FORMAT OF THE PAPERS
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Format of Pre-Ecolier and Ecolier is 24 multiple-choice questions. 3 marks each are contained by Questions 1-8, 4 marks each by Questions 9-16, and 5 marks each by Questions 17-24, making a full score of 96.
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Format of Benjamin, Cadet, Junior and Student is 30 multiple-choice questions. 3 marks each are contained by Questions 1-10, 4 marks each by Questions 11-20, and 5 marks each by Questions 21-30, making a full score of 120.
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All questions have five options of answer.
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Each paper is 90 minutes of duration.
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If a participant leaves a question unanswered, that question will be marked '0'. There is no penalty/deduction for wrong answer.
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No calculator
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Official language of the competition is English
KANGAROO MATH COMPETITION SYLLABUS
Pre-Ecolier (Grade 1-2)
o simple arithmetic operations with 1 digit and 2 digit numbers.
o distinguishing simple figures.
o time, clock.
o number of days in a week, number of months in a year.
PAST PAPERS
(Pre-Ecolier)
Ecolier (Grade 3-4)
o simple arithmetic operations with 1,2,3 and 4 digit numbers.
o recognizing geometric figures.
o a magic square with a sum of 15.
o time, clock.
o number of days in a week, number of months in a year.
o addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
o intersection of sets.
o perimeter and area of a square, a rectangle.
PAST PAPERS
(Ecolier)
Benjamin (Grade 5-6)
o addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
o magic squares.
o fractions and decimals.
o clock, a calendar.
o perimeter of a polygon.
o area of a rectangle and a triangle.
o lines and rays on a surface.
o a cube, a rectangular solid.
o acute, right, and obtuse angles.
o mathematical logic.
PAST PAPERS
(Benjamin)
Cadet (Grade 7-8)
o operations on rational numbers.
o powers of natural numbers.
o equations, inequalities and systems of linear equations.
o area of a rectangle, a triangle and a circle.
o lines and rays on a surface.
o volume and surface area of geometric figures.
o angles: acute, right, and obtuse.
o supplementary angles, sum of angles in a triangle and in a quadrilateral.
o mathematical logic.
PAST PAPERS
(Cadet)
Junior (Grade 9-10)
o operations on real numbers.
o functions, polynomials, equations, inequalities.
o sequences of numbers.
o elements of combinatorics.
o synthetic plane geometry.
o analytic plane geometry.
PAST PAPERS
(Junior)
Student (Grade 11-12)
o operations on real numbers.
o functions, polynomials, equations, inequalities.
o sequences of numbers.
o elements of combinatorics.
o synthetic plane geometry.
o analytic plane geometry.
o synthetic space geometry.
o analytic space geometry.
PAST PAPERS
(Student)
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