CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Paper

Getting ready for the Class 10 Reasoning Olympiad? Practising previous year question papers is a powerful way to fine-tune logical thinking and boost Olympiad performance.

Why Solve Previous Year Papers?

  • Includes high-level topics like Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding - Decoding and Blood Relations etc.
  • Sharpens decision-making, time management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Gives students the edge they need with real exam-style practice questions.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Series Completion, Analogy and Classification, Coding - Decoding, Blood Relations, 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

From the given suitable options find the water image of the object given in the question figure:



Q.2

In the question given below there are two Statements A and B. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or of a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

A. The prices of fruits have dropped substantially during the last few days.
B. The prices of food grains have increased substantially during the last few days.

Q.3

Study the information given below and answer the question. Eight bureaucrats are having a round table conference with each one seated facing the centre. A is sitting two positions to the right of E. B is sitting between D and F. G, due to his personal enemity with A, doesn't sit next to him but instead sits diametrically opposite to D. The position of H is equidistant from either side of A.

Name the person who sits four positions to the right of F:

Q.4

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: 86 king 98 mouse duck 72 cat 48 hat 56 90 parrot
Step I: 48 86 king mouse duck 72 cat hat 56 90 parrot 98
Step II: 48 56 86 king mouse duck 72 cat hat parrot 90 98
Step III: 48 56 72 king mouse duck cat hat parrot 86 90 98
Step IV: 48 56 72 cat king mouse duck hat parrot 86 90 98
Step V: 48 56 72 cat duck king mouse hat parrot 86 90 98
Step VI 48 56 72 cat duck hat king mouse parrot 86 90 98
Step VI: is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in following question the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input: 66 juice roll 36 doll 80 love 44 baby 72 gone 40

Which Step number would be the following output?
36 40 44 baby doll juice roll love gone 66 72 80

Q.5

Study the following information carefully and answer the question:
(i) 'A $ B' means 'A is the wife of B'.
(ii) 'A # B' means 'A is the son of B'.
(iii) 'A % B' means 'A is the father of B'.
(iv) 'A + B' means 'A is the sister of B'.

Which of the following expression represents the relationship 'T is brother of H'?

Q.6

Answer the question based on the following arrangement:
X W 5 L S 2 & Z % O M 1 N 3 G B I 9 D 6 Y 4 ~ J 7 E

Which of the following is the eleventh element to the right of the second element from the left end in the above sequence?

Q.7

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



Q.8

Find the wrong term in the given series:

ALY, COW, ERU, GUS, IXR

Q.9

Select the answer figure in which the question figure is embedded:



Q.10

A house faces North. A man coming out of his house walked straight for 10 m, turned left and walked 25 m. He then turned right and walked 5 m and again turned right and walked 25 m. How far is he from his house?

Your Score: 0/10

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO) exam preparation for class 10 -

  1. CREST Reasoning Worksheets Package for class 10 - 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 10 - 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 10 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Reasoning Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 10.

Answers to Previous Year Questions from CREST Olympiads:

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

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