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2021 Math Kangaroo Grades 5-6 past paper

Suitable for 5-6 Grade, 30 MC questions.

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30 Questions
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Probability, noteheavyrealboundaryapplicationscenario.

DDifficulty

  • 3 pointsQ 1-10
  • 4 pointsQ 11-20
  • 5 pointsQ 21-30

TTopics

  • Fraction Operations25%
  • Geometry25%
  • Number Theory20%
  • Combinatorics15%
  • Logic15%

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Sample Problems

2021 Kangaroo Level E Sample Problems (8 questions)

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Q 2Easy 3 pointsSequence
10th term of 3,7,11,...?
A) 39
B) 43
C) 47

Steps

1a10=a1+9d=3+9x4=39
Answer: AArithmetic sequence
Q 7Easy 3 pointsGeometry
Triangle sides 5,12,13. Inradius?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 6

Steps

1Right triangle, area=30, semiperimeter=15, r=area/s=2
Answer: AIncircle
Q 11Medium 4 pointsCombinatorics
4 people shake hands once each. Total handshakes?
A) 6
B) 12
C) 24

Steps

1C(4,2)=6
Answer: ACombination
Q 15Medium 4 pointsNumber Theory
gcd(48,36) x lcm(48,36) = ?
A) 48x36
B) 1728
C) 432

Steps

1gcd x lcm = product = 48x36
Answer: Agcd and lcm
Q 20Medium 4 pointsProbability
Flip 3 coins. Probability all heads?
A) 1/8
B) 1/4
C) 3/8

Steps

1(1/2)^3=1/8
Answer: AIndependent events
Q 24Hard 5 pointsNumber Theory
How many multiples of 3 from 1 to 100?
A) 33
B) 34
C) 30

Steps

1⌊100/3⌋=33
Answer: ADivisibility
Q 28Hard 5 pointsCombinatorics
How many 3-digit numbers with distinct digits from 1,2,3,4?
A) 24
B) 12
C) 64

Steps

14x3x2=24
Answer: APermutation
Q 30Hard 5 pointsGeometry
Pick 4 of 8 cube vertices that are coplanar. How many ways?
A) 12
B) 6
C) 8

Steps

16 faces + 6 diagonal sections = 12
Answer: BCube sections

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