Class VI IMO

Past Year Paper 2010

IMO SOF INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD
Past Year Paper - 2010
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 50
Guidelines for the Candidate
1. Additional 10 (Ten) minutes will be given to the students to fill up the students
information before the start of the exam.
2. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. There is no negative marking. Use
of calculator is not permitted.
3. Write your Name, Roll Number, and Class clearly on the Answer Sheet and do not forget
to sign.
4. There is only one correct answer hence mark one choice only.
5. Darken your choice with HB Pencil or Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only. For Example:
Q.16: A number has nine ones, six tens and eight hundreds. What is the number?
(A) 869
(B) 896
(C) 968
(D) 986
As the correct answer is option (A), the candidate should darken the circle corresponding
to option (A).
6. Rough work should be done in the blank space provided in this booklet.
7. Return the answer sheet to the invigilator at the end of the exam. The question paper
can be retained by the student.
SECTION I: LOGICAL REASONING
1. What is the sum of the shaded parts if shaded parts are expressed in fractions?

11
9
11
B.
7
11
C.
18
7
D.
18

A.

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2. A coach asked 3 players on a basketball team to attempt 25 free throws each during
practice. The given table shows the number of free throws each player made in 25
attempts. Based on the information in the table, which is the most reasonable
prediction of the number of free throws Armaan will make out of his next 75 attempts?
Free Throws
Player
Number of free throws
made
Piyush
12
Siddharth
18
Armaan
5
A. 12
B. 60
C. 15
D. 5
3. Which net will make this figure?

A.

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C.
D. None of these
4. The given table shows the starting and end time of a movie at a theatre. According to
the information in the table, which of the following statements is true?
Movie times
Start
End
12:30 P.M.
2:45 P.M.
3:00 P.M.
5:15 P.M.
6:45 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:20 P.M.
11:35 P.M.
A. The end time is exactly 2 hours 45 minutes after the start time.
B. The end time is exactly 2 hours 15 minutes after the start time.
C. The end time is exactly 3 hours 30 minutes after the start time.
D. The end time is exactly 3 hours 45 minutes after the start time.
5. Which of the following shapes do not have a line of symmetry?

A. P and Q only
B. P and R only
C. Q and R only
D. Q and S only

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6. A truck departs from a distribution center. From there, it goes 2 blocks east, 3 blocks
south and 3 blocks north. How far and in which direction must the truck go to get back
to the distribution center?

A. 4 blocks west
B. 4 blocks east
C. 2 blocks west
D. 2 blocks east
7. The letters S and T stand for numbers. If S 100 = T 100, which statement is true?
A. S = T
B. S > T
C. S = T + 100
D. S > T + 100
8. Class A has higher enrollment than Class B.
Class C has a lower enrollment than Class B.
Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
D. None of these
9. Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6:00 P.M. the hour hand
points to North. In which direction will the minute hand point at 9:15?
A. South-East
B. South
C. North
D. West

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10. Which number will be on the face opposite to the face which has 2 on it?

A. 1
B. 5
C. 4
D. 6
11. Study the diagram and identify the students who play all the three games.

A. P + Q + R
B. V + T
C. S + T + V
D. S
12. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
(i) Fibre (ii) Plant (iii) Saree (iv) Cotton (v) Cloth
A. (ii), (iv), (v), (i), (iii)
B. (ii). (iv), (iii), (v), (i)
C. (ii). (iv). (i), (v), (iii)
D. (ii), (iv), (v), (iii). (i)
13. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a hexagonal table, each at one corner
and are facing the centre of the hexagon. P is second to the left of U. Q is neighbour of R
and S. T is second to the left of S. Who is sitting opposite to P?
A. R
B. Q
C. T
D. S
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14. Which letter replaces the question mark?

A. M
B. E
C. P
D. W
15. Which of the following options can replace the last grid?

A.

B.

C.

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16. Which single transformation is shown below?

A. Reflection
B. Rotation
C. Translation
D. None of these
17. Look at the square and the cube shown in figure. Which of the following statements
about both of these figures appears to be true?

A. The square has 4 times as many vertices as the cube.

B. The square is congruent to each face on the cube.
C. The square has 3 fewer sides than the cube has edges.
D. The square has the same number of right angles as the cube.
18. The list given below shows the number of students out of 30 who chose different foods
in the cafeteria.
i. 11 students chose pizza.
ii. 4 students chose hamburgers.
iii. 3 students chose tacos.
iv. __?__ students chose salad.
How many students chose salad?
A. 18, because 11 + 4 + 3 = 18
B. 26, because 30 (11 4 3) = 26
C. 12, because 30 11 4 3 = 12
D. 20, because 30 (11 4 ) 3 = 20

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19. Look at the graph:

On which day did Kirti receive the fewest text messages?

A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
20. A coach conducted a survey to determine how many students plan to tryout tennis and
golf. The results of the survey are shown below.
i. A total of 30 students plan to tryout tennis.
ii. A total of 40 students plan to tryout golf.
iii. 10 students plan to tryout both tennis and golf.
Which of the following diagrams best represents this information?

A.

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B.

C.

D.

SECTION II : MATHEMATICAL REASONING

21. Sneha bisects an angle to form two new angles. If the original angle had a measure of 8,
what is the measure of each new angle?
A. 8
B. 20
C. 4
D. 16

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1
3
rd the cost of attending the camp. Rehan had saved money to pay the rest of the cost.
Which equation can be used to find c, the entire cost of attending the camp?
1
A. c = 50
3

22. Rehan attended a basketball camp for two weeks. His parents paid `50.00, which was

B. c = 50 3
C. c =

1
(50 3)

D. c = 3

1
50

23. Which digit makes the given sentence true?

58,314,70? is divisible by 5.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 9
D. 1
24. QS and TV are parallel lines. Which angles are supplementary angles?

A. VUW and QRP

B. VUW and SRU
C. VUW and VUR
D. VUW and TUR

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25. A veterinarian weighed all the dogs that visited her office last month. Use the data to
complete the frequency chart shown below.
Dog weights (lbs)
23, 27, 27, 39, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 53, 55, 58, 58, 59, 64, 71, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89
Find the missing number.
Weight
20 29 30 39 40 49 50 59 60 69 70 79 80 89
(lbs)
Number
3
1
6
1
1
5
of dogs
A. 5
B. 6
C. 9
D. 8
26. Prachi took a total of 2 hours to write 30 party invitations. Which of the following
equations can be used to find m, the number of minutes Prachi took to write 1
invitation?
A. (60 30) 2 = m
B. (60 30) + 2 = m
C. (60 2) 30 = m
D. (60 2) 30 = m
27. Which symbol is located at 3 on the number line shown below?

A.
B.
C.
D.

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28. The figure is made of three squares joined together. What is the area of the figure in
square cm?

A. 9 square cm
B. 18 square cm
C. 27 square cm
D. 81 square cm
29. Which of the following squares would you shade to make the figure symmetrical?

A. B ,D and A
B. A, B and C
C. D and C
D. B and C
30. The given table shows the area, in square kilometres, of four lakes. Lake E has a greater
area than Lake O but a smaller area than Lake M. Which could be the area of Lake E?
Lake
Area (km2)
H
59,600 km2
M
57,800 km2
S
82,100 km2
O
18,960 km2
E
?

A. 76,760 km2
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B. 57,800 km2
C. 25,700 km2
D. 18,960 km2
31. Sara is counting by 3s. If she starts counting at 30, what are the two missing numbers?
30, 27, 24, 21, ___ , ___ , 12
A. 18, 15
B. 19, 17
C. 20, 13
D. 22, 23
32. Which of the following statements about the 3-dimensional figure appears to be true?

A. It has no congruent faces.

B. It has 3 congruent rectangular faces.
C. It has 6 congruent faces.
D. It has 3 congruent triangular faces.
33. Which equation does this set of algebra tiles represent?

A. X + 1 = 10
B. X + 6 = 10
C. X + 1 = 3
D. X + 6 = 3

34. Find the value of (24 16) 8 64 (10 2) + 4

A. 60
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B. 56
C. 16
D. 24
35. Karan is k years old. Rahul's age, r, is 6 more than 2 times Karan's age. Which of the
following equations best represents Rahul's age?
A. r = (6 + 2)k
B. k = 2r + 6
C. r = 2k + 6
D. k = (6 + 2)r
36. Abhay found the perimeter of a square to be 12 metres. Which of the following could be
used to find the length (l) of one edge of the square?
A. l = 4 12
B. l = 12 4
C. l = 4 + 12
D. l = 4 12
37. Vikas Electronics Store is having a sale. To advertise the sale, the store manager wants
to outline the store window with colourful ribbon. How many metres of ribbon will be
needed to outline the 4 sides of the window?

A. 35 m
B. 24 m
C. 19 m
D. 32 m

38. Which relationship between units of time is correct?

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1
of one year
365
1
B. One hour is
of one hour
365
1
C. One second is of one minute
60
1
D. One minute is of one second
60

A. One hour is

39. Rohan rolled 3 fair number cubes, and the numbers shown below came out on top. If
each number is used only once, which group shows all the 3-digits numbers that can be
made with these digits?

A. 456 565, 654, 544, 655, 645

B. 456, 546, 654, 645, 556, 664, 555
C. 456, 465, 564, 654, 546, 444
D. 456, 465, 564, 546, 645, 654
40. Look for the pattern in the three sequences of numbers given below.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10
7, 14, 21, 28, 35
11, 22, 33, 44, 55
A. Even numbers
B. Multiples
C. Primes
D. Odd numbers

SECTION III : EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS

41. Ms. Neha needs to replace the batteries in 20 calculators. Each calculator uses 4
batteries. The batteries are sold in packages of 16. How many packages of batteries
does Ms. Neha need to buy?
A. 64
B. 4
C. 80
D. 5

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42. Sasha is using a wooden strip
that is

7
m long to make a picture frame. If she cuts off a piece
8

3
m long, which fraction best represents the portion that is left of the original
4

strip?
13
A.
m
8
B. 1 m
1
m
4
1
D. m
8

C.

43. It takes 90 minutes to wash 20 vehicles at a car wash. At this rate, how many minutes
does it take to wash 5 vehicles?
A. 22 mins
B. 14 mins
1
C. 22 mins
2
1
D. 7 mins
2

44. The weekly milk order of Aryan's shop includes 40 litres of low-fat milk and 15 litres of
chocolate milk. What is the ratio of the litres of low-fat milk to chocolate milk in Aryan's
weekly milk order?
A. 3 : 1
B. 5 : 1
C. 5 : 3
D. 8 : 3
45. Sneha earns `110 each week taking care of pets. Which of the following is the best
estimate of how much money she will earn in 28 weeks while taking care of the pets?
A. `1000
B. `500
C. `9000
D. `3080

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46. At a park, Ashmit intends to hire a buggy to help him get around more easily. The table
shows the rate for hiring a buggy.
Deposit
`24
First hour
`12
Every additional hour and part thereof
`10
Ashmit intends to hire the buggy from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. How much does he have
to pay?
A. `86
B. `96
C. `56
D. `76
47. Coach Kabir needs to buy 12 T-shirts for the girls basketball team. The list below shows
the prices of T-shirts at 2 stores.
i. Store X: One T-shirt costs `250
ii. Store Y: A package of 6 T-shirts costs `1200.
What is the amount of money coach Kabir will save if he buys 12 T-shirts from store Y?
A. `600
B. `400
C. `1650
D. `375
48. There were 180 members in the club last year. The membership decreased by 15% this
year. How many members are there in this year?
A. 27
B. 135
C. 153
D. 207
49. Armaan received `2800 as a gift. He wanted to use the money to go to the movies and to
buy a book. He wanted to save the money he had left. Which is the correct order of steps
to find the amount of money Armaan would have left to save?
Step K: Find the sum of the costs of the movie and the book.
Step L: Find the difference between `2800 and the sum of the costs of the movie and
the book.
Step M: Identify the cost of the movie and the cost of the book.
A. L, K, M
B. M, K , L
C. L, M, K
D. K, L, M
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50. Mohit sliced an orange into circular pieces to put into a bowl of punch. The piece shown
below had a radius of 4 centimetres. Which expression can be used to find the
approximate circumference of this piece of orange?

A. (4)2
B. 4
C. 2 7
D. 2 4

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