CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO)

Previous Year Paper (2021-22)

Class 5
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 Logical Reasoning (Each Question is 1 Mark)

1. Three words are given in the following question, which have something in common
among themselves. Out of four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate
option which has a similar relationship as these three words:
Bone : Skeleton : Nerve

a. House : Door : Window b. Spoke : Wheel : Handle

c. Retina : Eye : Pupil d. Snow : Cloud : Ice

2. Select the one which is different from the other three options:

a. Weaver b. Spinner
c. Engineer d. Potter

3. In the following question, two words are given which are related to each other in a
particular manner. You have to find the word from the given alternatives which bears
the same relationship to the third word, as the first two bear:
'Fire' is related to 'Ashes' in the same way as 'Explosion' is related to:

a. Sound b. Debris
c. Explosive d. Flame

4. Three words are given in the following question, which has something in common
among themselves. Out of four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate
option which is similar to these three words:
Ohm: Watt: Ampere

a. Electricity b. Volt
c. Hour d. Light

5. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Hymn : Praise

a. Dirge : Grief b. Prayer : Congregation

c. Liturgy : Rite d. Lullaby : Child

6. Find out the relationship among following given words and choose another group
with similar relationship from the options provided:
Harsh : Gentle :: Deep : ?

a. Height b. Shallow
c. Flaw d. Edge

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 7. Find out the relationship among following given words and choose another group
with similar relationship from the options provided:
Talk : Whisper : Shout

a. Boredom : Tiredness : Rest b. Touch : Hold : Embrace

c. See : Look : Watch d. Create : Form : Make

8. 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 alternative:

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

9. 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

10. How many letters are immediately followed by L in the given letter series?
CPMLMMBLTLDESL

a. 4 b. 5
c. 3 d. 6

11. 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

12. 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

If all the symbols are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will
be the fourteenth from the left end?

a. R b. Q
c. U d. None of these

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 13. 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

14. If 'CAR is called 'BIKE', 'BIKE' is called 'BICYCLE', 'BICYCLE' is called 'SCOOTER',
'SCOOTER' is called 'TRAIN' and 'TRAIN' is called 'AEROPLANE', then which of the
following options is associated with railways?

a. BIKE b. TRAIN
c. AEROPLANE d. SCOOTER

15. 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

16. If in a certain code language, 'nik ma de' is written as 'he has come', 'de lit pa' is
written as 'come here fast' and 'ma la se' is written as 'she has gone' then how will
'he' be written in that language?

a. nik b. ma
c. de d. Cannot be determined

17. Robert is elder than Ana. Peter is elder than Ana but younger than Robert. Arya is
younger than both Ana and Harry but Harry is younger than Ana. Who is the
youngest?

a. Robert b. Ana
c. Peter d. Arya

18. City C is to the South of city B and city A is to the North of city C. In which direction
city A is located in respect of city B?

a. North b. South
c. East d. Cannot be determined

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 19. How many circles are there in the following figure?

a. 7 b. 9
c. 8 d. 10

20. In the following question, which answer figure is embedded in the question figure?

a. b.

c. d.

21. Count the number of blocks in the given figure:

a. 6 b. 7
c. 8 d. 9

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 22. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

a. 6 b. 3
c. 5 d. 4

23. In a certain code language, “NEVER" is written as "83537”, “THUNDER” is written as

“219837”. Then “EVENT” will be written as:

a. 38925 b. 35382
c. 38127 d. 35158

24. Which of the following will be the correct water image of the given figure?

a. b.

c. d.

25. 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

26. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

a. 2 b. 3
c. 6 d. 5

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 27. Select the related word pair from the given alternatives:
Lion : Roar :: Donkey : ?

a. Chirp b. Grunt
c. Bray d. Hoot

28. Which of the following set of letters can be rearranged to form the word -
“DESTROY”?

a. EOYSTRD b. DTUYRES
c. TREYOSE d. DSTSORY

29. Which of the following will be the correct water image of the given figure?

a. b.

c. d.

30. In a certain code, “Red” represents Blue colour, “Blue” represents white colour,
“White” represents black colour, “Black” represents green colour and “Green”
represents yellow colour. Then according to the same code, what is the colour of
grass?

a. Black b. Green
c. Red d. Yellow

31. Which of the following words cannot be formed by using the letters of the word -
“COURAGE“?

a. Role b. Cage
c. Race d. Gear

32. Select the related numbers from the given alternatives:

50 : 25

a. 11 : 22 b. 100 : 50
c. 55 : 75 d. 75 : 35

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 33. Select the related word from the given alternatives:
Watermelon : Fruit :: Potato : ?

a. Crop b. Food
c. Vegetable d. Chips

34. Which of the following will be the correct mirror image of the given figure, when the
mirror is placed vertically to the right?

a. b.

c. d.

35. Find the next term of the following series:

D7, G10, J13, M16, ?

a. P18 b. Q19
c. P19 d. P20

36. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word - "DECIDE" which has as many
letters between them as there are in the English alphabet series?

a. 2 b. 1
c. 3 d. More than three

37. How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure?

a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. 6

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 38. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

a. 3 b. 6
c. 5 d. 4

39. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter
series shall complete it?
CDD_CD_C__DC

a. CDCD b. CDDC
c. CDCC d. DCDC

40. Select the related figure and complete the relation:

a. b.

c. d.

Achiever’s Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

41. Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows:

Nine professor - G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O have to appear on a series of three

panels. Each panel will consist of three professors and each professor will appear
exactly once. The panel must be arranged according to the following conditions:

I. I and N must be on the same panel.

II. K and L must be on the same panel.
III. O and J cannot be on the same panel.
IV. M must appear on the second panel.
V. Either J or M or both must appear on the panel with H.

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 Which of the following cannot be true?

a. I appears on 2nd panel

b. H appears on 3rd panel
c. O appears on 3rd panel
d. J appears on 1st panel and H appears on the 3rd

42. Read the following information carefully and then answer the question given below:

From amongst five doctors Arya, Bobby, Calvin, David and Eshu, four engineers
Genny, Heena, Kevin and Leo and six teachers Michael, John, Opal, Kate, Tom and
Ron, some teams are to be selected. Of these Arya, Boby, Genny, Heena, Opal,
Kate and Tom are females and the rest are males.

The formation of teams is subject to the following conditions:

I. Whenever there is a male doctor, there will be no female teacher.
II. Whenever there is a male engineer, there will be no female doctor.
III. There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.

If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, then all
the following teams are possible except:

a. Opal, Kate, Genny, Heena, Arya and Bobby

b. Arya, Bobby, Genny, Heena, Kate and Tom
c. Arya, Bobby, Genny, Heena, Opal and Tom
d. Arya, Bobby, Kevin, Leo, Kate and Tom

43. Five girls viz. Amy, Barbie, Cathy, Divya and Emma are standing in a row facing
towards north but not necessarily in the same order.
Amy sits second to the left of Cathy.
Neither Amy nor Cathy is sitting at the ends of the row.
Barbie sits second to the right of Divya.
Divya and Cathy are not immediate neighbours.

Who among the following is sitting at the rightmost end?

a. Barbie b. Divya
c. Emma d. Cannot be determined

44. 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

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 45. Find the next two terms of the following series:
25, 20, 30, 15, 35, 10, _ , _

a. 40, 15 b. 45, 5
c. 5, 35 d. 40, 5

46. Which of the following will be the correct mirror image of the given figure, when the
mirror is placed vertically to the right?

a. b.

c. d.

47. A clock is kept horizontally on a table in such a way that at 12 PM it's hour hand
points towards South-East. In which direction will the hour’s hand be pointing at 9
AM?

a. South-West b. North
c. North-West d. North-East

48. Six persons are sitting around a circular table facing. Arya is immediate neighbour of
Susan. Susan is second to the left of Richard. George does not sit between Monika
and Susan. Who is sitting fourth to the left of Sophie?

a. Geroge b. Richard
c. Arya d. Susan

49. Select the next term of the following series:

18, 27, 37, 48, 60, ?

a. 71 b. 72
c. 73 d. 74

50. 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

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Answer Key
1. c 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. a
11. b 12. d 13. b 14. c 15. d 16. a 17. d 18. d 19. a 20. c
21. b 22. d 23. b 24. d 25. d 26. d 27. c 28. a 29. b 30. a
31. a 32. b 33. c 34. d 35. c 36. a 37. b 38. d 39. a 40. d
41. d 42. d 43. c 44. a 45. d 46. a 47. d 48. c 49. c 50. d

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