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1.A net of six squares folds into a cube. One square is shaded. Which square ends up opposite the shaded one?[4]
Text description of the figure
A net of six squares in a cross shape: a vertical column of four squares labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 from the top, with square 5 attached to the left of square 2 and square 6 attached to the right of square 2. Square 1 is shaded.
Asquare 2
Bsquare 3
Csquare 4
Dsquare 5
Esquare 6
2.Small cubes are stacked in a corner as shown. Some are hidden from view. How many small cubes are there altogether?[4]
Text description of the figure
A stack of unit cubes in a corner, three layers tall. The bottom layer is a 3 by 3 square of 9 cubes, the middle layer is a 2 by 2 square of 4 cubes sitting on one corner of it, and the top layer is a single cube.
A9
B10
C14
D18
E27
3.The four-digit number 27_4 is divisible by 3. Which digit could go in the gap?[4]
A1
B2
C3
D4
E6
4.The two digits of a number are swapped and the number gets bigger by 36. Which of these could be the number?[4]
A13
B15
C24
D41
E62
5.In how many ways can 7 be written as the sum of two different whole numbers bigger than zero? Swapping the order does not make a new way.[4]
A3
B4
C6
D7
E12
6.All the red boxes are heavy. Box X is not heavy. What must be true?[4]
ABox X is red
BBox X is not red
CBox X is blue
DSome red boxes are light
ENothing can be said about box X
7.A number is doubled, then 6 is added, then the result is halved. The answer is 11. What was the original number?[4]
A4
B8
C11
D16
E22
8.A rectangle has an area of 36 and sides that are whole numbers. Which of these could NOT be its perimeter?[4]
A24
B26
C28
D30
E40
9.What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at exactly 4 o'clock?[4]
A30
B60
C90
D120
E240
10.In a class of 30 students, 18 play football and 15 play chess. Exactly 7 students do both. How many students play neither?[4]
A4
B26
C3
D11
E7
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Answer key — Math Kangaroo practice
Each wrong choice carries the thinking that produces it. When a student picks C, this is what they were doing.
1.B — square 3KA-0005Nets and folding, 2D to 3D
AI picked the square directly next to the shaded one in the net, but neighbours in the net share an edge on the cube.
CI counted to the far end of the column, assuming the square furthest away in the net is the one opposite.
DI picked one of the side flaps because it is not touching the shaded square in the drawing.
EI picked the other side flap for the same reason, without tracking what happens as the net folds.
2.C — 14KA-0009Counting cubes in a stack, including hidden ones
AI counted only the cubes on the bottom layer and treated the rest as decoration.
BI counted only the cubes whose faces I could actually see in the drawing.
DI assumed every layer was a full 3 by 3 square and multiplied 9 by 2 for two layers.
EI assumed the stack was a solid 3 by 3 by 3 block because it sits in a corner.