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You can use this practice material how you like but a summary of the rules for the main competition are as follows. The main rules are given on the Competition Format page on our website https://persecoding.net

• teams of four from year 10 and below with a maximum of two Year 10 students
• a teacher must supervise and time your main competition submission
• you will have no access to internet search but can use defined main language reference APIs and documentation
• you may also take copies of up to 20 sides (10 double sided pages) of code snippets into the exam
• you will be allowed 10 mins discussion time (no notes taken) and then split into pairs for 50 mins on the computers taking some questions each as you see fit
• you are expected to divide the questions between your team as you see best in order to achieve the maximum number of points in the time allowed
• all submissions must be made within the hour
• submissions must complete execution within 4 seconds of running time
• no communication is allowed between the pairs after the division but (through the invigilator) a maximum of one question is allowed to be passed between the two pairs if needed