CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 5 Reasoning Olympiad? Previous year papers are a smart tool to help students understand logical question formats and enhance analytical skills.

Why Practising with Past Papers Works

  • Includes key topics like Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures etc.
  • Develops logical thinking, problem-solving speed, and accuracy.
  • Gives a clear idea of Olympiad-style reasoning questions and patterns.

Download the Reasoning Olympiad Previous Year Paper for Class 5 (PDF) and guide your child toward success in reasoning-based competitions!

>>> Join CREST Olympiads WhatsApp Channel for latest updates. CREST Reasoning Olympiad Previous Year Paper PDF for Class 5:


If your web browser doesn't have a PDF Plugin. Instead you can Click here to download the PDF

Syllabus:

Section 1: Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures, Mirror Images and Water Images, Direction Sense Test, Possible Combinations, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test, Coding - Decoding.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Previous Year Questions

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10

Q.1

One evening, while standing in park, Tina observed that her shadow fell exactly towards her front. In which direction was Tina facing towards?

Q.2

In the following question, which answer figure is embedded in the question figure?



Q.3

Read the following information carefully and then answer the question given below:
From amongst five doctors Arya, Bobby, Calvin, David and Eshu, four engineers Genny, Heena, Kevin and Leo and six teachers Michael, John, Opal, Kate, Tom and Ron, some teams are to be selected. Of these Arya, Boby, Genny, Heena, Opal, Kate and Tom are females and the rest are males.
The formation of teams is subject to the following conditions:
I. Whenever there is a male doctor, there will be no female teacher.
II. Whenever there is a male engineer, there will be no female doctor.
III. There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.

If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, then all the following teams are possible except:

Q.4

In the following question, some groups of letters are given, all of which except one, share a common similarity while one is different. Select the odd ones:

Q.5

How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure?



Q.6

Six persons viz. Ted, Rob, Sam, Zed, Jay and Ram are sitting around a circular table facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.
Ram sits second to the left of Jay.
Only one person sits between Jay and Ted.
Ted and Sam are immediate neighbours.
Sam and Jay are immediate neighbours. Zed and Jay are not immediate neighbours.

Who sits second to the right of Zed?

Q.7

Five girls viz. Amy, Barbie, Cathy, Divya and Emma are standing in a row facing towards north but not necessarily in the same order.
Amy sits second to the left of Cathy.
Neither Amy nor Cathy is sitting at the ends of the row.
Barbie sits second to the right of Divya.
Divya and Cathy are not immediate neighbours.

Who among the following is sitting at the rightmost end?

Q.8

Robert is elder than Ana. Peter is elder than Ana but younger than Robert. Arya is younger than both Ana and Harry but Harry is younger than Ana. Who is the youngest?

Q.9

Jim started walking towards South from his home. After walking 15 meters, he turned left and walked 10 meters ahead. After this he turned 90 degrees in anti-clockwise direction and walked 12 meters ahead. Then he turned left and walked 10 meters ahead to reach his destination. In which direction is his destination with respect to his starting point?

Q.10

Find the next term of the following series:

D7, G10, J13, M16, ?

Your Score: 0/10

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1dQ.2cQ.3cQ.4aQ.5bQ.6cQ.7cQ.8cQ.9aQ.10c

Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) exam preparation for class 5 -

  1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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
  2. CREST Reasoning Olympiad book for class 5 - 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 Reasoning Olympiad book for class 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1 : d | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c

70%