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Olympiad Practice Questions for Class 1–2

20 verified olympiad-style problems for Class 1 and Class 2 students, with instant solutions and explanations. Covers foundational counting, patterns, shapes, simple arithmetic. Free forever — no login, no ads.

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Question 1 of 20 · Class 1–2
Ravi has 3 red balls and 4 blue balls. How many balls does he have in total?
6
7
8
9
Answer: 7 — 3 + 4 = 7. Add red and blue together.
Question 2 of 20 · Class 1–2
What number comes just after 19?
18
20
21
29
Answer: 20 — Counting forward: 18, 19, 20. So 20 comes right after 19.
Question 3 of 20 · Class 1–2
How many sides does a triangle have?
2
3
4
5
Answer: 3 — A triangle always has 3 straight sides.
Question 4 of 20 · Class 1–2
If you have 10 laddus and eat 4, how many are left?
4
5
6
14
Answer: 6 — 10 − 4 = 6 laddus are left.
Question 5 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which is the smallest? 5, 8, 3, 6
3
5
6
8
Answer: 3 — 3 is the smallest — the others are all larger.
Question 6 of 20 · Class 1–2
Two children share 8 chocolates equally. How many does each get?
2
3
4
6
Answer: 4 — 8 ÷ 2 = 4 chocolates each.
Question 7 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which shape has no corners?
Square
Triangle
Circle
Rectangle
Answer: Circle — A circle is round — it has no corners at all.
Question 8 of 20 · Class 1–2
Count by twos: 2, 4, 6, __
7
8
9
10
Answer: 8 — Each number is 2 more than the one before. 6 + 2 = 8.
Question 9 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which is heaviest?
A feather
A book
An elephant
A pencil
Answer: An elephant — An elephant is the heaviest by far — the others are all light.
Question 10 of 20 · Class 1–2
How many fingers on both hands together?
5
8
10
12
Answer: 10 — Each hand has 5 fingers. 5 + 5 = 10.
Question 11 of 20 · Class 1–2
Riya has 2 red flowers, 3 yellow flowers, and 4 white flowers. How many flowers in total?
7
8
9
10
Answer: 9 — 2 + 3 + 4 = 9 flowers.
Question 12 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which shape does NOT belong: circle, square, triangle, ball?
Circle
Square
Triangle
Ball
Answer: Ball — A ball is 3D (solid). Circle, square, and triangle are flat shapes.
Question 13 of 20 · Class 1–2
Look at the pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7, __. What comes next?
8
9
10
11
Answer: 9 — Odd numbers, each 2 more than the last: 7 + 2 = 9.
Question 14 of 20 · Class 1–2
Amma buys 3 packets of biscuits. Each packet has 6 biscuits. How many biscuits in all?
9
12
15
18
Answer: 18 — 3 × 6 = 18 biscuits.
Question 15 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which is longer? A 25 cm ruler or a 3 dm stick?
25 cm ruler
3 dm stick
Both same
Cannot say
Answer: 3 dm stick — 1 dm = 10 cm, so 3 dm = 30 cm. 30 cm is longer than 25 cm.
Question 16 of 20 · Class 1–2
Sunny has ₹18. He spends ₹9 on a pencil box. How much is left?
₹7
₹8
₹9
₹10
Answer: ₹9 — 18 − 9 = ₹9 left.
Question 17 of 20 · Class 1–2
How many days are there from Monday to Friday, counting both?
3
4
5
6
Answer: 5 — Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri — that is 5 days.
Question 18 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which number is between 47 and 53?
46
50
54
57
Answer: 50 — 50 is greater than 47 and less than 53.
Question 19 of 20 · Class 1–2
Meera has 12 stickers. She gives half to her brother. How many does she keep?
4
5
6
8
Answer: 6 — Half of 12 = 6. She keeps 6 stickers.
Question 20 of 20 · Class 1–2
Which number has 5 tens and 3 ones?
35
53
305
530
Answer: 53 — 5 tens = 50, plus 3 ones = 53.

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