Class 8 English Olympiad: previous year questions and free practice

Practice based on previous year papers (2021-22 to 2025-26) and the syllabus, every answer explained.

Class 8 English Olympiad exam pattern

Section	Questions	Marks each
Word and Structure Knowledge	30	1
Reading	10	1
Spoken and Written Expression	5	1
Achievers Section	5	3
Total	50	60 marks · 60 minutes

Class 8 English olympiads in 2026-27

International English Olympiad · SOF · ₹170
Unified International English Olympiad · Unified Council · ₹150 school · ₹350 online
CREST English Olympiad · CREST · ₹275
International Olympiad of English Language · SilverZone · fee shown when you register
Humming Bird English Olympiad · Humming Bird · ₹150 to ₹200
English International Olympiad · Indian Talent · ₹175 school · ₹500 online
International Foundation English Olympiad · IOF · ₹150

Class 8 English topics in each olympiad

	SOF	UC	CREST	SZ	ITO	IOF
Verbs and Tenses	●	●	●	●	●	●
Sentences and Clauses	●	●	●	●	●	●
Word Meanings and Idioms	●	●	●	●	●	●
Reading Comprehension	●	●	●	●	●	●
Writing and Conversation	●	●	●	●	●	●
Articles and Determiners	●	●	●	●		●
Voice and Narration	●	●	●	●		●
Synonyms and Antonyms	●	●	●	●		●
Only in some exams
Spelling and Jumbled Words	●		●	●		●
Nouns and Pronouns	●	●	●
Adjectives and Adverbs	●	●	●
Punctuation and Capitals	●	●	●
Parts of Speech		●		●		●
Phonics and Sounds	●	●	●
Error Finding		●		●		●
Reasoning		●			●	●
Prepositions and Conjunctions	●		●

UC Unified Council · SZ SilverZone · ITO Indian Talent. Humming Bird gives no class-wise topic list. Checked on each organiser's own syllabus, 8 Nov 2026.

A sample question with the answer

1. Choose the option that best fills the blank. The minister's speech was so ___ that many listeners had dozed off before he finished.

tedious
stirring
riveting
concise

Answer: A) tedious

Tedious = long and boring (tedium). The clue is the result: listeners dozed off. Stirring and riveting mean gripping; concise means short. Read the whole sentence for the effect before choosing.

Questions parents ask

Do you have previous year papers for the Class 8 English Olympiad?

We do not share the papers themselves. Our practice follows real papers from 2021-22 to 2025-26, in the same pattern, each with its answer explained.

How should my child prepare for the Class 8 English Olympiad?

A few questions a day, and one timed mock paper a week. Then give extra time to the topics Parents' Corner marks "Practise next". The hardest section carries more marks, so practise it too.

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