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2026 Math Kangaroo Grades 1-2 past paper

Suitable for 1-2 Grade, 24funmultiple-choice, spacebetweenfigureshapeincreases.

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2026 years Competition overall Difficulty improve, Geometry54%, multi-step comprehensive reasoning increases.

DDifficulty

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

TTopics

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

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2026 Kangaroo Level A Sample Problems (24 questions)

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Q 1Easy 3 pointsfigureshapecounting
using 6 matchsticksat mostcanplaceoutseveral triangle?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

1per 3 place 1 triangle
26÷3=2
Answer: Amatchsticksnottotalusing
Q 4Easy 3 pointsCountingoperation
smallbrightrowteam, frontface 5 peoplebackface 3 people. thisteamtotal severalpeople?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10

Steps

15+1+3=9 people
Answer: Bremembercalculateself
Q 7Easy 3 pointsrulelawrecognize
pressrulelawfillnumber: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
A) 20
B) 25
C) 36

Steps

112,22,32,42→52=25
Answer: Bcompletelysquarenumber
Q 10Medium 4 pointsspacebetweenthinkobject
positivemethodsolidhas severalface?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8

Steps

1onbelowfrontbackleftrighteach 1 correcttotal 6
Answer: Bbasic propertyprime
Q 14Medium 4 pointscounting
1 to 20 middle digits「1」outappearseveral times?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12

Steps

1units digit: 1,11→2; tens digit: 10-19→10; goheavy 11→total 12
Answer: Cpoints statistics
Q 18Hard 5 pointsLogic
AthanBbig 3 years old, BthanCbig 2 years old. AthanCbigseveralyears old?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5

Steps

1A=B+3=C+2+3=C+5
Answer: Cone by onestepsubstituteinto
Q 21Hard 5 pointsfigureshapeassemblecombined
square along two diagonalcutopengetseveral triangle?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

1two diagonal pointsbecome 4 isosceles right angletriangle
Answer: Cdiagonalintersectcross
Q 2Easy 3 pointsCountingoperation
2+3+4+5+6 = ?
A) 18
B) 20
C) 22

Steps

1one by onetermmutualadd=20
Answer: Baccumulateadd
Q 3Easy 3 pointsfigureshape
belowfacewhichfigureshapehas 3 side?
A) square
B) triangle
C) circleshape

Steps

1triangle has 3 side
Answer: Bbasic figureshape
Q 5Easy 3 pointscompare
smallbright 8year-older brotherthanhebig 4year-older brotherseveralyears old?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14

Steps

18+4=12
Answer: Baddmethodapplication
Q 6Easy 3 pointscounting
1 onlyhand5 fingerstwoonlyhandseveral?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10

Steps

15×2=10
Answer: CmultiplymethodIntroductory
Q 8Easy 3 pointsrulelaw
2,4,6,8,?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 12

Steps

1per times+2→10
Answer: Bwaitdifference
Q 9Easy 3 pointsfigureshape
belowfacewhichnot 4 sideshape?
A) square
B) triangle
C) rectangle

Steps

1triangle is 3 side
Answer: BfigureshapeCategory
Q 11Medium 4 pointsaddsubtract
37+28 = ?
A) 55
B) 65
C) 75

Steps

137+28=65
Answer: Bcarryaddmethod
Q 12Medium 4 pointscompare
whichnumbermaximum: 49,52,38?
A) 38
B) 49
C) 52

Steps

152>49>38
Answer: CbigsmallSort
Q 13Medium 4 pointscounting
1 weeks hasseveral days 3 weeks hasseveral days?
A) 14
B) 18
C) 21

Steps

17×3=21
Answer: Cmultiplymethod
Q 15Medium 4 pointsfigureshape
rectanglehas several right angle?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

14 angleallis right angle
Answer: Crectanglepropertyprime
Q 16Medium 4 pointsrulelaw
findrulelaw: 1,2,4,7,11,?
A) 14
B) 15
C) 16

Steps

1difference 1,2,3,4→belowdifference 5→16
Answer: Cincreasingdifference
Q 17Medium 4 pointsoperation
50-13-7 = ?
A) 28
B) 30
C) 32

Steps

150-20=30
Answer: Bconnectsubtract
Q 19Hard 5 pointslogic
5 smallfriendspoints 12candiesperpeopleat least 2enough??
A) enough
B) notenough
C) justgood

Steps

15×2=10<12→enough
Answer: Amultiplymethodcompare
Q 20Hard 5 pointsspacebetween
take 1 square correctfoldagaincorrectfolddozenopenback has several foldmark?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Steps

1horizontal and verticaleach 1 total 2 →correctfoldtwo times 4
Answer: Cspacebetweenthinkobject
Q 22Hard 5 pointspushreasoning
fathertodayyears 35 years old5 years frontchild isfather1 halfchild todayyears severalyears old?
A) 15
B) 18
C) 20

Steps

15 years frontfather30child 15→todayyears 20
Answer: Cyears-age
Q 23Hard 5 pointsfigureshape
number 1 numberfiguremiddlehas several square(2×2grid)?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6

Steps

14 small+1 big=5
Answer: Bcounting tips
Q 24Hard 5 pointsmathematical thinking
clockface 3 pointintegertimetimehandpointshandincludedangleis several°?
A) 60°
B) 90°
C) 120°

Steps

1perbiggrid30°, 3 pointdifference 3grid=90°
Answer: Bclockfaceangle

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