CREST Reasoning Olympiad (CRO)

Previous Year Paper (2021-22)

Class 7
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 Logical Reasoning (Each Question is 1 Mark)

1. In the following question, there is a certain relationship between the two numbers on
the left side of (::) and one number is given on the other side of (::). From amongst
the four given alternatives, choose the one which completes the second pair in the
same way as the first pair:

24 : 14 : : 32 : ?

a. 16 b. 18
c. 20 d. 24

2. Find the missing terms:

B5C D9F F13G ? J21K ?

a. H71I, L25M b. H17J, L25N

c. H17I, L52M d. HI17, LM25

3. If 'water' is called 'food', 'food' is called 'tree', 'tree' is called 'sky, 'sky' is called 'wall',
then on which of the following fruit grows?

a. Water b. Food
c. Sky d. Tree

4. In the following question, the letters of the words (given in the options) have been
jumbled up. Reconstruct the words and identify the one which is the answer to the
given clue:

A geometrical shape

a. LCSAE b. NEPICL
c. LRCCIE d. HWETI

5. Read the following information and answer the question given below.
A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting along a circle facing at the centre and are playing
cards.

i. E is the neighbour of A and D.

ii. F is on the immediate right of A.
iii. B is not the neighbour of D.

Identify the neighbours of B:

a. C and d b. F and C
c. A and E d. F and D

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 6. Following question is based on the following alphabet series:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Which letter is thirteenth to the right end if the alphabet series is reversed?

a. M b. R
c. P d. S

7. In the following question, find the number of straight lines used in the formation of the
given figure:

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

8. In the following question, an unfolded dice is given with four options in the form of
complete dice. Select the correct answer choice which is formed by folding the
unfolded dice:

a. b.

c. d.

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 9. In the following question, a question figure (X) and a set of four option figures are
given. Find out the option figure in which the question figure (X) is embedded:

a. b.

c. d.

10. Find the missing number:

a. 33 b. 10
c. 31 d. 15

11. Find the missing term from the given alternatives:

a. b.

c. d.

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 12. Select the missing number from the given responses in the following question:

a. 765 b. 744
c. 734 d. 724

13. If CLOCK is written as KCOLC, how STEPS can be written in that code?

a. SPEST b. SEPTS
c. SPETS d. SPSET

14. In a certain code language, CHANDIGARH is written as DNAHCHRAGI. How is

SIKKIM written in that code language?

a. TJKJKM b. TJLLJN
c. KISMIK d. MIKKIS

15. Choose the odd one out:

a. 729 b. 125
c. 216 d. 625

16. Find out odd number from the given responses:

a. 8 b. 60
c. 124 d. 210

17. Choose the related figure for the given design:

a. b.

c. d.

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 18. Arrange the given animals in the increasing order of their size:
[a] Amoeba [b] Oyster [c] Worm [d] Cow

a. a, c, b, d b. a, b, c, d
c. d, c, b, a d. c, b, d, a

19. If ÷ means plus, X means subtraction, then (15 X 9) ÷ (12 X 4) X (4 ÷ 4) is equal to:

a. 96 b. 6
c. 3/128 d. 144/4

20. Find the number of triangles in the given figure:

a. 22 b. 24
c. 26 d. 28

21. Which figure represents Rhombus, Quadrilaterals and Polygons?

a. b.

c. d.

22. Four persons standing at the four corners of a square place of plot as shown. A start
crossing the field diagonally. After walking half the distance, he turns right, walks
some distance and turns left. Which direction 'A' is facing now?

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

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 23. In the given field, A, B, C, D persons are standing at the middle of each side. If A
moves clockwise 2 ½ sides and D moves anticlockwise 2½ sides, they will be in:

a. North and East region b. North and West region

c. South and West region d. South and North region

24. Which of the answer figures is the right mirror image of the given figure?

a. b.

c. d.

25. The question image (x) is a part of which answer image:

a. b.

c. d.

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 26. In the given question, a question figure marked (X) is given, followed by four option
figures a, b, c and d. Find one figure from the options, which fits exactly into figure
(X) to form a complete square:

a. b.

c. d.

27. Which number will appear at the bottom face in last cube?

a. 3 b. 4
c. 6 d. 1

28. In the following question, a figure is drawn on a transparent paper. Which among the
four option figures marked a, b, c and d will the question figure take, if it is folded
along the dotted lines?

a. b.

c. d.

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 29. In the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given words on
one side of (::). Find the word on the other side so that the second pair has the
similar relationship with the first pair:

House : Door :: Compound : ?

a. Gate b. Fence
c. Foundation d. Wall

30. Jack correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is before 23rd April but after 19th
April, whereas his sister correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is not on or
after 22nd April. On which day in April is definitely their mother's birthday?

a. 20th b. 21st
c. 20th or 21st d. Cannot be determined

31. In the following question, all the equations except one have been solved according to
a certain rule. You are required to solve the unsolved equation following the same
rule and to choose the correct answer out of the given options:
4 × 6 × 2 = 351, 3 × 9 × 8 = 287, 9 × 5 × 6 =?

a. 270 b. 845
c. 596 d. 659

32. In the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that
order as one of the alternatives below it. Select the correct alternative:
ba_ b_aab_a_b

a. abaa b. abba
c. baab d. babb

33. Introducing Ana to guests, Sam said, “Her father is the only son of my father”. How is
Ana related to Sam?

a. Niece b. Granddaughter
c. Mother d. Daughter

34. Read the following information carefully to answer the question given below it:
I. 'A + B' means that 'A is the father of B'.
II. 'A - B' means that 'A is the wife of B'.
III. 'A x B' means that 'A is the brother of B'.
IV. 'A ÷ B' means that 'A is the daughter of B'.

If it is given P x R - Q, then which of the following is true?

a. P is the brother-in-law of Q b. P is the brother of Q

c. P is the brother of Q d. P is the father of Q

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 35. In open ground, Ron walks 20 m towards North, turns left and goes 40 m. He turns to
his left again to walk 50 m. How far is he from starting point?

a. 110 m b. 70 m
c. 50 m d. 40 m

36. In the following question, choose the correct mirror image from the answer figures:

a. b.

c. d.

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

a. b.

c. d.

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 38. In the following question, find the figure out of the option figures that can be formed
by joining the pieces given in the question figure:

a. b.

c. d.

39. 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.

a. a b. b
c. c d. d

40. Choose the option figure which contains figure (X) as its part:

a. b.

c. d.

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 Achiever’s Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

41. Identify the pattern and find out the missing number:

a. 55 b. 60
c. 65 d. 67

42. Count the number of parallelograms in the following figure:

a. 47 b. 45
c. 41 d. 39

43. Select correct Venn diagram for the given sets:

Males, Boys, Football Players

a. b.

c. d.

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 44. Choose the particular figure in which two dots are placed in the same manner as in
the question figure:

a. b.

c. d.

45. Choose the figure which will be formed when the question figure is folded into a box:

a. b.

c. d.

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 46. A sheet of paper is folded in a particular manner, punched once and then unfolded.
The punched, unfolded paper appears as in the given figure. Find out the manner in
which the paper was folded and punched by choosing the correct answer:

a. b.

c. d.

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

a. b.

c. d.

48. Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows:
I. 'P x Q' means P is the father of Q.
II. 'P - Q' means P is the sister of Q.
III. 'P + Q' means P is the mother of Q.
IV. 'P ÷ Q' means P is the brother of Q.

Which of the following represent 'R is the niece of M'?

a. M ÷ K x T - R b. M - J + R - N
c. R - M x T + W d. Cannot be determined

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 49. In this question, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements.
The statements are followed by two conclusions.

Statements A ≤ B < C; A ≥ D; C ≤ F
Conclusions I. D < C II. F ≥ D

a. Only Conclusion I is true

b. Only Conclusion II is true
c. Either Conclusion I or II is true
d. Neither Conclusion I nor II is true

50. 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 road traffic between the two towns in the state has been disrupted since last
week.
B. The rail traffic between the two towns in the state has been disrupted since last
week.

a. Statement A is the cause and Statement B is its effect

b. Statement B is the cause and Statement A is its effect
c. Both statements are independent causes
d. Both statements are effects of some common cause

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

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