Reasoning Olympiad for Class 5

Competitive exams need reasoning skills! Our Class 5 Reasoning Olympiad Exam builds that perfectly. This exam challenges students to solve sophisticated problems involving logic and analysis. Moreover, such a competitive exam at the International level brings the School curriculum and advanced level of reasoning together. As a result, Global participation and high performance in School inspire performance and build pride.

The CREST Olympiads strives to promote skill learning in all subjects for students across the countries. It is critical for students to develop the skill of logical reasoning at a young age to master any subject they are interested in. Class 5 students are young, creative, and thoughtful. The CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) is held to assess students' logical and problem-solving abilities. CRO is accessible to students in class 5 & it is an international Reasoning Olympiad exam. 

a. Whether your child studies under CBSE, ICSE, a State Board or an international board, in India or overseas, the Reasoning Olympiad for class 5 is open to them.

b. Your child's school may enter them. If it does not run CREST exams, you can complete the online registration instead.

c. Your child writes this paper without help, at home, with the webcam watching the session. The face needs to stay in the frame, and using a phone, a calculator or any other gadget can lead to disqualification.

d. Device check before exam day: a laptop, desktop or tablet, webcam working, screen bigger than 11.5 inches, Windows 8 or later on any Windows device (a Mac or an iPad is fine), latest Google Chrome open (Edge or Firefox will also do; Safari will not), internet stable. Phones cannot run this exam.

e. CRO for Class 5 takes place in a single level, so there is no Level 2.

f. For India the fee per subject is Rs. 275, and outside India it is USD 15. It covers two optional practice tests, and the Free Trial costs nothing.

1. Speed as a skill. The Class 5 paper has 50 questions in 60 minutes, so children learn to pace themselves at about 72 seconds a question.

2. Familiar topics, deeper questions. The Class 5 list is identical to Class 4, which lets children build on last year's work instead of starting new topics.

3. Questions with a twist. One Class 5 testimonial says CREST sets questions from the child's own class but turns each one slightly, and suggests that every student try the exam.

4. A sensible clock. Another Class 5 review praises the good questions and the nice time limit.

International Reasoning Olympiad for class 5 registration can be done by students on their own or by the school.

The school has to fill in the form present here: https://www.crestolympiads.com/register-school, and it will be contacted within 48 working hours with the next steps.

Students who register separately from school & want to appear for the online Reasoning Olympiad exam for class 5 can follow these simple steps:
1. Go to the browser and copy-paste this link: https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. The registration form pops up.
3. Fill in all the registration form details.
4. Select the exam at the bottom of the details filling section in the registration form you wish to appear in.
5. Read the instructions carefully.
6. Make the payment.
7. Registration is complete.

Note:

1. Reasoning Olympiad Individual registrations by students are accepted.

2. Students who have not done registration through school will have to take exams from home. The individual participating should have a webcam and a good internet facility. Use a laptop, desktop or tablet with a screen larger than 11.5 inches: a Windows computer or tablet running Windows 8 or above, a Mac, or an iPad. Phones cannot be used. Use the latest version of Google Chrome (Edge or Firefox also work); the exam cannot be taken on the Safari browser. The exam is monitored through a webcam.

The topic list does not change from Class 4. The Reasoning Olympiad syllabus for class 5 has the same eleven Section 1 topics, in the same order. What changes is the paper.

Class 5 topic list (Section 1)

• Patterns
• Analogy and Classification
• Geometrical Shapes and Solids
• Embedded Figures
• Mirror Images and Water Images
• Direction Sense Test
• Possible Combinations
• Ranking Test
• Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words
• Puzzle Test
• Coding - Decoding

As before, the Achievers Section has no separate list: its Higher Order Thinking Questions use the eleven topics above.

The class 5 Reasoning Olympiad paper grows to 50 questions and 60 marks, still in 60 minutes. Logical Reasoning now has 40 one-mark questions, and the Achievers Section stays at 10 questions worth 2 marks each. That leaves about 72 seconds per question, against roughly 103 seconds in Class 4. CRO has no negative marking and no second level.

With the same topics and less time per question, accuracy at speed is the thing to practise this year.

If your child sat CRO in Class 4, last year's notes still match this list, and what needs fresh work is pacing.

The exam dates for CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) for Class 5 for the Academic year 2026-27 are as given below:

Note: Check Olympiad exam dates for other CREST Olympiads subjects as well.

The exam fee is INR 275 for students studying and enrolling from India. For students studying and residing outside of India, the fee is USD 15.

In Class 5 the topics are familiar, so most of the preparation is about speed. Give it five or six weeks.

In the first two weeks, take one of the class 5 Reasoning Olympiad sample papers without a timer, mark the topics that felt slow, and use that first sample paper score as your starting point. From week 3 to week 5, practise timed sets of 10 questions in 12 minutes, which is the real exam pace of 72 seconds a question.

Some topics need a quick sketch rather than mental work. For Possible Combinations and Puzzle Test, practise drawing a small table; for Direction Sense Test, draw arrows as you read. For Mirror Images and Water Images, check one side of the figure at a time. Patterns and Coding - Decoding reward saying the rule out loud before choosing an option.

Use the CREST Reasoning workbook for Class 5 from the Olympiad books page for topic-wise practice, and have your child redo every wrong question a few days later and note the rule that was missed.

In the last week, take the free trial if you have not already, sit one full 50-question paper at the time of the booked slot, and keep the evening before the exam light.

A one-page rule sheet helps in Class 5. Each time your child cracks a new kind of question, add the trick in a single line, for example 'count the faces you cannot see' for a solid, or 'water images flip top to bottom'. Read the sheet together the night before.

Class 5 Reasoning cut-off & rankings will be posted on the CREST Olympiads' official website. Students can check their CRO cut-off marks by visiting the website once they are available. This allows students to assess their own performance.

The Reasoning Olympiad answer key for class 5 will be available on the official website. The CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) answer keys are released on the answer key dates shown on the exam schedule. Students can use the CRO answer keys to estimate their probable score.

Class 5 results are normally ready inside a month of the final answer key date, and they appear once you sign in with the registered account and open Performance.

A student who meets two or more award criteria receives the higher award. In Class 5, medals go to the top 15% of students, Merit Certificates to the top 25% and Honourable Mention certificates to the top 60%. Achiever's Trophies are kept for the three highest international ranks. See Awards & Recognition for the full criteria.

Whatever the score, a digital participation certificate is waiting in each child's dashboard. With a single level in CRO, these Class 5 results are final for the year.

a. The Class 5 CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) is a single-level exam, so all awards are based on that one exam.

b. International Ranks 1 to 3 in each class receive an Achiever's Trophy and a Merit Certificate.

c. Medals go to the top 15% of students, Merit Certificates to the top 25% and Honourable Mention certificates to the top 60%.

d. A student who meets two or more of these criteria receives the higher award. All awards are delivered to the school or home address given at registration.

e. Every online participant receives a Digital Participation Certificate in their dashboard.

f. Check Olympiad Awards & Prizes in detail now.

1. How many questions are there in the class 5 Reasoning Olympiad exam?

CREST Olympiads organizes the CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) for class 5 students. The CRO exam consists of 50 questions (Logical Reasoning: 40 and Achievers Section: 10) that must be completed in 60 minutes. CRO questions are all multiple-choice. Students must choose the correct answer from the options provided. Students can compete in the CREST Reasoning Olympiad exam through their schools. If your school is unable to participate, the CREST Olympiads encourages individual participation.

2. How can class 5 students get the Reasoning Olympiad previous years' question papers?

CREST Reasoning Olympiad is conducted by CREST Olympiads for students in class 5. Previous year question paper sets are available for students to understand the type of questions asked in the CREST Reasoning Olympiad exam. CREST Olympiads advise students to take this exam to boost their confidence. It is an international level competition, as well as one of the best platforms for conducting Olympiad exams. It includes a self-analysis answer key at the end. Such exams encourage self-learning and motivate students to perform better in their school exams. It is the best way to practice various types of questions that may not be found in school textbooks. Students are advised to go to the sample papers section on the website to avail the Reasoning Olympiad sample papers.