CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 8 Previous Year Paper

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

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Shweta correctly remembers that her father's birthday is before 16th June but after 11th June. However, her younger brother correctly remembers that their father's birthday is after 13th June but before 18th June, and her elder brother correctly remembers that their father's birthday is on an even date. On what date in June, is definitely their father's birthday?
	a) Sixteenth		b) Twelfth
	c) Fourteenth		d) Data inadequate

Q.2	Given below are the different positions of a dice. What shall come in the place of 'X'?
	a) 3		b) 5
	c) 2		d) 1

Q.3	Mayank told his friend Sagar, pointing to a photograph, 'Her father is the only son of my mother". The photograph is of whom?
	a) Mayank's daughter		b) Mayank's mother
	c) Mayank's niece		d) Mayank's sister

Q.4	'Mind' is related to 'think', in the same way, 'teeth' are related to:
	a) See		b) Chew
	c) Walk		d) Talk

Q.5	What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following alpha-numeric series? 3F, 6G, 11I, 18L, ?
	a) 27P		b) 25N
	c) 27Q		d) 21O

Q.6	Study the given relation carefully, the first two figures in the problem figure are related in some way. The same relationship holds between the third figure and one of the four answer figures. Identify that figure:
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.7	Which of the following options complete the figure matrix?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.8	If the animals which can walk are called 'swimmers', animals who crawl are called 'flying', those living in water are called 'snakes' and those who fly in the sky are called 'hunters', then what will a lizard be called?
	a) Swimmers		b) Snakes
	c) Flying		d) Hunters

Q.9	Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words? [a] Index [b] Content [c] Title [d] Chapter [e] Introduction
	a) b, c, d, e, a		b) c, e, b, d, a
	c) c, b, e, a, d		d) a, c, d, e, b

Q.10	A cube is painted red on all the six sides. It is cut into 27 equal cubes. How many cubes are coloured on one face only?
	a) 0		b) 6
	c) 8		d) 18

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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.