Olympiad – Class X – Reasoning ( Verbal ) - Comprehension Analysis

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Question - 1

Three children, Susan, George and Ryan all left school at 15:15 and walked home. Susan arrived home first. George arrived home 5 minutes later at 15:30. It took Ryan 10 minutes longer than Susan to walk home. What time did Ryan get home?

  • A 15:35
  • B 16:35
  • C 15:15
  • D 16:00

Question - 2

School begins at 09:00. To get there on time, Pandey leaves home at 08:45. Manasa leaves home 5 minutes later than Pandey. It takes David 10 minutes longer than Manasa to walk to school. What time must David leave home?

  • A 8:45
  • B 8:40
  • C 9:00
  • D 8:50

Question - 3

Akash keeps 3 pet snakes. One snake eats 1 mouse every 7 days. How many mice will Akash need to feed all his snakes for one month (4 weeks)?

  • A 3
  • B 6
  • C 12
  • D 21

Question - 4

Tanay, Praveen, John, and Akram all play football for their local school team. In the first match, Tanay scores 2 goals and John scores 1. In match 2, Praveen, John, and Akram each score 1 goal. In match 3, Tanay scores once and John scores twice. In match 4, Tanay and Praveen each score 1 goal. Who scores the most goals over the 4 matches?

  • A Tanay
  • B Praveen
  • C John
  • D Akram

Question - 5

Imagine that you go to school by bus. When you get on with 3 friends there are already 12 passengers on the bus. At the next stop 2 people get off and 5 get on. At the next stop, 5 people get off. At the next stop, 7 people get on. The next stop is your school and 11 people (including you) get off. How many passengers are still on the bus?

  • A 12
  • B 11
  • C 10
  • D 8

Question - 6

In the finals of the school 100 meters race there were 6 competitors. Katrina, Madhuri, Julie, Kareena, Aishwarya, and Sushmita. Katrina finished after Aishwarya but before Sushmita. Madhuri finished after Sushmita but before Kareena who was last. Aishwarya came second. Who won the race?

  • A Julie
  • B Madhuri
  • C Aishwarya
  • D Katrina

Question - 7

Five boys, Charlie, Hrithik, Mahesh, Danny, and Akshay, measure themselves to see who is the tallest. Charlie is taller than Akshay but not as tall as Hrithik. Danny is the same height as Charlie, but taller than Akshay and Mahesh. Who is the tallest?

  • A Akshay
  • B Charlie
  • C Danny
  • D Hrithik

Question - 8

In the contest for schoolhouse points, Green got twice as many as Blue, who were 25 points below Red. Red got 32 points more than Yellow who came last with 54 points. Which house won?

  • A Yellow
  • B Blue
  • C Red
  • D Green