CREST CSO Class 6 sample paper, 2026–27
What is actually on the CREST CSO Class 6 paper for 2026–27: the sections the body itself publishes, how many questions each one carries and what each is worth — read off the body's own site, and stamped with the date we last checked it.
Last verified against CREST Olympiads’s own site on 28 September 2026.
Where this stands
Is there a paper to download?
No — OlympAI does not publish a practice paper for this exam. OlympAI has not built this paper’s section structure yet. CREST publishes one; matching our topics onto it is work we have not done, and a paper assembled against the wrong sections would be worse than none.
The paper
What the body's own paper looks like
| Section | Questions | Marks each |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 — Practical Science | 40 | 1 |
| Section 2 — Achievers Section | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 50 | 60 marks · 60 minutes |
What it covers: Science for Class 6
Ch 1. The Wonderful World of Science
Olympiad syllabus label: Not named on CREST's list — new in the 2026-27 book
Ch 2. Diversity in the Living World
Olympiad syllabus label: Living Organisms and Their Surroundings
Ch 3. Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body
Olympiad syllabus label: Food and its Components
Ch 4. Exploring Magnets
Olympiad syllabus label: Fun with Magnets
Ch 5. Measurement of Length and Motion
Olympiad syllabus label: Motion and Measurement of Distances
Ch 6. Materials Around Us
Olympiad syllabus label: Sorting and Separation of Materials (sorting half)
Ch 7. Temperature and its Measurement
Olympiad syllabus label: Not on CREST's Class 6 list — heat sat in the old Class 7 book
Ch 8. A Journey through States of Water
Olympiad syllabus label: Our Environment (water); overlaps Changes Around Us
Ch 9. Methods of Separation in Everyday Life
Olympiad syllabus label: Sorting and Separation of Materials (separation half)
Ch 10. Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics
Olympiad syllabus label: Living Organisms and Their Surroundings
Ch 11. Nature's Treasures
Olympiad syllabus label: Our Environment
Ch 12. Beyond Earth
Olympiad syllabus label: Not on CREST's Class 6 list — new in the 2026-27 book
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