CREST Science Olympiad Class 4 Previous Year Paper

Preparing your child for the Class 4 Science Olympiad? Solving previous year question papers is a smart and effective way to get started. These papers give students a better understanding of what to expect in the actual exam and help them revise key topics with focus.

Why These Papers Are Helpful

  • They cover important topics such as Plants, Animals, Food and Digestion, Clothing, Matter and Materials etc.
  • They help improve time management and sharpen thinking skills needed for Olympiad-level questions.
  • Answer keys are included to support independent learning and quick corrections.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Plants, Animals, Food and Digestion, Clothing, Matter and Materials, Force, Work and Energy, Our Environment, Earth and Universe.

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

Plants that grow in water are called aquatic plants. Which of the following is an adaptation of aquatic plants?

Q.2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Maize and wheat are plants with fibrous roots.
2. Wheat plant has soft green stems. It is a shrub.
3. Money plant is a climber as it has a weak stem and needs support to stand.
4. Potato is an underground root.

Q.3

Two students were having a class discussion about which food items provide most of the fat content to our body to provide us with energy and keep our body warm. This is what they said:
Monica: Foods like ghee, butter, cheese, oil are rich sources of fats.
Richard: Foods like milk, paneer, pulses, rice, potato, honey are rich sources of proteins.
Who among the students was correct?

Q.4

Which of the following statement is CORRECT regarding the food item shown below?



Q.5

Following are some characteristics of an animal. To which adaptation does this animal belong to?
1. Colour matches with the surroundings
2. Thick skin
3. Broad, flat and padded soles
4. Long eyelashes

Q.6

Which of the following statements hold true for the given animals X and Y?
a. Animal X lives in the water while animal Y can live both on land and in water.
b. Animal X has lungs to breathe while animal Y breathes with their moist skin when in water and with lungs when on land.
c. Animal X has paddle-like flippers to swim in the water and animal Y has stout feet and padded soles to help them hop and move on land.
d. Animal X has a thick layer of fat under their skin while animal Y has a streamlined body shape.



Q.7

Tom, Kate and Alice were revising what they had studied in class. They told their mother the following:

Tom: Friction can be reduced by making the surface smooth.

Kate: Sprinkling powder on the carrom board increases friction.

Alice: We apply oil on the hinges of the doors to increase friction.

Which of the above student(s) is/are correct?

Q.8

Complete the following sentences:

  1. ________ are energy sources that formed from the buried remains of the plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
  2. The sources of energy which, once used, cannot be replenished soon or are lost forever are called ___________ sources of enrgy.

Q.9

Fill in the blanks and select the answer correctly from the given options:

The first part of the small intestine is called the  _____(i)_______, the next part is the  ______(ii)_______ and the third and final part of the small intestine is called the ____(iii)________. The remains of food or the unabsorbed food and water are stored in the _____(iv)_______.

Q.10

Choose the correct option and complete the following sentence:

Leo prefers to wear white clothes on a hot sunny day during the summer months. They are suitable because ________________.

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Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 4 -

  1. CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 4 - 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 Science Olympiad book for class 4 - 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 Science Olympiad book for class 4 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 4.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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