SOF IMO Class 8 sample paper, 2026–27
What is actually on the SOF IMO Class 8 paper for 2026–27: the sections the body itself publishes, how many questions each one carries and what each is worth — read off the body's own site, and stamped with the date we last checked it.
Last verified against Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF)’s own site on 28 September 2026.
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| 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 |
What it covers: Maths for Class 8
Ch 1. A Square and A Cube
Olympiad syllabus label: A Square and A Cube
Ch 2. Power Play
Olympiad syllabus label: Exponents and Powers — SOF still uses the pre-2023 chapter name
Ch 3. A Story of Numbers
Olympiad syllabus label: A Story of Numbers
Ch 4. Quadrilaterals
Olympiad syllabus label: Quadrilaterals
Ch 5. Number Play
Olympiad syllabus label: Number Play
Ch 6. We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply
Olympiad syllabus label: We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply
Ch 7. Proportional Reasoning-1
Olympiad syllabus label: Proportional Reasoning — one SOF entry covers both this chapter and chapter 10
Ch 8. Fractions in Disguise
Olympiad syllabus label: Fractions in Disguise
Ch 9. The Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem
Olympiad syllabus label: The Baudhayana–Pythagoras Theorem
Ch 10. Proportional Reasoning-2
Olympiad syllabus label: Proportional Reasoning — the compound-proportion and compound-interest half of that same entry
Ch 11. Exploring Some Geometric Themes
Olympiad syllabus label: Exploring Some Geometric Themes
Ch 12. Tales by Dots and Lines
Olympiad syllabus label: Not named under this title on SOF's list; its graph content is what the older book called Introduction to Graphs
Ch 13. Algebra Play
Olympiad syllabus label: Algebra Play
Ch 14. Area
Olympiad syllabus label: Area
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