Math Kangaroo 2015 Sample Questions for Levels 1 and 2

Look closely at these four pictures. Which figure is missing from one of the pictures?

• Red circle

• Blue triangle

• Green square

• Red square

• Blue square

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?

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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?

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Look closely at these four pictures. Which figure is missing from one of the pictures?

• Red Circle

• Red Square

• Blue Triangle

• Green Rectangle

• Blue Triangle

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?

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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?

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What is the result of the following operation: 2 - 0 + 1 × 5?

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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?

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If we use only large pitchers of water, how many of them do we need to fill the barrel?

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What is the result of the following operation: 2 - 0 + 1 x 5?

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