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
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.2
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.3
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?
Q.4
Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
T _ A T T _ T _ C T _ D
Q.5
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.6
Find the next/missing terms(s) in the given series:
APZ, BRY, DTW, GVT, ?, ?
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
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.9
In the following question, one number is wrong in the series. Find out the number:
2, 6, 12, 72, 865, 62208
Q.10
Determine the term that would come in place of the question mark:
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
d
Q.2
a
Q.3
d
Q.4
b
Q.5
d
Q.6
b
Q.7
b
Q.8
a
Q.9
c
Q.10
d
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 : a | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : a | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : d
