Question bank IKMC

Question 1

Grandmother has baked the cake shown. She wants to divide it so that each grandchild receives the same number of cherries. Each piece has 3 cherries. How many grandchildren does she have?

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

Question 2

An aeroplane at an altitude of 1200 m begins descending to the ground. Every 10 seconds it descends 80 m. How long does it take to reach the ground?

1. 1 minute
2. 1 minute 30 seconds
3. 2 minutes
4. 2 minutes 30 seconds
5. 3 minutes

Question 3

Which tile appears most often?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. They all appear equally often

Question 4

In Sweet Town, schools have a holiday lasting 4 months. The second month has fewer days than the first, third and fourth months. How many days does the first month have?

1. 28
2. 29
3. 30
4. 31
5. Cannot be determined

Question 5

The sum of Tom’s age and his older brother’s age is now 12 years. What will the sum of their ages be in 4 years?

1. 16
2. 17
3. 18
4. 19
5. 20

Question 6

Look at the picture. Choose the true statement.

1. There are more squares than circles
2. There are as many triangles as squares
3. There are as many rectangles as circles
4. There are fewer triangles than squares
5. There are as many triangles as circles

Question 7

Ben has 2 cats of equal weight. When Ben holds both cats on the scales, the reading is 36 kg. If Ben weighs 28 kg, how many kilograms does each cat weigh?

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

Question 8

What number is on the pink-purple house?

1. 13
2. 16
3. 12
4. 14
5. 18

Question 9

Bookworm the cat usually reads from noon to midnight and sleeps for all the remaining time. Bookworm is asleep now, but in 1 hour he will begin reading again. In how many hours from now will he go to sleep again?

1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 14
5. 17

Question 10

The first two balances in the picture are balanced. How many squares must be placed on the right pan of the third balance to make it balance?

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

Question 11

Sima the ant is looking for his forgotten book, which is in a cave. What kinds of numbers will he pass? He may use each passage at most once.

1. Even and odd numbers
2. Even numbers
3. Odd numbers
4. Numbers greater than 10
5. Numbers less than 90

Question 12

Use the picture to answer the question.
The two apples say: “Together we cost 6 coins.”
The two pears say: “Together we cost 8 coins.”
The pear and apple ask: “How much do we cost together?”

1. 5 coins
2. 6 coins
3. 7 coins
4. 8 coins
5. 9 coins

Question 13

Teddy Bear draws a birthday picture for his mother. He has drawn dragonflies flying above grass. How many colours has Teddy used, excluding the white of the paper?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8
5. 9

Question 14

Question 15

Which letter on the board does not appear in the word KOALA?

1. R
2. L
3. K
4. N
5. O

Question 16

Mi draws trees with white and black leaves following the pattern shown. How many black leaves does a tree with 17 leaves have?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9
5. 10

Question 17

Ben has glued 4 paper strips into the shape shown. What does the other side of the shape look like?

Question 18

Which shape is not a part of the picture below?

Question 1

Gloria and Gabriel the hippopotamuses are travelling around the world in a hot-air balloon. Because they are quite heavy, they must throw out the sandbags from heaviest to lightest. Which bag is thrown out fourth?

1. 754
2. 676
3. 675
4. 654
5. 487

Question 2

Nam is saving for a new bicycle. Every day he puts into his savings box as many euros as the day number on the calendar. For example, on the 8th he saves 8 euros. How many euros does he save from 13 November to 18 November?

1. 93
2. 80
3. 62
4. 40
5. 31