CREST Reasoning Olympiad Class 5 Previous Year Paper

Preparing for the Class 5 Reasoning Olympiad? Previous year papers are a smart tool to help students understand logical question formats and enhance analytical skills.

Why Practising with Past Papers Works

• Includes key topics like Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures etc.
• Develops logical thinking, problem-solving speed, and accuracy.
• Gives a clear idea of Olympiad-style reasoning questions and patterns.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures, Mirror Images and Water Images, Direction Sense Test, Possible Combinations, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test and Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test, Coding - Decoding.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	In the following question, some groups of letters are given, all of which except one, share a common similarity while one is different. Select the odd ones:
	a) ADGPT		b) ACERK
	c) ABDEQ		d) ADIPY

Q.2	Jim started walking towards South from his home. After walking 15 meters, he turned left and walked 10 meters ahead. After this he turned 90 degrees in anti-clockwise direction and walked 12 meters ahead. Then he turned left and walked 10 meters ahead to reach his destination. In which direction is his destination with respect to his starting point?
	a) South		b) West
	c) East		d) North

Q.3	How many triangles are there in the given figure?
	a) 2		b) 3
	c) 6		d) 5

Q.4	If in a certain code language 'SIMILAR' is written as 'IZORNRH', then how will 'NATURAL' be written in that language?
	a) OJIFGZM		b) OZIFGZM
	c) OZIFZMG		d) OZIFMZG

Q.5	Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the question given below: T 4 © T 2 E % M P 5W 9 @ L Q R 6U H3 Z 7 * A T B 8 V #GS Y D How many such consonants are there in the above arrangements, each of which is immediately preceded by a number but not immediately followed by a number?
	a) None		b) One
	c) Two		d) Three

Q.6	In the following question, which answer figure is embedded in the question figure?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.7	One evening, while standing in park, Tina observed that her shadow fell exactly towards her front. In which direction was Tina facing towards?
	a) North		b) West
	c) South		d) East

Q.8	In a certain code language, 'Sue Re Nik' means 'She is brave', 'Pi Sor Re Nik' means 'She is always smiling' and 'Sor Re Zhi' means 'Is always cheerful'. What is the code used for the word 'smiling'?
	a) Sor		b) Nik
	c) Re		d) Pi

Q.9	How many such pairs of letters are there in the word - "MASTER" which has as many letters between them as there are in the english alphabet series?
	a) 4		b) 1
	c) 2		d) 3

Q.10	In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two given series on one side of (::) and one series is given on another side of (: :) where another series is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relationship with this series as the series of the given pair bear. Choose the best alternatives: 1, 2, 4, 7 : 3, 4, 6, 9 : : ? : 2, 3, 5, 8
	a) 0, 1, 3, 6		b) 2, 4, 5, 8
	c) 1, 3, 4, 7		d) 3, 5, 6, 8

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Additional Preparation Resources

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

1. CREST Reasoning 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 Reasoning 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 Reasoning Olympiad book for class 5 for free.

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