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Math quiz for elementary school students

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

Elementary school math gets harder with each grade, and in the end you start seeing problems that even adults find a bit tricky, right?

But it’s a shame to think, “I hate math” because of that.

So in this article, we’ve picked out items that are recommended even for kids who aren’t very confident in math.

They’re all quiz-style problems that are a bit different from the formulas you learn at school—puzzles you solve by thinking them through—so kids should be able to enjoy the challenge.

It might even help them overcome their dislike of math.

It’s also great as brain training—why not try tackling them together as a parent-child activity?

Math quiz for elementary school students (1–10)

A puzzle that puts your creativity to the test!

[Arithmetic Puzzle] If you stare at it, you’ll get it—A puzzle that tests your creativity! One quick question [Math Quiz]

A puzzle that puts your creativity to the test!

This quiz is a puzzle that tests your quick wits.

A mysterious symbol—whose meaning isn’t obvious at first glance—is drawn in eight of the nine squares of a 3×3 grid.

Only the bottom-right square is blank, and the task is to answer which symbol belongs there.

The symbols vary—combinations of hearts, circles, triangles, something that looks like the Roman letter M, and more—so the pattern isn’t clear at first glance.

However, if you look carefully, you should notice something! The hint is: don’t view them as combinations of individual shapes or the letter M, and remember that there are nine squares in total.

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A common basic-knowledge geometry problem in junior high school entrance exams

[Arithmetic Quiz] A common basic-knowledge geometry problem from junior high school entrance exams!

A common basic-knowledge geometry problem in junior high school entrance exams

A classic geometry problem that frequently appears in arithmetic classes.

Inside a rectangle with a height of 10 cm, there are two overlapping sectors.

Let A be the area outside the two sectors and I be the area where the two sectors overlap, and A and I have the same area.

If you know how to find the area of a sector and the area of a rectangle, the key to the solution is how you set up the equations.

Geometry problems test not only your knowledge of area formulas but also your reasoning, so the key is to practice a lot!

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Seven Rooms

[Arithmetic Quiz] Challenge a Math Olympiad Problem! “Seven Rooms” brain plus*

Seven Rooms

This is a problem from the Math Olympiad for first- to third-grade elementary school students.

Twenty-eight children enter seven rooms labeled A through G at random, and based on five given conditions, you must determine which room has the most children and how many children are in that room.

At first glance, it looks like a problem that even adults might struggle with.

However, if you check each condition one by one and perform the calculations, you can arrive at the answer.

The calculations themselves are simple, but the problem tests your ability to think logically and to derive equations from the given conditions.

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Where you look is the key.

[Math Quiz] Where you look is the key—an elementary school–level problem!!

Where you look is the key.

There is a figure where a large rectangle is divided into nine smaller rectangles.

Each small rectangle is labeled with the sum of the lengths of its sides, and you are to use those clues to find the answer.

However, if you try to calculate it straightforwardly from the given numbers, the computation becomes extremely complicated.

If you pause and change your perspective, though, you can reach the correct answer using only a very simple multiplication.

The key to solving geometry problems is to take your time looking at the figure and identify distinctive features.

Use the flexible thinking unique to elementary school students to arrive at the solution!

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Apples on a deserted island

[Math Quiz] A Brain-Boosting Challenge! Brain Training: “Apples on a Deserted Island” (a variant of “How many coconuts?”) brain plus*

Apples on a deserted island

This is a problem involving a scenario where three people who were cast ashore on an uninhabited island hide and share apples.

The passage is long, and many people may not grasp it in one go.

For complex problems like this, it’s efficient to draw a diagram of the situation on paper!

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