CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) Class 1 Sample Paper

CLASS
SAMPLE PAPER

CREST Spell Bee (CSB)

Syllabus for CSB is available at https://www.crestolympiads.com/csb-syllabus
1
Pattern and Marking Scheme
Section Name Section Details Number of
Questions
Spell-o-Spell Test your spelling skills 8
Word Connection Find antonyms, synonyms, masculine, feminine 8
and other alternative words
Mingle-Mangle Form meaningful words from jumbled letters 4
PictureSpeak Answer image-based questions 4
Word Cookie Catch single letter spelling errors 12
Word Chain Link words based on a certain sequence 4
Grand total 40

Each question carries 1 mark (Total duration: 60 min.)

Spell-o-Spell

1. From the given alternatives, choose the correct spelling:

(a) cairless (b) careles
(c) caerless (d) careless

Spell-o-Spell

2. From the given alternatives, choose the word with correct spelling:

(a) katerpiller (b) caterpillar
(c) caterpilar (d) katerpillar

Spell-o-Spell
3. From the given alternatives, choose the correct spelling:

(a) destroy (b) distroy
(c) diestroy (d) deistroy

1

Spell-o-Spell
4. From the given alternatives, choose the correct spelling:

(a) eether (b) either
(c) eiither (d) iether

Spell-o-Spell

5. From the given alternatives, choose the incorrect spelling:

(a) stretch (b) laughter
(c) allegatur (d) eighth

Spell-o-Spell

6. From the given alternatives, choose the incorrect spelling:

(a) engine (b) creature
(c) rhime (d) decorate

Spell-o-Spell
7. From the given alternatives, choose the incorrect spelling:

(a) scquirrel (b) butterfly
(c) climate (d) funnel

Spell-o-Spell

8. From the given alternatives, choose the incorrect spelling:

(a) liquid (b) often
(c) afraid (d) nervus

Word Connection
9. Choose the correct antonym of the given word:
Clean

(a) dirty (b) neat
(c) fare (d) fair

2

Word Connection

10. Choose the correct antonym of the given word:
joy

(a) glee (b) pleased
(c) sorrow (d) glory

Word Connection
11. Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
afraid

(a) brave (b) scared
(c) calm (d) tired

Word Connection

12. Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
big

(a) large (b) thin
(c) tiny (d) small

Word Connection

13. Select the masculine of the given word:
queen

(a) monarch (b) empress
(c) king (d) consort

Word Connection
14. Select the masculine of the given word:
wife

(a) man (b) husband
(c) partner (d) spouse

3

Word Connection

15. Select the feminine form of the given word:
author

(a) authress (b) poetess
(c) writer (d) authoress

Word Connection

16. Select the feminine form of the given word:
gentleman

(a) woman (b) female
(c) gentlewomen (d) lady

Mingle-Mangle

17. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
ekonmy

(a) moneky (b) monkye
(c) monkey (d) menkoy

Mingle-Mangle
18. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
paorrws

(a) sparow (b) sparrow
(c) sporrow (d) sparraw

Mingle-Mangle

19. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
hrceeta

(a) teecher (b) teachar
(c) teechar (d) teacher

4

Mingle-Mangle
20. Form the meaningful word from the given jumbled letters:
ccohloeta

(a) chhocolate (b) chocolete
(c) Chocolate (d) chocoolate

PictureSpeak

21. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

(a) elephant (b) eleiphant
(c) eliphant (d) elephent

PictureSpeak

22. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

(a) sandvich (b) sandwich
(c) sendwich (d) sandwhich

PictureSpeak

23. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

(a) watermelen (b) watermelon
(c) watermelan (d) watarmelon

5

PictureSpeak

24. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

(a) dankey (b) donkiey
(c) donkeiy (d) donkey

Word Cookie

25. Insert the missing letter in the given word:
rab_it

(a) i (b) e
(c) b (d) a

Word Cookie

26. Insert the missing letter in the given word:
pre_ty

(a) e (b) i
(c) y (d) t

Word Cookie

27. Insert the missing letter in the given word:
lau_h

(a) g (b) f
(c) h (d) e

6

Word Cookie

28. Insert the missing letter in the given word:
ki_chen

(a) c (b) t
(c) e (d) i

Word Cookie

29. Find the extra letter in the given word from the given alternatives:
bottlee

(a) e (b) t
(c) o (d) b

Word Cookie

30. Find the extra letter in the given word from the given alternatives:
astrounaut

(a) a (b) u
(c) t (d) o

Word Cookie

31. Find the extra letter in the given word from the given alternatives:
nervouse

(a) o (b) u
(c) e (d) v

Word Cookie

32. Find the extra letter in the given word from the given alternatives:
taesty

(a) a (b) y
(c) t (d) e

7

Word Cookie

33. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
Our cow gave birth to a caf this morning.

(a) morning (b) caf
(c) birth (d) cow

Word Cookie

34. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
My brother studies in eigth class.

(a) eigth (b) brother
(c) class (d) studies

Word Cookie

35. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
The baby is crauling across the floor.

(a) floor (b) crauling
(c) across (d) baby

Word Cookie

36. Find the misspelt word in the given sentence:
She wore a preetty red dress in the party.

(a) dress (b) red
(c) wore (d) preetty

Word Chain

37. Complete the word sequence in the given question:
wake up, brush, bath, ____________

(a) lunch (b) sleep
(c) breakfast (d) play

8

Word Chain
38. Complete the word sequence in the given question:
baby, child, young, _______________.

(a) old (b) teenager
(c) infant (d) man

Word Chain
39. Complete the word sequence in the given question:
letter, word, sentence, ___________.

(a) line (b) paragraph
(c) essay (d) poem

Word Chain

40. Complete the word sequence in the given question:
forehead, eyes, nose, ____________.

(a) head (b) chin
(c) neck (d) lips

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

9