Grade 7

CREST Mathematics Olympiad (CMO)

Sample Paper
Pattern and Marking Scheme
Grade Topic/Section No. of Marks per Total
Questions Question Marks
Grade 7 Practical Mathematics 40 1 40
Achiever’s Section 10 2 20
Grand Total 50 60

The total duration of the exam is 60 minutes.

Syllabus
Section 1: Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Exponents and Powers, Algebraic Expressions, Simple
Linear Equations, Lines and Angles, Comparing Quantities, The Triangle and its Properties,
Symmetry, Congruence of Triangles, Rational Numbers, Perimeter and Area, Data Handling,
Visualizing Solid Shapes, Practical Geometry.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

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 Practical Mathematics (Each Question is 1 Mark)
1. Find the value of ∠x:

a. 26° b. 36°
c. 42° d. 54°

2. Find the value of ∠x:

a. 46° b. 49°
c. 58° d. 65°

3. Fill in the blank:

If two angles and included side of one triangle are equal to two angles and the included side
of the other triangle, then the triangles are congruent as per the _________

a. SSS congruence property b. SAS congruence property

c. ASA congruence property d. RHS congruence property

4. What fraction of the marks did he score in December to the total marks in Science?

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 a. 2/9 b. 5/18
c. 7/18 d. 4/9

5. A submarine submerges at the rate of 5 m per minute. If it descends from 20 m above the sea
level, how long will it take to reach 250 m below the sea level?

a. 48 minutes b. 54 minutes
c. 62 minutes d. 78 minutes

6. The LCM of two numbers is 45 times their HCF. If one of the numbers is 125 and the sum of
HCF and LCM is 1150, the other number is:

a. 215 b. 220
c. 225 d. 235

7. Which of the following numbers are cubes of rational numbers?

(27/64, 125/128, .001331, 0.04)

a. 27/64, .001331 b. 125/128

c. 0.04 d. None of these

8. A class has girls and boys in a ratio of 4:5, Among the girls, the ratio of mathematics to
physics students is 3:1. If the ratio of mathematics and physics students in the entire class is
3:2, then what percentage of class comprises girls studying mathematics?

a. 33.3% b. 30%
c. 25% d. 18%

9. The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is $3.
The ratio of these two selling prices is:

a. 51:52 b. 52:53
c. 51:53 d. 52:55

10. The sum of money that will amount to $5105 in 6 1/2 years at 4 1/4 per cent per annum simple
interest is:

a. $3600 b. $4500
c. $4000 d. $4400

11. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 24. If the smallest of the three numbers is n,
then find the largest number.

a. 6 b. 8
c. 10 d. 12

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 12. If two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 and the product of their HCF and LCM is 33750, then the
sum of the numbers is:

a. 250 b. 425
c. 325 d. 375

13. Which of the following is not the reciprocal of (2/3)4?

a. (3/2)4 b. (2/3)-4
c. (3/2)-4 d. 34/42

14. 40% of 60% of 3/5th of a number is 504. What is 25% of 2/5th of that number?

a. 180 b. 175
c. 360 d. 350

15. LM is a straight line and O is a point on LM. Line ON is drawn not coinciding with OL or OM. If
∠MON is three times of ∠LON, then ∠MON is equal to:

a. 45⁰ b. 60⁰
c. 105⁰ d. 135⁰

16. 1500 sheets are required to make 100 notebooks. How many sheets will be required to make
12 notebooks?

a. 180 b. 200
c. 120 d. 100

17. Ross scored 61 out of 100 in English, 93 out of 100 in Maths and 56 out of 100 in Science.
Find out his overall % of marks.

a. 60% b. 70%
c. 75% d. 80%

18. The population of a village increases at the rate of 5% p.a. If the present population is 8000,
then after how many years the population will be 9261?

a. 2 years b. 3 years
c. 3 1/2 years d. 4 years

19. A shopkeeper has just enough money to buy 52 cycles worth $525 each. If each cycle costs
$21 more, then the number of cycles, he will able to buy with that amount of money, is
__________.

a. 40 b. 30
c. 50 d. 20

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 20. Factorisation of 15x2 - 26x + 8 is:

a. (3x - 4) (5x - 2) b. (3x + 4) (5x + 2)

c. (3x - 4)2 d. (5x - 2)2

21. A total of 500 pieces of sweets is to be divided among Reo, Sia, and Ken, respectively in the
ratio of 3:8:14. How many pieces of sweets will Reo get?

a. 60 b. 80
c. 160 d. 280

22. Which of the following represents statistical data?

a. The name of owners of shops located in a shopping complex

b. A list giving the names of all states of India
c. A list of all European countries and their respective capital cities
d. The volume of rainfall in a certain geographical area recorded every month for 24
consecutive months

23. The product of two numbers is 16/3. If one of the numbers is 26/3, then find the other number.

a. 1/13 b. 8/13
c. 9/13 d. 16/9

24. Two numbers are in the ratio 17:45. One-third of the smaller is less than One-fifth of the
bigger by 15. The smaller number is:

a. 25 1/2 b. 67 1/2
c. 76 1/2 d. 86 1/2

25. Father is 5 years older than the mother and the mother's age is now thrice the age of her
daughter. The daughter is now 10 years old. What was the father's age when the daughter
was born?

a. 20 years b. 15 years
c. 25 years d. 30 years

26. In a particular type of fertilizer, the ratio of two chemicals A and B is 2:5. In 21 kg of this
fertilizer, if 3 kg of A is added, then what will be the ratio of A to B in the new fertilizer?

a. 1:1 b. 2:3
c. 3:5 d. 4:5

27. The ratio of the length and breadth of a rectangle is 5:2, respectively. The respective ratio of
its perimeter and area is 1:3 (irrespective of the unit). What is the length of the rectangle?

a. 27 units b. 32 units
c. 21 units d. 84 units

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 28. Which of the following is a solution of 12x - 5 > 8x + 3?

a. 0 b. 1
c. 2 d. 3

29. The difference between a two-digit number and the number formed by reversing the digits is
always divisible by ______.

a. 9 b. 11
c. 12 d. 15

30. The number of diagonals of a n-sided convex polygon is given by [n(n - 3)]/2.
The number of diagonals of a decagon is ______.

a. 30 b. 35
c. 40 d. 45

31. If A = 4x3 - 6x2 + 5 and B = 2x3 + 3x2 + 5x, then find the value of A - 2B.

a. 0 b. 5x
c. 10x - 5 d. 5 - 10x - 12x2

32. In an isosceles trapezium PQRS, if line PQ || line RS and ∠QRS = 108⁰, then find the
measure of ∠RSP.

a. 108⁰ b. 72⁰
c. 100⁰ d. 92⁰

33. If √2 = 1.414 and √5 = 2.236, then what is the value of √50 + √20?

a. 9.070 b. 10.542
c. 11.472 d. 11.542

34. If 2a = 4b = 16c = 256, then what is the value of 2a + 3b + 4c?

a. 14 b. 25
c. 36 d. 42

35. If x + y = 0, then x and y are _____.

a. Equal b. Additive inverse to each other

c. Multiplicative inverse to each other d. Cannot say

36. Frame the formula from the following table and make x as the subject of the formula:

x 3 5 7 9 11
y 5 9 13 17 21

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 a. x = (y - 1)/2 b. x = 2y - 1
c. x = (y/2) - 1 d. x = (y + 1)/2

37. In the figure shown below, ABC is an isosceles triangle and BCD is a straight line. The value
of p is:

a. 29º b. 31º
c. 42º d. 53º

38. Which of these nets matches that of a cube?

a. b.

c. d.

39. In which of the following situations evaporation does not cause cooling?

a. B is greater than -10 b. A is greater than 0

c. A is greater than B d. B is greater than 0

40. In the figure, ABCE is a parallelogram. Find ∠ADC:

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 a. 130⁰ b. 150⁰
c. 50⁰ d. 115⁰

Achiever’s Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

41. There are 4 cubical containers arranged in ascending order of their heights. If the biggest one
has a height of 2x/17 = 13.5 cm and the other containers are in the heights of x/8, x/4 and x/2,
respectively, then find the heights of the other three containers respectively.

a. 11.234 cm, 24.6875 cm, 59.75 cm b. 14.344 cm, 28.6875 cm, 57.375 cm
c. 12.344 cm, 22.425 cm, 54.25 cm d. 14.344 cm, 21.6875 cm, 51.25 cm

42. Find the length of CD.

a. 9 m b. 12 m
c. 21 m d. 24 m

43. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling
price remains constant, then approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

a. 30% b. 70%
c. 100% d. 250%

44. For the purchase of a building, a man has to pay $17,000 when a single discount of 15% is
allowed. How much will he have to pay for it if two successive discounts of 5% and 10%,
respectively are allowed?

a. $17,000 b. $17,010
c. $17,100 d. $18,000

45. A laptop is listed at $1400 and the discount offered is 10%. What additional discount must be
given to bring the net selling price to $1200?

a. 162/3% b. 5%
c. 416/21% d. 6%

46. An article is listed at $900 and two successive discounts of 8% and 8% are given on it. How
much would the seller gain or lose, if he gives a single discount of 16%, instead of two
discounts?

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 a. Gain, $4.76 b. Loss, $5.76
c. Gain, $5.76 d. Loss, $4.76

47. A man invested $16,000 at compound interest for 3 years, interest compounded annually. If
he got $18,522 at the end of 3 years, then the rate of interest is:

a. 4% b. 5%
c. 6% d. 7%

48. The ratio of the radius of the back wheel of a tractor to that of the front wheel is 7:5. The
diameter of the back wheel is 70 cm. What is the distance moved by the front wheel after it
has turned 10 rounds? Take π = 22/7, Round off your answer to the nearest whole number).

a. 1440 cm b. 1500 cm
c. 1571 cm d. 1600 cm

49. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the area of the floor and the ceiling is equal
to the sum of the areas of the four walls, the volume of the hall is:

a. 720 m3 b. 900 m3
c. 1200 m3 d. 1800 m3

50. The HCF of (x2 - 4) (x + 2) and (x + 2)2 (x3 - 8) is ______.

a. (x + 2) (x2 - 4) b. (x + 2) (x - 2)
c. (x - 2)2 (x + 2) d. (x3 - 8) (x + 2)

Answer Key
1. a 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. c 7. a
8. a 9. b 10. c 11. c 12. d 13. c 14. d
15. d 16. a 17. b 18. b 19. c 20. a 21. a
22. d 23. b 24. c 25. c 26. c 27. c 28. d
29. a 30. b 31. d 32. a 33. d 34. c 35. b
36. d 37. b 38. b 39. d 40. a 41. b 42. c
43. b 44. c 45. c 46. b 47. b 48. c 49. c
50. a

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