CREST Mathematics Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Paper
Preparing for the Class 8 Maths Olympiad? One of the best ways to support your child's preparation is through previous year question papers. These papers not only reinforce key concepts but also give a real feel of the Olympiad exam pattern.
Why Class 8 Previous Year Papers Are Helpful
Include important topics such as Rational Numbers, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Exponents and Powers and much more.
Help students develop a strategic approach to problem-solving under time pressure.
Encourage independent learning and logical reasoning through structured practice.
With answer keys available, students can check their work, learn from mistakes, and gradually build exam confidence.
Download the Maths Olympiad Previous Year Paper for Class 8 (PDF) and give your child the right tools to practise smarter and perform better in the Olympiad.
Section 1: Rational Numbers, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Exponents and Powers, Comparing Quantities, Algebraic Expressions and Identities, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals, Constructions, Mensuration, Visualizing Solid Shapes, Data Handling, Direct and Inverse Variations, Factorization, Introduction to Graphs, Playing with Numbers.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
Observe the graph and identify the point which is not collinear:
Q.2
Mona, Mike, Lucy, and Jane bought a car for $60,000. Mona paid one half of the sum of the amounts paid by the other three. Mike paid one-third of the sum of the amounts paid by the other three, and Lucy paid one-fourth of the sum of the amounts paid by the other three. How much did Jane have to pay?
Q.3
A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 yellow balls and 7 pink balls. If one ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is either pink or red?
Q.4
Simplify and match the following:
List-I
List-II
(P) (8x + 8y)/8
(1) 7x10 - 4
(Q) (-15x3 + 12x7 )/3
(2) (3x5 + 4y9)/y3
(R) (14x12y - 8x2y)/2x2y
(3) x + y
(S) (36x5 + 48y9)/12y3
(4) 4x7 - 5x3
Q.5
A dishonest milkman mixed 2 L of water for every 5 L of milk and thus prepared a mixture of milk and water of 49 L. If he finally adds 14 L of pure milk to the mixture, find the ratio of milk and water in the mixture:
Q.6
1/2 is subtracted from a number and the difference is multiplied by 4. If 25 is added to the product and the sum is divided by 3, the result is equal to 10. Find the number:
Q.7
If a2 + 1/a2 = 10, then find the value of a4 + 1/a4 :
Q.8
Find the points where the straight line 2x - 3y = 12 cut x-axis and y-axis:
Q.9
The smallest number that must be added to 680621 to make the sum a square is:
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
c
Q.2
b
Q.3
b
Q.4
d
Q.5
c
Q.6
c
Q.7
b
Q.8
c
Q.9
a
Q.10
d
Additional Preparation Resources
Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Mathematics Olympiad (CMO) exam preparation for class 8 -
CREST Mathematics Worksheets Package for class 8 - 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 Mathematics Olympiad book for class 8 - 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 8 for free.
Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Mathematics Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 8.
Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : c | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : d
