CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 9 Sample Paper

Q.1

Find the wrong term in the given series.

AoZ, BeY, DiW, GmT, KpQ

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 Government of state 'X' decided to ban working of women in night shifts and also in late evening hours.
B. The percentage of working women has a significant increase in the last one decade.

Q.3

In the following question, four figures are given. Three are similar in a certain way and so form a group. Find out which one of the figures does not belong that group.

Q.4

In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two given numbers on one side of (: :) and one number is given on another side of (: :) where another number is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relationship with this number as the numbers of the given pair bear. Choose the best alternatives.

100 : 121 : : 144 : ?

Q.5

Study the following diagram carefully and answer the following question.

Which region represents illiterate cricketers, who are dishonest boys? (Rhombus represents boys, circle represents cricketers, triangle represents honest and rectangle represents literate)

Q.6

Study the following information carefully and answer the question below.
(i) 'A $ B' means 'A is the mother of B'.
(ii) 'A # B' means 'A is the father of B'.
(iii) 'A @ B' means 'A is the husband of B'.
(iv) 'A % B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.

How is K related to G in the expression G $ M @ K?

Q.7

David said, 'I have no brother or sister and this girl is the wife of the only grandson of my mother.' Who is David to the girl?

Q.8

In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?

Statement- Should the sale of tobacco products be restricted to only a few outlets in each city/town?
Arguments
I. Yes, this will substantially reduce the consumption of tobacco products.
II. No, those who want to purchase tobacco products should get them at convenient locations.

Q.9

Read the information given below carefully and answer the question.

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are selected to represent their school in six games, cricket, hockey, badminton, tennis, judo and athletics but not necessarily in the same order.
• One of them studies in class 10^th, two in class 11^th and three in class 12^th.
• A plays hockey but doesn't study in class 10^th.
• D plays cricket and studies in class 12^th.
• Students of class 11^th do not play tennis and are also not athletes.
• E studies in class 11^th.
• The student selected to represent the school in hockey doesn't study in class 12^th.
• C plays judo and studies in class 10^th.

In which class does the student representing Tennis study?

Q.10

In the following question, find out the correct pair of words which will make an appropriate analogical relationship between the two words to the left of the sign of double colon (::) and the same relationship between, the two words to the right of the sign of double colon (::).

FGEHJ : BCADE : : VWUXZ : ?