April 2026 Contest — Grade 2
The April 2026 North Star contest paper for Grade 2 has 12 questions and a 30-minute limit. Two sample questions with worked solutions are below, and you can take the whole paper online for free — no account, no sign-up.
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Questions
- 12
- Time limit
- 30 minutes
- Contest
- April 2026
- Subject
- Mathematics
- School year
- 2025-26
Before you start
- The timer starts when you press Start and runs for 30 minutes.
- Answer the 12 questions in any order; each is multiple choice.
- Your answers are marked as you go. Nothing is saved to an account, so finish in one sitting.
Sample questions
The first and last questions from this paper, with their worked solutions.
Question 1 — Mathematical Applications
Jerry plays hockey on every Monday and Tuesday. He plays soccer on Thursdays and Fridays. On all other days, he doesn’t play any sports. In two weeks, on how many days he plays sports?
- A.4
- B.5
- C.8
- D.10
- E.11
Show the worked solution
To find out how many days Jerry plays sports in two weeks, let's first count the days he plays sports in one week:
1. Jerry plays hockey on Monday and Tuesday. That is 2 days.
2. Jerry plays soccer on Thursday and Friday. That is 2 days.
Adding these together, Jerry plays sports on 2 + 2 = 4 days in one week.
Since we want to find the number of days in two weeks, we add the days from the first week and the second week:
4 days + 4 days = 8 days.
Therefore, Jerry plays sports on 8 days in two weeks.
The answer is C.
Question 12 — Number Sense & Operations
Children are lining up for the ice cream truck. Mia knows that 5 children are standing in front of her. Noah knows there are 9 children in the line altogether. Mia is standing just in front of Noah.
How many children are behind Noah?
- A.1
- B.5
- C.3
- D.4
- E.2
Show the worked solution
Let's count the children in the line from front to back:
1. There are 5 children standing in front of Mia. This means Mia is the 6th child in line.
2. Mia is standing just in front of Noah, which means Noah is right behind her. So, Noah is the 7th child in line.
3. There are 9 children in the line altogether.
4. The children standing behind Noah (the 7th child) are the 8th child and the 9th child.
Counting them, we have 2 children behind Noah.
The answer is E.
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