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How the competition works
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Singa is very strong on teamwork, and the Gold-winning groups will have to show high levels of collaboration, stamina and mutual support - as well as superlative math skills. Questions in the competition will be based on Singapore schools' math questions which have a high content of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). It is open to all students from Grades 1 to 11 in five divisions in team rounds:
Division Junior – Grade 1 and 2
Division Middle – Grade 3 and 4
Division Intermediate – Grade 5 and 6
Division Advance – Grade 7 to 8
Division Expert – Grade 9 to 11
Singateers Round (45 minutes)
Each participant will be working independently on 20 multiple choice questions with 4 options and 5 open-ended questions. So, there will be a total of 25 questions. His/Her individual score will contribute to the Team score. Each grade is ranked by itself, except grade 10/11*
* same paper but ranked separately depending on the number of contestants
Team ABC Round (30 minutes)
In this ABC Round, the participants have to allocate problem-solving duties strategically amongst their team, matching member’s different strengths to the varied mathematics questions they face. There will be a total of 13 questions. These questions are categorised into three categories:
| Category | Number of Questions |
| Category A:Two-mark questions | 4 Questions |
| Category B:Three-mark questions | 6 Questions |
| Category C :Five-mark questions | 3 Questions |
Dash Round (30 minutes)
The Dash Round is a unique set-up which allows members of a team to collaborate in investigating, checking and improving the solutions to a series of maths problems. All 3 members of a team solve 10 open-ended questions together. Team members are to strategise on how they plan to have all 10 questions solved within 30 minutes.
Rules and Regulations
Should any player be found to deviate from any contests rules /procedures, he/she will be disqualified
