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Math Olympiad

Primary 1 (Grade 1) - GEP Practice

202L &2022
Contest Problems with Fu!! Solutions

Authors:
Henry Ong, BSc, MBA, CMA
Merlan Nagidulin, BSc

@ Singapore International Mastery Contests Centte (SIIIICC)

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 About the Authors:
llenry Ont is the Founder of SASMO and President of SinSapore lnternational M.stery Contest
Centre (5lMCC). He conducts Math Olympiad classes, not only in 5in8.pore but also around
the 42 countries that have ioin€d SASMO. He nowtravelsaroundtheworld givinS out awards
and scholarships to students and teachers. He is now promoting new contests, lnternational
ScholasticTrust Teachers'lostitute llSTTlland lnternational Junior Honor Society (IJHS).

ln 2022, Henry On8 was invited bythe Math Tournament 0irectors of both Staflford university
and University of California, Eerleley to host the Stantord Math Tournam€nt {SMT), Serkeley
Math Tournament (BMT) as well as the Berkeley mini Math Tournament (BmMT)to offer these
prestigioLrs math competitions to students outside of China and North America. SMT, BMT,
and BmMT are part ofth€ Eeries of math competitions off€red by tvy Le.8ue universities.

Merlan l{atidulin is the Academic Director for the Math and Science Olympiad and General
Manager of SIMCC- Merlan graduated with a Bachelor ofScience, Honours in Mathematicat
Sciences from Na nyanB fech nologaca I U n ivers,ty- Merlan won 2 gold medals in (azakhstan
National Math Olympiad and was awarded a bronze medal an the most pr€stigious
lnlernational Math Olympiad (lMO Sloveni. 2006).

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 Table of Contents

Scholastic Trust Singapore President's Message I

Comp€tition and Prizes 3

Introduction 4

Problem solving Procedure 6

Problem Solving Strategies I

SASMO 2021 Primary 1 (Grade l) Contest Questions 10

Solutaons to SASMO 2021 Primary 1 (Grade 1) 24

SASMO 2O22 Primary I (Grade 1) Contest Questions..'.'....'.'....'.'....' 35

solutions to SASMO 2022 Primary 1 (Grade 1) 48

 Scholastic Trust Singapore President's Message

Dear SIMCC conteslants. parents, teachers, and partners,

Thank you for all your support as SII"ICC has erpanded despite fie global pandemic. SIMCC
has expanded our contest and training netvork from 19 to 42 counkaes and territorig.

This year, we are launching the SOAR program, to reach out to needy and disaclvantage{
students "Sharing Opportunities, Achieving Recognition". We were inspired by Atfrcd Wu
Hardy, an autistjc Indonesran student fro.n a disadvantaged single family, whom SIMCC and our
Iftbnesaan partner, Rudy Susanto sponsored, to compete at the Singapore International Math
Olympiad Challenge (SIl,lOC) 2019 in Sinqapore. Atfred went on to win Gold at SIMOC and
Rudy and SIMCC again sponsored Alfred to attend the young Achievers Leadership Academy
(YALA) 2019 c.mp an Singapore. Thls year, Alfred gdined ac,mission as a first-year Computer
Science student to Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS Surabaya), which is one of the
top public unaversities in Surabaya, Indonesia. To celebrate Alfred,s achaevement and Rudy,s
9enero6ity, we named our initiative SOAR. with A= Atfred, aM R = Rudy.

In each of the 42 coontries, SIMCC sup@rts, we offer Sy6 of enrolftent to SOAR students from
disadvantaged families to ioin our international competitjons run lo(nlly by our partner for Free.
Once these SOAR contesbnE win a silver award or above, we will sponsor them to join the
Singapore Math Global Online Final and Ivy League Math Tournarn€ots in the same academ,c
subject.

1. We ttEn invite and sponsor Ele highEt-scoring SOAR student from each country to
loin
SIMOC 2023.
2. Our top USPP experts will support SOAR students to determin€ the hjghest yield valued
e*ra-curricular activities and how to maximize thek choic€s to best demonstrate therr
skills to create th€ir brand and express their untque personality for their unrversity
applacations.
3. Our qoal is to help these students SOAR over an increasingly competitive application
crowd
- making sure they strengthen their portfolio to gain admission to top
universities with schotarships throlgh SIMCC,S Unaversity Scholarship passport program
(usPP).
4. We want to help every UHS Fellow to get into a top univeEity with a saholarship.

Winning medals at SASMO, D€T. VANDA. AMO, and SIAT competitions help you {ore more
points as well as gaan STEAM Leader Recognition from STEAT{ International Toumament (SfD.
Plus you will be awarded a personalized STEAI\4 medal and certificate for 4 points and above:

SIT Star Award > 8 points SIT ptatinum Award = 5 to 7 points

SIT Tri Award = 4 to 5 points SIT Award = 3 poants

No Travel as needed, and earn more IJHS Scholarshap points to advance to top schools
and
universities with schohEhips

Earn additional UHS s.holarship points:

SIT Star Award = 3 Scholarship points
SIT Platinum Award = 2 *holarship points
SIT Tri Award = I S(holarship point

The above Scholarshrp pointa are added for IJHS and S(holarship consideration

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It was such an honour for SIMCC to be invited by the Toumammt Directors from both Stanford
UniveEity (ranked top 4 university in Arnerica) and the University of Glifornia, Berkeley
(ranked top American univeEity) to offer ttle Stanford Math Toumament (SMD, Berkeley t|ath
Tournament (BMD, and Berkeley mini I'lath TourrEment (BmMD to SII4CC nudents globaliy
outside of China and North America.

we have been appointed by the Mustang Math Toumament (MMT) to organize the Ml"lT Global
Finals Globally outside of the USq. Now, we ciln upskill all our contestants to be ready for the
Ivy Lelgue Math Tournaments, whach are very valuable for admission and scholarships to top
American universities.

we are now (alling for IIHS Fellows to join u5 so that together, we can help many more
students to achieve the best aducation, so we will have many more Lead€rs who Give, to uplift
more lives globally as GiveE Get. Step up now to serve the IJHS Student Leadership Council
(SLC) for your country so the SOAR program will elpand to support your lo<al communibes
while you build a solid portfolio to gain admission to top universititis with scholarships through
USPP. UHS SLC Leaders 9€t to loin SI!|CC lo(al contesE for free!

We look foMard to you ioining our team to do GOOD! Leaders Give, Givers Get.

Best Regards,

Henry ong,

President

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 Competition and Prizes
SASMO is devoted and dedicated to bringing a love for N4athematics to students.
Unlike most Math Olympiad Competitions, SASMO caters not only to students in
the top 5% but to the top 40olo instead. It aims to arouse studenG' interest and
enthusiasm for mathematical problem solving, develop mathematical intuitjon,
reasoning and logical thinking, as well as creative and critical thinking. In addition,
this can help improve the students'math gmdes because they can apply problem-
solving strategies learnt during the training to their daily school mathematics.

Historv:
Created in 2006, SASl,lO is one of the largest Math Olympiads in the Asian region.
We have expanded the competition to provide an International platform for
students from Primary 2 to Secondary 4, with differentiated contest papers for
every level. SASMO awards medals and certific.tes to the top 4oolo ofparticipants.

Calculators are not permitted

When a problem introduces a more advanced concept, all necessary definitions
are included.

Awards:
Each participant receives a Certificate of participation or an award certificate for
winners below. Each of the top 8olo, 12o/o and 20o/o of all participants receives a
Gold, Salver or Bronze medal and certificate respectively. Each student who
achieves a Perfect Score of 85 points receives a perfect Score certificate, a Gold
medal and $100.

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 Introduction

For Students Taking the l"lath Olympiad Challenge

Congratulations. You have embarked on a journey of scholarship. Competitions

like SASMO open many doors for you. Firstly, you learn new and interesting
approaches to problem-solving and new topics. Next, you will meet talented
students from other schools as you attend training and competitions. You build
your endurance to "puzzie" out challenging problems and build your reputation
as a problem solver. Finally, you will be exposed to various international
competitions and scholarship opportunities. Here in Singapore, you increase your
chances of getting into a top school via Direct School Admissions (DSA) and entry

into Are Gifted Educntion Programme as you compete regularly in high-level

competitions.

This book is written for the participants in the Singapore and Asian Schools Math
Olympiads (SASI'4O). It helps students to prepare well for the contest and develop
higher-order thinking. All problems are designed to help students develop the
ability to think mathematically, rather than to teach more advanced or unusual
topics. The fun is in how you can see pattems and ways of solvang each problem
in non-technical ways even though you have not learnt the topic yet!

In addition to the contest problems, the reader is provided with a list of familiar
mathematical terms, as well as a review of some of the topics that are likely to
be tested in the Olympiad. The book also contains some solved examples to
provide different problem-solving techniques and to familiarize the participant
with different types of Olympiad questions. It is advised that the reader spends
appropriate time studyinq these questions and solutions, as they \4'ill assist in
tackling actual olympiad problems.

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How to Use This Book; Practice daily for 15 minutes per hour instead of 4 hours
of learning once a month. Your mind needs to absorb each new thought, and
constant practice allows frequent review of previously learned concepts and skills.
Together, you can remember many new problem-solving approaches. Try to
spend 10 or 15 minutes daily dojng two or three problems. This approach should
help you minimize the time needed to develop the abitity to think mathematically.

Whether you solve a problem quickly or if you are confused, it is worth studytng
the solutions in this book, because often they offer unexpected insights that can
help you understand the problem more fully. After you have invested time -
trying to solve each problem any way you can, reviewing our solutions is very
effective. Many of the problems in this book can be solved in more than one way.
There is always a single answer, but there can be many paths to that answer.
Once you solve a problem, 90 back and see ifyou can solve it by another method.
Then check our solutions to see if any of them differ from youc.

Enjoy working on these challenges and you will soon be in a different league from
your pee6 who have not taken any international competition. We look foMard
to inviting you if you are a bronze, silver, gold or perfect score medallist for
further training.

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 Problem Solving Procedure

You may 9o through several phases when solving a problem such as trying to
understand the problem, working on a specific approach (planning and
attempting), getting stuck and trying to get unstuck, critically examining solutions
or communicating. The work may involve going back and forth between these
different phases of problem-solving.

In solving any problem, it helps to have a working procedure, You might want to
consider this four-step procedure: Understand, Plan, Try It, and Look 8ack.

Understand
Before you can solve a problem, you must flrst understand it. Read and re-read
the problem carefully to find all the clues and determine what the question is

asking you to flnd. What is the unknown? What is the data? What is the condition?

Plan
Once you understand the question and the clues, it's time to use your previous
experience with similar problems to look for strategies and tools to answer the
question. Do you know a related problem? Look at the unknown! And try to think

of a familiar problem having the same or a similar unknown?

Try It
After deciding on a plan, you should try it and -e what answer you come up
with. Can you see ciearly that the steps are corred?
But can you also prove that the steps are correct?

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Ar€ you feeling stuck?
l"lany different approaches can be tried to get unstuck, one approach is to try
working on a simpler version of the problem, and use the solution to the problem
to get insights that are useful in solving the original problem. In the next chapter,
we will show some common solving approaches.

If you are discouraged after a few failed attempts, read this quote from the
famous scientist, Thomas Edison. An assistant asked, "Why are you wasting your
time and money? We have had failure after failure, almost a thousand of them,
Why do you continue to pursue this impossible task?" Edison said, "We haven't
had a thousand failures, we've just discovered a thousand ways to not invent the
eledric bulb."

Look Back
Once you've tried a problem and found an answer, go back to the problem and
see if you've really answered the question. Sometimes it's easy to overlook
something, If you missed something check your plan and try the problem again.
Can you check the result?

Can you check the argument?

Can you derive the result differently?

Can you see it at a glance?

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 Problem Solving Strategies
1. Change the representation

Using a wrong representation may make a problem impossible to solve.

Strategies of changing representation include drawing a picture and acting it out.

DRAW A PICTURE: By drawing a pidure, and visualizing the problem

information using it, you will have a clearer understanding of the problem and it
will help you to come up with an approach to solve the problem that you might
not be able to see otherwise.

ACf IT OUT: we are better at thinking in terms of concrete objects and

situations than in terms of abstract concepts. If we can act out the situation
described in a word problem, we can understand the problem better and we may
be able to come up with a solution. To do this, we need to use real materials
that are easily available to us. Examples can be pencils, coins and other obiects
we have in the classroom.

2. Make an Organized List or a Table

ORGANIZED LIST: Making an organized list allows you to clearly examine data'
It can help you in ensurinq that you are looking at all the relevant information.
It will also allow you to see patterns in the data easily and to come to correct

conclusions.

MAKE A TABLE: Making a table allows you to clearly examine data lt can help

you in ensuring that you are looking at all the relevant information. It will also
allow you to see patterns in the data easily and to come to correct conclusions.

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3. Create a Simpler Problem

Sometimes we are not able to solve the problem as it is stated, but we can solve
a similar problem that js similar in some way. For example, the simpler problem
may use simpler numbers. Once we solve one or more simpler problems, we
may understand the approach that czn be used to solve the problems of a similar
type and may be able to solve the problem that has been qiven to us.

4. Use Logical Reasoning

Logical reasoning is useful in mathematics problems in various ways. It can be

used to eliminate incorrect choices. It can also sometimes be used to conclude
the answer directly-

5. Guess and Check

"Guess and Check" strategy can be used on many problems, If the number of
possible answers is small, one can use this strategy to come up with the answer

very quickly. In some other cases where the number of possible answers is not
small, one may still be able to make intelligent guesses and come up with the
answer.

6. Working Backwards

Sometames, it is easier to start with information at the end of the problem and
work backwards to the beginning of the problem than the other way around.

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SASMO 2021, Primary 1 (Grade ,.) Contest Questions

SASMO 2021 Primary 1 (Grade 1) Contest Questions

S€Ction A (corr€ct answer - 2 points I o answer - O points I Incorrect answer - minus 1 point)

Question 1
6 less than 24 is _
A. 30
B. 20
c. 18
D. t2
E.22

Question 2
Which one of the following is an odd number?

A.642
8.426
c.52
D.321
E.488

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Question 3
4 + 17 is the same as +6
A. 14
B. 13
c. 3
D. 15
E. 17

Question 4
Which card below has the greatest value?

10 ones
I ten and
16 ones
I ten and
19 ones
8 ones 5 ones
B C D E

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Question 5
Jason reached the school 30 minutes after the time shown on the clock. what time
did Jason reach the school?

A. 10:00
B. 10;30
C.9:30
D.9:00
E.8:00

Question 6
Study the pattern below and Rnd the '?"

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.JM
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31 .JM
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=a

tu j[-
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AB c D E

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Question 7

ln the picture below, all the cubes have the same height, and all the books have the
same thickness. If the height of the two cubes is 32 cm, find the difference between
the heights of the cube and the book.

t
32 cm
S
M
o
A.gcm
B.8cm
C.7cm
D.6cm
E.5cm

Question 8

Which container below has more water than Container D but less water than
Container B?

r A
A.
I
Container
B
A
CD E

B. Container B
C. Container C
D. Container D
E. Container E

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Question 9

Calculate:

10- 6 + 20- 15 + 30- 26 + 40- 36 + 50- 46

A. 25
8.20
c. 16

D. 150

E. 100

Question 10
Study the number pattern below. What is the missing number?
54,45,36,27,? ,9

A. 18
8.81
c. 10

D. 20
E. 19

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Question 11

What comes next in the followinq pattern?

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(!,t{ rI L.t.
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B c

+l

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D
E E

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Question 12

Find the picture below which is exactly the same as the

picture on the right.

B c

D r

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Question 13

Which figure below is different from the figure on the right?

Z N
N Z
B c

ZN NK
D E

Question 14
Which option below is the top view of the teapot on the
right?

? e a

(
B c D E

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Question 15
If the day after tomorrow will be Wednesday, what was the day before yesterday?

A. Friday
B. Thursday
C. wednesday
D. Tuesday
E. Saturday

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Section B (conect answer - 4 points I Incorrect or ilo answer - 0 points)

When an answer is a 1-digit number, shade "0" for the tens, hundreds and thousands place.
Exafiple: if the answet is Z then shade 0007
When an answer is a 2-digit number, shade "0" for the hundreds and thousands place
Example: if the answer is 23, then shade 0023
When an answer is a 3-digit nurnber, shade "0" for the thousands place.
Exafiple: if the answer is 785 then shade 0785
When an answer is a 4-digit number, shade as it is.
Example: if the answer is 4196, then shade 4196

Question 16

4 X ? 32

Question 17

256 + 342 ?

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SASMO 2021, Primary 1(Grade 1) Contest Questions

Question 18
Adeline has 12 sweets. Her sister gives her 7 more sweets, How many sweets does
Adeline have now?

Question 19
If you cut the rope below along the dashed line, how many parts will there be?

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Question 20

In a Formula 1 car race, a Ferrari driver started the race in the last place. However,
throughout the race, the Ferrari driver overtook 5 other cars and flnished in second
place. How many cars were there in the race?

Question 21

How many ways are there to travel from House A to House B if you can only move
to the right and down?

House .4

House R

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Question 22

It is given that

!s-& =s
&x& =16
?S"&*I =31
What is the value of I ?

Question 23
David chooses three numbers from the table below such tlat he picks exactly one

number in each row and each column. what is the greatest possible sum he can have?

7 5 8

9 11 6

4 10 2

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Question 24
The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 15. What is the smallest possible such 2-
digit number?

Question 25

A basket with 5 apples weighs 580 grams. If 3 of the apples were taken out, the
remaining weight would be 280 grams. What is the weight (in grams) of the basket?

END OF PAPER

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SASMO 2021, Primary ! (Grade 1) Cont6t Solutions

Solutions to SASMO 2021 Primary 1 (Grade 1)

Question 1
24-6
=24-4-Z

= 18

Answer: (C)

Question 2

An odd number ends with any odd digit from 1,3, 5, 7 or 9.

An even number ends with any even digit from 0, 2,4, 6 or 8,

Thus, 321 is an odd number.

Answer: (D)

Qu6tion 3
4 + 17 is the same as (4 + 2) + (17- 2) Or 6 + 15

Thus, 4 + 17 is the same as 15 + 6.

Answer: (D)

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Question 4
Option Card Value
10
10 ones

B 10+B=18
1 ten and
8 ones
c 16
16 ones

D 10+5=15
I ten and
5 ones
E 19
19 ones

19 is larger than 10, 15, 16 and 18. Thus, Card E has the greatest value

Answer: (E)

Question 5
The time shown on the clock is half past 9 or 9:30.

lason reached the school 30 minutes or half an hour after 9:30 at exac{y 1O:OO.
Answer; (A)
SASMO 2021, Primary 1(Grade 1) Contest Solutions

Question 6
The same pattern repeats in eadl mw of 3 figures but in different ordec as illustrated
in the table below:

Part Pattern

Head
o o a
Hands
\r' \.,V -l
Feet
_( d
tW
ct
M
Ball
o a r
Thus, the missing figure should be option D made of o, \r'
and o.
Answer: (D)

Question 7
Since the height of two identical cubes is 32 cm, each cube is 32 cm + 2 = 16 cm
tall.
Total height of 5 identical cubes = Total height of I identical books = 16 cm x5=
80 cm.

Each book is 80 cm + 8 = 10 cm tall.

Thus, the difference between the heights of the cube and the book is 16 cm - 10 cm =
6 cm.

Answer (D)

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Question 8
All the containers have the same water level but different sizes. Therefore, the larger
the container, the more the water.
Container C is larger than Container D but smaller than Container B and so,
Container C has more water than Container D but less water than Container B.
Answer; (C)

Queslion 9
10 - 6+ 20- 16+ 30 - 26+40 - 36+ 50 -46
= (10 - 6) + (20 - 16) + (30 - 26) + (40 -36) + (s0 -46)
=4+4+4+4+4
=4x5
=20
Ansv.,er: (B)

Question 10
The pattern is as follows:
-9 -9 -9 -9
54345J36+27J18J9,
where each number is a multiple of 9,
The missing number in the sequence is 18.
Answer: (A)

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Question 11
The pattern is as follows:

(9 ltor". to tn" next picture in the clockwise direction.

'922 Moves to the next picture in the anti-clockwise direction.

as
\7/ Moves to the next picture in the anticlockwise direction.

Moves to the next pidure in the clockwise direction

The ne)d picture is option C (shown on the nght).

Answer: (C)

Question 12
The difference between the original picture and each of the
non-matching options is shown below using dotted circles,

B c

D E

Answer: (B)
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Question 13
All the figures except for option A are the rotation of the
figure on the right.
Figure in option A has a shaded triangle in a different
position as shown below:
ZN

Answer: (A)

Question 14
Strategy: Find the correct top view by eliminating the
wrong options with an obvious difference.
Option A is wrong as the teapot on the right does not have
a coloured spout, I
Option C is wrong as the teapot on the right has a coloured
body.

Option E is wrong as the teapot on the right does not have a coloured spout or
coloured handle.

Options B and D are similar, but Option D is wrong as the teapot on the right does
not have a thick coloured circular face on its cover,
Thus, option B is the top view of the teapot on the right.

? e\ c

a
A I c D E

Answer: (B)

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Question 15
Draw a table and work backwards day by day:

Before Yesterday Yesterday Today Tomorrow After Tomorrow

Saturday Sunday 14onday Tueday Wednesday
Thus, the day before yesterday was Saturday

Answer: (E)

Question 15

4x2=8
4x3=12
4x4=16
4x5=20
4x6=24
4x7 =28
4x8=32
Answer; 8

Question 17
2 56
+ 3 42
598
Answer: 598

Question 18
Adeline has 12 + 7 = 19 sweets now.

Answer:19

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Question 19
As shown below, there will be 7 parts at the upper half and 7 parts at the lower half,
making it 14 parts in total,

z< a
10
13

t1
t2
9

Answer: 14

Question 20
The Ferrari driver finished in second place and so, there was another car in the first
place.

The Ferrari driver overtook 5 other cnrs and so, there were 5 other cars behind the
Fenari.

Thus, there were 1 + 1+ 5 = 7 cars in the race.

Answer: 7

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Question 21

House A 1.lo) r(4

1(4
7lq l4 3t4

r(4

Let us first label the vertices with upper case letters.

We put number 1 next to letters C and D since there is only one way from A to
c and from /4 to D.

We can reach point G only from c or D, so we put the number 2 (1+1) next to 6.
Basically, we add the numbers next to c and D and put their sum next to 6. There
are indeed 2 ways from ,4 lo G (ACG, ADG).

Since points E and r can be reached only from C and D, respectively, we put the
number 1 (inherited from C and D) next tot and F.

Since point H cin be reached only from 6, we put the number 2 (inherited from 6)
next to fl.

We put the number 3 (1 (t) + 2 (H)) next to the point , since / can be reached from
f and H only. There are indeed 3 ways to reach / from point A: ACGHI, AcEl,
ADGHI.

We continue summing up the number of ways to reach the vertice and put the
number next to the relevant letter of the vertice.

Point R has the number 6 next to it, thus we can say that there are 6 ways to travel
from ,4 to B,
Answer: 6

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Question 22

eiven that G = 16,

Given that )t -' = 3 and since h 4=3and ,\

civen tlat h E *I = 31 andsince ts = r, & = +,.t,,t +l = zt

orza+I=:t,
Thus, f, =31 -28=3
Answer: 3

Question 23
List down all the possible sums:

7 5 8

I 11 6

4 10 2
7.111+2=20
7 46+10=23
5+9+2=t6
5+6+4=15
A+9+lO=27
8+11*4=23
Among all the possible sums, 27 is the greatest as it is the sum of three consecutive
numbers which are very neat to each other.

Answer: 27

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Question 24
Digit in the tens place cannot be 0, 1,2, 3, 4 or 5 because it cannot sum up to 15
with another single digit in the ones place.

The smallest possible digit in the tens place is 6 while the digit in the ones place is
then15-6=9.
Thus, the smallest possible 2-digit number with a sum of digits 15 is 69.

Answer: 69

Question 25
The original total weight was 580 grams. When 3 apples were taken oul the new total
weight became 280 grams.

Hence the weight of the 3 apples is 580 - 280 = 300 grams and the weight of 1 apple

is300+3= 100 grams.

The weight of the 2 remaining apples is 2 x 100 = 2oo grams and the weight of the
basket is 280 - 200 = 80 grams.

445vss: 8o

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SASMO 2022Primary 1 (Grade 1) Contest Questions

SeCtiOn A lConeC answer - 2 points I no answrr - O points I tnconect answer - minus I point)

Question 1
Calculate the sum below.

6+3+B+7+4+2
A. 30
B. 40

D.20
E. 31

Question 2
9 less than 31 is

F. 40
G.30
H.22
t. t2
).24

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Question 3
Which one of the following is an odd number?

F. 352
G. 134
H, 96
r. u7
).770

Question 4
Find the correct shadow of the picture below

B c.

D E,

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Question 5
5 + 19 is the same as + 7.

F. 24
G. 18
H. 17
r. 16
).7

Question 6
Find the correct shadow of the animal shown belorr/.

B c. D E,

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Question 7
Jason finished his breaffast at 9 otlock. After that, he read a book for 30 minutes
and then he played on a mobile phone. He took his lunch at half past 12 before
going to his friend's house. He reached his ftiend's house at 2 otlock. Which clock
below shows the possible time when Jason was playing on the mobile phone?

1 1

0 2

3 I 3

4 I
7 5
6

B, c.

,l
1

0 2 0 2
9 3: 9 3:
I 4 o 4
7 5 7 0 5
r11!

D E

Question 8
A store opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. each day. lt is closed from 11.55 a m
to 12.55 p.m, for a lunch break, How many hours does the store stay open each
day?

A, 8 hours and 5 minutes

B, 7 hours and 30 minutes
C. 8 hours
D. 7 hours
E, 5 hours

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Question 9
Which one of the following options is a missing piece of the dog's kennel?

B c.

D E.

Question 10
Derrick lisG down all whole numbeE from 1to 20. Lisa selects all odd numbeE from
Derrickt list and adds them up. Aisha selects allthe even numbers from Derrick,s list
and adds them up. What is the difference between Aisha,s and Lisa,s sums?

20
B. 11
c. 10
D. 9
E, 5

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Question l1
Study the picture below. Find the lenqth of the pencil.

Pencil

raser

A. 1 I cm
B. 12 cm
c, 15 cm
D.6 cm
E.5 cm

Question 12
Five children Anna, Bridget, Carol, Derrick and Elizabeth queued up in a line. Grol
was in front of Derrick and Elizabeth. Bridqet was behind Elizabeth. Anna was in
front of Bridget. Derrick was in front of Elizabeth. who was the last in the line?

Elizabeth
B, Derrick
c. Carol
D. Eridget
E, Anna

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Question 13
Find the missing shape in the pattern below

U
A. B. C, D

E. None of the above

Question 14
Observe the following pattern. What is the missing number?

Aq
B. 10
c. t2
D. 15
E. 16

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Question 15
The figure below shows the number of stickers that Tom collected in the first few
days of January. He collected stickers according to a pattern. How many stickers did
he collect on the 6s of January?

8e)
6e)
6g* D

69** )
6e+*a*)
8.
c. 6
D 7
E, 8

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Section B (Cor€ct answer - /r points I Inco.rect o. Ito answer - o points)

When an ansiwer is a l-digit number, shade "0" for the tens, hundreds and thousands place.
Example: if the answet is Z tlren shade 0007
When an answer is a 2-digit number, shade "0" for the hundreds and thousands place.
Example: if the answ$ is 23, then shade 0023
When an answer is a 3-digit number, shade "0" for the thousands place.
Example: if the answet is 785 then shade 0785
When an answer is a 4-digit number, shade as it is.
Example: if the answer is 41 , then shade 41

Question 16
What is Ore missing number in the number pattern below?

Question 17
Form the smallest 3-digit number with the digits given below. Each digit can be used
at most once,

9 A
)

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Question 18
How many triangles are there in the flgure below?

Question 19
Study the picture. What is the missing number?

tE E E 590
E
339 all 546 ? 111

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Qu6tior 20
At a library, Amina and Brenda are standing in a queue to bonow a book. Amina is
66 from the front and Brenda is 7h from the back. There are 4 people between
Amina and Brenda. The total number of people is less than 10. How many people
are standing in the queue?

Question 21
The year 2022 is an interesting year because it contains only digits 2 and O. How
many years later will be the next interesting year?

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Question 22
ln three years from now, Hazel will be 9 years old. Jessica is 3 years younger than
Hazel. What will be their total age next year?

Question 23
Study the picture below.

t*Q*$.=13
!l.*Q = ro
.ll, it = Q
wnat does Q stand forz

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Question 24
Diana has a plot of land as shown below. The lines indicate the paths along and
inside the plot of land. The plot of land has 5 paths and each path is 10 metres long

10m Om

10m
1Om 10m

She wants to plant trees along all the paths such that on each path, the trees are 5
metres apart. What is ttte greatest number of trees she can plant?

Question 25
Fill the figure wath numbeB so that each shaded square in the figure is surrounded
by all digits from 1 to 8. Find the value of'?'.

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SASMO 2022, Primary 1 (Grade 1) Contest Solutions

Solutions to SASMO 2022Prim.ary 1 (Grade 1)

Question I
Regroup and add the numbers:

6+4 +3 +7 +B + 2 = 10+ 10+ 10 = 30

Answer: (A)

Question 2

Answer: (C)

Question 3
The answer is 647 since the last diqit is 7 which is an odd number

Answer: (D)

Question 4
The difference between the original picture and each of the non-matching options is
shown below using dotted circles.

B c

D E

Answer: (D)

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Question 5
5+19=24
24-7=17
17+7=5+19
Answer: (C)

Question 6
The difference between the original picture and each of the non-matching options is
shown below using dotted circles.

*,il l,'*'t
Answer: (C)

Question 7
From 9 a.m, to 9.30 a.m., Jason read the book.

From 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Jason had lunch and travelled to his friend! house.

Hence, Jason played on the mobite phone between 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Onty
Option C shows the time, 11.30 a.m., between 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.

Answer: (C)

Question 8
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - 8 hours
From 11.55 a.m. to 12.55 p.m. - t hour
Hence the store is open for I - 1 = 7 hours each day
Answer: (D)

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Question 9
Option A will be the missing piece of the dog's kennel.

Answer: (A)

Question 10
Aisha's sum:

2+4+6+...+20
Lisa's sum:

1+3+5+..'+19
The difference between their sums:
(2 + 4 + 6 + -- + 20)- (1 + 3 + 5 +...+ 19)
= (2 1) + (4- 3) + (6-s) +...+
- (20- 1e) =1+1+1+..+1
=10
Answer: (C)

Qu6tion 11
The eraser is 15 - 9 = 6 cm long. The pencil is6x3=18cmlong.
Answer: (A)

Question 12
From the second sentence, Carol was not the last.

From the third sentence, Elizabeth was not the last.

From the fourth sentence, Anna was not the last.

From the second sentence, Derrick was not the last.

Thus, the only person who could be the last is Bridget.

Answer: (D)

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Question 13
Starting from the 2d picture, the outer shape of each picture is the same as the
inner shape of the previous picture.

The outer shape of the 5th picture must be the same as the inner shape of the 4h
picture. The inner shape of the 5h picture must be the same as the outer shap€ of
the 6th picture. Hence the answer is Option B.
Answer: (B)

Question 14
The pattern as as follows

2x(3+1)=2x4=B
3x(2+1)=3x3=9
4x(4+1)=4x5=20
3x(3+1) =3x4=12
Answer: (C)

Question 15
Starting from January 3d, the number of stickers collected each day is the sum of
the number of stickeB collected in the previous 2 days.
Thus, Tom collected 5 + 3 = I stickers on the 6s of January.
Ansv{er: (E)

Question 16
The pattern is as follows:

41+35)29123)77
''6
The missing number in the sequence is 35.
Answer: 35

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Question 17
The smallest possible 3-digit number is 459

Answer: 459

Question 18
1-part: 6 triangles
2-part: 4 triangles
3-part: 2 triangles
6-part: 1 triangle
Total numberof triangles= 6 + 4+ 2 + 1 = 13
Answer: ,,3

Question 19
The pattern from the square to oval shapes is as follows:
The first digit is decreased by 1, the second digit is decreased by 2 and the third
digit remains the same.
Hence the missing number is 47O.
Answer: 470

Question 20
There are 5 people in front of Amina and 6 people behind Brenda

There are 2 possibilities for this arrangement.

The first possibility is when Amina is in front of Brenda:

5 le Amina 4 le Brenda 6 le
The second possibility is when Amina is behind Brenda:

Brenda 4 le Amina 1 n
Thus, there are 7 people in the queue

Answer: 7

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Qustion 2l
2022 is the largest such 4-digit number with hundreds digit 0. Hence the hundreds
digit in the next number must be 2. There are 4 such numbers:
2200, 2202 ,2220 ,2222

The smallest number among the 4 is 2200 and 2200 - 2022 = 77A.
Answer: 178

Question 22
Hazel is 9 -
3 = 6 years old now. Jessica is 6 3 = 3 years old now. Next year,
-
Hazell will be 7 years old and Jessica wall be 4 years old. Their total age will be 7 +
4=17.
Answer; ll

Question 23

since t' + Q ,, ,0, ,n"n Q f ll' ,. u,ro 16. Thgn

lll ;5 13 -
10=3.

n"n."Q,, lll''li =, *, =r.

Answer: 9

Question 24
The qreatest number of trees is obtained when Diana plants 2 trees along each path
but doesn't plant any tree at intersections of any 2 paths. Hence the answer is
2 treesx 5 paths= 10.

Answer: 10

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Question 25
Nqtg: The underlined numbers are the new numbers in the grid.
Since each shaded square must be surrounded by 1to 8, then the diglts 1 and 4
must b€ placed in the squares marked with an asterisk (*).

rr 5 6

3
2

8 2

? 6

Gse 1: suppose 1 is placed in ttle rigffircluare with * in Figure 1 (as shown below)
5 5 2

I
I I 3

{
a 2

II 2

The missing digits that must surround the top shaded square are 1,4 and 7. The
square marked with an X neither contains 4 nor 7 as the left Shaded square is
already surrounded by 4 and 7. Hence, 1 must be placed in the square with x.
Digits 1 to 7 appear in the surroundings of left and bottom shaded squares.
Therefore, 8 musl be placed in the "?".

Case 2: Suppose 4 is placed in the right square with * in Figure 1 (as shown below),
5 6 2

I
l a 2

I
I
4

? 5 6

Notice that 1 and 3 surround the left shaded square, and hence they cannot be
placed in the "?". Since 1, 3 and 8 are the missing digits that must surround the
bottom shaded square, then the digit 8 must be placed in the "?".
In the two possible cases above, the digit 8 must be placed in the "?".
Answer: 8

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