CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 9 Previous Year Paper

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

Previous Year Questions

Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10

Q.1

Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

T _ A T T _ T _ C T _ D

Q.2

In a class of 40 students, 10% are girls. Out of the remaining students. 35% play cricket, 75% play football and some play both cricket and football. Which one of the following diagrams best represents this fact?

Q.3

In making decisions about 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 there be only two political parties in India?
Arguments
I
. Yes, in many developed countries there are only two political parties.
II. No, Indian electorate is not mature to select between only two political parties.

Q.4

In the following question, some groups of letters are given, all of which except one, share a common similarity while one is different. Select the odd one:

Q.5

Read the information given below carefully and answer the question.

  1. P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family, each of them engaged in a different profession - doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse and manager.
  2. Each of them remains at home on a different day of the week from Monday to Saturday.
  3. The lawyer in the family remains at home on Thursday.
  4. R remains at home on Tuesday.
  5. P, a doctor, does not remain at home either on Saturday or Wednesday.
  6. S is neither the doctor nor the teacher and remains at home on Friday.
  7. Q is the engineer and T is the manager.

Which of the following combinations is not correct?

Q.6

Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

H Y _ Y Y _ Y Z Y _ H _ Z Y Y

Q.7

If all the vowels of the word “GOVERNMENT” are removed and the remaining letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, then which of the following letters will be sixth from the left end?

Q.8

In the following question, determine the number/letters that replaces the question mark:



Q.9

Kevin starts from his house and drives 20 km North. He then turns to his right and drives another 30 km, he takes a left turn and after driving 10 km. He realises that he had taken wrong turn, he again drives back 30 km in opposite direction. In which direction he is from the starting point?

Q.10

Select an appropriate figure from the given alternatives that would complete the figure matrix:



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Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1bQ.2bQ.3dQ.4dQ.5dQ.6aQ.7cQ.8bQ.9aQ.10c

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.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

Q.1 : b | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c

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