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

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

How many triangles are there in the given figure?



Q.2

In the following series, replace the question mark (?) with the suitable option:

3.5, 7, 10, 14, 19, ?

Q.3

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?

Q.4

Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:



Q.5

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.6

Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

H Y _ Y Y _ Y Z Y _ H _ Z Y Y

Q.7

In the question given below, there are two statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

A. The average day temperature of the city has increased by about 2 degrees in the current year over the average of the past ten years.
B. More people living in rural areas of the state have started migrating to the urban areas in comparison with the earlier year.

Q.8

Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

_ R T R B _ T R B R _ R

Q.9

A boy goes to market and finds a man who is his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his father. How is man related to the boy?

Q.10

Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:



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Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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