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 Sequence of Words, Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle, Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test, Mathematical Operations, Inserting the Missing Characters, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Spotting Out The Embedded Figures, 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	Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.2	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.3	The door of Jack's house faces East. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 m, then turns to the right and walks 50 m again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 m. Now, Jack is in which direction from the starting point?
	a) South-East		b) North-East
	c) West		d) North-West

Q.4	Answer the question based on the following arrangement: R 4 P I J M Q 3 % T @ © U K 5 V 1 W $ Y 2 B E 6 # 9 D H 8 G * Z N Which of the following is fourth to the left of the thirteenth element from the left end of the given arrangement?
	a) %		b) 2
	c) #		d) $

Q.5	In the following series, replace the question mark (?) with the suitable option: 3.5, 7, 10, 14, 19, ?
	a) 15.5		b) 16.5
	c) 18.5		d) 17.5

Q.6	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?
	a) zebra		b) tears
	c) emerge		d) look

Q.7	Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.8	Which set of letters completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair? aabbaabbab is to zzcczzcczc, as mnmmnmmm is to
	a) nonnonnn		b) onnonnnn
	c) nmmnnmmn		d) cczzcczz

Q.9	Find the digit at the face opposite to the face having digit 2 in the dice given below:
	a) 3/4		b) 3/5
	c) 4/5		d) 3/4/5

Q.10	In the following question, choose which number completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair: DJIH : 31 : : HKCT : ?
	a) 22		b) 39
	c) 34		d) 42

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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.