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

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.2

How many triangles are there in the given figure?



Q.3

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?

Q.4

Determine the term that would come in place of the question mark:



Q.5

From the given options find the water image of the object given in the question figure:



Q.6

In the question given below, there are four statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions, logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts:

Statements -
I.
Some umbrellas are raincoats.
II. All the raincoats are shirts.
III. No shirt is a blazer.
IV. Some blazers are suits.
Conclusions -
I.
Some shirts are umbrellas.
II. Some suits are raincoats.

Q.7

Answer the question based on the following arrangement:
M 7 Σ 8 L P @ ? 6 N B T Y 3 2 = E $ 4 9 © G H 5

If ‘78’ is to ‘P ? 6’ and ‘?N’ is to ’T32’, then in the same way as'2E' is to ______ in the arrangement.

Q.8

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.9

In a certain code language, 'CHAT' is written as 'SUZBGIBD'. How will 'APT' be coded in that language?

Q.10

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.

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Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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

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