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The SK Test — a soroban and mental-arithmetic test you can take any time

Official tests run only a few times a year, and you have to travel to a venue.SK Test is, within Soroban Kingdom, any time our own test, which you can take at any time. Just like the real thing, each subject has a time limit and the marks come at the end all together. Pass and you get Certificates (which you can print).

Test rules

For soroban you take addition, multiplication and division one after another (only the subjects that level has), and the pass mark in every subject and you pass. Mental arithmetic is a single subject.

SubjectquestionsTimePass mark
Addition107 min70 / 100 points
Multiplication157 min100 / 150 points
Division157 min100 / 150 points
Mental math103 min70 / 100 points

There is a 30-second break between subjects. During the test you cannot pause and cannot use "See how to solve it".

What comes up at each level

The digits and terms are What each level looks like table. 20th to 16th Kyu are beginner levels found only in this app, arranged in learning order: friends of 5 → friends of 10.

Certificates

Pass and a certificate appears straight away, ready to print. A certificate from a test taken at home is marked "taken at home".

How do you take it?

Open the app, go to "🏅 Test" in the left menu, pick a level and a test (soroban or mental), and press "Start the test". Levels 20–16 are free forever with no sign-up. From 15th Kyu up, use the 14-day free trial (no credit card) or a plan.

※ The SK Test is Soroban Kingdom's own test. It has no connection whatsoever with any organization that runs soroban tests. The question format (digits and terms) is our own guide, based on published sample questions from soroban tests, and every question is generated on the spot.

🧮 Try it for yourself

Compared with only reading, moving your hands is far quicker to learn. Soroban Kingdom's levels 20–16 are free forever, with no sign-up, on any phone or computer.

When you get one wrong, the bead move that most likely went wrong (worked out from the answer) is shown in a diagram.

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