Class 6 Maths Olympiad: previous year questions and free practice

Practice based on previous year papers (2018-19 to 2025-26) and the syllabus, every answer explained.

Class 6 Maths Olympiad exam pattern

Section	Questions	Marks each
Logical Reasoning	15	1
Mathematical Reasoning	20	1
Everyday Mathematics	10	1
Achievers Section	5	3
Total	50	60 marks · 60 minutes

Class 6 Maths olympiads in 2026-27

International Mathematics Olympiad · SOF · ₹170
Unified International Mathematics Olympiad · Unified Council · ₹150 school · ₹350 online
CREST Mathematics Olympiad · CREST · ₹275
International Olympiad of Mathematics · SilverZone · fee shown when you register
Humming Bird Mathematics Olympiad · Humming Bird · ₹150 to ₹200
International Maths Olympiad (ITO) · Indian Talent · ₹175 school · ₹500 online
International Foundation Mathematics Olympiad · IOF · ₹150

Class 6 Maths topics in each olympiad

	SOF	UC	CREST	SZ	ITO	IOF
Numbers	●	●	●	●	●	●
Fractions	●	●	●	●	●	●
Perimeter and Area	●	●	●	●	●	●
Data Handling	●	●	●	●	●	●
Factors and Multiples	●	●		●	●	●
Symmetry	●	●	●		●	●
Reasoning	●	●		●	●	●
Only in some exams
Decimals			●	●	●	●
Integers	●		●		●	●
Algebra			●	●	●	●
Ratio and Proportion			●	●	●	●
Shapes and Geometry			●	●	●	●
Time and Calendar	●	●				●
Lines and Angles	●	●				●
Constructions	●	●	●
+ − × ÷					●	●
Equations						●
Length, Weight, Capacity						●
Triangles						●
Reasoning, topic by topic
Patterns and Series	●	●			●	●
Analogy and Odd One Out		●			●	●
Coding-Decoding		●			●	●
Mirror and Water Images		●			●	●
Alphabet Test		●				●
Ranking					●	●
Counting and Grouping Figures					●	●
Embedded Figures					●	●
Puzzles and Venn Diagrams		●			●
Direction Sense					●
Blood Relations					●
Mathematical Operations					●
Cubes and Dice					●
Paper Folding and Cutting		●

UC Unified Council · SZ SilverZone · ITO Indian Talent. Humming Bird gives no class-wise topic list. Checked on each organiser's own syllabus, 8 Nov 2026.

A sample question with the answer

1. What is the sum 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + … + 39 (all odd numbers from 1 to 39)?

Answer: B) 400

There are 20 odd numbers, and the sum of the first n odd numbers is n²: 20² = 400.

Questions parents ask

Do you have previous year papers for the Class 6 Maths Olympiad?

We do not share the papers themselves. Our practice follows real papers from 2018-19 to 2025-26, in the same pattern, each with its answer explained.

How should my child prepare for the Class 6 Maths Olympiad?

A few questions a day, and one timed mock paper a week. Then give extra time to the topics Parents' Corner marks "Practise next". The hardest section carries more marks, so practise it too.

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