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Math Kangaroo prep for 2027 — practice by topic, the exam's clock

A free diagnosis places your child in ten questions. Then a daily plan, timed practice on the exam's clock, and a report after each round. In English and Chinese.

130 days to the Math Kangaroo · Mar 18, 2027

Let my child try (free)

Series pass $14.99/month for the whole family · the first round and its summary are free, no card needed

Next official date

Mar 18, 2027

Math Kangaroo 2027 · Thu Mar 18, 2027 (all levels)

Register by Dec 31, 2026

Dates and formats come from the organizer (mathkangaroo.org). Prep is not affiliated with it; the contest name is used to describe what we help with.

Pick your child's level

Each level is its own course: a question bank by topic, timed simulations, a report after each round.

Math Kangaroo — Levels 1–2

Grades 1–2

Grades 1–2. Counting, adding, telling the time and first shapes — clever reasoning rather than heavy computation.

Format
24 Q · 75 min · thirds of 3/4/5 points
Next official date
Mar 18, 2027
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A sample question from Levels 1–2

Ben picked more than 3 apples but fewer than 5. How many apples did Ben pick?

Answer: 4

Worked solution

  1. More than 3 means 4 or more. Fewer than 5 means 4 or less.
  2. So Ben picked 4.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

Math Kangaroo — Levels 3–4

Grades 3–4

Grades 3–4. Multiplication and division, fractions of a whole, patterns, and the first spatial puzzles.

Format
24 Q · 75 min · thirds of 3/4/5 points
Next official date
Mar 18, 2027
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A sample question from Levels 3–4

How many 2-digit numbers have digits that multiply to 12?

Answer: 4

Worked solution

  1. 12 = 2 × 6 = 3 × 4 (1 × 12 fails, 12 is not a digit).
  2. Each pair gives two numbers: 26, 62, 34, 43.
  3. That is 4 numbers.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

Math Kangaroo — Levels 5–6

Grades 5–6

Grades 5–6. Ratio and percent, area and angles, factors and remainders, and the first counting rules.

Format
30 Q · 75 min · thirds of 3/4/5 points
Next official date
Mar 18, 2027
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A sample question from Levels 5–6

A red bag and a blue bag together weigh exactly as much as a green bag and a yellow bag. The red and green bags together weigh more than the blue and yellow bags. The blue and green bags together weigh more than the red and yellow bags. Which bag is the lightest?

Answer: yellow

Worked solution

  1. Write R + B = G + Y, R + G > B + Y and B + G > R + Y.
  2. Add the two 'more than' facts: R + B + 2G > R + B + 2Y, so G > Y.
  3. From R + B = G + Y and R + G > B + Y: subtracting gives G - B > B - G, so G > B; similarly the third fact gives G > R. So green is heaviest.
  4. R + B = G + Y with G the biggest means Y is smaller than both R and B (R = G + Y - B > Y, B = G + Y - R > Y).
  5. So yellow is the lightest.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

Math Kangaroo — Levels 7–8

Grades 7–8

Grades 7–8. Equations and systems, harder counting and probability, and the geometry that rewards a diagram.

Format
30 Q · 75 min · thirds of 3/4/5 points
Next official date
Mar 18, 2027
Try Levels 7–8 freeDates, format and what it covers →

A sample question from Levels 7–8

Words are written in plain capital letters. Which word has a vertical line of symmetry when its letters are stacked one above another, and also a horizontal line of symmetry when it is written normally across the page?

Answer: OHIO

Worked solution

  1. Stacked one above another, the word has a vertical line of symmetry only if every letter has one.
  2. Written across the page, it has a horizontal line of symmetry only if every letter has one.
  3. So every letter needs both lines: only H, I, O and X qualify.
  4. TOOT and AXIOM fail across the page (T, A, M); BOX and HIKE fail when stacked (B, K, E). OHIO works.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

Math Kangaroo — Levels 9–10

Grades 9–10

Grades 9–10. Original annual papers, answer keys and available worked solutions, organized by year. Timed paper practice and printable originals.

Next official date
Date to be announced
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A sample question from Levels 9–10

Which two of the numbers 7, 11, 13 and 20 add up to 24?

Answer: 11 and 13

Worked solution

  1. Check the pairs: 7 + 11 = 18, 7 + 13 = 20, 7 + 20 = 27, 11 + 13 = 24.
  2. So the pair is 11 and 13.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

Math Kangaroo — Levels 11–12

Grades 11–12

Grades 11–12. Original annual papers, answer keys and available worked solutions, organized by year. Timed paper practice and printable originals.

Next official date
Date to be announced
Try Levels 11–12 freeDates, format and what it covers →

A sample question from Levels 11–12

Marbles numbered 1 to 2015 are coloured so that marbles with the same digit sum share a colour and different digit sums get different colours. How many colours are used on exactly one marble?

Answer: 1

Worked solution

  1. Digit sums run from 1 to 28.
  2. Digit sum 28 needs 1999 only (the other digits must be 9, 9, 9 after a leading 1): one marble.
  3. Any sum s from 1 to 27 appears at least twice: once on a number below 1000 with digit sum s, and once on 1abc where abc has digit sum s − 1.
  4. So exactly one colour appears on a single marble.

Read-only. Every other question opens after sign-in; each child's first round is free.

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Dates and formats come from the organizer ({body}). Prep is not affiliated with it; the contest name is used to describe what we help with. Official dates and registration →

Questions families ask

What does Prep cover for Math Kangaroo?
Levels 1–2, Levels 3–4, Levels 5–6, Levels 7–8, Levels 9–10, Levels 11–12. Each Level has its own chapter map, practice rounds, sealed practice exams with every answer and worked solution at the end, and a published gate to the next Level.
When is the next Math Kangaroo date?
Mar 18, 2027 · Math Kangaroo 2027 · Thu Mar 18, 2027 (all levels). Always check the organizer's site before registering.
How much does it cost?
Each child's first round and its summary are free, with no card needed. After that, a Series pass is $14.99 a month for the whole family (up to 5 people) and covers every Level of the Series, so moving up never meets a new paywall.
Does Prep guarantee a score?
No. Prep shows exactly what your child has mastered, what comes next and when they are ready for the next Level. Nobody can promise a contest result.