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.

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Syllabus:

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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: (i) 'pa ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'. (ii) 'kop ja ki ma' means 'Asha is playing tennis'. (iii) 'ki top sop ha' means 'they are playing football'. (iv) 'pa sur kop' means 'card and tennis'. Which word in that language means 'Asha'?
	a) ja		b) ma
	c) kop		d) top

Q.2	Answer the question based on the following arrangement: 8 C M @ N £ T 2 Y 6 S α Q $ 7  W # Z 3 U E % A 4 What is the difference between the total number of symbols and the total number of numerals in the given series?
	a) 4		b) 1
	c) 2		d) 3

Q.3	Select the answer figure in which the question figure is embedded.
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.4	In the following question, a piece of paper is folded in the manner shown in the question figure(s). Select the figure out of the answer choices showing the unfolded pattern after the punches (cut):
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.5	In a certain code language, 'CHAT' is written as 'SUZBGIBD'. How will 'APT' be coded in that language?
	a) SUOBZQ		b) SUOZQB
	c) SUOQZB		d) SUOQBZ

Q.6	If all the vowels in the word “ORGANISATION” are changed to the next letter of the alphabet series and all the consonants are changed into the previous letter of the alphabet series then how many letters occurs twice in the new arrangement?
	a) Three		b) Two
	c) One		d) Four

Q.7	In the following question, one number is wrong in the series. Find out the number: 2, 6, 12, 72, 865, 62208
	a) 72		b) 12
	c) 865		d) 62208

Q.8	How many triangles are there in the given figure?
	a) 8		b) 10
	c) 12		d) 9

Q.9	In a class of 40 students, 10% are girls. Out of the remaining students. 35% play cricket, 75% play football and some play both cricket and football. Which one of the following diagrams best represents this fact?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.10	If 'A + B' means that 'A is mother of B', 'A ÷ B', means that 'A is the brother of B', 'A x B' means that 'A is the son of B', 'A - B' means that 'A is the sister of B', then which of the following means that C is the sister of D?
	a) C - P ÷ D		b) P + D ÷ C
	c) D × P - C		d) D - C

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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 9 -

1. 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
2. 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.