CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Papers

Is your child aiming for the Class 8 Reasoning Olympiad? Practising with previous year question papers is a smart way to master logic-based questions and boost exam confidence.

Why Solve Previous Year Papers?

• Includes advanced topics like Mathematical Operations, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Embedded Figures and Figure Formation etc.
• Improves logical reasoning, speed, and accuracy under exam conditions.
• Familiarises students with Olympiad-style formats and question difficulty.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Series Completion and Inserting the Missing Character, Analogy and Classification, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagram, Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle, Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test, Logical Sequence of Words, Alphabet Test, Mathematical Operations, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Embedded Figures, Figure Formation, Construction of Squares, Grouping of Identical Figures, Figure Matrix, Paper Folding and Paper Cutting, Cubes and Dice, Dot Situations.

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 missing number to complete the given series.
	a) 7		b) 8
	c) 10		d) 12

Q.2	A is South-West of B, C is the South-East of B, then C is in which direction of A?
	a) West		b) East
	c) South		d) North-East

Q.3	Find the missing number in the given series. 6 14 24 36 ?  66
	a) 49		b) 50
	c) 52		d) 58

Q.4	If 'red' is called 'pink', 'pink' is called 'black', 'black' is called 'white' and 'white' is called 'blue', then the colour of milk is _____________.
	a) black		b) white
	c) blue		d) pink

Q.5	Which number will replace the question mark?
	a) 43		b) 42
	c) 44		d) 41

Q.6	A boy goes to see a film and finds a man who is his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?
	a) Brother		b) Nephew
	c) Uncle		d) Brother-in-law

Q.7	In making decisions about an important question, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument? Statement- Should young entrepreneurs be encouraged? Arguments I. Yes, they will help in the industrial development of the country. II. Yes, they will reduce the burden on the employment market.
	a) Only argument I is strong		b) Only argument II is strong
	c) Either argument I or argument II is strong		d) Both argument I and argument II are strong

Q.8	In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two given numbers on one side of (: :) and one number is given on another side of (: :) where another number is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relationship with this number as the numbers of the given pair has. Choose the best alternatives. 20 : 11 : : 102 : ?
	a) 49		b) 52
	c) 61		d) 98

Q.9	Find the missing number in the given series. 68 56 46 38 32 ?
	a) 24		b) 26
	c) 28		d) 30

Q.10	How many squares are there in the following figure?
	a) 13		b) 14
	c) 15		d) 16

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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 8 -

1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 8 - 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 8 - 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 8 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 8.