Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  3  

 
1.    What  number  comes  next  in  this  pattern?  4,  7,  10,  13,  16,  ____  
 
 
2.    Which  one  of  these  equals  735?  
 

  7  +  3  +  5                70  +  30  +  50                  700  +  50  +  3                    700  +  30  +  5  

 
 
3.    If  Jenny  has  these  coins,  how  much  money  does  she  have?  

$1.35                    $1.25                  $0.46                $0.  36    

 
 
4.    How  many  corners  does  a  cube  have?  
 
 
5.    Which  spinner  is  most  likely  to  stop  on  black?  
 

 
 
 
6.    If  I  roll  a  six-­‐faced  dice  numbered  1  to  6,  which  of  these  result  is  most  likely?  
 

  1   2   4   6   None  of  these  

 
 
7.      Which  of  these  shapes  is  a  cylinder?  

 
 
  
8.    This  table  shows  the  number  of  books  read  this  term  by  five  friends.    Which  of  the  
statements  below  are  true?  
 

Name   Number  of  Books  Read  

Sindy   11  
Heidi   5  
Monica   9  
Sharyn   7  
Julie   10  
Monica  read  more  books  than  three  others.  
Half  the  number  of  books  were  read  by  Julie  and  Sindy.  
Sindy  read  two  more  books  than  only  two  of  her  friends.  
Monica  and  Sharyn  read  a  total  of  16  books.  
 
 
9.     If   there   were   36   chocolate   chip   cookies   to   share   equally   among   6   children,   how  
many  would  each  get?  
 

 
 
 
10.      If  Neal  cut  each  of  these  oranges  into  quarters,  how  many  pieces  would  there  be?  
 

 
 
 
 Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  4  
 
 
1.    What  comes  next  in  this  number  pattern?    1,    5,    9,    13,    17,    ____    
 
 
2.    Which  shape  does  not  belong  in  the  set  below?  Why?  

 
 
 
3.    Below  is  Sarah’s  calendar  for  the  month  of  May.  On  what  day  is  May  23?    
 

 
 
 
4.    If  Brett  tosses  two  coins,  what  result  is  most  likely?  
 
 
5.    Jenny  cuts  each  of  these  oranges  into  sixths  so  that  everyone  at  the  party  can  have  
one  piece.  How  many  are  at  the  party?  
 

 
 
 
6.    Which  of  the  following  is  the  greatest  length?  
 

  0.5  metres    15  centimetres   150  millimetres    

 
 
7.    Name  each  of  the  three  shapes  below.  
 

 
 
  
 
8.     At   a   workplace,   Jack   saw   15   bikes   and   some   trucks   like   the   one   below,   and   he  
counted  a  total  of  62  wheels.    How  many  trucks  were  there?  
 

 
 
 
9.    What  time  is  it  when  the  hour  hand  is  between  the  5  and  the  6,  while  the  minute  
had  is  on  the  9?  
 
 
10.     Ms   Teacher   bought   7   books   for   her   class   library.   If   each   book   cost   $26,   how   much  
did  the  books  cost  altogether?  
 
 
  
Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  5  
 
 
1.    What  comes  next  in  this  number  pattern?    2,    4,    6,    10,    16,    ____  
 
 
2.    Name  each  of  these  shapes  with  a  word  ending  in  hedron.  
 

 
 
 
3.    Which  of  the  following  is  thirty-­‐seven  thousand  and  eighty?  
 

  3  780     37  800   37  008   37  080   38  070  

 
 
4.    If  the  apples  below  were  to  be  shared  equally  among  10  people,  how  much  apple  
would  each  person  receive?  
 

 
 
 
5.    Which  of  the  decimals  below  represents  the  least  number?  
 

  0.2     0.19     0.181     0.21     0.179  

 
 
6.    If  May  19  is  a  Friday,  what  day  will  it  be  on  July  17?  
 
 
7.    If  Sarah  has  to  catch  the  ferry  at  11.09  and  it  takes  her  17  minutes  to  walk  to  the  
pier,  what  is  the  latest  time  she  could  leave  home?  
 

 
 
  10:59     10:57     10:55     10:50     10:49     10:47  
 
 
8.    If  I  roll  a  pair  of  dice  and  add  the  two  numbers,  what  total  is  most  likely?  
 
 
9.    The  Year  5  class  of  24  students   won  a  school  raffle  of  a  $100  note.  They  decided  to  
give   $20   to   charity   and   share   the   remainder   equally.   But   when   they   did   this,   they  
found  that  there  was  a  small  amount  left  over.  How  much  was  that?  
 
 
10.     Mrs   Gardener   has   a   rectangular   vegetable   patch   which   is   9   metres   long.   If   the  
width  is  one-­‐quarter  of  its  length,  how  long  is  the  garden’s  border?  
   

 
 
 
 
  
Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  6  
 
 
1.    What  number  comes  next  in  this  pattern?    1,    1,    3,    4,    5,    9,    7,    _____  
 
 
2.    If  Sally  folds  the  net  below  into  a  cube,  what  face  will  be  opposite  face  D?  
 

 
 
 
3.    If  today  is  Tuesday,  what  day  will  it  be  in  150  days’  time?  
 

 
 
 
4.     If   you   randomly   draw   a   card   from   a   standard   pack   of   playing   cards,   what   is   the  
probability  that  it  will  be  a  picture  card?  
 

 
 
 
5.    What  number  is  at  the  arrow  on  the  number  line  below?  
 

 
 
 
6.    If  a  book’s  pages  are  numbered  from  1  to  150,  how  many  page  numbers  will  include  
the  digit  5?  
 

 
  
 
7.    A  light  jacket  was  marked  for  sale  at  $124,  but  the  store  allowed  me  7.5%  discount;  
so  how  much  did  I  pay  for  the  jacket?  
 
 
8.     To   the   nearest   10   degrees,   what   is   the   size   of   the   acute   angle   between   the   hands   of  
the  clock  below?  
 

 
 
 
9.    A  rectangular  garden  has  an  area  of  64  square  metres.  If  its  width  is  a  quarter  of  its  
length,  what  is  the  perimeter  of  the  garden?  
 
 
10.    Below  is  a  graph  of  the  number  of  books  read  by  some  Year  6  friends.    
Write  TRUE  or  FALSE  for  each  statement  below  the  graph.  
 

 
 
The  boys  read  more  books  than  the  girls.  
Patrick  read  14  books.  
Each  read  an  average  of  10  books.  
Zoe  read  two  more  books  that  Tania.  
No  one  read  the  average  number  of  books  that  were  read.  
 
 
 
  
Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  7  
 
 
1.    What  number  comes  next  in  this  number  pattern?      36,    30,    25,    20,    16,    ____  
 
 
2.     If   you   randomly   draw   a   card   from   a   standard   pack   of   playing   cards,   what   is   the  
probability  that  it  will  be  either  a  black  jack  or  the  queen  of  hearts?  
 

 
 
 
3.    If  the  time  on  this  clock  is10:10,  what  is  the  size  of  the  acute  angle  between  the  two  
hands?  
 

 
 
 
4.    How  many  fractions  are  there  between  4/7  and  6/7?    Choose  one  answer  only.  
  o      One  
  o      Two  
  o      Four  
  o      Seven  
  o      Infinitely  many  
 
 
5.     A   factory   machine   makes   two   sizes   of   wooden   cubes.   The   smaller   one   has   a   surface  
area   of   24   square   centimetres,   while   the   other   cube   has   edges   that   are   350%   larger.  
What  is  the  volume  of  the  larger  cube?  
 

 
 
 
6.    In  the  diagram  of  an  isosceles  right  triangle  below,  what  is  the  size  of  obtuse  angle  B?  
 

                                                                       
 
 
                                                      B  
                                                         
 
  
7.    Jodie  and  Terry  are  running  around  the  oval  track  that  is  400  metres  long.  Jodie  is  
running   at   a   constant   speed   of   5   metres   per   second,   while   Terry   is   running   at   a  
constant   speed   of   4   metres   per   second.   If   they   commence   the   run   together,   how   far  
would  they  need  to  run  at  these  rates  before  they  meet  again?  
 

 
 
 
8.    There  are  two  ways  for  two  people  to  form  a  line  or  queue,  and  six  ways  for  three  
people  to  form  a  queue.  In  how  many  different  ways  can  five  people  form  a  queue?  
 
 
9.    How  many  triangles  of  all  sizes  in  this  diagram?  
 

 
 
10.    Michael  Clarke’s  last  six  innings  resulted  in  102,  90,  15,  63,  44  and  88  runs.  How  
many  runs  must  he  score  in  his  seventh  innings  to  lift  his  average  by  10?  
 
 
 
  
Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  8  
 
 
1.    What  comes  next  in  this  number  pattern?    28,    1,    21,    4,    15,    9,    10,    ____  
 
 
2.    How  many  triangles  of  all  sizes  are  in  this  diagram?  
 

 
   
 
17 17
3.    What  is  the  last  digit  in  the  product  of  3 and 2 ?  
 
 
4.     If   two   bricklayers   lay   1800   brick   in   six   hours,   how   many   bricks   would   three  
bricklayers  lay  in  four  hours  if  they  worked  at  the  same  rate?  
 

 
 
 
5.     Judy picked four numbers out of a hat and their average or mean was 17. If three
of the numbers were 12, 15, and 27, what was the fourth number?  
 
 
6.    Name  two  of  the  3D  figures  below  that  are  of  the  same  type.  
 

 
 
 
7.    If  a    cube  with  an  edge  of  six  centimetres  is  painted  red  and  then  cut  into  small  one-­‐
centimetre  cubes,  how  many  of  these  small  cubes  would  have  no  paint  on  them?  
 

 
8.     A   shirt   was   advertised   for   $95.50,   but   I   was   given   a   discount   of   10   percent.   How  
much  GST,  which  is  10%,  would  be  included  in  the  price  I  paid  for  the  shirt?  
 
 
9.     A   bag   contained   18   blue   marbles,   12   red   marbles,   and   15   yellow   marbles.   If   a  
second   bag   contained   a   total   of   135   of   the   same   coloured   marbles   in   the   same   ratio,  
how  many  yellow  marbles  would  it  contain?  
 

 
 
 
10.     A   shipping   container   has   a   volume   of   99.225   cubic   metres.   If   its   length   is  
10.5  metres  and  its  width  is  3.5  metres,  how  high  is  it?  
 
 
 
  
Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  9  
 
 
1.    What  comes  next  in  this  pattern?      1,    49,    8,    35,    27,    21,    ______  
 
 
2.     If   Mrs   Farmer   has   12   cows,   in   how   many   different   ways   can   she   categorise   the  
herd?  
 

 
 
 
3.    If  x3  +  13  =  229,  what  is  the  value  of  x?    
 
 
4.    A  bag  contains  15  blue  marbles,  7  red  marbles,  and  9  yellow  marbles.  You  randomly  
pull   out   one   marble   then   replace   it,   and   repeat   this   action   twice   more.   What   is   the  
probability,  as  a  percentage  to  one  decimal  place,  that  you  will  pick  one  marble  of  each  
colour?  

 
 
 
5.     In   Australia,   a   goods   and   services   tax   (GST)   of   10   percent   is   charged   on   most  
purchased   items   and   services.   Ms   Plenty   went   to   the   department   store   to   buy   a  
sweater  for  $68.50  and  a  skirt  for  $45.70.  She  asked  for  a  discount  and  was  given  10  
percent.  How  much  GST  was  included  in  her  final  purchase  price?  
 
 
6.    What  four  numbers  have  a  mode  of  3,  a  median  of  6.5,  and  a  mean  of  11.25?  
 
 
7.     In   the   figure   below,   the   sizes   of   certain   angles   are   shown   in   degrees.   What   is   the  
value  of  x?  
   

 
 
  
8.    How   many  different  straight  lines  can  be  drawn  through  two  or  more   of   the  dots  
arranged  in  the  square  below?    
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.    From  the  graph  below,  state  whether  each  statement  that  follows  is  true  or  false.  
 

 
 
  The  total  of  the  percentages  is  exactly  100.  
  None  of  the  year  levels  have  the  same  percentages  of  students.  
  Year  8  has  three  percent  more  students  than  Year  11.  
  Thirty  percent  of  students  are  in  Years  11-­‐12.  
The  numbers  of  students  continually  declined  as  the  year  levels  increased.  
More  than  a  third  of  the  students  are  in  Years  9-­‐10.  
 
 
10.    If   a   3.3-­‐metre   tall   cylindrical  water   tank   can   hold   10   kilolitres,  what  
is  its  diameter  to  the  nearest  centimetre?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sample  of  HSFOL  Problems  –  Year  10  
 
1.    What’s  next  in  this  number  pattern?    17,    100,    27,    26,    81,    64,    35,    64,    125,    ____  
 
 
2.    If  a  three-­‐metre  tall  conical  water  tank  can  hold  5  kilolitres  
of   water,   what   is   the   diameter   of   its   base   to   the   nearest  
centimetre?    

 
3.    If   x + 1 = 3 ,  what  is  the  value  of   ( x +1) ?   2

 
 
4.    A  1  x  1  square  is  made  using  four  matches  and  a  2  x  2  
square,  with  all  the  unit  squares  inside,  uses  12  matches  
as   shown.   What   is   the   number   of   matches   needed   to  
construct   a   25   x   25   square   with   all   the   unit   squares  
inside?    
   
 
 
 
5.    To  practise  her  algebra,  Sue  decided  to  add  five  consecutive  even  numbers  where  
the  first  number  was  3n  -­‐  1.  What  was  the  sum  of  the  five  numbers?  
 
 
6.    You  randomly  draw  a  card  from  a  standard  pack  of  
playing  cards  and  roll  two  dice.  What  is  the  probability,  
as  a  decimal  to  three  paces,  that  you  will  pick  a  black    
jack  and  that  the  product  of  the  two  dice  results  is  
greater  than  20?  
 
 
 
 
7.     The   scores   on   a   maths   test   with   a   possible   score   of   20   by   a   group   of   12   Year   10  
students   were   17,   20,   m,   8,   12,   13,   10,   19,   16,   n,   18,   15.   If   the   mean   score   was   14.5,  
what  could  be  the  median  and  the  mode?  
 
 
8.    What  is  the  last  digit  in  the  product  of  the  expression,  325716213?  
 
   
9.    How  many  squares  and  rectangles  of  all  sizes  are  in  this  diagram?  
 
       
       
       
  
10.     Mr   Money   put   $35   000   in   a   fixed   term   deposit   in   his   bank   for   four   years   at   an  
interest  rate  of  5.2%  per  annum  with  no  money  to  be  withdrawn  until  the  end  of  the  
term.  How  much  would  he  have  then?