Mathematics Course Outline

for Spring 2021 Competition

Grade 2
Unit Students may be required to do the followings:
1. Understand how to perform addition and subtraction of numbers up to 10
2. Recognise numbers up to 120
3. Know how to do sums of 3 numbers
4. Understand how to perform addition and subtraction of two- and three-digit numbers
Numbers and Calculation
5. Recognise numbers up to 10,000
6. Understand how to perform written sums of operations with carrying or borrowing
7. Know products of multiplication by up to 9
8. Understand how to solve problem sentences
1. Know how to read time on a clock face
Units and Measurement
2. Understand the concept of length
Geometry 1. Recognise triangles and quadrilaterals

Grade 3
Unit Students may be required to do above and the followings:
1. Understand how to perform written sums of operations between three-digit numbers
2. Understand how to perform written sums of multiplication
Numbers and Calculation
3. Understand the concept of division with and without remainder
4. Recognise numbers up to 100,000,000
1. Know how to read time on a clock face
Units and Measurement 2. Understand the concept of length
3. Understand the relationship between units of length
Geometry 1. Recognise triangles and quadrilaterals

Grade 4
Unit Students may be required to do the above and the followings:
1. Understand how to perform working sum of division
Numbers and Calculation 2. Understand the order of calculation
3. Understand how to round off numbers up to 100,000,000,000,000
1. Understand the difference between time and period
2. Understand the concepts of mass and volume
Units and Measurement
3. Understand the relationship between different units of mass and volume
4. Know how to interpret readings on measurement apparatus
1. Recognise triangles and quadrilaterals with right angles
Geometry
2. Understand the characteristics of a cuboid
Basic Statistics 1. Know how to read and interpret tables and bar graphs

Grade 5
Unit Students may be required to do the above and the followings:
1. Understand the concept and calculation of decimal fractions
2. Understand the concept and properties of numeric fractions
3. Understand the relationship between integers and decimal fractions
Numbers and Calculation
4. Understand how to perform multiplication and division of decimal fractions
5. Understand how to perform addition and subtraction of numeric fractions
6. Understand the application of commutative, associative, and distributive laws
1. Know how to measure angles
Units and Measurement
2. Understand the relationship between various angles
1. Recognise plane and compound figures, circles, and spheres
Geometry
2. Understand how to calculate areas of plane and compound figures
1. Understand how to process data by tabulation
Basic Statistics
2. Know how to read and interpret line graphs

Grade 6
Unit Students may be required to do the above and the followings:
1. Understand the relationship between multiples and divisor of integers
Numbers and Calculation 2. Understand how to perform addition and subtraction of fractions using common denominator
3. Understand how to perform multiplication and division of numeric fractions
1. Know how to investigate perpendicularity and parallelity between two lines
2. Recognise special kinds of quadrilateral
3. Understand how to calculate areas of triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and rhombus
Geometry 4. Recognise circles and their elements
5. Understand how to calculate circumference and area of a circle
6. Recognize solid figures
7. Understand how to calculate solid figures
1. Understand the concept of percentage
Basic Statistics
Basic Statistics
2. Know how to read and interpret circle and column graphs
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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Fill the circle on the answer sheet with the right answer.

1. Aiden is trying to read the secret codes as shown in the table below. The lines are placed in
a certain rule to indicate numbers.

Find the answer of the following equation.

A. 224.5 B. 269.5 C. 104.5 D. 59.5

2. The illustration below shows container a filled with 60 liters of water and container b
with 30 liters. The water will be drained from container a at a speed of 2 liters per minute
while some water will be poured into container b at a speed of 3 liters per minute. How
long will the volume of water in container a and b be the same?

A. 8 minutes
B. 7 minutes
C. 6 minutes
D. 5 minutes

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3. The equations below are made by following a certain rule. Find the number to replace “?”.

A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 10

4. One day in September, Samantha and her family went on a picnic in the park and collected
fallen maple leaves. Then, she arranged them following a certain rule.

The rule: There is 1 maple leaf on the 1st row. Starting from the 2nd row, increase by 2
leaves every row.
How many maple leaves will there be in total when Samantha and her family arranged them
till the 50 th row?

A. 2500 maple leaves

B. 2475 maple leaves
C. 1275 maple leaves
D. 1250 maple leaves

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5. There is an equilateral triangle and a square in the following figure. Find the degree of
angle x.

A. 75°
B. 70°
C. 65°
D. 60°

6. There are 8 squares of various sizes as shown below. How long is the side of square A when
the length of the big rectangle is 32 cm?

A. 10 mm B. 15 mm C. 20 mm D. 30 mm

7. The following figure shows a stack of 3 rectangles with the same width but different
lengths. The lengths of the 3 rectangles from the top are 8 cm, 16 cm, and 24 cm,
respectively. The total area of the 3 rectangles is 36 cm. What is the area of the shaded
part?

A. 24 cm2
B. 12 cm2
C. 9 cm2
D. 18 cm2

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8. Mason drew a line in figure 1 which is connecting to the center of 2 sides as shown below

Which of the following unfolded figures shows the line in figure 1 correctly?

9. There is an election to vote for 2 new student council members. Four students stood as
candidates. There are 400 students in their school excluding them. If each student casts one
vote, what is the least number of votes required for a candidate to win?

A. 101 votes
B. 134 votes
C. 100 votes
D. 133 votes

10. There are 5 cards as follows. Use 3 cards to make 3-digit numbers. How many 3-digit
numbers can be made?

A. 125 numbers
B. 60 numbers
C. 48 numbers
D. 24 numbers

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11. Between 1 and 200, how many integers are divisible by 3 and 5 without a remainder?

A. 13 B. 14 C. 27 D. 53

12. Mike makes squares using matchsticks as illustrated below. If he uses 169 matchsticks, how
many squares can he make?

A. 56 squares with 1 stick remaining

B. 56 squares
C. 42 squares with 1 stick remaining
D. 42 squares

13. The range of numbers that become 450000 when rounding up/down to the nearest ten
thousand is from ( ) to ( ). Which of the following options has the correct
answer?

A. From 449999 to 455000

B. From 445000 to 454999
C. From 445000 to 450000
D. From 450000 to 454999

14. There are 5 different letters, A, B, C, D, and E which represent 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 in a certain
order. When the letters are expressed as follows, find the number for D.

C–E=D AXC=A EXE=B

A. 8 B. 4 C. 2 D. 6

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15. Find the area of the following shaded part.

A. 14 cm2
B. 26 cm2
C. 10 cm2
D. 20 cm2

16. The following is a street view seen from above. How many ways are there to take the
shortcut from A to B?

A. 6 ways
B. 9 ways
C. 10 ways
D. 5 ways

17. There were 40 students in grade 5 class 1 who went to an amusement park. They rode 2
kinds of rides, Ferris wheel and jet coaster. The costs for Ferris wheel and jet coaster were 2
dollars and 3 dollars, respectively. The number of students who rode both rides was 15
while the other 6 students did not ride at all. If the total cost for grade 5 class 1 students
was 124 dollars, how many students did ride jet coaster?

A. 15 students
B. 19 students
C. 26 students
D. 23 students

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18. The graph below shows the relation between distance and time of a train. How far does the
train travel in 12 hours?

A. 600 km
B. 1200 km
C. 900 km
D. 800 km

Refer to the following story to answer question 19 and 20.

There are 2 colors of equilateral triangle tiles, white and green, that are placed by following a
certain rule as illustrated below.

19. How many tiles are there in total in the 6th figure?

A. 36
B. 42
C. 30
D. 21

20. In which figure will there be 36 white-colored tiles?

A. 6th figure
B. 7th figure
C. 8th figure
D. 9th figure

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ANSWER SHEET
GRADE 5 MATHEMATICS
Subject Code: M-5
RE - REGISTRATION
Participants must fill in GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
the followings for re-registration. FOR ONLINE COMPETITION
1. Participants should use only pencils and
eraser. It is recommended that they
use at least 2 pencils. The rest of the
Full name: ______________________ things such as calculator, handphone,
dictionary, protractor, ruler, pen, etc.
are not allowed to use during the exam.
Only participants for maths competition
are allowed to use 1 sheet of A4 blank
Registration: ______________________ paper for calculation.

2. The duration of the competition is 60

minutes per subject. Participants are
allowed to leave the competition at
any time after submitting the complete
Grade: ______________________
answers and switching off Zoom.
Make sure to click “Submit” button and
see closing page appears.
Once participants left the competition,
they are not allowed to re-access the
School Name: ______________________ Google Form link or re-join the
Zoom meeting.

3. In case of lost WIFI connection, if the

cause is from JISMO side, JISMO shall
secure 60 minutes for participants.
If the cause is from participants side,
participants shall be back to
the competition within 5 minutes.
While losing WIFI connection, participants
shall be back to the competition
within 5 minutes.

MULTIPLE CHOICES

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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Fill the circle on the answer sheet with the right answer.

1. Find the degree of angle a where line ( i ) is parallel to line ( ii ) and triangle ABC is an
equilateral triangle.

A. 10°
B. 15°
C. 20°
D. 25°

2. There is a cardboard with 1.6 m length and 2.4 m width. How many circles with 20 cm
radius can be cut from the cardboard?

A. 96 circles
B. 48 circles
C. 30 circles
D. 24 circles

3. Find the number to replace .

A. 40
B. 20
C. 8
D. 5

4. The grids below consist of small squares with 1-cm long sides. Find the area of the big square.

A. 36 cm2
B. 48 cm2
C. 52 cm2
D. 64 cm2

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5. Keiko put 4 wooden sticks with 4 cm radius and tied them up with a ribbon as shown in
the illustration below. If she used 20 cm of the ribbon for making the knot, how many
centimeters of the ribbon did she use in total? Note: The circular constant is 3.14.

A. 77.12 cm
B. 57.12 cm
C. 48.56 cm
D. 68.56 cm

6. The range of numbers that become 290000 when rounding up/down to the nearest thousand
is from ( ) to ( ). Which of the following options has all the correct answers?

A. From 289500 to 290499

B. From 289000 to 294999
C. From 289999 to 290499
D. From 289500 to 295000

7. The following table shows the distance between railway station A, B, C, D, and E.
The distance between station A and C is 4.8 km. Find the answer to replace ①.

A B C D E

Station
A
Station
2.6 km
B
Station
4.8 km km A. 16.4 km
C
Station B. 13.1 km
km km km
D C. 11.9 km
Station D. 10.9 km
1 km 8.3 km km 3.3 km
E

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Refer to the following story to answer question 8 and 9.

There are streets connecting house A , B , C , and D as shown in the illustration below.

8. How many ways are there going to house D from house A ?

A. 10 ways B. 18 ways C. 6 ways D. 12 ways

9. How many ways are there going back and forth between house A and D ?

A. 24 ways B. 36 ways C. 84 ways D. 144 ways

10. There is triangle ABC where the degree of angle A is 3 times larger than that of angle C, and
angle B is 12° bigger than angle A. What is the degree of angle A?

A. 24° B. 72° C. 78° D. 84°

11. There are four squares which the length of the side is half of the square below them.
Find the perimeter of the whole figure.

A. 270 cm
B. 207 cm
C. 202.5 cm
D. 189 cm

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12. Find the area of trapezoid ABCD.

A. 144 cm2
B. 96 cm2
C. 72 cm2
D. 48 cm2

13. Grayson and his father go hiking with a backpack. Grayson weights 44 kg with the
backpack whereas Grayson’s father’s weight with the backpack is 92 kg. When the
weight of Grayson is 25 of his father’s, how much does the backpack weight?

A. 12 kg
B. 16 kg
C. 19.2 kg
D. 22 kg

14. Factory X produced 1850 pens and factory Y 1250 pens. When both factories sold the
same number of pens in a week, factory X’s stock became 3 times that of factory Y.
How many pens does factory X have now?

A. 150 pens B. 300 pens C. 600 pens D. 900 pens

15. The following figure is made by combining a square and an equilateral triangle. Find the
degree of angle a .

A. 85°
B. 75°
C. 60°
D. 45°
a

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16. Find the length of AD.

A. 6.4 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 3.6 cm

17. There are 8 cards as shown below. Make decimal numbers which are more than 0.1 and
less than 0.2 by using only 5 cards. How many decimal numbers can be made?

A. 10 numbers
B. 9 numbers
C. 8 numbers
D. 7 numbers

18. There are many iron sticks with 4 different lengths, 2 cm, 4 cm, 6 cm, and 8 cm. You can make
a triangle using 3 iron sticks. How many triangles can be made? Note: The same size of triangles is
considered as identical.

A. 6 triangles
B. 10 triangles
C. 13 triangles
D. 24 triangles

Refer to the following story to answer question 19 and 20.

Harry made 2 kinds of saltwater. The densities of the saltwater were 10% and 8% and their
weights were 320 g and 180 g respectively. When he mixed them and added some more water,
the density of the saltwater became 5%.

19. Find the total weight of the saltwater after adding some water?
A. 525 g B. 571.4 g C. 928 g D. 1428 g

20. How many grams of water did he add?

A. 25 g B. 71.4 g C. 428 g D. 928 g

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SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION

Question 1

There are 40 students in grade 5 class 1. When a research was conducted to know who
liked and disliked football or badminton, the result was as follows. How many students
disliked both sports?

(a) Liked football: 20 students

(b) Liked badminton: 25 students
(c) Liked both sports: 8 students

Question 2

There are 7 balls from A to G . One of them has a different weight from the others.
See the illustrations below and find which ball has the different weight and whether it
is heavier or lighter than the others.

Question 3

Find the area of the shaded parts. Note: The circular constant is 3.14.

8 cm
8 cm
2 cm

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ANSWER SHEET
GRADE 5 MATHEMATICS
Subject Code: M-5

REGISTRATION NUMBER SCHOOL NAME

STUDENT NAME
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Duration of the test is 60 minutes. There are 20

multiple choices and 3 short answers on the
question paper.

2. Use only pencils and erasers during the test. Calculators,

rulers, and pens are not allowed.

3. Students are not allowed to leave the classroom until

the test ends.

4. Shade your full name as shown by the example below.

STUDENT NAME

B E C C A

5. Shade your choice as shown by the

example below.

MULTIPLE CHOICES
1.
2.

Honour Code:
I pledge that I will not copy or Signature
take help from other students
or instructors while answering
questions.
_______________

MULTIPLE CHOICES

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Short Answer (M-5)

Please use the following spaces for short answer question 1 to 3.

Question 1.

<Equation>

40 - ( 20 + 25 - 8 ) = 3
Answer:

3 students

Question 2.

c is lighter than others.

Question 3.

<Equation>
2
( 5 x 5 - 4 x 4 + 1 x 1 ) x 3.14 = 31.4 cm

Answer:

31.4 cm
2

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 Invitation Letter for Simulation of The Competition

Dear paticipants,

Thank you for joining JISMO Spring 2021 online competition.

The Spring 2021 Olympiads will be held via online.

If you want to understand how the competition will be conducted or how to
use Zoom and Google Form simultaneously, you can join the simulation of JISMO
Spring 2021. It will only take 20 - 30 minutes. You can even join it several times to
gain more confidence and experience.

* Note: During the simulation, there will only be a fun mock test provided. It is not
related to maths/science questions for the Olympiads. We starts admitting
participants at 15:30 and hold the simulation from 15:40. Be punctual with the
scheduled time. We will start the simulation timely and will not admit anyone who
joins late.

We close the registration at 18:00 1 day prior to the simulation date. (e.x., if you
choose 2 March '21, the registration due is at 18:00 on 1 March '21). We will
email you the Zoom link and Password in the morning on the simulation day you
chose.

Please see the schedule of the simulation through the following link and register
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If you need any further assistance for the above-mentioned issue, please contact us
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We wish all of you the best luck on the competition day.

Very best regards,

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Online Competition Guidance and Rules

for JISMO Spring 2021

Dear Teachers and Parents,

Thank you for joining JISMO Online Spring 2020.

In order for participants to join the competition without anxiety, please read the following
competition guidance and rules carefully and explain to them prior to the competition. We
also need your support to provide a quiet and comfortable environment for participants to
concentrate on the exam during the competition.
We wish your children the best on the competition day.
Best regards,

JISMO Committee

Competition Dates

6, 13, 20, and 27 March 2021

3 and 10 April 2021
(Choose the most convenient Saturday for your children.)

Requirements to Join JISMO Spring 2021

* Own a PC or laptop at home

* Create a Zoom account with your full name
* Have a stabilized and strong internet connection
* Able to operate Zoom and Google Form independently

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 Competition Time Schedule

Maths

9:00 | 8:00 : JISMO resends Zoom meeting link, ID, and password to participants
9:20 | 8:20 : All participants access JISMO Zoom meeting
9:30 | 8:30 : Re-registration by participants
10:00 | 09:00 : Competition starts
11:00 | 10:00 : Competition ends

Science

9:00 | 8:00 : JISMO resends Zoom meeting link, ID, and password to participants
11:20 | 10:20 : All participants access JISMO Zoom meeting
11:30 | 10:30 : Re-registration by participants
12:00 | 11:00 : Competition starts
13:00 | 12:00 : Competition ends

Before the Competition Day

1. JISMO Committee will send Zoom link, ID, and password to participants’ registered
email addresses 1 day prior to the competition date.
2. Join simulation of JISMO Spring 2020 if you want to understand how the competition
will be conducted or how to use Zoom and Google Form simultaneously, For
registering, visit our Google link, https://forms.gle/2oZ9HLE5XzFeBnzZ8 to get
time schedule.
3. Participants must ensure the camera setting to show their upper body via Zoom on
the competition day.

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 On the Competition Day

1. JISMO Committee will invite participants by resending Zoom meeting link, ID and
password to participants’ registered email addresses at 9:00 (Singapore and
Philippines time) and 8:00 (Thailand and Indonesia time) on the competition day.

2. Participants must access Zoom at least 40 minutes before exam.

3. JISMO invigilators will explain about competition rules to participants.

4. Participants use Google Form for the exam questions. JISMO invigilators will inform
them the link through Zoom Chat 30 minutes before the commencement of the exam.

5. Participants will do re-registration by filling up their names, registration number, etc.

in Google Form. Participants shall open Zoom and Google Form simultaneously
during the competition. Participants can minimize Zoom screen and maximize Google
Form screen by following the instruction below. Go to JISMO invigilator’s screen and
click “Pin Video” then click “Minimize”.

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7. Participants must go to the toilet before the exam.

8. Participants shall not switch off video during the competition. This will result in
disqualification.
9. Participants must be punctual with the exam time schedule. JISMO will start the exam
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During The Competition

1. Participants should use only pencils and eraser. It is recommended that they use at
least 2 pencils. The rest of the things such as calculator, handphone, dictionary,
protractor, ruler, pen, etc. are not allowed to use during the exam. Only participants
for maths competition are allowed to use 1 sheet of A4 blank paper for calculation.
2. The duration of the competition is 60 minutes per subject. Participants are allowed to
leave the competition at any time after submitting the complete answers and switching
off Zoom. Make sure to click “Submit” button and see closing page appears. Once
participants left the competition, they are not allowed to re-access the Google Form
link or re-join the Zoom meeting.

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60 minutes for participants. If the cause is from participants side, participants shall be
back to the competition within 5 minutes. While losing WIFI connection, participants
participants shall be back to the competition within 5 minutes.
4. Participants are allowed to drink water during the exam. However, foods are not
allowed.

Disqualification

Participants may be disqualified in case of the following acts:

1. Not sharing screen, not turning mute on, using Zoom background feature, turning off
video, or switching off Zoom during the exam.

2. Using calculator, handphone, dictionary, protractor, or ruler during the exam.

3. Leaving participants’ computers for more than 5 minutes during the exam. In case of
leaving the computer, Participants shall finish the competition by submitting the
answers and switching off Zoom. This rule is applied for toilet break and WIFI
connection trouble in participants’ place.
4. Making strange movements such as hiding from the screen, making eye contact to
somebody in their places, making noise, etc.
5. Getting help from participants’ family members or friends to answer the questions
during the exam.
6. Closing Google Form both subconsciously and intentionally and loosing WIFI
connection for more than 5 minutes.

Questions and Scores

In both Maths and Science paper, there will be 22 multiple choice questions which carry a
total of 100 marks. No mark will be given or no deduction for wrong answers and/or
unanswered questions.

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results

School, Individual, and Legend awards winners will be announced on Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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• Certificates and medals delivery schedule: 20 May ’21 – 5 Jun ‘21

We wish your children the best on the competition day.

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