IKMC 2027 - Grades 1-2 - Self-study SET 3 - Thematic Batch 3

Question 1

Grandmother has 12 cakes. Tim eats half of them. Then Peter eats one third of the remaining cakes. Grandmother eats all that are left. How many cakes does Grandmother eat?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5

Question 2

Mai buys some cakes. She pays with four 2-euro coins and receives one 50-cent coin as change. Each cake costs 1 euro 50 cents. How many cakes does she buy?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 15
5. 16

Question 3

Three’s household grows four potted cacti, named 1, 2, 4 and 5. The pictures show the plants without their names. Three especially likes plant 1 and gives a clue for Mother to identify it: replacing each plant in the subtraction by its name gives a correct calculation. Which plant is number 1?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. Cannot be determined

Question 4

Last year, on 15 March, Mai added her age to her mother’s age and got 28. What will the sum of their ages be on 15 March next year?

1. 29
2. 30
3. 31
4. 32
5. 33

Question 5

Which four of the numbered pieces are needed to complete the large jigsaw?

1. 1, 3, 4, 5
2. 2, 3, 6, 8
3. 2, 3, 5, 7
4. 2, 3, 6, 7
5. 1, 5, 6, 8

Question 6

How many triangles and how many squares are used to make the vehicle below?

1. 3 triangles, 2 squares
2. 4 triangles, 3 squares
3. 4 triangles, 4 squares
4. 3 triangles, 3 squares
5. 3 triangles, 2 squares

Question 7

Five wooden strips are stacked as shown. Strip 2 is at the bottom and strip 4 is on top. Which strip is in the middle?

1. 1
2. 5
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4

Question 8

In Sweet Fruit City, people can exchange fruit as shown. Adam has 6 pears. How many strawberries can he get by exchanging them?

1. 12
2. 36
3. 18
4. 24
5. 6

Question 9

Yesterday was Sunday. What day is today?

1. Tuesday
2. Thursday
3. Wednesday
4. Monday
5. Saturday

Question 10

The first two balances are balanced. How many foxes must be placed on the right pan of the third balance to balance the hippopotamus?

1. 4
2. 6
3. 9
4. 10
5. 12

Question 11

Two dogs enter the maze at the arrow. Through which exit can they leave?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E

Question 12

Which number can be formed by joining two of the four pieces shown?

1. 42
2. 25
3. 51
4. 12
5. 24

Question 13

Paul starts at P and follows the instructions NNWNNEEES. Where does he finish?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E

Question 14

Mia arranges wooden squares, circles and triangles on the stairs according to a pattern. How many squares are on the top step?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
5. 7

Question 15

The picture shows 9 squares. First Ani replaces every black square with a white square. Then Bob replaces every grey square with a black square. Finally Chris replaces every white square with a grey square. What do the 9 squares look like at the end?

Question 16

Ben wants to cut a circular sheet of paper along 3 straight lines. What is the smallest number of pieces he can make?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
5. 8

Question 17

Mai arranges 6 puzzle pieces in a row as shown. How many calculations are joined incorrectly?

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4

Question 18

Lan has 3 sisters and 3 brothers. How many brothers and how many sisters does Tùng, Lan’s younger brother, have?

1. 3 brothers and 3 sisters
2. 3 brothers and 4 sisters
3. 2 brothers and 3 sisters
4. 3 brothers and 2 sisters
5. 2 brothers and 4 sisters