c) bread (d) knead

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Spellacadabra

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

(a) pursel (b) persal
(c) pursal (d) pirsel

Spellacadabra

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

(a) eniance (b) inience
(c) ineance (d) enience

Spellacadabra

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

(a) ingride (b) ingread
(c) ingridi (d) ingredi

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

(a) c__rb__n__ted (b) c__nst__p__tion
(c) s__b__rdin__te (d) de__d__r__nt

Spellacadabra

25. From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
(a) cancellation (b) dungarees
(c) considerable (d) fertilaization

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Spellacadabra

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

(a) processor (b) embroiderry
(c) preservative (d) splattered

Jumble Tumble

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

(a) nearuc (b) drihoc
(c) ncoua (d) wilufa

Jumble Tumble

28. Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of a tool?

(a) lwolert (b) cehatys
(c) hlosev (d) rhesaes

Jumble Tumble

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

(a) 5432617 (b) 4356271
(c) 2674351 (d) 6754321

Jumble Tumble

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

(a) preferred to all others of the same kind
(b) done in a hurry and a state of excitement or confusion
(c) easily damaged, broken, or harmed
(d) causing great suffering, fear, or unhappiness

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Jumble Tumble

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

(a) an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something
(b) (of a triangle ) having all sides of unequal length
(c) knives, forks, and spoons used for eating or serving food
(d) having lost determination or confidence

Pictospell

32. Choose the correct option for the given image:

(a) pelican (b) emu
(c) falcon (d) macaw

Pictospell

33. Choose the correct option for the given image:

(a) hollyhock (b) daffodil
(c) orchid (d) gladiolus

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Pictospell

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

(a) worry (b) energetic
(c) weary (d) annoyed

Pictospell

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

(a) concerning (b) grateful
(c) distressed (d) amusing

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:
shoe_____

(a) horn (b) shaine
(c) soul (d) horse

Word Fusion

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

(a) full (b) sleave
(c) whole (d) pit

Word Fusion

39. Add the correct option to the word in bold to make a new word:
Fetch Grandfather's ________coat from the cupboard.

(a) vest (b) waist
(c) waste (d) vaste

Word Fusion

40. Add the correct option to the word in bold to make a new word:
She took a long time explaining to the dressmaker the neck_______ she wanted for her
gown.

(a) line (b) wear
(c) less (d) work

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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 - 3rd-last-word
My-main-concern-is-to-support-my-family.

42. Word to spell from the given sentence - 4th-word
I-tried-to-convince-my-father-but-all-in-vain.

43. Word to spell from the given sentence - second-last-word
This-sofa-is-formed-of-three-separate-sections.

44. Word to spell from the given sentence - last-word
Earthquakes-are-extremely-difficult-to-predict.

45. Word to spell from the given sentence - 4th-word
I-have-been-fortunate-to-find-a-career-that-I-love.

46. Word to spell from the given sentence - 4th-word
Mistakes-are-an-essential-part-of-education.

47. Word to spell from the given sentence - last-word
Her-headaches-are-becoming-less-frequent.

48. Word to spell from the given sentence - last-word
We-are-defending-the-right-to-demonstrate.

49. Word to spell from the given sentence - 3rd-word
The-authors-summarize-their-views-in-the-introduction.

50. Word to spell from the given sentence - 2nd-word
The-obvious-reason-for-his-fall-was-his-over-confidence.

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Answers

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

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