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 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.2
In the following question, one number is wrong in the series. Find out the number:
2, 6, 12, 72, 865, 62208
Q.3
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.4
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.5
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?
Q.6
Select an appropriate figure from the given alternatives that would complete the figure matrix:
Q.7
In this question, the relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statement is followed by two conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer:
Statements: H > J, F < H, I ≤ J = K Conclusions: (i) H > I, (ii) I ≥ F
Q.8
In the following question, choose which number completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair:
DJIH : 31 : : HKCT : ?
Q.9
Select the option figure which satisfies the same conditions of the placement of dots as in the question figure:
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
c
Q.2
c
Q.3
b
Q.4
a
Q.5
d
Q.6
d
Q.7
d
Q.8
d
Q.9
a
Q.10
a
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 : c | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : d | Q.7 : d | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : a
