FEMSSISA

NATIONAL FOUNDATION PHASE MATHEMATICS

OLYMPIAD
GRADE ONE
ENGLISH
2017
ROUND ONE QUESTION BOOKLET
DURATION: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES TIME: 08:30 -09:45
MARKS: 20 DATES: 7-10 AUGUST 2017
NAME OF LEARNER:______________________________________

NAME OF SCHOOL:_______________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS:
1. You are expected to answer 15 questions.
2. These are multiple choice questions. Circle the correct answer.
3. Use blank pages for working. Circle the answer after you have
done the working.
4. You are not allowed to use the calculator.
5. Read the question carefully before answering. Don’t rush. Please read in
the learners’ mother tongue.
6. Your teacher will read the question to you.
7. First 10 questions – 1 mark each.
8. Questions 11-15: 2 marks each.

ENJOY THE OLYMPIAD

NON PROFIT MAKING COMPANY

REGISTRATION NO: 2015/050119/08
GRADE ONE 2017

1. Count the number of circles in this arrangement.

(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15

2. Which number is the largest?

35; 46; 39; 45

(A) 46 (B) 39 (C) 45

3. Which number is out of order?

11; 13; 17; 15

(A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 17

4. Give the value of in this addition problem.

4 6
+ 4
__________

9 0
__________

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6

5. Give the next number in this pattern(adding 3)

7;10; 13; 16 ;……

(A) 17 (B) 18 (C) 19

6. Find the value of

43 + = 39 + 11
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8
7. Look at this pretty square

1 3 5 7
9 11 13 15
17 19 21 23
25 27 29 31
A coin was placed at 23.
It was moved three (3) places to the left; two(2)places
up; two(2) places to the right and three(3) places down.
On which numbered square is the coin ?
(A) 19 (B) 21 (C) 29

8. How many blocks are there in this stack ?

(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15

9. Double the number ‘ 12 ’ and take away ‘2’ from the

answer . What will the number now be ?
(A) 22 (B) 24 (C) 26
10. You are given 4 plastic numbers 5;7;2;6
What is the largest 2 digit number that can be made?
(A) 72 (B) 75 (C) 76
11. Larry gave 12 marbles to Vilakazi .He gave half of what was
left to Mandy. He still had 8 marbles left.
How many marbles did Larry start off with ?
(A) 28 (B) 26 (C) 24
12. Tim had to take 5ml of medicine 3 times a day,
He took this medicine for 5 days.
How much medicine was in the 100 ml bottle after 5 days?
(A) 5ml (B) 15 ml (C) 25ml
13. This is the time on the clock.
What will the time be in 11 hours from now?

(A) 2 o’ clock (B) 3 o’ clock (C) 4 o’ clock

14. If 68 - 29 = 39 then what is the answer to
88 - 29
(A) 39 (B) 49 (C) 59
15.
A B C

In each box there is a number card.

The number in box C is half the number in box B. The
number in box A is half the number in box C.
When all the numbers are added the answer is 77. What
number is on box C?
(A) 33 (B) 22 (C) 11
MARKS: 1-10: 10
11-15: 5x2 = 10
TOTAL: 20
 FEMSSISA
NATIONAL FOUNDATION PHASE MATHEMATICS
OLYMPIAD
GRADE TWO
ENGLISH
2017
ROUND ONE QUESTION BOOKLET
DURATION: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES TIME: 08:30 -09:45
MARKS: 20 DATES: 7-10 AUGUST 2017
NAME OF LEARNER:______________________________________

NAME OF SCHOOL:_______________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS:
1. You are expected to answer 15 questions.
2. These are multiple choice questions. Circle the correct answer.
3. Use blank pages for working. Circle the answer after you have
done the working.
4. You are not allowed to use the calculator.
5. Read the question carefully before answering. Don’t rush. Please read in
the learners’ mother tongue.
6. Your teacher will read the question to you.
7. First 10 questions – 1 mark each.
8. Questions 11-15: 2 marks each.
ENJOY THE OLYMPIAD

NON PROFIT MAKING COMPANY

REGISTRATION NO: 2015/050119/08
GRADE TWO 2017

1. Write down the next number in this pattern(adding 6)

5; 11; 17; 23; …..

(A) 28 (B) 29 (C) 30

2. Find the value of

59 - = 48 - 30
(A) 37 (B) 39 (C) 41

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3. Find of 60 + of 16.
𝟐 𝟒
(A) 32 (B) 34 (C) 36

4. Treble 16 equals:
(A) 48 (B) 46 (C) 44

5. Write down the value of in the following addition

problem :-
5
+ 5 8
_____________

1 1 0
_____________
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4

6. The teacher gave 29 apples to the learners in Grade 2A ,

34 apples to the learners in Grade 2C and the remainder to
Grade 2B. She gave 93 apples to all 3 classes. How many
did she give to Grade 2B ?
(A) 28 (B) 29 (C) 30
7. Write down the value of in the subtraction
problem:
6 4
- 8
_________

2 6
_________
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5
8. There are 28 numbered blocks below:-
1 3 5 7 9 11 13
15 17 19 21 23 25 27
29 31 33 35 37 39 41
43 45 47 49 51 53 57
59 61t 63 65 67 69 71
t moves 3 blocks up, 4 blocks to the right ; 3 blocks down
and 1 block to the right.
On which block is t now on ?
(A) 41 (B) 57 (C) 71

9.
E
R T

U R

S E
A

Donald Duck was on disc T. He hopped on every disc R;

E;A and so on (in a clockwise direction)
He landed on 60 discs. Count the first disc as
well.
On which disc number was Donald Duck when he
landed on the 60th disc?

(A) E (B) A (C) R

10. Links and Chains
Halve the number and subtract 6 each time to move from
one block to the other. Which number is in block 1?:-
1. 2. 3.
5

(A) 56 (B) 44 (C) 22

11. Find the mystery number.
X Y

*This is a 2 digit number.

*X+Y= 9
*Y -X = 5
(A) 25 (B) 27 (C) 29
12. After giving 48 of his sweets Sipho still had ¼ of his sweets.
How many sweets did Sipho start off with ?
(A) 52 (B) 58 (C) 64
13. Candy had 5ml of syrup on Day One.
Each day after she had 5ml more until the syrup was finished.
If there was 105ml of syrup in the bottle then how many days
did it take to finish the syrup?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6
14. Emmie is 5cm taller than Seke.
Seke is 10cm shorter than Goldi.
Who is the tallest?
(A) Seke (B) Emmie (C) Goldi
15. The following is in balance.

How many s can be balanced by 9 s

(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12
MARKS: 1-10 : 10 X 1 = 10
11-15: 5 X 2 = 10
TOTAL : 20
 FEMSSISA
NATIONAL FOUNDATION PHASE MATHEMATICS
OLYMPIAD
GRADE THREE
ENGLISH
2017
ROUND ONE QUESTION BOOKLET
DURATION: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES TIME: 08:30 -09:45
MARKS: 20 DATES: 7-10 AUGUST 2017
NAME OF LEARNER:______________________________________

NAME OF SCHOOL:_______________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS:
1. You are expected to answer 15 questions.
2. These are multiple choice questions. Circle the correct answer.
3. Use blank pages for working. Circle the answer after you have
done the working.
4. You are not allowed to use the calculator.
5. Read the question carefully before answering. Don’t rush. Please read in
the learners’ mother tongue.
6. Your teacher will read the question to you.
7. First 10 questions – 1 mark each.
8. Questions 11-15: 2 marks each.

ENJOY THE OLYMPIAD

NON PROFIT MAKING COMPANY

REGISTRATION NO: 2015/050119/08
GRADE THREE 2017
1. Find the value of to make this sentence true.
58 - - = 32
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13

2. My cellphone number is 0792627119.

The sum of the digits of my cellphone number is…
(A) 44 (B) 45 (C) 46

3. Write down the sum of the digits of the 19th term of this
pattern (counting in 9’s):-
9; 18; 27; 36;…
(A) 27 (B) 18 (C) 9

4. Esther counted in 6’s as follows from 10:-

10; 16; 22; 28;….
She stopped at the 30th number.
What number did he count last ?
(A) 174 (B) 184 (C) 194

5. If 15 x = 13 then what is
30 x ?
(A) 26 (B) 24 (C) 22

6. The total number of cubes in this arrangement is…

(A) 24 (B) 23 (C) 22

7. What is the value of + in the following addition
problem?

1 2 6

(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9

8. If 6 donuts cost R25.49 then what will 12 such donuts cost at
the same rate?
(A) R49.98 (B) R50.49 (C) R50.98

9. In the game below no letter must appear more than

once in a row , column or 2 by 2 block(shaded).
Use only A; C; D and R.
Complete the puzzle and then
write down the letter that will be at 1 ?

R
C
A
1 D
(A) R (B) C (C) D
10. How many rectangles of all sizes are there in this
figure ?

(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13

11. Patricia has R500. She spends R13 every day. After how many
days will she have R201?
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24

12. Guess the number I stand for:-

* I am a 3 digit number.
* My ten’s digit is 7 more than my unit’s digit.
* The sum of my digits is 15.
* My unit’s digit is half my hundred’s digit.
(A) 249 (B) 924 (C) 492

13. There are 11 numbers from 3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11;12;13 .

When two numbers are added they give a total of 16.
How many such pairs are there?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7

14. Al collected R10 less than Bess.

Des collected R10 more than Bess.
Des collected R40 more than Camy.
The total collected by all was R290 ?
What did Des collect?
(A) R70 (B) R80 (C) R90
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15. If of a certain number is 24 less than the number then
𝟒
determine the number.

(A) 28 (B) 32 (C) 36

MARKS: 1-10 : 10 X 1 = 10
11-15: 5 X 2 = 10
TOTAL : 20