CREST Science Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Want to help your child do well in the Class 5 Science Olympiad? One of the most effective ways is to practise with previous year question papers. These papers are not just about answering questions-they help children understand the exam pattern, revise important topics, and build confidence.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• They include questions from key topics like Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources etc.
• They train students to manage time efficiently while solving challenging questions.
• Each paper comes with an answer key to help track progress and learn from mistakes.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources, Pollution and Calamities, Earth and Universe, Matter, Force, Work and Energy.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Winona felt cold when she got out of the swimming pool. Why?
	a) The water on her body evaporated into the surrounding air.		b) The water in the swimming pool gained heat from her body.
	c) The water vapour from the surrounding air condensed onto her body.		d) The water from the swimming pool evaporated into the surrounding air.

Q.2	Read the clues given below and identify the planet correctly: Clue 1: It was first observed by Galileo. Clue 2: It is the brightest and hottest planet, because it has atmosphere to trap the sun's light making it hottest and it is called as the morning and evening star. Clue 3: It rotates on its axis very slowly but it revolves around the sun fast.
	a) MARS		b) EARTH
	c) SATURN		d) VENUS

Q.3	Select the incorrect pair(s) from the following: 1. Venus - Morning or evening star 2. Saturn - Coldest planet 3. Jupiter - Largest planet 4. Mercury - Smallest planet
	a) Only 1		b) Only 3
	c) 1, 2 and 3		d) 1, 3 and 4

Q.4	Read the passage below carefully and identify X and Y correctly: X is the portion of the Moon's shadow where the moon completely covers the sun whereas Y is the area of the shadow where only a portion of the moon is in the front of the sun.
	a) X- Umbra and Y - Penumbra		b) X - Penumbra and Y - Umbra
	c) X - Solar Eclipse and Y - Lunar eclipse		d) X - Rotation and Y - Eclipse

Q.5	Which of the following statements is/are true about what takes place in the small intestine? A. Digested food is carried by the blood to all parts of the body. B. Digestion is completed here. C. Water is removed from the undigested food.
	a) A only		b) B only
	c) A and B only		d) A, B and C

Q.6	Read the clues and identify the animal correctly: Clue 1: I am an arboreal animal. Clue 2: My hair and scales prevent me from slipping from the trees. Who am I?
	a) Bat		b) Camel
	c) Crocodile		d) Flying squirrel

Q.7	Which of the following actions will help to reduce pollution? 1. Using sewers and treatment plants to remove human waste. 2. Restricting smoking in public to designated areas. 3. Spraying pesticides on plants to kill pests.
	a) Only 2		b) Only 3
	c) Both 1 and 2		d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.8	If a helicopter loses engine power at a sufficient height and speed, it is able to autorotate to the ground, extracting energy from the air and, sometimes, landing safely. In this case, gravitational potential energy is converted into what type of energy? 1. Kinetic energy 2. Rotational energy 3. Rotational kinetic energy 4. Potential energy
	a) Only 1		b) Only 2
	c) 1, 2 and 3		d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.9	Match the following: Planets Moons 1. Saturn (i) Titania 2. Neptune (ii) Phobos 3. Uranus (iii) Titan 4. Mars (iv) Ganymede 5. Jupiter (v) Triton
	a) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-I, 5-v		b) 1-iv, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-v, 5-iii
	c) 1-iii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii, 5-iv		d) 1-v, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i, 5-iv

Q.10	What is common amongst the below-given substances?
	a) These substances are called colloids.		b) These substances are called compounds.
	c) Substances are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture.		d) Substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.

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Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 5 -

1. CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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 Science Olympiad book for class 5 - 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 Science Olympiad book for class 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.