CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 9 Previous Year Paper
Preparing for the Class 9 Reasoning Olympiad? Practising previous year papers is one of the most effective ways to strengthen logical reasoning and build exam confidence.
Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?
Covers advanced topics like Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations and Puzzle Test etc.
Improves analytical thinking, speed, and question-solving accuracy.
Gives a clear understanding of Olympiad-style formats and difficulty level.
Download the Reasoning Olympiad Previous Year Paper for Class 9 (PDF) and help your child stay ahead in logic-based competitive exams!
Section 1: Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Puzzle Test, Sequential Output Tracing , Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagrams, Alphabet Test and Logical, Alpha-Numeric, Number, Mathematical Operations, Inserting the Missing Characters, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Spotting Out The Embedded, Figure Matrix, Paper Folding and Paper Cutting, Grouping of Identical Figures, Cubes and Dice, Dot Situation, Construction of Squares and Triangles, Figure Formation and Analysis.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Determine the term that would come in place of the question mark:
Q.2
Which set of letters completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair?
aabbaabbab is to zzcczzcczc, as mnmmnmmm is to
Q.3
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement: Input: pages 28 empty 24 8 book hide 29 lost 23 Step I: 8 28 empty 24 book hide 29 lost 23 pages Step II: 8 29 28 empty 24 book hide 23 lost pages Step III: 8 29 24 28 empty book 23 hide lost pages Step IV: 8 29 24 23 28 book empty hide lost pages And Step IV is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in the following question the appropriate step for the given input. Input: tears 11 emerge 54 18 again know 49 zebra 24 move 33 64 look
In step III, which of the following element will be fourth from the right end?
Q.4
In this question, the relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statement is followed by two conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer:
Statements: H > J, F < H, I ≤ J = K Conclusions: (i) H > I, (ii) I ≥ F
Q.5
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 one:
Q.6
Find the missing terms in the given series:
T49S64, R81Q100, P121O144, ?
Q.7
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. Input : 29 own 18 down 37 13 low east 46 pick 26 alarm Step I : alarm 46 29 own 18 down 13 low east 46 pick 26 Step II : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 down 13 low 46 pick 26 Step III: alarm 46 east 34 own 18 18 down low 46 pick 26 Step IV : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 pick 13 down low 46 26 Step V : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 pick 13 low 21 down 46 Step VI : alarm 46 east 34 own 18 pick 13 low 21 down 41 Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement. As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in the following question the appropriate step for the given input. Input: 28 upon 19 flow 41 38 India melt 16 eat cream 31 quick
Which word/number would be at the fifth position from right end in step IV?
Q.8
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Q.9
Kevin starts from his house and drives 20 km North. He then turns to his right and drives another 30 km, he takes a left turn and after driving 10 km. He realises that he had taken wrong turn, he again drives back 30 km in opposite direction. In which direction he is from the starting point?
Q.10
If all the vowels of the word “GOVERNMENT” are removed and the remaining letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, then which of the following letters will be sixth from the left end?
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
d
Q.2
a
Q.3
d
Q.4
d
Q.5
d
Q.6
a
Q.7
c
Q.8
b
Q.9
a
Q.10
c
Additional Preparation Resources
Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) exam preparation for class 9 -
CREST Reasoning 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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning Olympiad book for class 9 for free.
Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 9.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : d | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c
