{"id":20011,"date":"2026-09-18T08:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/?p=20011"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:38:54","slug":"imo-class-5-complete-guide-syllabus-exam-pattern-and-preparation-strategy-2026-to-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/maths\/imo-class-5-complete-guide-syllabus-exam-pattern-and-preparation-strategy-2026-to-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"IMO Class 5 Complete Guide: Syllabus, Exam Pattern and Preparation Strategy 2026 to 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20011\" class=\"elementor elementor-20011\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fe376f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fe376f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e660485\" data-id=\"e660485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfeaac5\" data-id=\"cfeaac5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f69d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f69d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMO Class 5 Complete Guide: Syllabus, Exam Pattern and Preparation Strategy 2026 to 2027\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ac7ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ac7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve got a Class 5 student at home who just found out they&#8217;re sitting the IMO this year, you&#8217;ve probably already noticed the mild panic that sets in. Parents feel it too, and honestly, most of that comes from nobody quite explaining what this exam actually involves before the registration form lands in the school bag. The IMO Maths Olympiad Class 5 exam isn&#8217;t nearly as intimidating as it sounds once you know the structure. Most of the anxiety around it comes from not knowing what to expect, not from the difficulty of the questions themselves.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide walks through everything a Class 5 student and their parents actually need to know. 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It&#8217;s separate from that other International Mathematical Olympiad you might have heard adults talk about, the one for advanced high schoolers competing internationally. This one is school based, and it&#8217;s built specifically to test how well younger students understand math beyond textbook memorization, through logical reasoning, applied problems, and questions that push a bit past the usual classroom pace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a Class 5 student, the IMO Maths Olympiad Class 5 paper sits right at the point where the exam starts taking on a more senior format. Classes 1 to 4 get a slightly shorter, simpler paper. Class 5 onward, students face the full senior level structure, and that&#8217;s worth knowing early, since it does raise the stakes a little compared to what an older or younger sibling might have gone through at a different level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-318f3ca\" data-id=\"318f3ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f38b87 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f38b87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe3aeda\" data-id=\"fe3aeda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a984289\" data-id=\"a984289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fbcdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78fbcdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMO Exam Pattern for Class 5\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e105c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e105c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exam is pen and paper, entirely multiple choice, and there&#8217;s no negative marking, which takes a bit of the pressure off guessing on a tricky question.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two levels. Level 1 is held at the student&#8217;s own school during school hours, and every registered student sits it. Level 2 is the advanced round, open only to the top 5 percent of Level 1 performers within each class.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Class 5, the Level 1 paper runs 60 minutes and includes 50 questions worth 60 marks total, split across four sections.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical Reasoning covers 15 questions worth 1 mark each, adding up to 15 marks. Mathematical Reasoning is the biggest section by far, with 20 questions worth 1 mark each, totaling 20 marks. Everyday Mathematics has 10 questions worth 1 mark each, contributing 10 marks. And then there&#8217;s the Achievers Section, often the part that quietly decides final rankings, just 5 questions, but each one worth 3 marks, adding up to 15 marks on its own.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That Achievers Section really is worth paying attention to. Five questions carrying 15 marks means each one is worth three times a regular question, so a student who handles this section confidently tends to rank noticeably higher than one who rushes through it near the end.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One more detail worth knowing. In Level 1, roughly 60 percent of the questions come from the current class syllabus, and about 40 percent come from the previous class, so a Class 5 student will see a portion of Class 4 content mixed in too. The Achievers Section is the exception here. It&#8217;s based entirely on the current class syllabus, no overlap at all.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 2 changes things a bit. It drops the Logical Reasoning and Everyday Mathematics sections entirely, narrowing the focus mainly to Mathematical Reasoning and the Achievers Section, and the questions get noticeably harder, more application based, with far fewer straightforward recall type problems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21cd13a\" data-id=\"21cd13a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d207a4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d207a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-779a596\" data-id=\"779a596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb3dc5e\" data-id=\"fb3dc5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c36c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6c36c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMO Class 5 Syllabus, Topic by Topic\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32da81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f32da81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Class 5 syllabus builds on everything covered in Class 4, so a good chunk of preparation is really just reinforcing what students already know, alongside a handful of genuinely new topics thrown in.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Mathematical Reasoning, expect large numbers going up to seven digits, decimals, an introduction to percentages, area calculations, and a first look at profit and loss concepts. Alongside these newer topics, earlier fundamentals still matter a lot too, things like fractions, basic geometry and shapes, measurement of length, weight, and time, patterns, and data handling through simple graphs and tables.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical Reasoning at this level typically covers analogies, classification, series completion, coding and decoding, mirror and water images, direction sense, and pattern based puzzles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyday Mathematics pulls from the same core topics but frames them as real world word problems, calculating change during a purchase, working out travel time, comparing quantities in a practical scenario rather than a plain equation on paper.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the Achievers Section draws entirely from the current class syllabus, it&#8217;s worth treating it almost like a mini exam within the exam. Strong performance there tends to come from students who&#8217;ve genuinely understood the concepts, not just memorized common problem types.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b976103\" data-id=\"b976103\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff98eef elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff98eef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b327de\" data-id=\"9b327de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2c880\" data-id=\"1d2c880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5209e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5209e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a Preparation Strategy That Actually Works\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339b4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339b4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ten or eleven year old doesn&#8217;t need months of intense drilling to do well in the IMO Maths Olympiad Class 5 exam. What actually helps is consistency, spread out sensibly, rather than a last minute cramming rush the week before.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start with the syllabus itself and go through it topic by topic, rather than jumping between random practice papers with no real plan. Once a topic feels solid, move to timed practice using sample papers or previous year question papers, since the IMO rewards speed and accuracy just as much as conceptual understanding. Give the Achievers Section its own dedicated practice time too, separately, since its higher marks make it disproportionately important to overall rank. And keep an eye on accuracy over volume. A student who solves 20 questions carefully and gets 18 right is in a far better position than one who rushes through 40 and only gets 25 right.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For parents helping at home, fifteen to twenty minutes of focused daily practice tends to work better than an hour or two crammed into a single weekend session. Mixing question types keeps a young student engaged too, alternating between straightforward problems and the trickier logical reasoning puzzles that actually make the exam genuinely interesting rather than repetitive.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mock tests deserve a special mention here. Sitting a full length mock under exam like conditions, sixty minutes, no interruptions, helps a Class 5 student get comfortable with the pacing well before the actual exam day. That familiarity alone tends to settle a lot of exam day nerves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3aa04d\" data-id=\"e3aa04d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45cee09 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45cee09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-309ea2d\" data-id=\"309ea2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9ab1a\" data-id=\"3a9ab1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199eb91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"199eb91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Few Things Students Often Get Wrong\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbd9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cbd9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A handful of mistakes show up again and again among Class 5 IMO candidates, and most are pretty easy to fix once you know they&#8217;re common.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spending too long on a single tricky question is probably the most frequent one, since it eats into time needed for easier questions later in the paper. Skipping the Achievers Section until the end and then running out of time is another, given how much those five questions actually count toward the total. Relying only on classroom level math without touching logical reasoning practice separately tends to hurt scores too, since that section calls for a genuinely different kind of thinking than regular arithmetic ever does. And underestimating the previous class content mixed into Level 1 sometimes catches students off guard, so a light revision of Class 4 topics is worth the extra hour or two it takes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0b1394\" data-id=\"f0b1394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f00732d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f00732d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00894bd\" data-id=\"00894bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65c573\" data-id=\"a65c573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20fe49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b20fe49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Guide Is Worth Following\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c0c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94c0c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good exam preparation guidance needs to be accurate and grounded in how the exam is actually structured, not vague generalities that sound helpful but don&#8217;t hold up against the real paper. Everything in this guide reflects the standard SOF IMO exam pattern and syllabus as structured for Class 5 students, based on how the Science Olympiad Foundation organizes the exam each year. Exact dates and minor structural details can shift slightly from one academic year to the next, so it&#8217;s always worth confirming the final schedule and any last minute changes through your school or the official SOF notification closer to exam time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2909c8\" data-id=\"b2909c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3683fa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3683fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed9e8bf\" data-id=\"ed9e8bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596c4c6\" data-id=\"596c4c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62197fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62197fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6bae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b6bae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IMO Maths Olympiad Class 5 exam rewards steady, well organized preparation far more than last minute intensity. Understanding the exam pattern, knowing exactly what the syllabus covers, and giving the Achievers Section the attention its marks deserve puts a student in a genuinely strong position. Pair that with regular practice, a mock test or two closer to the date, and a calm, unhurried approach to the paper itself, and there&#8217;s really no reason a Class 5 student can&#8217;t walk into this exam feeling ready rather than anxious.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11b28b8\" data-id=\"11b28b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1c4c6f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1c4c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8f5500\" data-id=\"d8f5500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c0f47e\" data-id=\"6c0f47e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b46443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b46443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee181b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ee181b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the IMO Maths Olympiad Class 5 exam pattern? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2491\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Class 5 Level 1 paper has 50 questions worth 60 marks across four sections, Logical Reasoning, Mathematical Reasoning, Everyday Mathematics, and the Achievers Section, to be completed in 60 minutes with no negative marking.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2492\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2492\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What topics are covered in the IMO Maths Olympiad Class 5 syllabus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2492\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2492\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key topics include large numbers up to seven digits, decimals, percentage basics, area, an introduction to profit and loss, along with earlier fundamentals like fractions, basic geometry, measurement, patterns, and data handling.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2493\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2493\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much of the IMO Class 5 paper comes from the previous class syllabus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2493\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2493\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Level 1, around 60 percent of questions come from the current Class 5 syllabus and about 40 percent from Class 4, though the Achievers Section is based entirely on the current class syllabus.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2494\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2494\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can a Class 5 student qualify for IMO Level 2?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2494\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2494\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only the top 5 percent of Level 1 performers within each class qualify for Level 2, which then focuses mainly on Mathematical Reasoning and the Achievers Section with noticeably harder, more application based questions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2495\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2495\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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