Maths Olympiad Sample Paper (Practice)
How to solve it (Spot the topic first): Read the question and name the topic: HCF/LCM, fractions, calendar, ratio, percentage, interest, average, equation or number theory. Use that lesson’s method; write small working on rough paper. Look at the options: rule out answers that are too big, too small or the wrong kind. Check your answer by working backwards when you can.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.If 7x + 14 = 112, what is x? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 98 (d) 18
- 2.8 workers can build a wall in 10 days. How many days will 10 workers take, working at the same speed? (a) 12 days (b) 9 days (c) 7 days (d) 8 days
- 3.Two bells ring every 6 minutes and every 10 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 16 min (b) 30 min (c) 2 min (d) 60 min
- 4.2/4 + 3/4 = ? (a) 3/2 (b) 5/8 (c) 5/4 (d) 1
- 5.If 9 notebooks cost ₹117, how much do 2 notebooks cost? (a) ₹234 (b) ₹110 (c) ₹39 (d) ₹26
- 6.Every pair follows the same rule: 2 : 21, 3 : 22, 7 : 26. What is 8 : ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 27 (d) 26
- 7.Which fraction is greater: 5/9 or 3/4? (a) 5/9 (b) 3/4 (c) They are equal
- 8.Which fraction is greater: 1/6 or 3/5? (a) 1/6 (b) They are equal (c) 3/5
- 9.Every pair follows the same rule: 1 : 1, 5 : 125, 6 : 216. What is 3 : ? (a) 28 (b) 3 (c) 26 (d) 27
- 10.Which fraction is greater: 5/6 or 2/3? (a) They are equal (b) 2/3 (c) 5/6
- 11.If 4 mangoes cost ₹64, how much do 12 mangoes cost? (a) ₹208 (b) ₹192 (c) ₹72 (d) ₹768
- 12.Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be after 83 days? (a) Monday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday
- 13.Which of these numbers is divisible by 11? (a) 1700 (b) 1723 (c) 1705 (d) 1715
- 14.If 6x + 9 = 2x + 41, what is x? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 9
- 15.Every pair follows the same rule: 4 : 7, 5 : 8, 7 : 10. What is 3 : ? (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 7
- 16.Which of these numbers is divisible by 3? (a) 1191 (b) 1192 (c) 1190 (d) 1195
- 17.The average of 6 numbers is 41. When one number is taken away, the average of the rest is 42. Which number was taken away? (a) 83 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 41
- 18.What is the remainder when 411 is divided by 10? (a) 0 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 19.What is the value of the digit 9 in 83.916? (a) 0.09 (b) 0.009 (c) 0.9 (d) 9
- 20.What is 1/6 of 30? (a) 25 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 10
- 21.A rectangle has an area of 8 sq cm and a length of 4 cm. What is its width? (a) 2 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 1 cm
- 22.Today is Monday. What day of the week will it be after 30 days? (a) Friday (b) Thursday (c) Wednesday (d) Tuesday
- 23.What is the simple interest on ₹7000 at 11% per year for 2 years? (a) ₹8540 (b) ₹770 (c) ₹2310 (d) ₹1540
- 24.Two bells ring every 4 minutes and every 14 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 56 min (b) 18 min (c) 2 min (d) 28 min
- 25.1/3 + 4/5 = ? (a) 5/8 (b) 6/5 (c) 17/15 (d) 16/15
- 26.Which of these numbers is divisible by 4? (a) 3374 (b) 3382 (c) 3378 (d) 3376
- 27.What is the value of the digit 1 in 12.569? (a) 0.01 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) 0.1
- 28.A rectangle has an area of 18 sq cm and a length of 9 cm. What is its width? (a) 2 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 9 cm
- 29.₹376 is shared between two friends in the ratio 3 : 5. How much is the bigger share? (a) ₹141 (b) ₹235 (c) ₹47 (d) ₹188
- 30.Every pair follows the same rule: 2 : 1, 3 : 6, 4 : 13. What is 6 : ? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 31.1/3 + 4/8 = ? (a) 7/8 (b) 5/6 (c) 5/11 (d) 19/24
- 32.A square has a perimeter of 44 cm. What is its area? (a) 22 sq cm (b) 121 sq cm (c) 144 sq cm (d) 44 sq cm
- 33.If 5x − 3 = 22, what is x? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 25
- 34.1/2 + 7/8 = ? (a) 3/2 (b) 4/5 (c) 11/8 (d) 5/4
- 35.Every pair follows the same rule: 1 : 1, 3 : 27, 4 : 64. What is 6 : ? (a) 138 (b) 6 (c) 216 (d) 217
- 36.A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹240 and sells it for ₹360. What is his profit percent? (a) 50% (b) 45% (c) 51% (d) 55%
- 37.Which fraction is greater: 1/3 or 5/7? (a) 1/3 (b) 5/7 (c) They are equal
- 38.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 9 children or among 15 children, with none left over? (a) 135 (b) 90 (c) 45 (d) 24
- 39.What is the average of 49, 55, 51 and 73? (a) 58 (b) 56 (c) 76 (d) 57
- 40.9.96 + 7.1 = ? (a) 10.67 (b) 17.16 (c) 16.96 (d) 17.06
Answer key
- 14
- 8 days
- 30 min
- 5/4
- ₹26
- 27
- 3/4
- 3/5
- 27
- 5/6
- ₹192
- Tuesday
- 1705
- 8
- 6
- 1191
- 36
- 1
- 0.9
- 5
- 2 cm
- Wednesday
- ₹1540
- 28 min
- 17/15
- 3376
- 10
- 2 cm
- ₹235
- 33
- 5/6
- 121 sq cm
- 5
- 11/8
- 216
- 50%
- 5/7
- 45
- 57
- 17.06
Free maths olympiad lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-olympiad