Section 1: Motion, Force and Laws of Motion, Gravitation, Work and Energy, Sound, Matter in Our Surroundings, Is Matter Around Us Pure, Atoms and Molecules, Structure of Atom, Cell - The Fundamental Unit of Life, Tissues, Diversity in Living Organisms, Why Do We Fall Ill, Natural Resources, Improvement in Food Resources.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
In the following question, an assertion and the reason are given. Choose the correct option:
Assertion: Coal is a combustible organic fuel. Reason: It occurs inside the volcanoes.
Q.2
A man is at rest in the middle of a horizontal plane of the perfectly smooth surface of the ice. He can move himself to the shore by making use of which of the following Newton's law?
Q.3
A ship at rest is sending ultrasonic sound waves to detect a shoal of fish. If the time gap between the signal sent from the ship and received (reflected signal) is 0.5 s, then find the distance of the shoal of fish from the ship. (Velocity of sound in water is 1400 m/s)
Q.4
Identify X and Y in the given figure:
Q.5
Which of the following statement is wrong?
Q.6
Which of the following is not a consequence of desertification?
Q.7
In the following question, an assertion and reason are given. Choose the correct option:
Assertion: Meiosis is also known as a reduction division.
Reason: Meiosis involves the formation of daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes than that of the parent cell.
Q.8
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement A: An electron in the inner orbit is more tightly bound to the nucleus.
Statement B: The greater the absolute value of the energy of an electron the more tightly the electron is bound to the nucleus.
Q.9
Match the following:
List I
List II
A. Irregularly thickened cell wall
i. Collenchyma
B. Thin cell wall
ii. Xylem parenchyma
C. Lateral conduction of water
iii. Parenchyma
D. Coconut husk
iv. Sclerenchyma
Q.10
Which of the following graphs indicates that a body is undergoing retardation?
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
c
Q.2
c
Q.3
b
Q.4
c
Q.5
a
Q.6
d
Q.7
a
Q.8
a
Q.9
a
Q.10
b
Students can download the CREST Science Olympiad previous year paper pdf for class 9 from this page. Each question in the paper carries 1 mark. The answer key for all the questions is also provided on the last page.
The CREST Science Olympiad previous year paper pdf for class 9 can be used by students to assess their preparation. They could then learn how to fill up the knowledge gaps in their preparation and identify areas where they lack. They might better prepare for their exam as a result. Additionally, if students practice answering the previous years’ questions, their time management skills improve and as a result they will be able to manage time better in the main exam.
Additional Preparation Resources
Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 9 -
CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 9 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
CREST Science Olympiad book for class 9 - The book covers topic-wise reading material, chapter-wise practice questions with answer key & contains the previous year paper. The book is available in both physical and pdf formats. Proceed now to purchase the Olympiad book. Also, students can view & download the first chapter of the Science Olympiad book for class 9 for free.
Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 9.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : c | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : c | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : a | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : b
