CREST Science Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Want to help your child do well in the Class 5 Science Olympiad? One of the most effective ways is to practise with previous year question papers. These papers are not just about answering questions-they help children understand the exam pattern, revise important topics, and build confidence.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

  • They include questions from key topics like Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources etc.
  • They train students to manage time efficiently while solving challenging questions.
  • Each paper comes with an answer key to help track progress and learn from mistakes.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Animals, Human Body and Health, Plants, Natural Resources, Pollution and Calamities, Earth and Universe, Matter, Force, Work and Energy.

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 of the following pairs of energy are non-renewable sources of energy?
1. Solar power
2. Wind
3. Petroleum
4. Water
5. Natural gas

Q.2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A shooting star is a star.
2. The four planets in the outer solar system are made of rock and metal.
3. Ursa Major constellation appears to revolve around the pole star in the night sky.

Q.3

The diagram below shows the blood flow between the heart, the lungs and the rest of the body. Which one of the following best describe the blood at A and B?



Q.4

George listed 4 statements about the life cycle of animals in his Science journal:
A. Ail living things have similar stages in their cycles.
B. A life cycle shows the order of the different stages.
C. The life cycle of a bird consists of the egg, young and adult stage.
D. A life cycle is a pattern that repeats itself in the lives of living things.
Which of the following statements about the life cycle are correct?

Q.5

Study the given figure and select the correct option for labels P, Q, R and S:



Q.6

Select the incorrect pair(s) from the following:
1. Venus - Morning or evening star
2. Saturn - Coldest planet
3. Jupiter - Largest planet
4. Mercury - Smallest planet

Q.7

Which of the following are precautions that one should take when an earthquake strikes?
1. If indoors, pick a safe place where things will not fall on you, away from windows, bookcases, or tall, heavy furniture.
2. If outdoors, move away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and power lines.
3. If you are in a vehicle, pull over to a clear location, stop and stay there until the shaking stops.

Q.8

Which of the following pairs are wrongly classified?
P: Music player - Heat energy to mechanical energy
Q: Burning wood - Chemical energy to potential energy
R: Battery - Chemical energy to electrical energy
S: Moving wind mill - Mechanical energy to electrical energy

Q.9

Which of the following actions will help to reduce pollution?
1. Using sewers and treatment plants to remove human waste.
2. Restricting smoking in public to designated areas.
3. Spraying pesticides on plants to kill pests.

Q.10

Samarth kept a bottle filled with water in the freezer. After a few hours, he was thirsty and he took out the bottle to drink water. He found that water has changed into ice (Process 1). He left aside the bottle and after some time, he noticed that the ice in the bottle has changed to water again (Process 2).
Identify the change that has taken place in the above two processes:

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Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 5 -

  1. CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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 5 - 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 5 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 5.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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