Junior Mathematical Challenge
A 60 minute, 25 multiple choice Challenge. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency to make students think. The problems on the Junior Maths Challenge are accessible yet still challenge those with more experience.
Time limit
60 minutes
Price
£13 for 10 entries
Age group
England, Wales and Overseas: Year 8 and below
Scotland: S2 or below
Northern Ireland: Year 9 or below
Deadline for physical paper purchases
Thursday 4th April 2024
Challenge Date
Thursday 25th April 2024
How it works
1
Register your school
2
Purchase entries
3
Sit challenge
4
Receive results
Preparing for the challenge
We are delighted to be working with Dr Frost Maths to help teachers use UKMT past papers and problems in the classroom.
You can utilise UKMT past papers, solutions and investigations as preparation materials for your students. They are a great resource containing high-quality problems from previous years designed to encourage mathematical thinking.
Instructions
The use of blank paper for rough working is allowed; squared paper, calculators and measuring instruments are forbidden.
Use a B or an HB non-propelling pencil.
Do not expect to finish the whole paper in the time allowed. The questions in this paper have been arranged in approximate order of difficulty with the harder questions towards the end. You are not expected to complete all the questions during the time. You should bear this in mind when deciding which questions to tackle.
The questions on this paper are designed to challenge you to think, not to guess. You will gain more marks, and more satisfaction, by doing one question carefully than by guessing lots of answers. This paper is about solving interesting problems, not about lucky guessing.
To accommodate candidates in other time zones, please do not discuss any aspect of the paper on the internet until 8am GMT on Saturday 27 April 2023. Candidates in time zones more than 3 hours ahead of GMT must sit the paper on Friday 26 April 2023 (as defined locally).
Past Papers
Download UKMT’s free past papers to help students achieve better results.
Maths Books
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