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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	In the following question, determine the number/letters that replaces the question mark:
	a) A		b) E
	c) H		d) O

Q.2	Select the answer figure in which the question figure is embedded:
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.3	How many triangles are there in the given figure?
	a) 8		b) 10
	c) 12		d) 9

Q.4	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.
	a) 4©H		b) 49G
	c) 9GH		d) 4©G

Q.5	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?
	a) C - P ÷ D		b) P + D ÷ C
	c) D × P - C		d) D - C

Q.6	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?
	a) Three		b) Two
	c) One		d) Four

Q.7	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 _____________.
	a) Only G		b) C, D and G
	c) D, G and K		d) D, G, I and K

Q.8	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?
	a) R - Teacher		b) Q - Engineer
	c) T - Manager		d) All the above combinations are correct.

Q.9	Select the answer figure in which the question figure is embedded:
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.10	Select an appropriate figure from the given alternatives that would complete the figure matrix:
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

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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.