Competition Details 
Join us on in-person at Brain-O-Magic Newark or on ZOOM for online competition - April 6th 2024
NO entry and NO refunds if late. Please allow for traffic and lines.
Whats on this page -

1) Structure of competition
2) What prizes are given

3) What is prize level
4) Will your child solve on abacus or mentally
5) What will be asked in mentals competition and how to practice

(Click here for Youtube link for mentals practice)
(Click here for questions to call out)
6) What is competition sheet and how to practice

(Click here for LINK TO PRACTICE SHEETS)
7) Details regarding online competition

Practice session details - Coming Soon !!!



1. STRUCTURE
Competition consists of two parts:

Call out Mentals (only L3 and above kids are eligible for this; more details below).

Written competition sheet (All levels eligible; more details below)

Note: Whether the students will solve mentally or on abacus depends on competition level (see below).

All L3 and Above kids will participate in BOTH parts of the competition (doing only one part is not an option).

All F1,F2,F3,F4, L1 and L2 kids will only do the competition sheet portion.

2. PRIZES
The online and in-person students of the same level compete in the same category.
For the Call out Mentals, there will be one MENTALS champion trophy for each PRIZE LEVEL.
For Competition Sheet , there will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies for each PRIZE LEVEL.

3. PRIZE LEVEL is defined as
F1 (consists of **competition level F1 Dir and F1 OHH)
F2 ( consists of **competition level F2 THH+5)
F3 (**competition level L2/F3)
F4(**competition level L2/F4)
L1(**competition level L1 Dir, L1 OHH)
L2 (**competition level L1 THH+5, L2/F3 combi, L2/F4)
L3,L4,L5,L6,L7,L8,L9,L10 ( same as **competition levels)

**In order to make the competition fair to everyone a different competition level is assigned to the child based on the number of classes they have completed and concepts they have covered. If your child has just started a new level and not completed the required number of classes, they may be assigned a lower level.

You will be notified of your child's competition level and prize level. Please refer to COMPETITION LEVEL WHEN DOING SHEETS and refer to prize level for prize distribution.


4. Solve using ABACUS OR MENTALLY

F1-DirAbacus

F1-OHHAbacus

F2-THH +5Abacus

L2-F3 CombiMental/Abacus

L2-F4Mental/Abacus

L1 DirAbacus

L1 OHHAbacus

L1 THHAbacus

L2-F3 CombiMental/Abacus

L2-F4Mental/Abacus

L3Mental

L4Mental

L5Mental

L6Mental

L7Mental

L8Mental

L9Mental

L10Mental

Past GraduateMental

5. DETAILS for CALL OUT MENTALS Competition

ALL level kids will be solving a total of 40 questions.
DifficultyNo. of questions
1d 5r5
1d 10r5
2d 3r5
2d 5r5
1d 20r5
2d6r3
2d 7r3
2d 10r3
2d 15r3
2d 20r3




PLEASE NOTE: All kids are not expected to be able to solve each one. The highest score in each level will get the MENTALS CHAMPION TITLE.

In case of a tie, there maybe tiebreakers.

Expected levels of difficulty for practice by level:
d= digit, r=rows or numbers e.g. 1d5r means 1 digit 5 numbers.
 
Level1digit2 digit
31d 5r,10r
41d 10r,15r2d3r, 2d5r
51d 10r,15r2d 5r,
61d 15r,20r2d6r
7
2d7r
8
2d10r
9
2d10r,15r
10
2d 10,15,20r

Please note kids may be doing more or less than their level expectation. Practice makes a lot of difference. We hope they can practice and become better and try to do more than what is expected from their level.

We will be sending a sample call out set for you to see how fast or how slow to call a question. The link will be posted here later.

6. DETAILS for COMPETITION SHEET

Please check the competition level assigned to your child.  THIS maybe different from current level the child is in.

1) Your child will be given a SET with 100 questions. (2 SHEETS OF PAPER)
2) Based on the level, these 100 questions may be addition/subtraction only or may include multiplication and/or division.
3) Your child will have 7.5 min to finish as many questions as they can .
4) They can go in any order, they can skip questions, anything they want.
5) They need to make sure the blank space after "equal to" sign has the answer and it fits in the box.
6) They can write anything they want above the question as long as only the answer is in the blank space
7) Look out for tips to help improve speed and accuracy. These will be added here and emailed to you.

The child who gets the highest number of questions correct will get the prize. In case of ties, multiple prizes will be given.

PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE SEEN UNBELIEVABLE PROGRESS WITH PRACTICE. The first time a child might only get 10-20 questions out of 100 in 7.5 min. But you may be surprised to see what they end up with. THE GOAL IS TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES AND GET BETTER regardless of what other kids are doing.

Also keep in mind your child may perform different in the actual competition due to the competition pressure - the more they practice, the higher the chance of consistency.

Practice sheet booklet will be available for pickup. More details to follow. Link to print addition practice sheets will also be added here. Practice session details will also be sent by email. Please stay tuned for tips to improve scores in the competition.

Just like most other competitions, WE DO NOT SHARE SCORES OR ANSWERSHEETS OF THE CHILDREN FOR THE COMPETITION.

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO GET LINK TO PRACTICE SHEETS:
Each folder has an excel with 35 sheets that keep generating new numbers. And it also has PDFs incase you have formatting issues.

F1 DIR
F1 OHH
F2 THH +5
L1 DIR
L1 OHH
L1 THH
L2 F3 Combi
L2 F4
L3
L4
L5
L6
L7
L8
L9
L10 /Past Grad


7. ONLINE COMPETITION - APRIL 6TH 2024 

If you are not able to join in person, GOOD NEWS !! You still have the option to participate in the competition. You will be competing against other kids online and in person at the same level. The online competition will be on Saturday April 6th between 9am-1pm. Time slot will be given based on enrollments. There will be a separate timeslot for the Call Out Mentals portion for L3 and above

You will need the following:
1) 2 cameras so we can see the child working and the screen the child is looking at. A laptop that can focus on the paper and another device (maybe a phone that shows screen or surrounding)
2) Good internet connection to log into zoom - Preferably Hard Wired internet
3) Access to printer. The sheet will be sent to you at the time of your timeslot
4) RED or BLUE PEN to CROSS OUT any questions that are not done
5) Access to whatsapp or text message

FORMAT
a)Paper will be sent on ZOOM chat once your time slot starts.
b)You will have 5 mins to print the paper.
c)7.5 min timer will start exactly 5 min after sheet is sent on ZOOM chat.
d)As soon is timer is over you will be required to put pencils down and cross out
questions not done with a RED PEN. Example will be shown in practice sessions.
e)The answer sheets will need to be WHATSAPPED or TEXTED to number sent in email. within 5 min of competition ending and while we are on zoom. Any submissions after 5 min will be disqualified.
f)Sheet for call out mentals will be emailed in advance.

PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCOMODATE OR GIVE ANY EXTRA TIME FOR TECHNICAL ISSUES. PLEASE BE SURE TO TEST SETUP BEFORE HAND.  Please contact us with any questions or let us know if you would like to test any other setup we would be more than happy to arrange a time. 

FAILURE TO FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION WITHOUT ANY REFUNDS.

Winners will be announced on April 7th along with other students. We will try to live stream the prize distribution, however the Internet at ICC is not very reliable. There is a possibility we might not be able to live stream in that case results will be shared later.

Another suggestion incase livestream doesn't work would be to ask a class mate and do a video call with them.
Location
April 6th

Online Competition
Mentals - 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Written 10:00am to 1:00 PM (30 min slot to be allocated)

In-Person Competition
Brain-O-Magic
3900 New Park Mall Rd
Newark CA
Time:
2:30 to 3:30 or
3:00 to 4:00 based on slots allocated


April 7th

Prize Distribution
ICC Milpitas
525 Los Coches St, Milpitas, CA 95035
Time 11:00 am to 1:00 PM

Golf Land (if selected)
1:30 to 4:30 PM

 Join us April 6th for Competition and April 7th for Prize distribution
We look forward to hosting you!

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