October 28, 2026
Logical Reasoning Questions for Class 5 with Answers
10 logical reasoning questions for Class 5 with answers: series, coding-decoding, direction and distance, blood relations and syllogisms.
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Class 5 reasoning is close to what children see in middle-school entrance and Olympiad papers: multi-step series, harder codes, directions with distances, family-tree puzzles and simple syllogisms ("all cats are animals…").
Here are 10 Class 5 logical reasoning questions with answers.
What Class 5 Reasoning covers
Brain & Bounce Kids splits Class 5 Reasoning into these 10 topics. Linked topics have their own practice set.
- Patterns & Series (Advanced)
- Classification & Analogy
- Coding-Decoding (Advanced)
- Direction Sense & Distance
- Ranking, Ordering & Arrangement
- Blood Relations (Advanced)
- Syllogisms (Basic Logic)
- Mirror, Water Images & Paper Folding
- Venn Diagrams & Data Interpretation
- Logical Puzzles (High-Level)
10 Class 5 Reasoning questions with answers
Ask your child to answer each question out loud first, then tap Show answer to check. The questions get a little harder as you go down each topic.
Patterns & Series (Advanced)
Q1. Which number completes the pattern? 50, 45, 40, 35, ?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 32
D) 34
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Answer: B) 30
The numbers decrease by 5 each time. So, 35 - 5 = 30.
Q2. Find the next number: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?
A) 18
B) 26
C) 21
D) 20
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Answer: C) 21
8 + 13 equals 21.
- 2 + 3 = 5, 3 + 5 = 8, 5 + 8 = 13.
- Next: 8 + 13
Common mistake: 18 comes from adding 5, the last gap, again.
Remember: Try adding the two previous terms.
Coding-Decoding (Advanced)
Q3. If PEN is coded as QFO (each letter moves one step forward), how is MAP coded?
A) NBQ
B) MBQ
C) NAQ
D) OBR
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Answer: A) NBQ
M→N, A→B, and P→Q, so MAP becomes NBQ.
Q4. In a code language, SUN is written as 345 and RUN is written as 145. What is the code for R?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
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Answer: A) 1
The common letters U and N have the same codes in both words, so the remaining code 1 represents R.
Direction Sense & Distance
Q5. Which direction is opposite to East?
A) North
B) South
C) West
D) North-East
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Answer: C) West
West is directly opposite to East.
Q6. Aman walks 5 metres North and then 3 metres East. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A) North-East
B) North-West
C) South-East
D) South-West
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Answer: A) North-East
Aman moves North and then East, so he is North-East of his starting point.
Blood Relations (Advanced)
Q7. Vikram is the husband of Pooja. Pooja is the mother of Tina. How is Vikram related to Tina?
A) Brother
B) Father
C) Uncle
D) Grandfather
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Answer: B) Father
Vikram is the husband of Tina's mother, so he is Tina's father.
Q8. Arjun is the father of Dev. Dev is the brother of Nisha. How is Arjun related to Nisha?
A) Brother
B) Uncle
C) Father
D) Grandfather
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Answer: C) Father
Dev and Nisha are siblings, so Arjun is the father of both.
More practice: Blood Relations Questions for Class 5 with Answers
Syllogisms (Basic Logic)
Q9. Statements: All cats are animals. Tom is a cat. What can you conclude?
A) Tom is an animal.
B) Tom is a dog.
C) All animals are cats.
D) Tom is not a cat.
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Answer: A) Tom is an animal.
Since Tom is a cat and all cats are animals, Tom is an animal.
Q10. Statements: All birds have wings. A sparrow is a bird. Which conclusion follows?
A) A sparrow has wings.
B) All birds are sparrows.
C) A sparrow cannot fly.
D) All animals are birds.
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Answer: A) A sparrow has wings.
A sparrow is a bird, and all birds have wings.
How to help your child with Class 5 Reasoning
- Ask for the rule, not just the answer. "It goes up by 3 each time" is the real skill.
- Use everyday puzzles. Directions on the way to school, the order of people in a queue or patterns on floor tiles are all reasoning practice.
- Mix question types. In an exam, the types don't come in groups, so practice shouldn't either.
- Draw it out. For directions, rankings and family trees, a quick sketch solves most questions.
Olympiad connection
Logical reasoning appears in every SOF Olympiad (IMO, NSO, IEO, NCO and IGKO), so time spent here pays off across all of them. See our guides: Olympiad exams for Classes 1–5 · logical reasoning practice.
More practice sets
Class 5 Maths · Class 5 Science · Class 5 English · Class 5 Computer · Class 5 GK · Class 4 Reasoning · All practice questions
Practise more with Brain & Bounce Kids
These questions come from the Brain & Bounce Kids question bank. In the app, your child gets five minutes of Reasoning practice a day at the right level for Class 5, an explanation after every answer, and a Parent Zone that shows which topics need work.
Frequently asked questions
- What topics are covered in Class 5 Reasoning?
- Brain & Bounce Kids covers 10 topics in Class 5 Reasoning: Patterns & Series (Advanced), Classification & Analogy, Coding-Decoding (Advanced), Direction Sense & Distance, Ranking, Ordering & Arrangement, Blood Relations (Advanced), Syllogisms (Basic Logic), Mirror, Water Images & Paper Folding, Venn Diagrams & Data Interpretation, Logical Puzzles (High-Level).
- Are these Class 5 Reasoning questions useful for Olympiads?
- Yes. Every SOF Olympiad (IMO, NSO, NCO, IEO and IGKO) has a logical reasoning section, and these are the same question types: patterns, odd one out, analogies, coding-decoding and directions.
- How much Reasoning practice does a Class 5 child need each day?
- Five to ten minutes a day is enough for most children in Classes 1–5. Short, regular practice with an explanation after each mistake works better than a long session once a week.