DATE: 28 AUGUST 2023 – 1 SEPTEMBER 2023
TIME: 75 MINUTES
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This booklet has 15 multiple choice questions.
2. Use the answer sheet provided.
Circle the letter corresponding to your answer.
3. All working details must be done in the space provided.
4. Calculators are not permitted.
5. Diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.
6. The first 10 problems carry 1 mark each and the next 5 carry 2 marks each.
7. You have 75 minutes for the paper which works out to an average of 5 minutes per question.
8. Read the questions carefully before answering. Do not rush.
9. Your teacher will read the questions to you.
10. Visit the websites: www.saolympiads.co.za.
ENJOY THE OLYMPIAD.
GRADE TWO
1. Count the number of triangles of all sizes in this
arrangement:
(A) 18 (B) 17 (C) 16
2. Find the value of :
+ 20 = 80 - 36
(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 24
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3. Find of 40 + of 40:
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(A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 20
4. Connie counted in 2’s as follows from 6:
6; 8; 10; 12;….
What position does 48 occupy in the above pattern?
(A) 22nd (B) 23rd (C) 24th
5. Write down the value of in the following
addition problem:
+ 8
___________
1 7 2
____________
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4
6. How many blocks are there in this stack?
(A) 16 (B) 17 (C) 18
7. Links and Chains
Halve the number and subtract 4 each time to move
from one block to the other. Which number is in
block 2?
1. 2. 3. 4.
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(A) 48 (B) 52 (C) 56
8. There are 30 numbered blocks below:
1 4 7 10 13 16
19 22 25 28 31 34
37 40p 43 46 49 52
55 58 61 64 67 70
73 76 79 82 85 88
p moves 2 blocks downwards, 4 blocks to the right, 4
blocks upwards, 5 blocks to the left and 1 block
downwards. On which block is p now on?
(A) 25 (B) 22 (C) 19
9. In the game below no letter must appear more than
once in a row, column or 2 by 2 block (shaded).
Use only H; E; R and D.
What letter would be at 1?
H R
E D
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(A) E (B) H (C) D
10. Guess the number I stand for:
- I am a 3 digit number.
- My hundred’s digit is half my unit’s digit.
- The sum of my digits is 17.
- My ten’s digit is 3 less than my unit’s digit.
(A) 346 (B) 458 (C) 854
11. Wendy made up rooms at a hotel which were
numbered 1 to 15 from left to right. She started at a
certain room and then did the 8th room to the right.
Next, she did the 6th room to the left which was room
number 9. At what room number did she start from?
(A) 13 (B) 10 (C) 7
12. Study the following problem. Do you know what # is
doing to the two numbers?
6#4=6 5 # 1 = 12
4#1=9 8 # 3 = 15
Find the value of: 7 # 3
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 12
13. Who is the shortest?
Ann is taller than Cory.
Damien is shorter than Bev.
Damien is taller than Cory.
(A) Cory (B) Ann (C) Damien
14. The sum of 3 different numbers is 63. Each number is
5 more than the previous number. What is the smallest
number?
(A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 18
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15. Joanne gave of her coins to Sarah.
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Sarah now has the same number of coins as Thandi.
Thandi had 30 more coins than Sarah.
The total number of coins that all 3 had is 170.
How much did Joanne have?
(A) 112 (B) 116 (C) 120
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