Math Kangaroo Competition 2020 Grade 8 Sample Paper : mathkangaroo.in
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Exam : Math Kangaroo Competition
Document Type : Sample Paper
Class : Grade 8
Year : 2020
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Math Kangaroo Competition Sample Paper
International Olympiad Academy Math Kangaroo Competition 2020 Grade 8 Sample Paper
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Math Kangaroo Grade 8 Sample Paper
Section – A (3 Point Problems):
1. How many of the following four numbers 2, 20, 202, 2020 are prime?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4
2. Miguel solves six Olympiad problems every day and Lázaro solves four Olympiad problems every day. How many days does it take Lázaro to solve the same number of problems as Miguel solves in four days?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8
3. There are 4 teams in a soccer tournament. Each team plays every other team exactly once. In each match, the winner scores 3 points and the loser scores 0 points. In the case of a draw, both teams score 1 point. After all matches have been played, which of the following total number of points is it impossible for any team to have scored?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8
4. If John goes to school by bus and walks back, he travels for 3 hours. If he goes by bus both ways, he travels for 1 hour. How long does it take him if he walks both ways?
(A) 3.5 hours
(B) 4 hours
(C) 4.5 hours
(D) 5 hours
(E) 5.5 hours
Section – B (4 Point Problems):
1. Anna wants to walk 5 km on average each day in March. At bedtime on 16th March, she realised that she had walked 95 km so far. What distance does she need to walk on average for the remaining days of the month to achieve her target?
(A) 5.4 km
(B) 5 km
(C) 4 km
(D) 3.6 km
(E) 3.1 km
2. Every pupil in a class either swims or dances or both. Three fifths of the class swim and three fifths dance. Five pupils both swim and dance. How many pupils are in the class?
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30
(E) 35
3. Andrew buys 27 identical small cubes, each with two adjacent faces painted red. He then uses all of these cubes to build a large cube. What is the largest number of completely red faces of the large cube that he can make?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
4. Werner’s salary is 20% of his boss’s salary. By what percentage should Werner’s salary increase to become equal to his boss’s salary?
(A) 80%
(B) 120%
(C) 180%
(D) 400%
(E) 520%
Instructions
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the proctor has given permission to start.
2. There are 30 questions in this paper. Easy: 3 points for each correct answer. Medium: 4 points for each correct answer. Hard: 5 points for each correct answer. 1 point will be deducted for each incorrect answer, and no penalty for skipping a question.
3. All questions are compulsory. There is only ONE correct answer to each question.
4. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information are allowed during the exam.
5. Use of calculator is strictly prohibited in the exam.
6. Fill your Name, Roll No., Grade and School Name in the answer sheet.
7. To mark your choice of answers by darkening the circles in the Answer Sheet, use an HB Pencil or a Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only.
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