2021 Math Kangaroo Practice Problems
2021 Math Kangaroo Practice Problems
2021 Math Kangaroo Practice Problems
3 points problems
1. A kangaroo laid out 3 sticks like this to make a shape. It is not allowed to break or to bend
the sticks. Which shape could the kangaroo make?
2. The picture shows 2 mushrooms. What is the difference between their heights?
4. Four identical pieces of paper are placed as shown. Michael wants to punch a hole
that goes through all four pieces. At which point should Michael punch the hole?
5. Ella puts on this t-shirt and stands in front of a mirror. Which of these images does she see
in the mirror?
6. The pink tower is taller than the red tower but shorter than the green tower. The silver tower is taller than
the green tower. Which tower is the tallest?
(A) pink tower (B) green tower (C) red tower (D) silver tower (E) impossible to decide
8. In the Kangaroo constellation, all stars have a number greater than 3 and their sum is 20. Which is the
Kangaroo constellation?
4 points problems
9. Edmund cut a ribbon as shown in the picture. How many pieces of the ribbon did
he finish with?
10. Rose the cat walks along the wall. She starts at point B and follows the
direction of the arrows shown in the picture. The cat walks a total of 20 me-
tres. Where does she end up?
11. Julie and Angela played "kangball", a ball game. Each goal in their game scores 2 points. Julie scored 5 goals
and Angela scored 9 goals. How many more points than Julie did Angela score?
12. Julia has two pots with flowers, as shown. She keeps the flowers ex-
actly where they are. She buys more flowers and puts them in the pots.
After that, each pot has the same number of each type of flower. What is
the smallest number of flowers she needs to buy?
(A) MAZE (B) MASK (C) MILK (D) MATE (E) MATH
14. Which figure can be made from the 2 pieces shown on the right?
15. The picture shows the five houses of five friends and their
school. The school is the largest building in the picture. To go to
school, Doris and Ali walk past Leo's house. Eva walks past Chole's
house. Which is Eva's house?
16. The kangaroo had two branches for lunch. Each branch had 10 leaves. The kangaroo ate some leaves from
one branch. Then, from the second branch, it ate as many leaves as were left on the first branch. How many
leaves in total were left on the two branches?
5 points problems
17. Mara built the square by using 4 of the following 5 shapes. Which shape was not
used?
19. The cards are placed into 2 boxes. The sums of the numbers in each box are the same.
Which number must be in the box with the number 4?
20. The picture beside shows two cogs, each with a black tooth. Where will the black teeth be
after the small cog has made one full turn?
21. 3 girls and 2 boys were dancing. They danced in pairs so that each girl danced with each boy for exactly 1
minute. At any time, there was only one pair on the dance floor. For how many minutes did they dance?
22. Each participant in a cooking contest baked one tray of cookies like the
one shown beside. What is the smallest number of trays of cookies needed
to make the following plate?
24. Stan has five toys: a ball, a set of blocks, a game, a puzzle and a car. He puts each toy
on a different shelf of the bookcase. The ball is higher than the blocks and lower than
the car. The game is directly above the ball. On which shelf can the puzzle not be placed?