CLASS
9 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.
SYLLABUS
Section – I (Logical reasoning) : Mathematical operations, Series completion, Arithmetical Reasoning,
Problems on cubes and dice, Number ranking & Time sequence Test, Inserting missing character and
general reasoning based on prescribed syllabus.
Section – II (Mathematical reasoning) : Number Systems, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear
Equations in Two Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals,
Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Constructions, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes,
Statistics, Probability.
Section – III (Everyday Mathematics) : The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of
Mathematical Reasoning.
SOF
LOGICAL REASONING
1. Apples, cherries and grapes are arranged on a platter in the following
fashion: opposite sectors contain fruit which is of equal value. To equal ?
the value of two bunches of grapes, how much fruit must be placed in the
empty sector?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
2. There are twenty people working in an office. The first group of five works between 8.00 A.M. and
2.00 P.M. The second group of ten works between 10.00 A.M. and 4.00 P.M. And the third group of five
works between 12 noon and 6.00 P.M. There are three computers in the office which all the employees
frequently use. During which of the following hours are the computers likely to be used most?
(A) 10.00 A.M. – 12 noon (B) 12 noon – 2.00 P.M.
(C) 1.00 P.M. – 3.00 P.M. (D) 2.00 P.M. – 4.00 P.M.
3. If L denotes ¸ , M denotes ×, P denotes + and Q denotes –, then which of the following statements is true?
3 173
(A) 32 P 8 L 16 Q 4 = – (B) 6 M 18 Q 26 L 13 P 7 =
2 13
38
(C) 11 M 34 L 17 Q 8 L 3 = (D) 9 P 9 L 9 Q 9 M 9 = – 71
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4. A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many
did he solve correctly?
(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 24 (D) 18
2 1 4 3 6
2 3 4 7
5. Find the missing number :
584 694 ?
2 2 3 2 1 2
5 2 1
(A) 937 (B) 824 (C) 769 (D) 678
6. In a certain code, ‘256’ means ‘you are good’; ‘637’ means ‘we are bad’ and ‘358’ means ‘good and
bad’. Which of the following represents ‘and’ in that code?
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 3
7. Complete the pattern. 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, (.....)
(A) 42 (B) 51 (C) 81 (D) 91
MATHEMATICAL REASONING
8. In the accompanying diagram, parallel lines l and m t
are cut by transversal t. 1 l
Which statement about angles 1 and 2 must be true? 2 m
(A) Ð1 @ Ð 2 (B) Ð1 is the complement of Ð 2
(C) Ð1 is the supplement of Ð 2 (D) Ð1 and Ð2 are right angles
N 21 O
9. What values of a and b make quadrilateral MNOP a parallelogram?
(A) a = 1, b = 5 (B) a = 5, b = 1
3 a – 2b 13
11 34 34 11
(C) a = ,b= (D) a = ,b=
7 7 7 7 M 4a + b P
C
10. For the quadrilateral shown below, what is m Ð a + m Ð c? c
B 95°
(A) 53° (B) 137°
(C) 180° (D) 233° 32° D
a
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11. If a cylindrical barrel measures 22 cm in diameter, how many cm will it roll in 8 revolutions along a
smooth surface?
(A) 121p cm (B) 168p cm (C) 176p cm (D) 228p cm
12. A right circular cone has radius 5 cm and height 8 cm.
What is the lateral surface area of the cone?
8 cm
(A) 40p sq cm (B) 445p sq cm
5 cm
(C) 5p 39 sq cm (D) 5p 89 sq cm
B
13. Figure ABCD is a kite. 17 cm
10 cm
What is the area of figure ABCD, in square centimetres? 8 cm
A C
6 cm 15 cm
(A) 120 (B) 154 10 cm
8 cm
17 cm
(C) 168 (D) 336 D
5 cm
14. The four sides of this figure will be folded up and taped to make an open box.
What will be the volume of the box?
(A) 50 cm 3 (B) 75 cm 3
(C) 100 cm 3 (D) 125 cm 3
y
15. Look at the given coordinate grid.
Points R and S will be added to the grid to form rectangle PQRS with
an area of 20 square units. Which ordered pairs could be the coordinates
of points R and S? P Q
(A) (5, –1) and (1, –1) x
(B) (5, –2) and (1, –2)
(C) (5, –3) and (1, –3)
(D) (5, –4) and (1, –4)
16. What is value of x? B x
(A) 35° (B) 60°
(C) 85° (D) 95° 60° 25°
A C
17. Which graph shows y = –x2?
y y
y y
(A) (B) (C) x (D)
x x x
EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
Side A
18. One snail started from the dot. What side will it be on when it has crawled Side E
13/20 of the distance around the regular pentagon of equal sides?
(A) A (B) C
Side D Side B
(C) D (D) E
Side C
19. A rectangular kitchen table is three times as long as it is wide. If it was 3 m shorter
and 3 m wider it would be a square. What are the dimensions of the rectangular
table?
(A) 9 × 3 (B) 4 × 2
(C) 12 × 6 (D) 16 × 4
70 cm
20. Two carpenters decided to design desks for students at the Junior High
School. The dimensions of the desk are as shown. How much wood (in cm 2)
30 cm
would they need for 30 desks?
(A) 2700 cm 2 (B) 80000 cm 2
2
(C) 21000 cm (D) 81000 cm 2 20 cm 20 cm
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SAMPLE ANSWER SHEET
1. NAME : If your name is SACHIT A IYER, then you should write as follows :
S A C H I T A I Y E R
2. Father's Name : If your father's name is SATISH KUMAR SHARMA, then you should write as follows :
S A T I S H K U M A R S H A R M A
SCHOOL CODE 3. SCHOOL CODE
M H 0 5 4 7 Write your school code 4. CLASS 5. ROLL NO.
A A 0 0 0 i.e. if your school code If you are in Class If your roll no. is 587,
B B 1 1 1 1 is MH0547 darken as 10, then you should then you should write
C C 2 2 2 2 follows : darken as follows : and darken the circles
D D 3 3 3 3 as follows :
E E 4 4 4
CLASS ROLL NO.
F F 5 5 5
1 0 5 8 7
G G 6 6 6 6
H 7 7 7
Darken 0 0 0 0
the circle Darken 1 1 1 1
I I 8 8 8 8 the circle
2 2 2 2 2
J J 9 9 9 9
3 3 3 3 3
K K
4 4 4 4 4
L L
5 5 5 5
M
6 6 6 6 6
N N
7 7 7 7
O O 6. GENDER 8 8 8 8
P P If you are a boy,
9 9 9 9 9
Q Q then darken
R R Male circle
S S
T T GENDER
U U CORRECT WRONG
MALE FEMALE way to darken way to darken
V V
the circle the circle P ×
W W
X X
Y Y
Z Z
7. If your choice for Answer 1 is C, then you should darken the circle as follows : 1.
MARK YOUR ANSWERS WITH HB PENCIL/BALL POINT PEN (BLUE/BLACK)
International Mathematics Olympiad
ANSWERS
International Mathematics Olympiad
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (D)
11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (D)
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