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

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10

Q.1

Sam is the brother of Arthur. Rose is the sister of Mike. Arthur is the son of Rose. How Sam is related to Mike?

Q.2

At an office where an interview was conducted to select persons for clerical posts, they came to know that, out of 20 persons, 12 knew only typing and 5 knew only shorthand and the rest knew both typing and shorthand. Which of the following diagrams represents this fact?

Q.3

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?

Q.4

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

  1. 'pa ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'.
  2. 'kop ja ki ma' means 'Asha is playing tennis'.
  3. 'ki top sop ha' means 'they are playing football'.
  4. 'pa sur kop' means 'card and tennis'.

Which of the following represents 'tennis' in that language?

Q.5

Pointing to the man in the photograph, Robert said "His mother has only one grandchild whose mother is my sister." How is Robert related to the man in photograph?

Q.6

Six friends are seated on a table built in the shape of a regular hexagon. B, C, E and F are seated relatively closer to A than D is from A. C and E are at the same distance from A. B is seated to the immediate left of C but not adjacent to D. Who is sitting between E and C?

Q.7

In the following question, determine the number that replaces the question mark.



Q.8

Use the relationships defined below to solve the question.

  1. 'P × Q' means 'P is the father of Q'.
  2. 'P * Q' means 'P is the sister of Q'.
  3. 'P + Q' means 'P is the brother of Q'.
  4. 'P - Q' means 'P is the mother of Q'.
  5. 'P ÷ Q' means 'P is the son of Q'.
  6. P = Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'.

If Z × X - Y, then which of the following is true?

Q.9

Which set of letters completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair?

ADJM is to ZWQN, as FKIM is to ___________.

Q.10

In the question given below, there are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusion(s), logically follow(s) from the two given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
I.
Some rats are cats.
II. All cats are bats.
Conclusions
I.
No rats are cats.
II. Some rats are bats.

Your Score: 0/10

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1bQ.2cQ.3dQ.4bQ.5bQ.6aQ.7bQ.8bQ.9bQ.10b

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.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1 : b | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : b

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