2018 MK Sample Questions NEW

Math Kangaroo 2018 Sample Questions
LEVELS 1 AND 2
SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 3 POINTS
Alice draws a figure connecting all the ladybugs in the order of increasing number of dots. She
starts with the ladybug with one dot. Which figure will she get?
Peter drew a pattern twice, as in the picture. Which point will he reach when he draws the third
pattern?
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
The number of dwarfs that can fit under a mushroom is equal to the number of dots on the
mushroom cap. The picture below shows one side of each mushroom. The number of dots on the
other side is the same. If 30 dwarfs are seeking shelter from the rain, how many dwarfs will get
wet?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6
LEVELS 1 AND 2 ANSWERS
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Alice draws a figure connecting all the ladybugs in the order of increasing number of dots. She
starts with the ladybug with one dot. Which figure will she get?
D)
Peter drew a pattern twice, as in the picture. Which point will he reach when he draws the third
pattern?
The number of dwarfs that can fit under a mushroom is equal to the number of dots on the
mushroom cap. The picture below shows one side of each mushroom. The number of dots on the
other side is the same. If 30 dwarfs are seeking shelter from the rain, how many dwarfs will get
wet?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6
LEVELS 3 AND 4
The picture shows 3 arrows that are flying and 9 balloons that can't move. When an arrow hits a
balloon, the balloon pops, and the arrow keeps flying in the same direction. How many balloons
will be hit by the flying arrows?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6
Toby glues 10 cubes together to make the structure shown to the right. He paints the whole
structure, even the bottom. How many cubes are painted on exactly 4 of their faces?
A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 E) 10
Leon wants to write the numbers from 1 to 7 in the grid shown. Two consecutive numbers cannot
be written in two neighboring cells. Neighboring cells are those that meet at the edge or at a
corner. What numbers can he write in the cell marked with the question mark?
A) all seven numbers

B) all of the odd numbers
C) all of the even numbers
D) only the number 4
E) only the numbers 1 or 7

The picture shows 3 arrows that are flying and 9 balloons that can't move. When an arrow hits a
balloon, the balloon pops, and the arrow keeps flying in the same direction. How many balloons
will be hit by the flying arrows?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6
Toby glues 10 cubes together to make the structure shown to the right. He paints the whole
structure, even the bottom. How many cubes are painted on exactly 4 of their faces?
A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 E) 10
Leon wants to write the numbers from 1 to 7 in the grid shown. Two consecutive numbers cannot
be written in two neighboring cells. Neighboring cells are those that meet at the edge or at a
corner. What numbers can he write in the cell marked with the question mark?
A) all seven numbers

B) all of the odd numbers
C) all of the even numbers
D) only the number 4
E) only the numbers 1 or 7
LEVELS 5 AND 6
Alice subtracted two 2-digit numbers. Then she painted
two cells. What is the sum of the two digits in the painted cells?
A) 8 B) 9 C) 12 D) 13 E) 15
Emily wants to enter a number into each cell of the triangular table. The sum of the numbers in
any two cells with a common edge must be the same. She has already entered two numbers.
What is the sum of all the numbers in the table?
A) 18 B) 20 C) 21 D) 22 E) impossible to determine
Five balls, A, B, C, D, and E, weigh 30 g, 50 g, 50 g, 50 g, and 80 g each, not necessarily in that

order. Which ball weighs 30 g?

Alice subtracted two 2-digit numbers. Then she painted two cells. What is the sum of the two
digits in the painted cells?
B) 8 B) 9 C) 12 D) 13 E) 15
Emily wants to enter a number into each cell of the triangular table. The sum of the numbers in
any two cells with a common edge must be the same. She has already entered two numbers.
What is the sum of all the numbers in the table?
A) 18 B) 20 C) 21 D) 22 E) impossible to determine
Five balls, A, B, C, D, and E, weigh 30 g, 50 g, 50 g, 50 g, and 80 g each, not necessarily in that

order. Which ball weighs 30 g?
LEVELS 7 AND 8
When the letters of the word MAMA are written vertically above one another, the word has a
vertical line of symmetry. Which of these words also has a vertical line of symmetry when
written in the same way?
A) ROOT B) BOOM C) BOOT D) LOOT E) TOOT
A rectangle is divided into 40 identical squares. The rectangle contains more than one row of
squares. Andrew found the middle row of squares and colored it in. How many squares did he
not color?
A) 20 B) 30 C) 32 D) 35 E) 39
Domino tiles are said to be arranged correctly if the number of dots at the ends that touch are the
same. Peter laid six dominoes in a line as shown in the diagram. He can make a move by either
swapping the position of any two dominoes or by rotating one domino. What is the smallest
number of moves he needs to make to arrange all the tiles correctly?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) It is impossible to do.

When the letters of the word MAMA are written vertically above one another, the word has a
vertical line of symmetry. Which of these words also has a vertical line of symmetry when
written in the same way?
A) ROOT B) BOOM C) BOOT D) LOOT E) TOOT
A rectangle is divided into 40 identical squares. The rectangle contains more than one row of
squares. Andrew found the middle row of squares and colored it in. How many squares did he
not color?
A) 20 B) 30 C) 32 D) 35 E) 39
Domino tiles are said to be arranged correctly if the number of dots at the ends that touch are the
same. Paulius laid six dominoes in a line as shown in the diagram. He can make a move by either
swapping the position of any two dominoes or by rotating one domino. What is the smallest
number of moves he needs to make to arrange all the tiles correctly?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) It is impossible to do.
LEVELS 9 AND 10
In my family each child has at least two brothers and at least one sister. What is the smallest
possible number of children in my family?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7
Eight congruent semicircles are drawn inside a square with a side length of 4. What is the area of
the non-shaded part of the square?
A) 2𝜋 B) 8 C) 6 + 𝜋 D) 3𝜋 – 2 E) 3𝜋
Diana draws a rectangular grid of 12 squares on squared paper. Some of the squares are painted
black. In each blank square she writes the number of black squares that share a side with it. The
figure shows an example. Now she does the same in a rectangular grid with 2018 squares. What
is the maximum value that she can obtain as the result of the sum of all the numbers in the grid?
A) 1262 B) 2016 C) 2018 D) 3025 E) 3027

In my family each child has at least two brothers and at least one sister. What is the smallest
possible number of children in my family?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7
Eight congruent semicircles are drawn inside a square with a side length of 4. What is the area of
the non-shaded part of the square?
A) 2𝜋 B) 8 C) 6 + 𝜋 D) 3𝜋 – 2 E) 3𝜋
Diana draws a rectangular grid of 12 squares on squared paper. Some of the squares are painted
black. In each blank square she writes the number of black squares that share a side with it. The
figure shows an example. Now she does the same in a rectangular grid with 2018 squares. What
is the maximum value that she can obtain as the result of the sum of all the numbers in the grid?
A) 1262 B) 2016 C) 2018 D) 3025 E) 3027
LEVELS 11 AND 12
The figure shows the floor plan of Renate's house. Renate enters her house from the porch and
walks through each door exactly once. In which room does she end up?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
A vase is filled up to the top with water, at a constant rate. The graph shows the height h of the
water as a function of time t.
Which of the following can be the shape of the vase?
A) B) C) D) E)
There are 40% more girls than boys in a class. How many pupils are in this class if the
probability that a two-person delegation selected at random consists of a girl and a boy equals
1/2?
A) 20 B) 24 C) 36 D) 38 E) This situation is not possible.

The figure shows the floor plan of Renate's house. Renate enters her house from the porch and walks
through each door exactly once. In which room does she end up?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
A vase is filled up to the top with water, at a constant rate. The graph shows the height h of the water as a
function of time t.
Which of the following can be the shape of the vase?
B) B) C) D) E)
There are 40% more girls than boys in a class. How many pupils are in this class if the probability
that a two-person delegation selected at random consists of a girl and a boy equals 1/2?
A) 20 B) 24 C) 36 D) 38 E) This situation is not possible.

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Math Kangaroo 2018 Sample Questions

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

LEVELS 1 AND 2 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A) all seven numbers

LEVELS 3 AND 4 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A) all seven numbers

Alice subtracted two 2-digit numbers. Then she painted

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

Five balls, A, B, C, D, and E, weigh 30 g, 50 g, 50 g, 50 g, and 80 g each, not necessarily in that

LEVELS 5 AND 6 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

Five balls, A, B, C, D, and E, weigh 30 g, 50 g, 50 g, 50 g, and 80 g each, not necessarily in that

A) ROOT B) BOOM C) BOOT D) LOOT E) TOOT

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

LEVELS 7 AND 8 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A) 1262 B) 2016 C) 2018 D) 3025 E) 3027

LEVELS 9 AND 10 ANSWERS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A) 1262 B) 2016 C) 2018 D) 3025 E) 3027

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

Which of the following can be the shape of the vase?

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A) 20 B) 24 C) 36 D) 38 E) This situation is not possible.

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 4 POINTS

Which of the following can be the shape of the vase?

SAMPLE QUESTION FOR 5 POINTS

A) 20 B) 24 C) 36 D) 38 E) This situation is not possible.

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