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2025 Math Kangaroo Grades 1-2 past paper

Suitable for 1-2 Grade, 24funmultiple-choice, noteheavyShape RecognitionandCounting.

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24 Questions
75 Minutes
3/4/5 Tiered Scoring
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Exam Overview

Exam Overview

2025 years Competitioncreativeincreases, figureshapeand Logic proportionimprove.

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

2025 Kangaroo Level A Sample Problems (8 questions)

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

Q 1Easy 3 pointsfigureshapecounting
1 square by 1 diagonal pointsbecometwo triangle. total how manytriangle?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

1diagonaltakesquare pointsbecome 2 bigtriangle
2addonsquare bodyof 4 sidenotconstructbecomeamountoutsidetriangle
3Answers is 2 triangle
Answer: Acarefullynumber, notneedmissmissalsonotneedheavycomplex
Q 3Easy 3 pointsCountingoperation
smallbrighthas 7 candiesresult, smallredthanhemany 3 . twopeopletotal how manycandiesresult?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 17

Steps

1smallredhas 7+3=10
2twopeopletotal 7+10=17
Answer: Cfirstcalculatesmallredof, againfindtotaland
Q 5Easy 3 pointsrulelawrecognize
pressrulelawfillnumber: 2, 4, 8, 14, ?
A) 20
B) 22
C) 18

Steps

1differencevaluein order is 2,4,6
2below 1 differencevalueis 8
314+8=22
Answer: Bobservemutualadjacenttwonumberofdifference
Q 9Medium 4 pointsfigureshapepushreasoning
using 4 matchstickscanplace 1 square. place 1 row 5 mutualconnectof squareneedhow much matches?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 20

Steps

1#1 squareneed 4
2ofbackperincrease 1 squareonlyneedadd 3
34+3×4=16
Answer: Btotalenjoysideof squaresavematches
Q 12Medium 4 pointsCounting
1bookshelfon has 3 layer, perlayerput 5 book. takewalk 7 back still remaining how much?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10

Steps

1in total 3×5=15
2takewalk 7 back 15-7=8
Answer: Bfirstcalculatetotalnumberagainsubtractgo
Q 17Hard 5 pointsLogic
Asaid: "Iofnumberthan 10 big". Bsaid: "IofnumberthanAsmall 3". Csaid: "IofnumberisBof 2 times". ifAofnumberis 15, Cofnumberhow much is?
A) 12
B) 24
C) 18

Steps

1A=15
2B=15-3=12
3C=12×2=24
Answer: Bpresssequenceordersubstituteintocalculate
Q 20Hard 5 pointsCombinatorics
take 1,2,3,4 4 digitsfillinto□middle, such that □+□=□+□. how manykinds differentfillmethod?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 6

Steps

11+4=2+3 is 1 kinds
2exchangewaitnumbertwo sidenotcalculatenewfillmethod
31+4=2+3, 1+4=3+2, 2+3=1+4 primeon is 1 kinds pointsmatch
4leftrighttwo sideeach 2 numberof pointsmatchmethodexpressiononlyhas 14|23 1 kinds
5butconsiderconsidersequenceorder: (1,4,2,3)(4,1,2,3)(1,4,3,2)(4,1,3,2)(2,3,1,4)(3,2,1,4) total 6 kinds
Answer: Bclosekeyatatreasoningsolutionwhat calculate'differentfillmethod'
Q 24Hard 5 pointsmathematical thinking
1 timeclockof pointshandfrom 12 walkto 6, classicpassedhow much min?
A) 15
B) 30
C) 60

Steps

1pointshandwalk 1circleis 60 min
2from 12 to 6 ishalfcircle
360÷2=30 min
Answer: Bclockfaceon 12 digitswaitpoints 1circle60 min

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