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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2012 – Pre-Ecolier
4. Helena has written down the word KANGAROO twice. How many times did she write the
letter A?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 6
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Which is the tenth sticker put by Luke?
6. On Friday Dan starts to paint the word BANANA. Each day he paints one letter. On
what day will he paint the last letter?
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday (C) Wednesday (D) Thursday (E) Friday
8. Katja is in a boat on a lake. Which of the pictures does she see in the lake?
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(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(E)
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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2012 – Pre-Ecolier
9. 13 children are playing hide and seek. One of them is the ”seeker”. After a while 9 children
have been found. How many children are still hiding?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 9 (E) 22
10. Father hangs the laundry outside on a clothesline. He wants to use as few pegs as possible.
For 3 towels he needs 4 pegs, as shown. How many pegs does he need for 9 towels?
11. Today Betty added her age and her sister’s age and obtained 10 as the sum. What will
the sum of their ages be after one year?
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12 (E) 20
12. The clock shows the time when Stephen leaves his school. School lunch starts 3 hours
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8 4
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13. A dragon has 3 heads. Every time a hero cuts off 1 head, 3 new heads emerge. The hero
cuts 1 head off and then he cuts 1 off head again. How many heads does the dragon have now?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8
14. Stars, clovers, gifts and trees repeat regularly on a game board. Some juice was spilt on
the board. As a result some pictures can’t be seen. How many stars were on the board before
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15. Eve brings 12 candies, Alice 9 candies and Irene doesn’t bring any candy. They put all
the candies together on a table and divide them equally among themselves. How many candies
does each of the girls get?
(A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 12
16. Tim is looking at seven silk paintings on a wall. At the left he sees the dragon and on
the right the butterfly.
Which animal is on the left of the tiger and the lion, and on the right of the apricot?
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17. Winnie the Pooh bought 4 apple pies and Eeyore bought 6 cheese cakes. They paid the
same and together they paid 24 euros. How many euros does 1 cheese cake cost?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 10 (E) 12
18. Sparrow Jack jumps on a fence from one post to another. Each jump takes him 1 second.
He makes 4 jumps ahead, then 1 jump back and again 4 jumps ahead and 1 back etc. In how
many seconds does Jack get from START to FINISH?
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(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 (E) 14
19. Grandmother made 11 cookies. She decorated 5 cookies with raisins and then 7 cookies
with nuts. At least how many cookies were decorated with both raisins and nuts?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 7 (E) 12
20. At a school’s party Dan, Jack and Ben each received a bag with 10 candies. Each of the
boys ate just 1 candy and gave 1 candy to the teacher. How many candies did they have left
altogether?
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 24 (D) 27 (E) 30
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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2012 – Pre-Ecolier
1 + 2 = 3
2 + 2 = 4
2 + 3 = 5
1 + 2 = 4
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
. How many of the following shapes can Ann make by glueing together two of these
tiles?
23. In a box there are three boxes, each one of which contains three smaller boxes. How many
boxes are there in total?
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 13 (E) 15
24. There are coins on the board. We want to have 2 coins in each column and 2 coins in
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Answer of Questions
Q. No. Pre-Ecolier Level Q. No. Ecolier Level Q. No. Benjamin Level Q. No. Cadet Level Q. No. Junior Level Q. No. Student Level
1 C 1 B 1 C 1 B 1 D 1 E
2 B 2 D 2 C 2 D 2 D 2 B
3 D 3 B 3 A 3 A 3 D 3 C
4 D 4 C 4 C 4 E 4 E 4 A
5 B 5 A 5 E 5 C 5 C 5 C
6 C 6 E 6 C 6 E 6 A 6 A
7 E 7 C 7 D 7 C 7 B 7 D
8 C 8 D 8 A 8 D 8 D 8 D
9 A 9 E 9 B 9 D 9 D 9 E
10 B 10 B 10 B 10 D 10 D 10 C
11 D 11 E 11 D 11 C 11 C 11 A
12 D 12 C 12 B 12 C 12 B 12 D
13 D 13 D 13 D 13 B 13 C 13 A
14 D 14 B 14 C 14 C 14 D 14 C
15 B 15 D 15 D 15 C 15 B 15 C
16 B 16 C 16 D 16 D 16 E 16 D
17 A 17 D 17 C 17 C 17 B 17 E
18 E 18 C 18 D 18 E 18 D 18 B
19 A 19 D 19 A 19 D 19 B 19 C
20 C 20 B 20 C 20 B 20 D 20 E
21 D 21 E 21 B 21 E 21 A 21 E
22 E 22 D 22 D 22 D 22 D 22 C
23 D 23 E 23 D 23 B 23 A 23 D
24 C 24 C 24 B 24 D 24 C 24 B
25 D 25 D 25 C 25 D
26 B 26 E 26 C 26 D
27 D 27 B 27 C 27 A
28 D 28 C 28 C 28 B
29 C 29 C 29 B 29 E
30 B 30 A 30 D 30 B
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KSF 2013 – finalized problems PreEcolier
3 points
(A) 3 and 5 (B) 4 and 8 (C) 2 and 0 (D) 6 and 9 (E) 7 and 1
# 2. There are 12 books on a shelf and four children in a room. How many books will be left on the
# 3. Which of the dresses has less than 7 dots, but more than 5 dots?
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# 4. There are white, grey and black kangaroos. Which picture has more black kangaroos than white
kangaroos?
(D) (E)
# 6. There is a path with square tiles. How many tiles fit in the area
inside?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9
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(D) (E)
# 8. Ann has . Barb gave Eve . Jim has . Bob has . Who
is Barb?
# 9. Father gives 5 apples to each of his three children. Ana gives 3 apples to Sanja and then Sanja
gives half of her apples to Mihael. How many apples does Mihael have now?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9
4 points
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# 10. George has 2 cats of the same weight. What is the weight of one cat if George weighs 30
kilograms?
(A) 1 kilogram (B) 2 kilograms (C) 3 kilograms (D) 4 kilograms (E) 5 kilograms
# 12. How many carrots can the rabbit eat, walking freely in this maze?
# 13. Cat and Mouse are moving to the right. When Mouse jumps 1 tile, Cat jumps 2 tiles at the
same time.
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# 14.
Peter built a podium (as in the picture). How many cubes did he use?
# 15. There are 5 children in a family. Kitty is 2 years older than Betty, but 2 years younger than
Dannie. Teddy is 3 years older than Annie. Betty and Annie are twins. Who of them is the eldest?
(A) Annie (B) Betty (C) Dannie (D) Kitty (E) Teddy
5 points
# 17. Kasia has 3 brothers and 3 sisters. How many brothers and how many sisters does her brother
Mike have?
(A) 3 brothers and 3 sisters (B) 3 brothers and 4 sisters (C) 2 brothers and 3 sisters
(D) 3 brothers and 2 sisters (E) 2 brothers and 4 sisters
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Adam has 6 pears. How many strawberries will Adam have, when he trades all his pears for just
strawberries?
(A) 12 (B) 36 (C) 18 (D) 24 (E) 6
# 19. Ann has a square sheet of paper: . She cuts these pieces: out of
the sheet, as many as possible. How many pieces does she get?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
# 21. A tile
falls off the wall. Caroline has three extra tiles, see the picture.
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# 22. Ana has one coin of 5 cents, one coin of 10 cents, one coin of 20 cents and one coin of 50 cents.
How many different values can she make with these coins?
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 10 (D) 15 (E) 20
# 23. Ania makes a large cube from 27 small white cubes. She paints all the faces of the large cube
green. Then Ania removes a small cube from four corners, as shown. Whilst the
paint is still wet, she stamps each of the new faces onto a piece of paper. How many of the following
# 24. A square box is filled with two layers of identical square pieces of chocolate. Kirill has eaten
all 20 pieces in the upper layer along the walls of the box. How many pieces of chocolate are left in
the box?
(A) 16 (B) 30 (C) 50 (D) 52 (E) 70
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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2013
Answer of Questions
Q. No. Pre-Ecolier Level Q. No. Ecolier Level Q. No. Benjamin Level Q. No. Cadet Level Q. No. Junior Level Q. No. Student Level
1 D 1 D 1 E 1 D 1 D 1 C
2 B 2 D 2 C 2 D 2 C 2 C
3 A 3 E 3 C 3 A 3 C 3 E
4 D 4 B 4 B 4 C 4 C 4 D
5 B 5 C 5 E 5 E 5 C 5 C
6 E 6 D 6 B 6 E 6 E 6 D
7 C 7 B 7 B 7 C 7 E 7 E
8 D 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 C 8 B
9 E 9 B 9 C 9 A 9 D 9 E
10 C 10 D 10 C 10 C 10 C 10 D
11 A 11 D 11 C 11 E 11 D 11 C
12 B 12 A 12 C 12 E 12 B 12 A
13 D 13 D 13 D 13 B 13 D 13 E
14 E 14 E 14 B 14 C 14 D 14 D
15 C 15 B 15 E 15 B 15 D 15 A
16 A 16 B 16 B 16 A 16 D 16 D
17 E 17 D 17 D 17 A 17 A 17 A
18 C 18 D 18 A 18 E 18 C 18 E
19 C 19 B 19 C 19 B 19 D 19 E
20 B 20 C 20 D 20 C 20 E 20 C
21 A 21 E 21 A 21 B 21 C 21 A
22 D 22 B 22 D 22 D 22 D 22 D
23 D 23 B 23 B 23 C 23 C 23 A
24 D 24 B 24 A 24 C 24 E 24 E
25 D 25 B 25 B 25 D
26 D 26 A 26 D 26 C
27 B 27 B 27 C 27 B
28 B 28 D 28 C 28 D
29 D 29 B 29 C 29 E
30 B 30 C 30 B 30 B
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KSF 2014 – finalized problems PreEcolier
3 points
# 1. Ladybird will sit on a flower that has five petals and three leaves. On which of
the following flowers will ladybird sit?
(D) (E)
# 2. In what order do you meet the shapes starting from the arrow?
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# 3. How many more grey squares than white ones can you see?
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 10
# 4. Put the animials in line from the smallest to the largest. What animal is in the middle?
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(D) (E)
# 7. A square was composed of 25 small squares, but some of these small squares are lost. How
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(D) (E)
4 points
# 9. When the ant goes from home following these arrows: → 3, ↑ 3, → 3, ↑ 1, it comes to
the ladybird
Which animal would it come to, if it goes from home following these arrows: → 2, ↓ 2, → 3, ↑ 3,
→ 2, ↑ 2?
# 11. A square was cut into 4 parts as shown in the picture. Which of the following shapes cannot
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(D) (E)
(D) (E)
# 13. Walking from K to O along the lines pick up the letters KANGAROO in the correct order.
What is the lenght of the shortest walk in meters?
1m
1m
# 14. How many numbers are greater than 10 and less than or equal to 31 which can be written
with digits 1, 2 or 3 only? You can repeat digits.
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8
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5 points
# 17. The chess board is damaged. How many black squares on the right side of the line are missing?
# 18. Rabbit Venya eats cabbages and carrots. Each day he eats either 10 carrots, or 2 cabbages.
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Last week Venya ate 6 cabbages. How many carrots did he eat?
(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 34 (D) 40 (E) 50
# 19. What should you put in the square to get a correct diagram?
# 20. Put the digits 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the squares and calculate the sum to get the largest value.
What is that value? +
(A) 68 (B) 77 (C) 86 (D) 95 (E) 97
# 21. The central cell of the square was removed. We cut it into equal pieces. Which piece is not
possible to get?
# 22. To get the product of 2 x 3 x 15, Bill has to press the keys of his calculator seven times:
Bill wants to multiply all numbers from 3 to 21, using his calculator. At least, how many times will
he press the keys of his calculator?
(A) 19 (B) 31 (C) 37 (D) 50 (E) 60
# 23. Fedya has 4 red cubes, 3 blue cubes, 2 green cubes and 1 yellow cube. He builds a tower (see
the picture) in such a way that no two adjacent cubes have the same colour. What is the colour of
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the middle cube?
(A) red (B) blue (C) green (D) yellow
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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2014
Answer of Questions
Q. No. Pre-Ecolier Level Q. No. Ecolier Level Q. No. Benjamin Level Q. No. Cadet Level Q. No. Junior Level Q. No. Student Level
1 B 1 D 1 C 1 D 1 B 1 C
2 A 2 D 2 D 2 D 2 A 2 C
3 D 3 A 3 D 3 A 3 E 3 B
4 B 4 D 4 A 4 B 4 A 4 C
5 C 5 A 5 A 5 E 5 C 5 E
6 D 6 E 6 D 6 E 6 A 6 E
7 D 7 E 7 B 7 B 7 B 7 E
8 B 8 C 8 B 8 E 8 B 8 D
9 A 9 E 9 B 9 B 9 E 9 D
10 C 10 E 10 C 10 D 10 C 10 C
11 D 11 B 11 E 11 E 11 C 11 A
12 E 12 D 12 B 12 B 12 C 12 B
13 C 13 B 13 D 13 C 13 B 13 B
14 D 14 B 14 B 14 E 14 D 14 C
15 B 15 C 15 B 15 E 15 A 15 D
16 D 16 B 16 D 16 C 16 E 16 D
17 B 17 B 17 A 17 B 17 E 17 A
18 D 18 C 18 D 18 E 18 C 18 B
19 E 19 B 19 E 19 D 19 D 19 A
20 D 20 C 20 A 20 A 20 C 20 C
21 E 21 A 21 D 21 E 21 D 21 E
22 D 22 D 22 A 22 D 22 D 22 D
23 A 23 D 23 E 23 B 23 D 23 E
24 A 24 D 24 C 24 D 24 B 24 A
25 E 25 C 25 C 25 D
26 D 26 A 26 C 26 A
27 B 27 B 27 B 27 C
28 C 28 C 28 E 28 B
29 C 29 A 29 B 29 D
30 E 30 B 30 C 30 D
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KSF 2015 - selected problems PreEcolier
3 point problems
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4. Five lady-bugs live on a bush. In total, how many spots have the lady-bugs?
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6. Which of the following pictures can be rotated so that it will coincide with the picture
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4 point problems
9. It takes half an hour for Jenny to go half of the way from school to home. How long does it
take Jenny to go to school from home?
10. Don made two bricks by sticking two cubes together. Which construction cannot be built
of these two bricks?
11. Marko has 9 sweets and Tomo has 17 sweets. How many sweets does Tomo need to give to
Marko so that each boy has the same number of sweets?
12. Six towers are built with grey cubes and white cubes. Each tower is made with five cubes.
Cubes of the same colors do not touch. How many white cubes are there?
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14. The date 5/5/2015 has three 5's. The earliest date that will have three 5's again is:
15. Mother ordered 2 pizzas and sliced each of them into 8 pieces for Vera's birthday. There
were 14 children at the party including Vera. How many slices are left over if mother gives
one slice to each child?
16. Place each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 into one box so that everything is correct. Which
number goes into the box marked with question mark?
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5 point problems
17. There were 11 flags on a straight track of a race. The first one was at the start, the last one
at the finish. The distance between each flag was 8 m. How long was the track?
(A) 24 metres (B) 48 metres (C) 72 metres (D) 80 metres (E) 88 metres
18. The Kangaroo jumps from circle S along the line to the next circle in one jump.
It is not allowed to jump into any circle more than once. In how many different ways, by
19. A ship was attacked by pirates. One by one they were climbing a rope to get to the ship.
The pirate captain was in the middle and he was also the eighth one from the beginning.
How many pirates were on the rope?
20. During 3 days Joy the cat was catching mice. Each day, Joy caught 2 mice more than the
previous day. On the third day, Joy caught twice as many mice as on the first day. In total,
how many mice did Joy catch during the three days?
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21. Rick and Tom were building an igloo. Each hour Rick made 8 snow bricks and Tom made
two bricks less. How many bricks did they make together in three hours?
22. Nick built a cube using gray and white cubes (see fig.). The cubes with the same color do
not have a common face. Which statement describes the number of used cubes?
23. We left for a summer camp yesterday at 4:32 PM and got to our destination today at
6:11 AM. For how long did we travel?
24. The numbers 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 are written into the squares (see fig.) so that the sum of the
numbers in the row is equal to the sum of the numbers in the column. Which number is
written in the central square?
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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2015
Answer of Questions
Q. No. Pre-Ecolier Level Q. No. Ecolier Level Q. No. Benjamin Level Q. No. Cadet Level Q. No. Junior Level Q. No. Student Level
1 D 1 E 1 B 1 E 1 B 1 E
2 C 2 A 2 C 2 B 2 E 2 A
3 B 3 E 3 A 3 E 3 B 3 A
4 C 4 E 4 A 4 A 4 E 4 A
5 B 5 B 5 B 5 D 5 B 5 D
6 E 6 E 6 E 6 A 6 C 6 D
7 B 7 B 7 D 7 C 7 E 7 B
8 E 8 A 8 E 8 D 8 A 8 E
9 C 9 D 9 A 9 C 9 D 9 C
10 B 10 B 10 A 10 D 10 C 10 B
11 C 11 C 11 D 11 B 11 B 11 C
12 C 12 C 12 E 12 C 12 C 12 D
13 A 13 B 13 C 13 B 13 C 13 E
14 E 14 D 14 C 14 D 14 A 14 C
15 D 15 C 15 D 15 E 15 B 15 B
16 E 16 A 16 C 16 C 16 D 16 A
17 D 17 C 17 B 17 C 17 D 17 C
18 D 18 D 18 C 18 B 18 B 18 C
19 D 19 D 19 E 19 A 19 D 19 C
20 C 20 E 20 B 20 B 20 E 20 A
21 C 21 C 21 E 21 C 21 A 21 D
22 A 22 D 22 C 22 C 22 B 22 A
23 A 23 D 23 D 23 D 23 C 23 D
24 D 24 C 24 C 24 A 24 D 24 C
25 B 25 D 25 C 25 E
26 C 26 D 26 A 26 D
27 B 27 E 27 B 27 C
28 D 28 C 28 D 28 B
29 E 29 C 29 B 29 D
30 D 30 D 30 B 30 D
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INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2016
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
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International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2017
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Level Q. No. Ecolier Level Q. No. Benjamin Level Q. No. Cadet Level Q. No. Junior Level Q. No. Student Level
1 D 1 E 1 B 1 B 1 B 1 C
2 C 2 A 2 C 2 C 2 E 2 A
3 B 3 E 3 E 3 C 3 B 3 C
4 A 4 C 4 D 4 A 4 C 4 A
5 A 5 A 5 B 5 B 5 E 5 C
6 A 6 E 6 A 6 E 6 C 6 B
7 E 7 C 7 E 7 D 7 E 7 A
8 C 8 A 8 C 8 D 8 C 8 C
9 D 9 E 9 B 9 B 9 A 9 B
10 A 10 E 10 D 10 A 10 C 10 B
11 C 11 B 11 D 11 E 11 C 11 A
12 E 12 C 12 C 12 A 12 E 12 B
13 E 13 D 13 C 13 D 13 D 13 E
14 C 14 D 14 C 14 A 14 C 14 D
15 B 15 A 15 D 15 E 15 B 15 B
16 B 16 D 16 E 16 A 16 B 16 D
17 B 17 C 17 E 17 B 17 A 17 E
18 C 18 B 18 D 18 B 18 C 18 C
19 C 19 A 19 B 19 B 19 D 19 D
20 E 20 C 20 C 20 D 20 A 20 D
21 E 21 C 21 A 21 C 21 D 21 C
22 D 22 B 22 D 22 C 22 E 22 E
23 D 23 E 23 D 23 B 23 C 23 E
24 B 24 B 24 B 24 A 24 E 24 D
25 C 25 D 25 B 25 E
26 C 26 A 26 E 26 D
27 D 27 D 27 A 27 D
28 D 28 E 28 B 28 A
29 E 29 D 29 D 29 E
30 C 30 D 30 A 30 A
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28th International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2018
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Level Q. No. Ecolier Level Q. No. Benjamin Level Q. No. Cadet Level Q. No. Junior Level Q. No. Student Level
1 E 1 B 1 A 1 D 1 C 1 A
2 D 2 E 2 C 2 E 2 E 2 D
3 D 3 C 3 B 3 C 3 C 3 A
4 D 4 E 4 B 4 B 4 C 4 A
5 B 5 D 5 D 5 C 5 E 5 C
6 B 6 D 6 E 6 B 6 A 6 E
7 B 7 D 7 D 7 E 7 B 7 A
8 C 8 A 8 C 8 C 8 B 8 B
9 B 9 D 9 C 9 D 9 A 9 B
10 D 10 A 10 A 10 D 10 B 10 D
11 D 11 B 11 E 11 B 11 D 11 B
12 A 12 E 12 B 12 C 12 D 12 D
13 C 13 E 13 E 13 D 13 B 13 A
14 C 14 C 14 A 14 C 14 E 14 D
15 C 15 C 15 A 15 A 15 B 15 D
16 B 16 D 16 C 16 D 16 A 16 D
17 A 17 D 17 C 17 D 17 D 17 B
18 D 18 C 18 E 18 B 18 E 18 C
19 A 19 B 19 A 19 A 19 D 19 B
20 C 20 A 20 A 20 B 20 A 20 E
21 D 21 B 21 C 21 E 21 B 21 A
22 B 22 D 22 C 22 C 22 C 22 D
23 E 23 E 23 D 23 B 23 E 23 B
24 E 24 B 24 C 24 B 24 C 24 D
25 B 25 D 25 D 25 C
26 D 26 A 26 D 26 B
27 B 27 B 27 A 27 B
28 C 28 E 28 D 28 A
29 C 29 C 29 C 29 C
30 E 30 C 30 D 30 B
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Answer Key IKMC 2018
KSF 2019
2019 - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
SECTION ONE - (3 point problems)
(D) (E)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(E)
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Which piece is the one she cut?
(D) (E)
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2019 - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
6. At the entrance of the zoo there are 12 children in the queue. Lucy is the 7th from the
front and Kim is the second from the back. How many children are there between Lucy
and Kim in the queue?
7. Jorge pairs his socks so that the numbers match. How many pairs can he make?
8.
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2019 - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
10. Patricia folds a sheet of paper twice and then cuts it, as shown. How many pieces of
paper does she end up with?
The cards are removed one by one from the top of the stack. In what order are the cards
removed?
12. Maya Bee was gathering pollen from all of the flowers that lie inside the rectangle, but
are outside the triangle. From how many flowers did she collect pollen?
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2019 - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
13. Four strips are woven into a pattern, as shown.
What do you see when you look at it from the other side?
(D) (E)
14. Each of the shapes shown is made by gluing together four cubes of the same size. The
shapes are to be painted. Which shape has the smallest area to be painted?
(D) (E)
15. A floor is covered with identical rectangular tiles as shown. The shorter side of each
tile is 1 m. What is the length of the side with the question mark?
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2019 - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
16. A train from Kang station to Aroo station leaves at 6:00 in the morning and passes by
other three stations on the way, without stopping.
The numbers show the journey times between two stations, in hours. The train arrives at
Aroo station at 11:00
:00 at night on the same day. What is the journey time between Aroo
station and the previous one?
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
(E) 6
18. On a farm, there are only sheep and cows. The number of sheep is 8 more than the
number of cows. The number of cows is half the number of sheep. How many animals are
on the farm?
(D) (E)
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2019 - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
20. There are 10 camels in a Zoo. The camels are either bactrian (with two humps) or
dromedary (with one hump). In total there are 14 humps. Find the number of bactrian
camels in the Zoo.
21. Three squirrels Anni, Asia and Elli collected 7 nuts in total. Each collected a different
number of nuts, but each collected at least one. Anni collected the least, Asia the most.
How many nuts did Elli collect?
(A) 40 cm (B) 45 cm
(C) 50 cm (D) 55 cm
(E) 60 cm
First, Ani replaced all the black squares with white ones. Next, Bob replaced all the grey
squares with black ones. Finally, Chris replaced all the white squares with grey
gr ones.
What did they get at the end?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(E)
24. Peter chose a square of four cells in the table so that the sum of the four numbers
inside the square is greater than 63:
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29th International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2019
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Q. No. Ecolier Q. No. Benjamin Q. No. Cadet Q. No. Junior Q. No. Student
1 D 1 E 1 B 1 E 1 A 1 A
2 A 2 C 2 C 2 E 2 B 2 E
3 C 3 A 3 C 3 C 3 E 3 E
4 C 4 D 4 E 4 D 4 C 4 D
5 E 5 A 5 E 5 D 5 B 5 C
6 B 6 A 6 D 6 D 6 B 6 E
7 C 7 D 7 D 7 A 7 C 7 B
8 C 8 B 8 C 8 B 8 B 8 C
9 E 9 B 9 B 9 D 9 A 9 D
10 B 10 C 10 A 10 A 10 B 10 D
11 D 11 C 11 C 11 A 11 C 11 D
12 A 12 E 12 C 12 B 12 C 12 B
13 B 13 B 13 C 13 E 13 E 13 E
14 B 14 A 14 B 14 B 14 B 14 E
15 E 15 D 15 A 15 C 15 D 15 D
16 D 16 D 16 C 16 C 16 E 16 C
17 E 17 E 17 B 17 D 17 A 17 A
18 D 18 C 18 C 18 B 18 C 18 B
19 A 19 B 19 A 19 C 19 D 19 A
20 D 20 E 20 B 20 C 20 E 20 E
21 B 21 B 21 C 21 B 21 A 21 B
22 C 22 E 22 E 22 B 22 E 22 B
23 D 23 D 23 D 23 C 23 B 23 C
24 A 24 A 24 C 24 E 24 D 24 E
25 D 25 E 25 C 25 A
26 B 26 A 26 C 26 D
27 D 27 C 27 D 27 E
28 A 28 E 28 B 28 C
29 D 29 E 29 A 29 B
30 C 30 D 30 C 30 C
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30th International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2020
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Q. No. Ecolier Q. No. Benjamin Q. No. Cadet Q. No. Junior Q. No. Student
1 D 1 E 1 E 1 B 1 B 1 D
2 E 2 E 2 E 2 A 2 D 2 B
3 A 3 A 3 D 3 C 3 E 3 B
4 E 4 A 4 B 4 A 4 A 4 A
5 A 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 B 5 C
6 D 6 D 6 C 6 E 6 C 6 E
7 E 7 E 7 A 7 D 7 B 7 D
8 D 8 C 8 B 8 B 8 E 8 D
9 C 9 C 9 C 9 D 9 C 9 E
10 C 10 C 10 E 10 B 10 A 10 D
11 E 11 D 11 A 11 A 11 D 11 E
12 C 12 E 12 E 12 C 12 B 12 B
13 B 13 D 13 A 13 B 13 B 13 B
14 A 14 A 14 B 14 C 14 B 14 B
15 B 15 D 15 C 15 C 15 A 15 B
16 D 16 B 16 C 16 C 16 C 16 A
17 D 17 B 17 E 17 A 17 E 17 B
18 D 18 C 18 D 18 D 18 D 18 A
19 C 19 A 19 B 19 B 19 A 19 C
20 C 20 D 20 A 20 E 20 D 20 B
21 B 21 D 21 B 21 A 21 B 21 D
22 E 22 D 22 E 22 A 22 C 22 E
23 C 23 B 23 B 23 D 23 E 23 D
24 B 24 D 24 C 24 B 24 D 24 D
25 D 25 C 25 C 25 E
26 D 26 C 26 C 26 C
27 B 27 E 27 C 27 A
28 A 28 D 28 A 28 A
29 E 29 D 29 B 29 C
30 B 30 C 30 D 30 C
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31st International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2021
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Q. No. Ecolier Q. No. Benjamin Q. No. Cadet Q. No. Junior Q. No. Student
1 E 1 C 1 D 1 A 1 C 1 E
2 B 2 C 2 A 2 E 2 B 2 A
3 A 3 B 3 E 3 D 3 B 3 D
4 D 4 B 4 D 4 B 4 B 4 E
5 A 5 E 5 B 5 A 5 B 5 A
6 D 6 C 6 C 6 A 6 C 6 B
7 E 7 D 7 B 7 B 7 C 7 E
8 B 8 C 8 E 8 E 8 C 8 C
9 D 9 A 9 E 9 B 9 D 9 C
10 D 10 E 10 D 10 E 10 E 10 D
11 C 11 E 11 B 11 D 11 B 11 D
12 E 12 C 12 B 12 E 12 C 12 D
13 A 13 C 13 D 13 C 13 A 13 D
14 C 14 E 14 B 14 B 14 A 14 A
15 B 15 D 15 C 15 D 15 A 15 B
16 D 16 B 16 A 16 C 16 E 16 A
17 D 17 D 17 E 17 B 17 E 17 B
18 A 18 E 18 C 18 C 18 C 18 B
19 C 19 D 19 D 19 E 19 C 19 E
20 C 20 A 20 B 20 C 20 E 20 C
21 B 21 D 21 A 21 C 21 E 21 E
22 C 22 E 22 B 22 D 22 E 22 B
23 E 23 D 23 A 23 B 23 A 23 E
24 C 24 A 24 C 24 B 24 E 24 D
25 E 25 D 25 B 25 B
26 C 26 B 26 D 26 A
27 D 27 C 27 D 27 A
28 B 28 D 28 D 28 C
29 B 29 A 29 C 29 B
30 E 30 C 30 D 30 B
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32nd International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2022
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Q. No. Ecolier Q. No. Benjamin Q. No. Cadet Q. No. Junior Q. No. Student
1 B 1 A 1 E 1 E 1 D 1 E
2 E 2 E 2 E 2 B 2 A 2 B
3 B 3 C 3 B 3 C 3 C 3 B
4 B 4 C 4 D 4 B 4 C 4 D
5 D 5 E 5 B 5 C 5 D 5 D
6 B 6 D 6 C 6 A 6 B 6 B
7 B 7 A 7 C 7 D 7 B 7 A
8 E 8 C 8 C 8 B 8 C 8 D
9 A 9 B 9 A 9 A 9 C 9 E
10 E 10 C 10 D 10 C 10 D 10 A
11 A 11 A 11 C 11 D 11 B 11 D
12 D 12 B 12 B 12 D 12 D 12 D
13 A 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 D 13 E
14 D 14 B 14 D 14 A 14 D 14 B
15 C 15 E 15 A 15 C 15 E 15 A
16 C 16 C 16 B 16 B 16 A 16 D
17 D 17 B 17 D 17 D 17 A 17 C
18 A 18 C 18 B 18 B 18 E 18 B
19 E 19 B 19 A 19 D 19 C 19 B
20 D 20 E 20 E 20 B 20 B 20 D
21 C 21 C 21 D 21 B 21 B 21 C
22 C 22 B 22 C 22 C 22 D 22 A
23 A 23 C 23 D 23 D 23 D 23 E
24 C 24 D 24 C 24 A 24 E 24 C
25 E 25 D 25 C 25 B
26 D 26 B 26 C 26 C
27 B 27 A 27 E 27 C
28 D 28 C 28 D 28 D
29 B 29 E 29 A 29 A
30 D 30 B 30 C 30 B
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33rd INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2023
KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8 (E) 9
2. The picture shows 5 cubes viewed from the front. What is the
view from above?
5. MV boat has more than 1 circle. It also has 2 more triangles than squares. Which boat
is mine?
(A) 65 (B) 66
(e) 76 (D) 77 (E) 78
7. Pablo puts 10 toy cars on this racetrack. How many cars are in the tunnel?
8. Steven drives from X to Y. At each crossing, he stops before going straight ahead. In
total, how many times does he stop at a crossing?
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33rd INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2023
KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
9. There are 5 trees in a park. A beaver can see only two of the trees because all the
others are hidden behind other trees. At which of the marked pOints is the beaver
standing?
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(D) at 0 (E) at E
10. There are 24 squares in the picture. Suchit has coloured some of the squares. How
many more squares need to be coloured so that half of the squares are coloured?
11. The two tokens with the question mark have the same number. What is each missing
number so that the sum is 1B?
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33rd INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2023
KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
12. Raha wants to finish the bee on the left according to the model on the right.
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Raha needs to win points to unlock parts of the bee. How many points does she need
to win to complete the bee?
13. The table has 30 boxes. After painting the boxes in row 3. row 6. column e and
column O. how many boxes will be not painted?
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14. A sheet of paper is folded in half. Square and round holes are punched.
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KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
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any two cubes that share a common face. How many drops of glue did he use?
(A) (8)
(e) (D)
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KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
(D) (E)
18. Five children share a birthday and each child has their own cake. Lea is two years
older than Jose, but one year younger than Ali. Vittorio is the youngest. Which is
Sarah's cake?
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33rd INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2023
KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
20. Sam waLks through a two-storey maze from the entrance to the exit, both Located at
fLoor 1. In what order wiLL she find the waLL stickers?
(A) (8)
(e) (D)
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21. Emma finished third in a soLo dance competition. There were three dancers between
her and Last pLace. In totaL. how many dancers took part in the competition?
22. Malik pLaces one of the five pieces on the grid. He cannot rotate or flip the pieces.
1 6 7
9 5 4
2 8 3
Which piece shouLd he use to cover the numbers with the Largest sum?
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33rd INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO MATHEMATICS CONTEST 2023
KSF - Problems PreEcolier (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 120 minutes
23. In total. Maria has 19 apples in 3 bags. From each bag. she takes out the same
number of apples. Now the bags have 3. 4 and 6 apples. How many apples did Maria
take out of each bag?
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24. Three frogs live in a pond. Each night, one of the frogs sings a song to the other two.
After 9 nights. one of the frogs had sung 2 times. Another frog had listened to 5
songs. How many songs had the third frog listened to?
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33rd International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2023
Answer of Problems
Q. No. PreEcolier Q. No. Ecolier Q. No. Benjamin Q. No. Cadet Q. No. Junior Q. No. Student
1 D 1 D 1 C 1 E 1 A 1 C
2 B 2 C 2 D 2 A 2 D 2 C
3 A 3 B 3 D 3 A 3 D 3 E
4 A 4 C 4 B 4 B 4 D 4 D
5 E 5 C 5 D 5 C 5 C 5 B
6 C 6 E 6 B 6 D 6 D 6 A
7 B 7 C 7 D 7 B 7 D 7 D
8 D 8 E 8 B 8 B 8 B 8 B
9 D 9 A 9 C 9 D 9 E 9 E
10 C 10 A 10 C 10 E 10 E 10 E
11 C 11 E 11 C 11 E 11 E 11 C
12 E 12 A 12 C 12 C 12 B 12 A
13 C 13 D 13 D 13 B 13 C 13 E
14 B 14 D 14 B 14 C 14 C 14 B
15 D 15 B 15 D 15 E 15 D 15 B
16 A 16 A 16 D 16 D 16 E 16 D
17 A 17 C 17 B 17 D 17 D 17 C
18 C 18 B 18 E 18 D 18 D 18 D
19 A 19 B 19 A 19 B 19 B 19 C
20 B 20 D 20 B 20 A 20 C 20 C
21 D 21 B 21 D 21 B 21 B 21 A
22 E 22 B 22 D 22 C 22 C 22 B
23 B 23 C 23 B 23 C 23 A 23 B
24 B 24 D 24 C 24 E 24 D 24 E
25 E 25 D 25 A 25 D
26 B 26 B 26 C 26 A
27 C 27 E 27 D 27 E
28 C 28 A 28 D 28 E
29 C 29 A 29 B 29 C
30 B 30 C 30 A 30 C
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