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.
Download the Science Olympiad Previous Year Paper for Class 5 (PDF) and help your child approach the exam with better preparation and less stress.
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A shooting star is a star. 2. The four planets in the outer solar system are made of rock and metal. 3. Ursa Major constellation appears to revolve around the pole star in the night sky.
Q.2
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
Q.3
Samarth kept a bottle filled with water in the freezer. After a few hours, he was thirsty and he took out the bottle to drink water. He found that water has changed into ice (Process 1). He left aside the bottle and after some time, he noticed that the ice in the bottle has changed to water again (Process 2). Identify the change that has taken place in the above two processes:
Q.4
Winona felt cold when she got out of the swimming pool. Why?
Q.5
Which of the following characteristic feature is not that of a frog? 1. They use their lungs to breathe when on land. 2. They move in water with the help of their paddle-like limbs. 3. They swim with the help of their webbed feet. 4. They have a long and sticky tongue used to catch insects. 5. They absorb oxygen from the water through their moist skin.
Q.6
Rita wrote three statements in her notebook: 1. Some organisms such as millipedes and centipedes, living in the soil, are harmful as they destroy roots of plants. 2. Earthworms are called farmer's friends because they feed on dead remains of plants and animals. 3. Topsoil, subsoil and parent rock are different layers of soil. Which of the above statement(s) is/are false?
Q.7
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.
Q.8
Based on the given data about an unknown igneous rock, which of the following can be the unknown rock?
Q.9
Study the given figure and select the correct option for labels P, Q, R and S:
Q.10
What is the similarity seen between the two plants shown below?
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
b
Q.2
c
Q.3
d
Q.4
a
Q.5
b
Q.6
b
Q.7
c
Q.8
b
Q.9
c
Q.10
d
Additional Preparation Resources
Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 5 -
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
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.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : b | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : d
