2014 WMI Competition

Grade 2 Part 2 Applications Test

Ten Points Each. Total 150 Points.
NT$ = New Taiwan Dollar

1. Compute 2＋4＋6＋8＋10＋12＋14＋16＋18＋20 ＝ ( )

2. Find the pattern and fill in the blanks.

1 21, 18, 15, 12, ( ), 6

2 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 5, 8, 6, 10, 7, 12, ( )

3. Put the 9 mark in the ( ) of the two figures that are different from the others.

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

4. Angela wants to cut a completely stretched out ribbon of 70 cm long into small pieces
each of 10 cm long. How many times does she have to cut it? ( times)

5. Last year in a park, the number of pine trees was 16 less than the number of willow trees.
After 20 more pine trees and 12 more willow trees were planted, which kind of tree had the
greater number and by how many? ( ), ( )
6. Mother went to buy some fruits. She bought 15 more apples than oranges and 8 fewer
pineapples than apples. Did mother buy more oranges or pineapples? How many more?
( ), ( )

7. If you can buy 8 pens with NT$100, how many pens can you buy with NT$400?
( pens)

8. From the picture on the right, wants to eat some .

If must go from right to left and from bottom to top,

how many ways can to reach ? ( ways)

9. Answer the following questions using the

pictures on the right.

= 48 kilograms

= ( ) kilograms

= ( ) kilograms

10. Follow the instructions below and fold a piece of paper three times and then cut it
following the dotted line. Which kind of picture do we get after we re–open that piece of
cut paper? (Give a 9 mark to indicate which one)

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
 Back
11. Consider the picture on the right. If you look at the
picture from the back, you get the first picture below.
Left Right
In (1), draw the picture if you look at it from the front.
In (2), draw the picture if you look at it from the left. FFrontfff 

Front

(1) From the Front (2) From the Left

12. Divide the 25 numbers in the below pictures into 5 groups of 5 numbers each so that each
group will have all 5 numbers from 1 to 5 and, within each group, each of these 5 numbers
must be next to some other number in the group.
13. May has NT$40 and wants to buy as much candy as she can. Each candy costs NT$5 and
any 4 empty candy wrappers can be exchanged for another candy, free. What is the
maximum number of candies she can buy, including the free candies she can get in
exchange for empty wrappers? ( candies)

14. The figure on the right is the map for an exhibition center.
Assuming you have to go through all the rooms and you
cannot repeat any room, how many ways can you enter
from A and exit through B? ( ways)

15. Gary said, “Mother’s age is 3 times of mine.”.

Mother said, “I am 24 years older than Gary.”
How old is Mother and how old is Gary?
(Mother: years old), (Gary: years old)