CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Papers

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

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Q.1	One morning, while going to school, Kevin observed that his shadow fell exactly to his right. In which direction was Kevin moving?
	a) North		b) South
	c) East		d) West

Q.2	There are six friends namely Kim, Joy, Ali, Ron, Bill, and Ray. Each of them likes a different colour namely Red, Green, Pink, Blue, Black, and Orange but not necessarily in the same order. Joy likes blue. Bill does not like green. Kim neither likes black nor green. Ray neither likes pink nor green. Ray does not like orange. Bill and Ray do not like red. Ron likes Orange. Ray likes which of the following colours?
	a) Pink		b) Black
	c) Blue		d) Orange

Q.3	How many such pairs of letters are there in the word - "SLAVERY" which has as many letters between them as there are in the English alphabet series?
	a) 1		b) 2
	c) 3		d) 4

Q.4	Find the odd word that does not belong to the group.
	a) Mile		b) Centimetre
	c) Litre		d) Yard

Q.5	Five girls namely Amy, Barbie, Cathy, Divya and Emma are standing in a row facing towards the 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 an immediate neighbour of both Amy and Cathy?
	a) Emma		b) Divya
	c) Barbie		d) There is no such person

Q.6	If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, then what day of the week was it on the day before yesterday?
	a) Wednesday		b) Friday
	c) Saturday		d) Monday

Q.7	A clock is kept horizontally on a table in such a way that at 4.30 p.m., if hour’s hand was pointing towards South-West. At what time will the hour’s hand be pointing towards North?
	a) 10.30 p.m.		b) 3:00 p.m.
	c) 7.30 p.m.		d) 9:00 p.m.

Q.8	Select the related word pair from the given alternatives. Husband : Wife
	a) Male : Female		b) Boy : Girl
	c) Grandfather : Grandmother		d) Cow : Bull

Q.9	Find out the correct pair of words which will make an appropriate analogical relationship between the two words to the left of the sign of double colon and the same relationship between, the two words to the right of the sign of double colon (::). acme : mace : : face : ?
	a) cefa		b) cfae
	c) cfea		d) afce

Q.10	Which of the following will be the correct water image of the given figure?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

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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.