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Math Olympiad Shapes and Space — practice questions

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A man sits within the walls of his tent on a cold night. He is:Read the answer and worked solution →The camel stands in the open air next to the tent. The camel is:Read the answer and worked solution →An elephant and a mouse stand side by side. The elephant is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A mango, a lemon and a grape lie on a plate. The grape is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Three trees stand in a row. The one taking up the least space is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →A cat sits on the floor under the table. The cat is:Read the answer and worked solution →A fan hangs from the ceiling over the table. The fan is:Read the answer and worked solution →A bird sits on a branch. Of three trees, the one closest to the bird is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Two shops stand on a road. The one a long way from you is:Read the answer and worked solution →A boy climbs to the highest step of a slide. He is at the:Read the answer and worked solution →A ball rests on the ground at the foot of a ladder. It is at the:Read the answer and worked solution →A ball is pushed gently on a smooth floor. The ball will:Read the answer and worked solution →A flat book is pushed across a smooth table. The book will:Read the answer and worked solution →A grandmother sends a dholak rolling down the road. It moves because it is:Read the answer and worked solution →A child puts all the round shapes in one box and all the flat ones in another. She is:Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher asks pupils to join every shape to another of the same size. This is:Read the answer and worked solution →A shape with three straight sides is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A shape with four equal straight sides is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A shape with no corners at all, round all the way, is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A door is longer than it is wide, with four straight sides. Its shape is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A child is told to colour the least big shape on the page green. He colours the:Read the answer and worked solution →A camel puts only his neck within the tent while the rest stays out. His neck is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the rollersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the shapesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the position gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the shape wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Rolls or slidesRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the position wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Shapes bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

A man sits within the walls of his tent on a cold night. He is:

  1. Inside
  2. Outside
  3. Beneath
  4. Between
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Correct answer: A. Inside

1. A tent has a space within it and a space around it. 2. He is within the walls. 3. So he is inside. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class I, Chapter 1, Shapes and Space._

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The camel stands in the open air next to the tent. The camel is:

  1. Between
  2. Outside
  3. Inside
  4. Beneath
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Correct answer: B. Outside

1. The space beyond the tent walls is the open air. 2. The camel stands there and not within. 3. So the camel is outside. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class I, Chapter 1, Shapes and Space._

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An elephant and a mouse stand side by side. The elephant is the:

  1. Bigger one
  2. Smaller one
  3. Shorter one
  4. Thinner one
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Correct answer: A. Bigger one

1. Comparing two things tells which takes more space. 2. An elephant takes far more space than a mouse. 3. So the elephant is the bigger one. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class I, Chapter 1, Shapes and Space._

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