CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Papers

Getting ready for the Class 10 Reasoning Olympiad? Practising previous year question papers is a powerful way to fine-tune logical thinking and boost Olympiad performance.

Why Solve Previous Year Papers?

• Includes high-level topics like Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding - Decoding and Blood Relations etc.
• Sharpens decision-making, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Gives students the edge they need with real exam-style practice questions.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding - Decoding, Blood Relations, Sequential Output Tracing , Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagrams, Alphabet Test and Logical, Alpha-Numeric, Number, Mathematical Operations, Inserting the Missing Characters, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Spotting Out The Embedded, Figure Matrix, Paper Folding and Paper Cutting, Grouping of Identical Figures, Cubes and Dice, Dot Situation, Construction of Squares and Triangles, Figure Formation and Analysis.

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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

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Q.1	Choose the correct mirror image from the answer figures in the following question.
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.2	Determine the term that would come in place of the question mark.
	a) 10		b) 13
	c) 12		d) 14

Q.3	Which group of numbers has the same property of the numbers as in the given set? Given set: {48, 40, 24}
	a) {50, 52, 26}		b) {42, 40, 26}
	c) {50, 42, 26}		d) {48, 42, 26}

Q.4	In this question, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Statements: A > B, B = H, H > G Conclusions: I. A > G, II. A > H
	a) Only conclusion I follow		b) Only conclusion II follow
	c) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follows		d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Q.5	If 'A' is coded as 2, 'B' as 4, 'C' as 6 and so on, then which of the following is the numerical value of the word 'ORANGE'?
	a) 50		b) 80
	c) 100		d) 120

Q.6	In the following question, determine the number that replaces the question mark.
	a) 2		b) 5
	c) 3		d) 11

Q.7	Five friends A, B, C, D and E go to watch a movie in a cinema hall. They sit in the front row on seats numbered 1-5, where 5 is to the extreme right. E sits to the immediate right of A, who doesn't sit on seat numbered 1. The sum of the seat numbers of C and D is equal to the sum of seat numbers of B and E. Which one of the five persons is sitting in the middle?
	a) E		b) A
	c) C		d) B

Q.8	The figure given below shows the map of the path between Richard's house and his shop. Study the map and answer the following question: Here, the circular park is given whose radius is 1 km. In which direction his shop lies with respect to park?
	a) West		b) South-East
	c) South		d) South-West

Q.9	In the given question, a series of letters and numbers is given, the terms of which follow a certain pattern in groups. However, some terms in the series are missing, which are given in the same order as one of the alternatives below the series. Choose the correct alternatives. TP_16_N18_PL_12N_1410
	a) R, W, 20, 14, J		b) T, 18, 14, P, 10
	c) 20, R, 14,16, J		d) 21, T, 12, 18, K

Q.10	In the following question, choose which number completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair. T/20 : S/19 : : L/12 : ?
	a) J/10		b) K/11
	c) R/18		d) Q/17

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Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) exam preparation for class 10 -

1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 10 - 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 Reasoning Olympiad book for class 10 - 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 Reasoning Olympiad book for class 10 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 10.