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	Ajay said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother." Who is the Ajay to girl?
	a) Husband		b) Father
	c) Grandfather		d) Father-in-law

Q.2	Find the next number in the given series:
	a) 56		b) 66
	c) 93		d) 76

Q.3	The age of Ramesh is twice the age of Saurav and half the age of Shubham, Saurav is elder than Mohit. Who is the eldest?
	a) Mohit		b) Ramesh
	c) Shubham		d) Saurav

Q.4	Which of the following options complete the figure matrix?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.5	Study the following diagram and then answer the question given below: Which number represents Poets who are neither Authors nor Essayists or Dramatists?
	a) 2 and 4		b) 8 and 3
	c) 2  and 3		d) 5 and 1

Q.6	Ravi is facing towards North and turns through 45° anti-clockwise, then 135° clockwise and again 90° clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
	a) East		b) West
	c) North		d) South

Q.7	What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following alpha-numeric series? ST39, UV43, WX47, ?
	a) YZ51		b) YZ52
	c) YZ47		d) YX50

Q.8	In the question given below, there is a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement: Statement- Sealed tenders are invited from competent contractors experienced in executing construction jobs. Conclusions- I. Tenders are invited only from experienced contractors. II. It is difficult to find competent tenderers construction jobs.
	a) Only conclusion I follows		b) Only conclusion II follows
	c) Either I or II follows		d) Neither I nor II follows

Q.9	Which interchange of signs will make the following equation correct? 35 + 7 x 5 ÷ 5 - 6 = 24
	a) + and -		b) + and x
	c) ÷ and +		d) - and ÷

Q.10	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

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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.