CREST Mathematics Olympiad Class 3 Previous Year Paper

Want to give your child a head start for the Class 3 Maths Olympiad? Practising with previous year question papers is a great way to help them feel more confident and prepared. These papers provide real exam insight while making learning interactive and focused.

Benefits of Solving Class 3 Maths Olympiad Papers

• Covers important concepts like Numerals, Number Names and Number Sense (4-digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity etc.
• Helps improve speed, accuracy, and logical thinking - all essential for Olympiad success.
• Builds familiarity with different types of questions through structured practice.

Each paper includes an answer key so children (and parents) can review performance and work on areas that need improvement.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Numerals, Number Names and Number Sense (4-digit numbers), Computation Operations, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Temperature, Time, Money, Geometry, Data Handling.

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	Which of the following is incorrect?
	a) (456 x 63) x 35 = 456 x (63 x 35)		b) 729 x (623 + 71) = 71 x 623 x 729
	c) 92 x 1 x 35 = 92 x 35		d) 473 x 7321 x 0 = 0

Q.2	How many hours do 3480 minutes have?
	a) 72		b) 49
	c) 61		d) 58

Q.3	Richard bought a rifle and bullets. The cost of the bullets is one-fourth the cost of the rifle. Find the cost of bullets if the rifle costs $600.
	a) $100		b) $125
	c) $150		d) $175

Q.4	Arya purchased 4 kg 350 g of rice and 3 kg 450 g of the pulse. Find the total weight of grains bought by Arya:
	a) 7 kg 800 g		b) 7 kg 850 g
	c) 8 kg 450 g		d) 8 kg 800 g

Q.5	Solve the following: 437 + 1405 - 345 - 920
	a) 577		b) 631
	c) 782		d) 494

Q.6	Rosy has 85 sweets. She gives each of four friends the same number of whole sweets and keeps any sweets left over. What is the greatest number each friend can receive?
	a) 21		b) 22
	c) 23		d) 24

Q.7	What is the term used to describe the figure given below?
	a) Line segment		b) Line
	c) Ray		d) None of these

Q.8	Shan read the time in the clock as 20 minutes to 1. Which of the given clocks correctly represents the time mentioned?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.9	Robert had 64 pens. He gave one-fourth of it to Jack. Out of the remaining pens, he gave two-third to James. How many pens did he give to James?
	a) 16		b) 32
	c) 48		d) 24

Q.10	A bus that takes 3 hours 15 minutes to travel to another city is scheduled to leave the bus stand at 11:20 a.m. If the bus starts 20 minutes late, at what time will it reach the other city?
	a) 3:05 PM		b) 2:15 PM
	c) 2:35 PM		d) 2:55 PM

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Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Mathematics Olympiad (CMO) exam preparation for class 3 -

1. CREST Mathematics Worksheets Package for class 3 - 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 Mathematics Olympiad book for class 3 - 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 Maths Olympiad book for class 3 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Mathematics Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 3.