CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 9 Previous Year Papers

Preparing for the Class 9 Reasoning Olympiad? Practising previous year papers is one of the most effective ways to strengthen logical reasoning and build exam confidence.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers advanced topics like Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations and Puzzle Test etc.
• Improves analytical thinking, speed, and question-solving accuracy.
• Gives a clear understanding of Olympiad-style formats and difficulty level.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Puzzle Test, Sequential Output Tracing , Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagrams, Alphabet Test and Logical, Alpha-Numeric, Number, Mathematical Operations, Inserting the Missing Characters, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror Images and Water Images, Spotting Out The Embedded, Figure Matrix, Paper Folding and Paper Cutting, Grouping of Identical Figures, Cubes and Dice, Dot Situation, Construction of Squares and Triangles, Figure Formation and Analysis.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

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Q.1	Read the following information carefully to answer the question given below it: I. 'A + B' means that 'A is the father of B'. II. 'A - B' means that 'A is the wife of B'. III. 'A x B' means that 'A is the brother of B'. IV. 'A ÷ B' means that 'A is the daughter of B'. If it is given 'P ÷ R + S + Q', then which of the following is true?
	a) P is the daughter of Q		b) Q is the aunt of P
	c) P is the aunt of Q		d) P is the mother of Q

Q.2	A cube which is painted red on the outer surface is 2 inches high, 2 inches wide and 2 inches across. If it is cut into 1 inch cubes as shown by dotted lines, then indicate the number of cubes which are painted red only on two sides.
	a) 8		b) 0
	c) 4		d) 6

Q.3	What comes in place of question mark (?) in the following letter series? ACE, BDF, CEG, ?
	a) DFE		b) DEF
	c) DFH		d) DEH

Q.4	In the following question, choose the correct mirror image from the answer figures.
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.5	Study the following information carefully and answer the question below. (i) 'A $ B' means 'A is the mother of B'. (ii) 'A # B' means 'A is the father of B'. (iii) 'A @ B' means 'A is the husband of B'. (iv) 'A % B' means 'A is the daughter of B'. How is K related to G in the expression G $ M @ K?
	a) Mother-in-law		b) Daughter
	c) Aunt		d) Daughter-in-law

Q.6	Which set of letters completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair? SCIENTISTS is to STSITNEICS, as DRAMATISTS is to ___________.
	a) DTSITAMARD		b) STSITAMARD
	c) ATISTSMARD		d) MARDATISTS

Q.7	If 'PARK' is coded as '5394', 'SHIRT' is coded '17698' and 'PANDIT' is coded as '532068', then how is 'NISHAR' written in that code?
	a) 891560		b) 261739
	c) 268539		d) 151738

Q.8	The time taken by a swimmer S1 to go to a certain distance upstream is the same as the time taken by another swimmer S2 to swim the same distance downstream. A third swimmer S3, swims half the same distance upstream and returns back. The time taken by him is the same as that of S1 and S2 The three swimmers, in decreasing order of their speeds, are:
	a) S2, S3, S1		b) S3, S1, S2
	c) S1, S2, S3		d) S1, S3, S2

Q.9	If Jerry says, "Arya's father, Danny is the only son of my father-law, Mike", then how is Betty, who is the sister of Arya, related to Mike?
	a) Niece		b) Daughter
	c) Wife		d) Granddaughter

Q.10	In the following question, four figures are given. Three are similar in a certain way and so form a group. Find out which one of the figures does not belong that group.
	a) a		b) b
	c) c		d) 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 9 -

1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 9 - 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 9 - 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 9 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 9.