CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 5 Reasoning Olympiad? Previous year papers are a smart tool to help students understand logical question formats and enhance analytical skills.

Why Practising with Past Papers Works

• Includes key topics like Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures etc.
• Develops logical thinking, problem-solving speed, and accuracy.
• Gives a clear idea of Olympiad-style reasoning questions and patterns.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures, Mirror Images and Water Images, Direction Sense Test, Possible Combinations, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test, Coding - Decoding.

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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the question given below: T 4 © T 2 E % M P 5W 9 @ L Q R 6U H3 Z 7 * A T B 8 V #GS Y D How many such consonants are there in the above arrangements, each of which is immediately preceded by a number but not immediately followed by a number?
	a) None		b) One
	c) Two		d) Three

Q.2	If in a certain code language 'SIMILAR' is written as 'IZORNRH', then how will 'NATURAL' be written in that language?
	a) OJIFGZM		b) OZIFGZM
	c) OZIFZMG		d) OZIFMZG

Q.3	Find the next two terms of the following series: 25, 20, 30, 15, 35, 10, _ , _
	a) 40, 15		b) 45, 5
	c) 5, 35		d) 40, 5

Q.4	Three words are given in the following question, which have something in common among themselves. Out of four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate option which has a similar relationship to these three words: Bone : Skeleton : Nerve
	a) House : Door : Window		b) Spoke : Wheel : Handle
	c) Retina : Eye : Pupil		d) Snow : Cloud : Ice

Q.5	Five girls viz. Amy, Barbie, Cathy, Divya and Emma are standing in a row facing towards north but not necessarily in the same order. Amy sits second to the left of Cathy. Neither Amy nor Cathy is sitting at the ends of the row. Barbie sits second to the right of Divya. Divya and Cathy are not immediate neighbours. Who among the following is sitting at the rightmost end?
	a) Barbie		b) Divya
	c) Emma		d) Cannot be determined

Q.6	One evening, while standing in park, Tina observed that her shadow fell exactly towards her front. In which direction was Tina facing towards?
	a) North		b) West
	c) South		d) East

Q.7	Six persons viz. Ted, Rob, Sam, Zed, Jay and Ram are sitting around a circular table facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order. Ram sits second to the left of Jay. Only one person sits between Jay and Ted. Ted and Sam are immediate neighbours. Sam and Jay are immediate neighbours. Zed and Jay are not immediate neighbours. Who sits second to the right of Zed?
	a) Ted		b) Jay
	c) Rob		d) Ram

Q.8	How many circles are there in the following figure?
	a) 7		b) 9
	c) 8		d) 10

Q.9	Find out the relationship among following given words and choose another group with similar relationship from the options provided: Talk : Whisper : Shout
	a) Boredom : Tiredness : Rest		b) Touch : Hold : Embrace
	c) See : Look : Watch		d) Create : Form : Make

Q.10	Count the number of blocks in the given figure:
	a) 6		b) 7
	c) 8		d) 9

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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 5 -

1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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 5 - 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 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.