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SAMPLE PAPER

INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

The actual test paper has 50 questions.Time allowed : 60 minutes.There are 3 sections, 20 questions
in section I, 20 in section II and 10 in section III.
Section I : Logical Reasoning, Section II : Mathematical Reasoning &
Section III : Everyday Mathematics
SYLLABUS
Number operations, Indian and International System, Bodmas Rule, Factors and Multiples, divisibility
tests, HCF and LCM, Natural and whole numbers, Integers and operations on integers, Fraction and
Decimal Algebraic Expressions, Linear equations, Solving an Equation, Line, Line Segment and Ray,
Angle, Triangle, Quadrilateral, Circles, Types of triangles, Types of quadrilaterals, Symmetry, Perimeter
and Area, Frequency diagram, Pictograph, Bar Graphs.

LOGICALREASONING
1.

ClassPresidentResults

Thefollowingaretheresultsfromtheclasselection.
If150studentsvoted,abouthowmanyvotesdidRamreceive?
(A) 25
(B) 38
(C) 50
(D) 75

Ram

Jiwan

Dev

(E) Noneofthese.

2. TheweeklymilkorderfortheNewGuesthouseincludes40litresoflowfatmilkand15litresof
chocolatemilk.WhatistheratioofthenumberoflowfatlitrestochocolatelitresintheNewGuest
housesweeklymilkorder?
(A) 3 : 1

(B) 5 : 1

(C) 5 : 3

(D) 8 : 3

(E) Noneofthese.

3. WhenwheelBturns2revolutions,wheelAturns5revolutions.
whenwheelAturns40revolutions,

how many revolutions does wheel Bturn?

(A) 4

(B) 16

(C) 80

(D) 100

(E) Noneofthese.

4. Sitastudiedthesepicturesoffractions.

2
3

Whatpatternmightshecorrectlynoticeinthefractions?

2
4

2
5

2
6

(A) Increasingthedenominatorincreasesthevalueofthefraction
(B) Ifthedenominatorstaysthesameandthenumeratorincreases,thefractionnamesassmaller
amount
(C) Increasingthedenominatorby2cutsthesizeofthefractioninhalf
(D) Ifthenumeratorstaysthesameandthedenominatorincreases,thefractionnamesasmaller
amount.
(E) Noneofthese.
5. JoywantstosaveRs.50tobuyapairofrollerblades.
HeplanstosaveRs.2thefirstmonth,
Rs.4thesecondmonth,
Rs.6thethirdmonth,andRs.8thefourthmonth.

Amountsaved
Month duringmonth Totalsavings
Rs.2
1
Rs.2
Rs.4
Rs.6
2
3
4

IfJoycontinuesthissavingspattern,

Rs.6

Rs.12

Rs.8

Rs.20

how many months will it takeJoy tosave Rs. 50 ?

(A) 5months

(B) 7months

(D) 13months

(E) Noneofthese.

6.

(C) 9months

=50

Usingthediagramabove,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A)

<

(B)

>

(C)

<

(D)

<

(E) Noneofthese.
7. Accordingtothisdiagram,
howmanystudentshavemorethanonefavoritetypeofbook?
(A) 3

(B) 5

(C) 7

(D) 8

FavoriteBookTypes
Fantasy

Biography

Mystery
x=1student

(E) Noneofthese.
MATHEMATICAL REASONING

8. InParulsgarden,thereare25rowsofvegetables.Shehasfivemorerowsofpeppersthantomatoes
andtwofewerrowsofcucumbersthantomatoes.Ifyrepresentsthenumberofrowsoftomatoesin
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thegarden,whichnumbersentencecanbeusedtofindhowmanyrowsofeachvegetablewereplanted?
(A) y+ (y +5)+(y+ 2)+ y = 25

(B) (y + 5)+ y=25

(D) (y+5)+ (y 2)+ y = 25

(E) Noneofthese.

(C) (y+5)+(y2)=25

9. Whatpercentoftheseshapesaretriangles?
(A) 0.25%
(D) 25%

(B) 3%
(C) 12%
(E) Noneofthese.

10. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A) 2>2

(B) 2<4

(C) 2<4

(D) 4 >4

(E) Noneofthese.

11. ThefivedayforecastfortheSouthPoleliststhelowtemperatures(inFahrenheit)as24,28,
29,25,and30.Whichchoiceshowsthetemperaturesinorderfromlowesttohighest?
(A) 24,25,28,29,30

(B) 30,28,29,25,24

(C) 30,29,28,25,24

(D) 30,29,28,24,25 (E) Noneofthese.

12. Whichofthefollowingfractionsisclosestto0?
5

(A) 12

(B) 3

(C) 6

(D) 4

(E) Noneofthese.
B

13. DABCissimilarto DDEF.Whatisthelengthof DF?

(A) 2metres
(D) 10metres

(B) 3metres

(C)

E
8metres

5 metres

A
C
6metres

(E) Noneofthese.

4metres
D

14. Whatisthevalueofthefollowingexpression?3+32 (4+3)

(A) 38

(B) 42

(C) 45

(D) 66

(E) Noneofthese.

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2

15. Jyotigot 1 timesasmanyproblemsrightasshedidwrongonhersciencetest.Ifsheanswered20

questionsincorrectly,howmanyquestionswereonthetest?
questions were on thest?
(A) 10
(B) 30
(C) 50
(D) 70
(E) Noneofthese.
16. Sheenabeganherbookbyreadingfivepagesthefirstday,eightpagesthesecondday,eleven
pagesthe thirdday,14pagesthefourthday,andsoon.Howmanypageswillshereadonthe
twelfthdayifshecontinuesthispattern?
(A) 35pages

(B) 38pages

(C) 41pages

(D) 44pages (E) Noneofthese.

17. Mohitissellingcandybars.Hehaschocolatebars,nutbars,andmintbars.Ifacustomerbuys
twobars,andthebarsarenotofthesametype,howmanydifferentcombinationsarepossible?
(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 9

(D) 12

(E) Noneofthese.

EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
18. Vinitacantype28wordsperminute.Atthisrate,howmanywordscanVinitatypein5.5minutes?
(A) 154

(B) 157

(C) 159

(D) 162

(E) Noneofthese.

19. At aschool, thereare 704 desksto placeinto 22 classrooms.If the samenumber ofdesks is
placedineachclassroom,howmanydeskswillbeineachroom?
(A) 32

(B) 34

(C) 42

(D) 44

(E) Noneofthese.

20. Thestudentsinawoodworkingclasswerebuildingbirdhouses.Ittakesfourpiecesofwood(each
piece

3
offootlong)tobuildabirdhouse.Atmost,howmanybirdhousescanbemadefrom4feet
4

ofwood?
(A) 1

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 5

(E) Noneofthese.

ANSWERS KEY
1. (C)
11. (C)

2. (D)
12. (A)

3. (B)
13. (B)

4. (D)
14. (D)

5. (B)
15. (C)

6. (A)
16. (B)

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7. (D)
17. (A)

8. (D)
18. (A)

9. (D)
19. (A)

10. (A)
20. (A)