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2023 Math Kangaroo Grades 1-2 past paper

Suitable for 1-2 Grade, 24funnumbermath.

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24 Questions
75 Minutes
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Exam Overview

Exam Overview

Geometry, Suitable formakeis modulusconsidermaterial.

DDifficulty

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

TTopics

  • Shape Recognition30%
  • Counting25%
  • Basic Operations25%
  • Logic20%

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Sample Problems

2023 Kangaroo Level A Sample Problems (8 questions)

Selected problems across difficulty tiers — click an option to check your answer

Q 1Easy 3 pointscounting
1 rowhas 8 takechair , smallbrightsitat# 3 take. herightsidestillhas severaltakechair ?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6

Steps

18-3=5 take
Answer: Bnote'rightside'notincludingselfsitof
Q 4Easy 3 pointscompare
belowcolumnwhichnumbermaximum?
A) 23+15
B) 40-5
C) 28+8

Steps

1calculateeachvalue: A=38, B=35, C=36
2comparebigsmall: 38>36>35
3A=38 maximum
Answer: Cfirstcalculateoutperofvalueagaincompare
Q 7Easy 3 pointsfigureshape
1 triangle has several side?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

1triangle has 3 side
Answer: BBasicfigureshapeknowrecognize
Q 11Medium 4 pointspushreasoning
smallcatthansmalldoglight 2 commonjin. smalldogheavy 8 commonjin. smallcatandsmalldogtotalheavyhow muchcommonjin?
A) 12
B) 14
C) 16

Steps

1smallcat=8-2=6 commonjin
2total 6+8=14 commonjin
Answer: Bfirstfindsmallcatofheavyquantity
Q 14Medium 4 pointsrulelaw
1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ? below a number how much is?
A) 29
B) 31
C) 33

Steps

1differencevalue: 2,4,6,8
2below 1 difference=10
321+10=31
Answer: Bobservedifferencevalueofrulelaw
Q 19Hard 5 pointscombination
3 kindscolorcolorofsock each 2 onlymixedat 1 up. at leasttakeseveralonlyonly thencankeepprovehas 1 pairsamecolorof?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5

Steps

1mostbadcases: front 3 onlyeach differentcolor
2#4 onlymust andsomeonlysamecolor
Answer: Bpigeonnestoriginalreasoning
Q 22Hard 5 pointsthinkingdimension
1 squarecut 1knifeat mostchangebecomeseveralfigureshape?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

11knifetake 1 figureshapepointsbecome 2
Answer: A1knifeonlycanincrease 1 pointscut
Q 24Hard 5 pointscounting
1 to 20 middle, contains digits 1 ofnumberhas several?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12

Steps

1units digitcontain 1 ofnumber: 1, 11 → 2
2tens digitcontain 1 ofnumber: 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 → 10
3goheavy(11 byheavycomplexcalculate)
4total 2+10-1=11
Answer: Cpoints units digitand tens digit statistics, notegoheavy

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