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	In a row of 10 chairs, John is sitting 4th from the left and Maria is sitting 6th from the right. How many people are sitting between John and Maria?
	a) 0		b) 1
	c) 2		d) 3

Q.2	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.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	Select the related word from the given alternatives. Scooter : Wheels :: Helicopter : ?
	a) Fly		b) Wings
	c) Eagle		d) Pilot

Q.5	Five people namely Tom, Jerry, Mickey, Daffy and Goofy are living on five different floors of the same building. The bottommost floor is numbered as first, the floor above it as second and so on till the topmost floor which is numbered as fifth. Two persons are living between Tom and Goofy. Goofy lives below Tom. Only one person is living between Daffy and Mickey.  Daffy does not live on the third floor. Jerry does not live on the fourth floor. Who among the following lives on the topmost floor?
	a) Tom		b) Mickey
	c) Daffy		d) Cannot be determined

Q.6	How many triangles are there in the given figure?
	a) 4		b) 5
	c) 3		d) 6

Q.7	One evening, Richard and Tom were facing each other. Richard observed that Tom's shadow fell exactly to Tom's left. In which direction was Richard facing?
	a) North		b) East
	c) West		d) South

Q.8	In the question, four options are given. Out of these three are alike in a particular way but remaining one is different. Find the odd one from the given options which is different from others.
	a) 18		b) 24
	c) 26		d) 30

Q.9	If in a certain code, 'DAUGHTER' is written as TERDAUGH', how will 'APTITUDE' be written in that code?
	a) DEUAPTIT		b) UDEAPTIT
	c) DUEAPTIT		d) DAUEPTIT

Q.10	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

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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.