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

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Match the following: Planets Moons 1. Saturn (i) Titania 2. Neptune (ii) Phobos 3. Uranus (iii) Titan 4. Mars (iv) Ganymede 5. Jupiter (v) Triton
	a) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-I, 5-v		b) 1-iv, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-v, 5-iii
	c) 1-iii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii, 5-iv		d) 1-v, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i, 5-iv

Q.2	Read the statement given below and identify X: When the moon comes between the Sun and the Earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow on Earth, it is called 'X'.
	a) Total solar eclipse		b) Partial solar eclipse
	c) Lunar eclipse		d) Constellation

Q.3	In a water treatment plant, chlorination is done. What could be the reason for the chlorination?
	a) To remove larger particles of solid impurities		b) To remove smaller particles of solid impurities
	c) To kill germs		d) To remove sand particles

Q.4	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
	a) Only 1		b) Only 3
	c) 1, 2 and 3		d) 1, 3 and 4

Q.5	Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Over-grazing promotes soil erosion. 2. Sun is the origin of energy that drives the water cycle.
	a) Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect		b) Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
	c) Both the statements are correct		d) Both the statements are incorrect

Q.6	Read the statements and select the correct ones: i. Frogs and fishes lay their eggs on land in a safe place and take care of their babies. ii. The eggs of frog hatch into tailed larvae called nymph. iii. The tadpole grows and slowly changes into an adult frog.
	a) Only ii		b) Only iii
	c) Both i and iii		d) Both i, ii and iii

Q.7	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
	a) Q and R		b) R and S
	c) P and Q		d) P and S

Q.8	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.
	a) Only 2		b) Only 3
	c) Both 1 and 2		d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.9	In the pictures given below we can see the seeds of martynia and xanthium. Identify the agent of seed dispersal from the given options:
	a) Wind		b) Animals/Birds
	c) Water		d) Fruits burst with a sudden jerk

Q.10	Read the passage below carefully and identify X and Y correctly: X is the portion of the Moon's shadow where the moon completely covers the sun whereas Y is the area of the shadow where only a portion of the moon is in the front of the sun.
	a) X- Umbra and Y - Penumbra		b) X - Penumbra and Y - Umbra
	c) X - Solar Eclipse and Y - Lunar eclipse		d) X - Rotation and Y - Eclipse

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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.