Math Kangaroo 2015 Sample Questions

LEVELS 1 AND 2

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

Look closely at these four pictures.

Which figure is missing from one of the pictures?

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

Marko has 9 pieces of candy and Tomo has 17 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does
Tomo need to give to Marko so that each boy has the same number of pieces of candy?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A ship was attacked by pirates. One by one the pirates climbed a rope to get to the ship. The
pirate captain was the eighth pirate to climb, and there were as many pirates in front of him as
behind him. How many pirates climbed the rope?

A) 7 B) 8 C) 12 D) 15 E) 16

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LEVELS 1 AND 2 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

Look closely at these four pictures.

Which figure is missing from one of the pictures?

D)

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

Marko has 9 pieces of candy and Tomo has 17 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does
Tomo need to give to Marko so that each boy has the same number of pieces of candy?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A ship was attacked by pirates. One by one the pirates climbed a rope to get to the ship. The
pirate captain was the eighth pirate to climb, and there were as many pirates in front of him as
behind him. How many pirates climbed the rope?

A) 7 B) 8 C) 12 D) 15 E) 16

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LEVELS 3 AND 4

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 10 E) 15

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

My umbrella has KANGAROO written on top. It is shown in the picture on the right. Which of
the pictures below also shows my umbrella?

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

We can fill a certain barrel with water if we use water from 6 small pitchers, 3 medium pitchers
and one large pitcher, or from 2 small pitchers, 1 medium pitcher and 3 large pitchers. If we use
only large pitchers of water, how many of them do we need to fill the barrel?

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

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LEVELS 3 AND 4 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 10 E) 15

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

My umbrella has KANGAROO written on top. It is shown in the picture on the right. Which of
the pictures below also shows my umbrella?

A)

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

We can fill a certain barrel with water if we use water from 6 small pitchers, 3 medium pitchers
and one large pitcher, or from 2 small pitchers, 1 medium pitcher and 3 large pitchers. If we use
only large pitchers of water, how many of them do we need to fill the barrel?

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

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LEVELS 5 AND 6

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

Sam painted the 9 squares as shown in the figure below using the colors black, white, and gray.
At least how many squares does he need to repaint so that no two squares with a common side
are the same color?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

A student wrote down a natural number. When she divided the number by 9, the remainder was
7. What is the remainder when twice that number is divided by 9?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

In how many ways can you color 3 different cells in the strip shown below so that no 2
neighboring cells are colored?

A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10 E) 11

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LEVELS 5 AND 6 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

Sam painted the 9 squares as shown in the figure below using the colors black, white, and gray.
At least how many squares does he need to repaint so that no two squares with a common side
are the same color?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

A student wrote down a natural number. When she divided the number by 9, the remainder was
7. What is the remainder when twice that number is divided by 9?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

In how many ways can you color 3 different cells in the strip shown below so that no 2
neighboring cells are colored?

A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10 E) 11

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LEVELS 7 AND 8

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

The net of a cube with numbered faces is shown in the diagram. Sasha correctly adds the
numbers on opposite faces of this cube. What three totals does Sasha get?

A) 4, 6, 11 B) 4, 5, 12 C) 5, 6, 10 D) 5, 7, 9 E) 5, 8, 8

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

A bush has 10 branches. Each branch has either 5 leaves only or 2 leaves and 1 flower. Which of
the following could be the total number of leaves the bush has?

A) 45 B) 39 C) 37 D) 31 E) None of A) to D).

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

In a group of kangaroos, the two lightest kangaroos weigh 25% of the total weight of the group.
The three heaviest kangaroos weigh 60% of the total weight. How many kangaroos are in the
group?

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 15 E) 20

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LEVELS 7 AND 8 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

The net of a cube with numbered faces is shown in the diagram. Sasha correctly adds the
numbers on opposite faces of this cube. What three totals does Sasha get?

A) 4, 6, 11 B) 4, 5, 12 C) 5, 6, 10 D) 5, 7, 9 E) 5, 8, 8

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

A bush has 10 branches. Each branch has either 5 leaves only or 2 leaves and 1 flower. Which of
the following could be the total number of leaves the bush has?

A) 45 B) 39 C) 37 D) 31 E) None of A) to D).

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

In a group of kangaroos, the two lightest kangaroos weigh 25% of the total weight of the group.
The three heaviest kangaroos weigh 60% of the total weight. How many kangaroos are in the
group?

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 15 E) 20

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LEVELS 9 AND 10

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

What is the ones digit of the number 20152 + 20150 + 20151 + 20155?

A) 1 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 9

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

One of the letters A, B, or C, appears on each of the faces of a certain die. The picture shows this
die in two different positions. On how many faces of this die does the letter A appear?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

Petra has three different dictionaries and two different novels on a shelf. How many ways are
there to arrange the books if she wants to keep the dictionaries together and the novels together?

A) 12 B) 24 C) 30 D) 60 E) 120

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LEVELS 9 AND 10 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

What is the ones digit of the number 20152 + 20150 + 20151 + 20155?

A) 1 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 9

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

One of the letters A, B, or C, appears on each of the faces of a certain die. The picture shows this
die in two different positions. On how many faces of this die does the letter A appear?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

Petra has three different dictionaries and two different novels on a shelf. How many ways are
there to arrange the books if she wants to keep the dictionaries together and the novels together?

A) 12 B) 24 C) 30 D) 60 E) 120

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LEVELS 11 AND 12

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

How many solutions does the equation 22x = 4x+1 have?

A) 0 B) Infinitely many C) 2 D) 1 E) 3

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

In the figure below, there are three concentric circles and two perpendicular diameters. If the
three shaded figures have equal areas and the radius of the smallest circle is 1, what is the
product of the three radii?

3√3
A) √6 B) 3 C) D) 2√2 E) 6
2

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

When reading the following statements from the left to the right, what is the first statement that
is true?

A) C) is true.
B) A) is true.
C) E) is false.
D) B) is false.
E) 1 + 1 = 2

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LEVELS 11 AND 12 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS

How many solutions does the equation 22x = 4x+1 have?

A) 0 B) Infinitely many C) 2 D) 1 E) 3

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

In the figure below, there are three concentric circles and two perpendicular diameters. If the
three shaded figures have equal areas and the radius of the smallest circle is 1, what is the
product of the three radii?

3√3
A) √𝟔 B) 3 C) D) 2√2 E) 6
2

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

When reading the following statements from the left to the right, what is the first statement that
is true?

A) C) is true.
B) A) is true.
C) E) is false.
D) B) is false.
E) 1 + 1 = 2

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