Class 8 Reasoning Olympiad: previous year questions and free practice

Practice in the previous year paper pattern, every answer explained.

Class 8 Reasoning Olympiad exam pattern

Section	Questions	Marks each
Logical Reasoning	40	1
Achievers Section	10	2
Total	50	60 marks · 60 minutes

Class 8 Reasoning olympiads in 2026-27

CREST Reasoning Olympiad · CREST · ₹275
International Reasoning & Aptitude Olympiad · SilverZone · fee shown when you register
Humming Bird Aptitude & Reasoning Olympiad · Humming Bird · ₹150 to ₹200
National Logical Reasoning Olympiad · Indian Talent · ₹175
International Foundation Reasoning & Aptitude Olympiad · IOF · ₹150

Class 8 Reasoning topics in each olympiad

	CREST	SZ	ITO	IOF
Patterns and Series	●	●	●	●
Analogy and Odd One Out	●	●	●	●
Coding-Decoding	●	●	●	●
Mirror and Water Images	●	●	●	●
Ranking	●	●	●	●
Direction Sense	●	●	●	●
Counting and Grouping Figures	●	●	●	●
Puzzles and Venn Diagrams	●	●	●	●
Blood Relations	●	●	●	●
Mathematical Operations	●	●	●	●
Figures and Shapes	●	●	●	●
Mathematical Reasoning	●	●	●	●
Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning	●	●	●	●
Alphabet Test	●	●		●
Embedded Figures	●	●	●
Only in some exams
Paper Folding and Cutting	●			●
Cubes and Dice	●

SZ SilverZone · ITO Indian Talent. Humming Bird gives no class-wise topic list. Checked on each organiser's own syllabus, 8 Nov 2026.

A sample question with the answer

1. Find the next number: 7, 10, 16, 25, 37, ?

Answer: C) 52

Gaps 3, 6, 9, 12 are the 3-times table, so the next gap is 15 and 37 + 15 = 52. Write the gaps under the series first; a times table in the gaps means the next gap is the next multiple.

Questions parents ask

Do you have previous year papers for the Class 8 Reasoning Olympiad?

We do not share the papers themselves. Our full mock papers follow the previous year paper pattern: 50 questions in 60 minutes, each with its answer explained.

How should my child prepare for the Class 8 Reasoning Olympiad?

A few questions a day, and one timed mock paper a week. Then give extra time to the topics Parents' Corner marks "Practise next". The hardest section carries more marks, so practise it too.

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