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Practice test 1: Math Kangaroo Grade 3

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3-point questions

1Which number is the largest? 3 points
2Kanga has 3 bags with 6 apples in each. She eats 4 apples. How many apples are left? 3 points
3What time is it 35 minutes after 8:40? 3 points
4The shapes ●▲■●▲■… repeat. What is the 16th shape? 3 points
5How many squares of any size are in this 2 by 2 grid? 3 points
6☐ + 17 = 42. What is ☐? 3 points
7A hen has 2 legs and a cat has 4. How many legs do 3 hens and 2 cats have? 3 points
81 March is a Monday. What day is 8 March? 3 points

4-point questions

9Using 5, 0 and 8 once each, how many different 3-digit numbers can be made? 4 points
104 equal boxes and a 2 kg weight balance 18 kg. How heavy is one box? 4 points
11In this number pyramid each block is the sum of the two below it. What number goes on top? 4 points
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12Tom is 5th from the front and 5th from the back of a queue. How many people are in the queue? 4 points
13A film starts at 5:50 and lasts 95 minutes. When does it end? 4 points
14How many triangles are in this figure? 4 points
151 dog weighs as much as 2 cats, and 1 cat as much as 4 mice. How many mice weigh as much as 3 dogs? 4 points
16The top row of a magic square with the numbers 1 to 9 is 2, ☐, 6. What is ☐? 4 points

5-point questions

17How many times is the digit 7 written when the numbers from 1 to 80 are written down? 5 points
18A farm has hens and cows: 9 heads and 26 legs. How many cows are there? 5 points
19How many squares of any size are in a grid 3 squares tall and 4 squares wide? 5 points
20I think of a number, double it, add 6 and halve the result. I get 11. What was my number? 5 points
21Dot, Eve or Fin took the last cookie. Dot: 'Eve took it.' Eve: 'Dot is lying.' Fin: 'I did not take it.' Exactly one of them tells the truth. Who took it? 5 points
22How many rectangles (squares count too) are in a strip of 6 squares? 5 points
23Three numbers in a row (like 4, 5, 6) add up to 57. What is the biggest of them? 5 points
24How many 3-digit numbers have digits that add up to 4 and contain no 0? 5 points

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Magic squares and number grids

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Clocks, time and calendars

Read an analogue clock to the minute.

Counting squares, triangles and shapes

Count all the squares in a grid size by size.

Ordering and logic puzzles

Put people or things in order from clues.

Legs, heads and animals

Count legs of mixed animals.

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