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.

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Syllabus:

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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	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?
	a) $15,000		b) $13,000
	c) $17,000		d) $16,000

Q.2	A field is 200m long and 150 m broad. There is a plot 50 m long and 40 m broad, near the field. The plot is dug 7 m deep and the earth taken out is spread evenly on the field. By how many meters is the level of the field raised?
	a) 0.25 m		b) 0.42 m
	c) 0.49 m		d) 0.47 m

Q.3	Find the value of 'a' such that (6/7)a x (6/7)3a = 1296/2401:
	a) 4		b) 1
	c) 0		d) 5

Q.4	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?
	a) 1/3		b) 2/3
	c) 11/15		d) 1/15

Q.5	My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born while my mother was 26 years of age when I was born. If my sister was 4 years old when my brother was born, then what was the age of my father and mother respectively when my brother was born?
	a) 32, 23 years		b) 35, 29 years
	c) 32, 29 years		d) 35, 33 years

Q.6	A fraction becomes 2 when 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, and it becomes 3 when 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and the denominator. The numerator of the given fraction is:
	a) 7		b) 3
	c) 4		d) 2

Q.7	Match the statements of Column A with those of Column B: Column A Column B 1. The point of concurrence of perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle I. In centre 2. The point of concurrence of altitudes of a triangle II. Orthocentre 3. The point of concurrence of medians of the triangle III. Circumcentre 4. The point of concurrence of internal angle bisectors of a triangle IV. Centroid
	a) 1- (c), 2 - (b), 3 - (d), 4 - (a)		b) 1- (c), 2 - (d), 3 - (b), 4 - (a)
	c) 1- (c), 2 - (a), 3 - (d), 4 - (b)		d) 1- (a), 2 - (b), 3 - (c), 4 - (d)

Q.8	Which of the following statements is TRUE?
	a) 5/7 < 7/9 < 9/11 < 11/13		b) 11/13 < 9/11 < 7/9 < 5/7
	c) 5/7 < 11/13 < 7/9 < 9/11		d) 5/7 < 9/11 < 11/13 < 7/9

Q.9	Find the square root of the following: (1/4) x (1/49) ÷ (25/121)
	a) 11/5		b) 11/70
	c) 7/11		d) 11/7

Q.10	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:
	a) 12: 5		b) 14: 3
	c) 7: 2		d) 9: 4

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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 8 -

1. 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
2. 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.