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
Read the information given below carefully and answer the question.
P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family, each of them engaged in a different profession - doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse and manager.
Each of them remains at home on a different day of the week from Monday to Saturday.
The lawyer in the family remains at home on Thursday.
R remains at home on Tuesday.
P, a doctor, does not remain at home either on Saturday or Wednesday.
S is neither the doctor nor the teacher and remains at home on Friday.
Q is the engineer and T is the manager.
Which of the following combinations is not correct?
If ‘78’ is to ‘P ? 6’ and ‘?N’ is to ’T32’, then in the same way as'2E' is to ______ in the arrangement.
Q.3
Select an appropriate figure from the given alternatives that would complete the figure matrix:
Q.4
Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:
Q.5
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Q.6
In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?
Statement- Should there be only two political parties in India? Arguments I. Yes, in many developed countries there are only two political parties. II. No, Indian electorate is not mature to select between only two political parties.
Q.7
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:
Q.8
Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:
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?
Q.10
Study the following diagram carefully and answer the following question:
In the given diagram, the square represents boys, the circle represents cricketers, the triangle represents honest, the rectangle represents literate.
Persons, who are cricketers but not boys are represented by _____________.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
d
Q.2
d
Q.3
d
Q.4
a
Q.5
c
Q.6
d
Q.7
b
Q.8
b
Q.9
b
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 : d | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : c
