The CREST Olympiad is one of the most well-known online olympiad organisations. The organisation seeks to examine students’ practical knowledge and assist them in applying what they’ve learnt in many areas while also developing their conceptual understanding so that they may confidently face any competitive exam. The CREST English Olympiad is held for children in grades 1 to 10 and Prep/KG classes. Prep/KG receives 30 out of a possible 30 points. Classes 1 to 4 receive 45 points, while Classes 5 to 10 receive 60 points.
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The CEO test papers are prepared based on the curriculum from state boards, ICSE/ISC, CBSE, and others. English is the exam’s language. Based on their performance at the national level, the CREST Olympiad assists students in analysing their strengths and limitations. In this article, we will discuss the CEO syllabus in detail.
Exam Highlights and Dates
| Conducting Body | CREST |
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| Exam Name | Crest English Olympiad |
| Full-form of CREST | Centre for Research and Exams in Science & Technology |
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| CEO Practice Exam Answer Key | Practice Exam 2: 21 and 22 October 2022 |
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| CEO Level 2 Exam Dates |
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| CEO Result Dates | To be announced |
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CEO Exam Syllabus
The syllabus of CREST English Olympiad is based on CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabi. The degree of difficulty varies depending on the class. The CEO syllabus includes themes like spelling, jumbled letters, the odd one out, and more for elementary grades. Topics covered in higher grades include nouns, pronouns, verbs & phrasal verbs, information retrieval, voices & narrations, and so on.
CEO Class Prep/KG Syllabus
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 prepositions (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
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
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
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
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
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
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, itineraries, 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
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
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
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
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 encyclopaedias 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
CEO Exam Pattern
| Syllabus | CBSE, ICSE/ISC, and other state board syllabus |
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| Question Type | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
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| Mode of Examination | Online |
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Other CREST Olympiad Exams
| CREST Mathematics Olympiad (CMO) |
| CREST Cyber Olympiad (CCO) |
| CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) |
| CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) |
| CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) |
| CREST International Spell Bee (CSBW) |
