Math 4th Preliminary 2023

INSTRUCTIONS
You are about to take Copernicus Exam.

Please read the followings carefully.
1. The exam has 25 multiple choice-questions. Each question weighs 4

points. The maximum score a student can get is 100. There is a penalty
of one point for each incorrect answer. So only answer the questions you
are sure of.
2. Start with the easier questions, you can always come back to the
questions you leave.
3. The time allocated for the exam is 60 minutes. You will start when the
invigilator tells you to start.
4. You are required to comply with the directions given by the head
invigilator before the examination.
5. Those who are taking the exam with a mobile phone MUST make sure
that during the examination no one calls.
6. If anything in the examination is unclear, you can contact the invigilator.
7. Where permitted you may use a translation dictionary.
8. Students must not give or receive assistance of any kind during the
exam. Any cheating, any attempt to cheat, assisting others to cheat,
participating therein, or engaging in such improper conduct is a serious
violation and will generally result in disqualifying.
Remember that “Hard work beats

talent when talent doesn't work hard”
We wish you the very best luck on the exam.
4th Mathematics Olympiad
4th Preliminary Round - Category I
1. Which of the following is nearest to the half? 3. The figure below is divided into congruent
squares. How many more squares must be
5 shaded so that the fraction indicated by the
A)
11 shaded squares is equal to half of the big
4 square?
B)
11
3
C)
11
2
D)
11
3
2. A greengrocer sells of 300 𝑘𝑔 of fruit on
5
1
the 1st day and of 300 𝑘𝑔 on the 2nd day. A) 4
10
Accordingly, how many kilograms of fruit B) 5
does the greengrocer have left?
C) 6
D) 7
4. The number line below is divided into 6

equal parts between 0 and 1. So, what is the
sum of 𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶?
A) 60
B) 80
C) 90 A) 1
D) 100 7
B)
6
4
C)
3
3
D)
2
5. After a bus travels at a constant speed of 7. According to the subtraction given below,
3 what is the sum of 𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶?
120 𝑘𝑚/ℎ for 4 hours, it has traveled of the
4
way. According to this, how many kilometers
is the whole way that this bus will travel?
A) 480
B) 540 A) 21
C) 560 B) 22
D) 640 C) 23
D) 24
6. We filled a 19 𝐿 carboy of water into 3 bottles

of 5 𝐿. How many 𝐿 of water is left in our
carboy? 8. What is the difference between the largest 𝐵
number and the smallest 𝐴 number from the
expressions written on the board below?
A) 3 A) 8
B) 4 B) 9
C) 5 C) 10
D) 6 D) 11
9. The sum of the ages of a family of 6 is 120. 11. There are 8 buildings in a condo, 8 floors in
What will be the sum of the ages of this each building and 3 apartments on each
family after 6 years? floor. How many apartments are there in
total on this condo?
A) 126
B) 140
C) 150 A) 16
D) 156 B) 192
C) 24
D) 64
10. Enes leaves his house to go to school every
day and walks to the subway station in 8
minutes. Then he reaches his school in 10
minutes by subway. On the way back, it takes 12. A theater hall has 32 rows and 15 seats in
30 minutes to reach the house by bus. each row. How many audiences can watch
Accordingly, how many minutes did Enes the theater in this hall?
spend on the road?
A) 38
A) 180
B) 40
B) 240
C) 48
C) 360
D) 50
D) 480
13. Teacher Ammy is considering sharing some 16. The figure below is created with unit
books equally among her 6 students. squares. How many square units is the area
However, since one of her students did not of the orange region greater than the area
come to school that day, she gives three of the green region?
more books to her remaining students.
According to this, how many books has
Teacher Ammy distributed in total?
A) 80
B) 90
C) 100
D) 120
A) 1
B) 2
14. Alex and Ben have a total of 240 dollars. If
Ben gives 16 dollars to Alex, they will have C) 3
equal amount of money. How many dollars D) 4
does Alex currently have?
A) 104
B) 108 17. Which of the following shapes has the
highest number of line of symmetry?
C) 120
D) 116
15. Mary has 186 dollars and Patty has 97

dollars. How many dollars does Mary need
to give to Patty so they have equal amount
of money?
A) 44.5
B) 50
C) 75.5
D) 99
18. The figure below consists of unit squares. 20. Which set of four points below cannot form
How many unit squares are needed to a quadrilateral?
complete this shape into the smallest
square?
A) 4 A) 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷
B) 6 B) 𝐴, 𝐸, 𝐹, 𝐵
C) 8 C) 𝐶, 𝐷, 𝐸, 𝐹
D) 9 D) 𝐴, 𝐶, 𝐸, 𝐵
19. Which one of the following triangles is an 21. What is the perimeter of the figure given
isosceles triangle? below?
A) 32
B) 48
C) 56
D) 60
22. The figure below consists of 5 rectangles 24. There is a pattern between the numbers
with a short side of 5 𝑐𝑚 and a long side of given below. Regarding this pattern, find the
12 𝑐𝑚. What is the perimeter of the shape, in number that must be written instead of “?”.
centimeters?
A) 66
A) 28
B) 74
B) 31
C) 68
C) 34
D) 72
D) 37
23. There is a pattern between the numbers

given below. Regarding this pattern, find the 25. There is a pattern below. The numbers in the
number that must be written instead of “?”. pattern are written according to a certain
rule. Regarding this rule, find the number
that must be written instead of “?”.
A) 84
B) 85
C) 86
D) 87
A) 32
B) 39
C) 37
D) 50
Question Answer
1 A
2 C
3 D
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 A
9 D
10 C
11 B
12 D
13 B
14 A
15 A
16 A
17 D
18 C
19 C
20 C
21 C
22 B
23 C
24 D
25 B
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4th Preliminary Round - Category II
1. A large pizza is served in 20 slices. If this 4. In the figure below, the spider has formed
pizza is shared equally among 4 people, regular hexagonal webs. How many
how many slices of pizza will each person centimeters of web did this spider weave?
get?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
2. Schedule of a student for one day is given

below. According to this schedule, what A) 48
fraction does represent the time he spent for
doing homework? B) 60
C) 78
Activity Time (hours)
D) 84
School 6
Sleep 8
Homework 2
Game 3 5. If the area of rectangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷, which consists
Others 5 of five congruent squares, is 245 𝑐𝑚2, what
is the perimeter of one square, in
1 centimeters?
A)
3
1
B)
4
1
C)
6
1
D)
12
A) 20
3. The sum of the money of Ian and Daniel is B) 24
$200. If $40 is added to Ian’s money and $20
C) 28
is added to the Daniel’s money, the amount
of money they have will be equal. How much D) 32
money does Ian have?
A) 90
B) 85
C) 80
D) 75
6. The figure below is made up of congruent 8. The ant below is moving from one end of the
unit squares. Find the expression for the branch to the other. When the ant comes to
location of spider relative to the location of point 𝐴, the measure of angle 1 increases by
the ant? 40°. What will be the new measure of 120°
angle?
A) 4 units left, 2 units up

B) 4 units right, 2 units up A) 40°
C) 5 units left, 3 units down B) 60°
D) 5 units right, 3 units up C) 80°
D) 120°
7. The outer square given below has a side

length of 10 𝑐𝑚, and the inner square has a 9. When the decimals below are arranged in
side length of 5 𝑐𝑚. Calculate the shaded ascending order, which of the following is
area between these two squares in 𝑐𝑚2 . the middle number?
12.5 12.45 12.075 12.8 12.93
A) 12.5
B) 12.45
C) 12.075
D) 12.8
A) 25
B) 50
C) 60
D) 75
10. Which of the forms below will form a cube 12. A truck is loaded with 1785 𝑘𝑔 of cargo.
when folded? Then, 425 𝑘𝑔 of this load is unloaded, and
615 𝑘𝑔 of other cargo is loaded instead.
How many kilograms of cargo are in the
truck in the last case?
A) I
B) II A) 1955
C) III B) 1965
D) IV C) 1975
D) 1985
11. When the rectangular letter envelope with

the lengths given below is opened, what is
13. Numbers below are written according to a
the perimeter of the new shape in
rule. Regarding this rule, calculate 𝐴 × 𝐵?
centimeters?
A) 18 A) 8
B) 23 B) 32
C) 31 C) 72
D) 39 D) 144
14. There is a pattern between the numbers 16. The perimeters of the equilateral triangle
below. Find what number should be written and the square given below are equal. If the
instead of “?”. length of one side of the triangle is 7.8 𝑐𝑚,
what is the length of one side of the square
in centimeters?
A) 1600
B) 4000
C) 8000
D) 16000
A) 5.85
15. Which of the numbers on the boxes below B) 5.95
are prime numbers?
C) 6.05
D) 6.15
17. Which bottle will fill first when the tap is

turned on as shown below?
A) Only I
B) Only III
C) I and III
D) II and III
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
18. In the figure below, a line will be drawn 20. A car can travel 100 miles with $40 of
through two points. The line drawn is gasoline. When there is a 25% increase in
perpendicular to line 𝑑. Which of the gasoline, how many miles can it travel with
following points is on this line? $40 gasoline?
A) 60
B) 70
C) 75
D) 80
21. Subtract 1 from the smallest 100-digit

number. What is the remainder after
dividing the difference by 5?
A) 𝐴 and 𝐷 A) 4
B) 𝐴 and 𝐸 B) 3
C) 𝐵 and 𝐷 C) 2
D) 𝐵 and 𝐶 D) 1
19. The aquarium below has 100 liters of water. 1

Josef fills this aquarium with 15 liters of 22. The number is shown in its decimal form.
9
water, Jake pours 20 liters of water into it. What is the 2019th digit of this number after
Accordingly, how many times will Josef and the decimal point?
Jake repeat the same process until 10 liters
of water will remain in the aquarium? A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
23. Alex reads 3 times as many pages as he read

the previous day and finishes the book, he
reads in 5 days. In what day did he finish half
A) 10 of the book?
B) 14
A) 1
C) 18
B) 2
D) 22
C) 3
D) 4
24. On the number line below, 2 to 3 is divided 25. 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are natural numbers. According
into four equal parts, and 3 to 4 are divided to the information given below, what is 𝐵?
into five equal parts. What is the sum of the
corresponding to points 𝐴 and 𝐵?
A) 6
B) 6.1
C) 6.2 A) 18
D) 6.3 B) 20
C) 22
D) 24
Question Answer
1 B
2 D
3 A
4 A
5 C
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 C
13 C
14 D
15 A
16 A
17 C
18 C
19 C
20 D
21 A
22 A
23 D
24 D
25 C
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4th Preliminary Round - Category III
1. In the figure below, the numbers 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 3. The figure below was created with regular
are the result of the division of left top hexagonal pattern blocks. At least how
number to the right top number. many pattern blocks can be added to this
Accordingly, what is 𝐶? shape to get a symmetrical shape with
respect to the 𝑑 line?
A) −3
B) −2
C) 2
D) 3 A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
2. The total price of a laptop and its bag is D) 4
$2150. Since the price of the computer is
$2000 more expensive than the price of the
bag, how much is the price of the bag of this
laptop? 4. When Maya gives 8 pencils to Clara, the
number of pencils of Maya and Clara is
A) $75 equal. According to this, how many more
pens Maya had than Clara?
B) $100
C) $150 A) 4
D) $200 B) 8
C) 12
D) 16
5. There are 16 flats in each of the 𝑥 buildings 7. A bus goes from New York to Boston in 3
on a condo. Since the total number of flats hours. If the bus increases its speed by 20%,
in this site is 𝑦, which of the following how much less time will it take to complete
equations shows the relationship between 𝑥 the journey?
and 𝑦?
A) 20 min
B) 30 min
C) 36 min
D) 48 min
8. First five values of a pattern are given below.

Find the rule of the pattern.
A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 16
𝒏 1 2 3 4 5
B) 𝑦 = 16𝑥
Value 3 7 11 15 19
C) 𝑥 = 16𝑦
D) 𝑥 ⋅ 𝑦 = 16
A) 4𝑛 − 2
B) 4𝑛 − 1
6. There is a relationship between the numbers C) 3𝑛 + 1

written in the vertices of the squares given D) 2𝑛 + 1
below. So, what is the sum of 𝐴 + 𝐵?
9. On the number line below, the compass

needle was fixed at point −5, and a circle
with a radius of 4 units was drawn. Which of
the options below is a point where this circle
intersects the number line?
A) 32
B) 48
C) 64
D) 72
A) −9
B) −7
C) −3
D) 1
10. How many zeros are there at the end of 13. Jake's salary was 50% less than Padma's
178.3005 × 107 ? salary. When Jake started working
elsewhere, his salary was equal to Padma’s
A) 3 salary. By what percentage did Jake's salary
increase?
B) 5
C) 7 A) 50
D) 9 B) 100
C) 80
D) 60
11. Which of the following numbers is NOT the
equivalent of any of the below exponential
numbers?
14. Mr. Lee wants to have the floor of a room of
1
54 𝑚2 in his house covered with 𝑚2 tiles.
9
How many tiles does Mr. Lee need to cover
A) −1 this room with parquets?
B) 1 A) 6
C) 32 B) 54
D) 100 C) 162
D) 486
12. As you rise above sea level, the temperature

in the atmosphere decreases by 5 °𝐶 per
7
kilometer. According to this, if the 15. What is the 2023th decimal digit of ?
temperature is −3 °𝐶 at 4000 meters above 3
sea level, what will the temperature be at
A) 1
1000 meters above sea level, in °𝐶?
B) 3
A) −18 C) 5
B) −8 D) 7
C) 12
D) 17
16. A worker earns $15 per hour for a 48-hour
workweek. He also earns $25 for each hour
worked beyond those 48 hours. How much
will a worker earn for working 60 hours in a
week?
A) $1020
B) $880
C) $840
D) $800
17. Considering the square 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 below, the 19. Jessie made 9 shots on a scored target
length of 𝐴𝐵 is 3𝑥 − 1 𝑐𝑚, and the length of board, as shown in the figure. She shot one
𝐵𝐶 is 2𝑥 + 5 𝑐𝑚. What is the area, in square arrow in each region with a positive score,
centimeters, of square 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷? and three arrows in each region with a
negative score. If Jessie's final score is the
sum of the scores for each arrow she shot,
how many points did she score in total?
A) 196
B) 225
C) 256
D) 289
A) −12
B) −8
18. The figure below is composed of 35
identical squares. The area of the shaded C) −4
region is 45 𝑐𝑚2 . What is the perimeter of D) 4
rectangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷, in 𝑐𝑚?
20. Which of the following numbers has the

smallest square?
8
A) −
9
6
B) −
7
5
C)
A) 48 6
D) 1
B) 56
C) 60
D) 72
21. The figure below is composed of 25 unit 23. What natural number is exactly in the middle
squares. What fraction represents the of the numbers 12 and 122 on the number
shaded part of the figure below? line?
A) 65
B) 66
C) 67
D) 68
11
A) 24. Leo has $80, and each of his four siblings has
25
$40. How much money should Leo give to
13
B) each of his siblings so that they all have the
25 same amount?
11
C)
50 A) $4
13
D) B) $6
50
C) $8
D) $10
22. Instead of adding 48 to a number, Hasan

subtracted 48 from this number and
obtained −60 as a result. If Hasan had done 25. The value of 𝐴 is shown in the box below.
the operation correctly, what result would he Given this, what is the value of √27 + √45 in
have obtained? terms of 𝐴?
A) −108
B) −60
C) −12
D) 36
A) 𝐴+3
B) 3𝐴
C) 𝐴3
D) √𝐴
Question Answer
1 A
2 A
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 D
7 C
8 B
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 C
13 B
14 D
15 B
16 A
17 D
18 D
19 B
20 C
21 D
22 D
23 C
24 C
25 B
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4th Preliminary Round - Category IV
1. The image below has a width of 20 𝑐𝑚 and a 4. Considering the information below, which of
length of 30 𝑐𝑚. After being proportionally the following represents the signs of the
enlarged, this image now has a width of numbers 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐, respectively?
25 𝑐𝑚. What is the length of this new image?
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ ℝ
𝑎4 𝑏 > 0
𝑏5𝑐 3 > 0
𝑎11 𝑐 7 < 0
A) +, +, −
B) −, +, −
C) −, +, +
A) 35
D) +, −, +
B) 36
C) 37.5
D) 42.5
5. If Sarah buys 13 books with the money she
has in her pocket, she will have $40 left over.
On the other hand, if she wants to buy 19
2. In a class of 30 students, there are 15 people books, she will need an additional $50.
who speak English, 18 people who do not Based on this, how much money does Sarah
speak German, and 6 people who do not have in her pocket?
speak either English or German. Based on
this, how many students in this class speak A) $175
only German? B) $195
C) $215
A) 3
D) $235
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12
6. What is the value of 𝑥?
𝑥−3 𝑥−5
=
3. The numbers 𝐴 and 𝐵 are relatively prime. It 𝑥−4 𝑥−7
is known that 𝐿𝐶𝑀(𝐴, 𝐵) = 40 and
40 A) −2
𝐴+ = 16. Therefore, what is the
𝐵 B) −1
difference between 𝐴 and 𝐵?
C) 0
A) 2 D) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
7. What is the value of 𝑥? 11. A mixture of 205 grams is composed of

substances 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 in the proportions of
1 1 1 1 1 𝐴 3 𝐵 3
(1 − )(1 − )(1 − ) … (1 − ) = = and = . Therefore, how many
7 8 9 𝑥 8 𝐵 4 𝐶 5
grams of substance 𝐶 are in this mixture?
A) 24
A) 45
B) 36
B) 60
C) 48
C) 70
D) 60
D) 100
8. What is the probability of getting 2 heads

and 2 tails when flipping a coin 4 times? 12. A pizza restaurant has a monthly promotion
in which every customer pays only $30 to
1 eat, regardless of the number of pizzas they
A)
4 consume. If the number of pizzas a person
3 eats is represented by 𝑥 and the price they
B) pay is represented by 𝑦, which of the
8
5
following graphs correctly represents the
C) relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑦?
8
1
D)
16
9. Given a real number 𝑎, the distance from a

to 3 on the number line is 𝑎 + 5 units.
Therefore, what is the distance, in units, from
𝑎 to 1?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
13. The initial fare for a taxi is $12 and the fee
paid per kilometer traveled is $3. What is the
10. What is the largest integer value that the average price paid for a 12 𝑘𝑚 ride with this
expression 2 − 𝑥 can take? taxi?
−2 < 𝑥 < 4 A) $4
B) $5
A) 2
C) $6
B) 3
D) $7
C) 4
D) 5
14. In the figure below, 𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐾, 𝐴𝐶𝐹𝐺, and 𝐷𝐸𝐶𝐵 16. Which of the following is true?
are squares. The points 𝐾, 𝐴, and 𝐶, as well
as the points 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐺, are collinear. If the 0.3
𝑥=−
area of square 𝐷𝐸𝐶𝐵 is 36 𝑐𝑚2 greater than 3
the area of square 𝐴𝐶𝐹𝐺, what is the 10.3
perimeter of square 𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐾? 𝑦=−
13
100.3
𝑧=−
103
A) 𝑦<𝑥<𝑧
B) 𝑧<𝑥<𝑦
C) 𝑧<𝑦<𝑥
D) 𝑥<𝑧<𝑦
17. The triangles 𝐵𝐴𝐶 and 𝐸𝐷𝐶 are right-angled,

𝐴𝐸 = 21 𝑐𝑚, 𝐸𝐶 = 15 𝑐𝑚, and 𝐸𝐷 = 12 𝑐𝑚,
as shown in the figure. What is the length of
𝐵𝐷 = 𝑥 in centimeters?
A) 16
B) 24
C) 28
D) 32
15. A group of miners found a marble deposit in

the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped
with edges of 12 𝑚, 15 𝑚, and 21 𝑚 in A) 42
length. Cubes with edges of 3 𝑚 will be cut
from this marble deposit. How many cubes B) 47
can be obtained from this deposit? C) 51
A) 16 D) 60
B) 40
C) 70
D) 140
18. The rectangle below is divided into 4 equal 20. Which of the following options contains the
parts. Each of these parts is similar to the system of inequalities represented in the
larger rectangle. Based on this, what is the graph below?
ratio between the larger and the smaller
side of the big rectangle?
A) 1 𝑦 > 2𝑥 + 6
A) {
B) √22 𝑦 ≥ −3𝑥 + 6
𝑦 > 2𝑥 + 6
C) 2 B) {
𝑦 ≤ −3𝑥 + 6
D) 2√2 𝑦 < 2𝑥 + 6
C) {
𝑦 ≥ −3𝑥 + 6
𝑦 < 2𝑥 + 6
D) {
19. The 3 × 3 squares below have been painted 𝑦 ≤ −3𝑥 + 6
according to a specific rule. Based on this,
how should the next square be painted?
21. The areas of the three inner squares in the
largest rectangle in the figure below are 𝑎2 ,
𝑏 2 , and 𝑐 2 square units. Therefore, what is
the algebraic expression that represents the
area of the largest rectangle?
A) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑎𝑐 + 𝑏𝑐
B) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 2𝑎𝑐 + 2𝑏𝑐
C) 2𝑎2 + 2𝑏 2 + 2𝑐 2 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑎𝑐 + 𝑏𝑐
D) 2𝑎2 + 2𝑏 2 + 2𝑐 2 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 2𝑎𝑐 + 2𝑏𝑐
22. What is the solution set of the equation 24. The column chart below shows the
below? distribution of grades (horizontal axis)
obtained by some students (vertical axis)
𝑥 𝑥 on a test. What percentage of the class
𝑥2 + = 36 +
𝑥−6 𝑥−6 obtained a grade of 4 or higher on this
test?
A) {−6, 6}
B) {−6}
C) {6}
D) ∅
23. Three iron bars, with lengths of 60, 48, and

36 meters, will be divided into equal parts
with the smallest possible number of pieces.
If each cut takes 8 minutes to be executed,
how long will it take to complete the job?
A) 72
A) 40
B) 80
B) 44
C) 88
C) 48
D) 96
D) 60
25. In the figure below, composed of 25 equal

parts, the ratio between the number of
striped parts and the total number of parts
is expressed as a fraction. How many
unstriped squares should be shaded so that
this proportion becomes equal to the
square root of that fraction?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
Question Answer
1 C
2 C
3 B
4 C
5 D
6 D
7 C
8 B
9 B
10 B
11 D
12 B
13 A
14 B
15 D
16 C
17 C
18 C
19 A
20 D
21 B
22 B
23 A
24 D
25 B
INSTRUCTIONS


are sure of.

4th Preliminary Round - Category V
1. The roots of the equation 4. What is the sum of the abscissas of points 𝐴
𝑛𝑥 2 + 8𝑛𝑥 + 2𝑛 + 30 = 0 are 𝑥1 and 𝑥2 . and 𝐵?
Knowing that 𝑥1 = 3𝑥2 , what is the value of
𝑛?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) −1
2. The graph of the function 𝑓(𝑥) is given

below, where 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ. Accordingly, in
which of the following intervals the rate of A) 4
change of the function is negative?
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
5. Which of the following represents one of the

ordered pairs (𝑥, 𝑦) that satisfies the system
of equations below?
A) (−3, −2)
3𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 48
B) (−2, 2) {
(𝑥 + 𝑦)2 = 13 + 2𝑥𝑦
C) (2, 4)
D) (4, 5) A) (2, 5)
B) (−3, 2)
C) (3, −2)
3. If the parabola defined by the function D) (−2, 3)
𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 𝑎𝑥 + 2𝑎 + 1 passes through
the point (−2, 17), what is the value of 𝑎?
A) 1 6. Which of the following is the solution set of

the inequality 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 24 < 0?
B) 2
C) 3 A) ]4, 6[
D) 4 B) ] − 6, 4[
C) ] − 4, 6[
D) ] − 6, 2[
7. Only one of the 4 different keys held by the 10. What is the sum of the values of 𝑥 that satisfy
biology teacher opens the door of the the equation below?
biology laboratory. If the tried key does not
open the door, that key will not be tried log 𝑥 + log(𝑥 − 4) = log(𝑥 + 6)
again. What is the probability that the door
will open on the 3rd try? A) 5
B) 6
1
A) C) 7
4
1 D) 8
B)
2
1
C)
3
3 11. Considering that the expression below is
D) defined in the set of complex numbers, what
4
is the value of 𝑥 that satisfies such equation?
(5 − 𝑖) ∙ (5 + 𝑖)
= 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑖
8. What is the value of log 𝑏 𝑎? (1 + 𝑖)
log 7 (𝑎 + 3) = 1 A) 8
log 3 (𝑏 + 1) = 2 B) 9
C) 11
1
A) D) 13
2
2
B)
3
C) 1 12. If the equation below has two equal real
3 roots, what is the value of 𝑛?
D)
2
𝑥 2 + (2𝑛 + 3)𝑥 + 𝑛2 + 6 = 0
4
A) −
9. What is the value of log 𝑥 𝑦? 5
5
ln 𝑥 3 + ln 𝑦 = 11 B) −
3
ln 𝑥 4 − ln 𝑦 = 3 3
C)
4
1 5
A) D)
2 4
3
B)
2
C) 2
5
D)
2
13. The general term of a numerical sequence is 16. The catheti of a right triangle are
given. Select the option that selects, from proportional to 5 and 12. If the perimeter of
the elements listed below, all those that are this triangle is 60 units, what is the length of
less than 7. its hypotenuse?
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛2 − 5𝑛 − 11 A) 6
B) 13
I. 𝑎4
II. 𝑎6 C) 20
III. 𝑎8 D) 26
A) Only I
B) Only II
17. The ages of Samuel and Khalid in 2002 and
C) I and II
2014 are given in the table below. Based on
D) II and III this, what was Khalid's age in 2020?
Samuel Khalid
2002 𝑛 𝑚−8
14. The general term of a numerical sequence is 2014 𝑚 + 24 36 − 𝑛
given below. Which term of this sequence is
equal to 37? A) 16
3𝑛 + 7, if 𝑛 is odd B) 8
𝑎𝑛 = {
2𝑛 − 3, if 𝑛 is even C) 20
A) 𝑎60 D) 22
B) 𝑎13
C) 𝑎15
𝑔(2)
D) 𝑎20 18. What is the value of ?
𝑓(2)
𝑓(4 − 𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1
15. The number of candies given to each 𝑔(𝑥 − 4) = 4 − 4𝑥
student in a classroom is presented in the
table below. If the candies are redistributed A) 2
and the same number of candies is given to
B) 8
each student, how many candies will each
student receive? C) 18
D) 20
Number of candies 11 12 13 14 15
Number of students 2 4 6 2 3
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
19. The first six lines of Pascal's triangle are 22. The remainder of the division of the
given below. Considering this, what is the polynomial 𝑃(𝑥 − 3) by (𝑥 − 2) is −4. Given
value of 𝑍 − 𝑌 + 𝑋? that 𝑃(𝑥 − 1) + 𝑃(𝑥 + 1) = 2𝑥 − 6, what is
the sum of the coefficients of the polynomial
𝑃(𝑥)?
A) −4
B) −2
C) −1
D) 2
A) 9 23. The constant term of the polynomial

B) 8 𝑃(1 − 𝑥) is 3, and the sum of the coefficients
of the polynomial 𝑃(𝑥 − 1) is 5. What is the
C) 7 remainder of the division of the polynomial
D) 6 𝑃[3 − 𝑃(5 − 𝑥)] by (𝑥 − 4)?
A) 0
B) 1
20. According to the table below, what is the
value of 𝑚 + 𝑛? C) 3
D) 5
Constant Sum of
Polynomial
term coefficients
3𝑥 + 4 4 𝑚
2𝑥 − 3 𝑛 −1 24. What is the simplified form of the expression
below?
A) 8
4 − 𝑥(5 − 𝑥)
B) 7 3 − 𝑥(4 − 𝑥)
C) 4
5−𝑥
D) −1 A)
𝑥−3
4−𝑥
B)
3−𝑥
21. Assuming that the sum of the coefficients of 𝑥+1
C)
the polynomial 𝑃(𝑥 − 1) is −20, what is the 4−𝑥
remainder of the division of the polynomial 𝑥−5
𝑄(𝑥 + 2) by (𝑥 + 4)? D)
𝑥−4
𝑃(𝑥 + 1) = (𝑥 − 1) ∙ 𝑄(𝑥 − 1) + 𝑥 + 1
A) −10
B) −5
C) 10
D) 12
25. A cooking gas cylinder is exhausted in 78

hours and weighs 29 𝑘𝑔 when full. After
being used for 26 hours, its weight is 21 𝑘𝑔.
What is the weight of the empty cylinder?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Question Answer
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 D
5 D
6 C
7 A
8 B
9 D
10 B
11 D
12 D
13 C
14 D
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 D
19 C
20 C
21 C
22 B
23 D
24 B
25 C

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INSTRUCTIONS

You are about to take Copernicus Exam.

1. The exam has 25 multiple choice-questions. Each question weighs 4

Remember that “Hard work beats

4. The number line below is divided into 6

6. We filled a 19 𝐿 carboy of water into 3 bottles

15. Mary has 186 dollars and Patty has 97

23. There is a pattern between the numbers

You are about to take Copernicus Exam.

1. The exam has 25 multiple choice-questions. Each question weighs 4

Remember that “Hard work beats

2. Schedule of a student for one day is given

A) 4 units left, 2 units up

7. The outer square given below has a side

12.5 12.45 12.075 12.8 12.93

11. When the rectangular letter envelope with

17. Which bottle will fill first when the tap is

21. Subtract 1 from the smallest 100-digit

19. The aquarium below has 100 liters of water. 1

23. Alex reads 3 times as many pages as he read

You are about to take Copernicus Exam.

1. The exam has 25 multiple choice-questions. Each question weighs 4

Remember that “Hard work beats

8. First five values of a pattern are given below.

6. There is a relationship between the numbers C) 3𝑛 + 1

9. On the number line below, the compass

12. As you rise above sea level, the temperature

20. Which of the following numbers has the

22. Instead of adding 48 to a number, Hasan

You are about to take Copernicus Exam.

1. The exam has 25 multiple choice-questions. Each question weighs 4

Remember that “Hard work beats

7. What is the value of 𝑥? 11. A mixture of 205 grams is composed of

8. What is the probability of getting 2 heads

9. Given a real number 𝑎, the distance from a

17. The triangles 𝐵𝐴𝐶 and 𝐸𝐷𝐶 are right-angled,

15. A group of miners found a marble deposit in

23. Three iron bars, with lengths of 60, 48, and

25. In the figure below, composed of 25 equal

You are about to take Copernicus Exam.

1. The exam has 25 multiple choice-questions. Each question weighs 4

Remember that “Hard work beats

2. The graph of the function 𝑓(𝑥) is given

5. Which of the following represents one of the

A) 1 6. Which of the following is the solution set of

A) 9 23. The constant term of the polynomial

25. A cooking gas cylinder is exhausted in 78

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