CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Paper

Is your child aiming for the Class 8 Reasoning Olympiad? Practising with previous year question papers is a smart way to master logic-based questions and boost exam confidence.

Why Solve Previous Year Papers?

• Includes advanced topics like Mathematical Operations, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Embedded Figures and Figure Formation etc.
• Improves logical reasoning, speed, and accuracy under exam conditions.
• Familiarises students with Olympiad-style formats and question difficulty.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Series Completion and Inserting the Missing Character, Analogy and Classification, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagram, Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle, Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test, Logical Sequence of Words, Alphabet Test, Mathematical Operations, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Embedded Figures, Figure Formation, Construction of Squares, Grouping of Identical Figures, Figure Matrix, Paper Folding and Paper Cutting, Cubes and Dice, Dot Situations.

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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	In the following question, find the figure out of the answer choices figures, that can be formed by joining the pieces given in the question figure (figures are not to scale):
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.2	Kanika went 50 m South from her house, then turned left and went 20 m, then turning to North she went 30 m. In which direction is her home from this point?
	a) North		b) South-West
	c) East		d) North-West

Q.3	One morning, Raman started to walk towards the Sun. After covering some distance he turned to the left, then again to the right and after covering some distance he again turned to the left. Now, in which direction is he facing?
	a) North-East		b) East
	c) North		d) West

Q.4	Which of the following signs, if changed, will make the equation correct? 25 × 5 - 50 ÷ 2 + 10 = 140
	a) × and -		b) + and -
	c) ÷ and +		d) + and ×

Q.5	Which of the answer figure is the mirror image of the figure given below if the mirror is held at AB?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.6	Read the following information and then answer the question that follows. In the figure, the rectangle stands for philosophers, circle for historians and triangle for magicians: According to the diagram given below, which one of the following statements is not true?
	a) Some magicians are philosophers		b) No magician is historian
	c) Magicians, who are philosophers are historians also		d) Some philosophers are magicians

Q.7	The age of Ramesh is twice the age of Saurav and half the age of Shubham, Saurav is elder than Mohit. Who is the eldest?
	a) Mohit		b) Ramesh
	c) Shubham		d) Saurav

Q.8	Which of the following options complete the figure matrix?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.9	Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between the following? Zebra, Grass-eating animals, Lions
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.10	'Mind' is related to 'think', in the same way, 'teeth' are related to:
	a) See		b) Chew
	c) Walk		d) Talk

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Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) exam preparation for class 8 -

1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 8 - 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 8 - 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 8 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 8.