15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022

PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)

Time Allowed: 90 minutes

ALL QUESTIONS WORTH 4 POINTS

When people didn’t know how to use fire, people suffered
from hunger, because they used to eat raw, and they suffered from
cold, because they couldn’t stay warm during winter.

I caught seven fish

1 I’ve just hunted a deer.
ten days ago.
Its meet (the venison)
will dry in four weeks.
1

Mum, three fish have

already been dried,
so we can eat them.

1. In the first picture, people lived in a …

A) cave B) castle C) house

D) tree E) nest

2. Look at the picture! It’s …

A) spring B) summer C) autumn

D) winter E) rainy season

3. Before knowing how to use fire, to eat meat, people used to …

A) fry it B) dry it C) bake it in the oven

D) boil it E) grill it

4. Look at the drawings on the walls. There’s a …

A) wolf B) bear C) horse

D) crocodile E) fox

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 15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022
PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

5. What wild animal endangers the lives of the people in picture 1 ?

A) A snake B) A dog C) A rabbit

D) A bear E) A wolf

6. How many of the fish caught haven’t dried yet in order to be eaten?

A) 8 B) 7 C) 4
D) 3 E) 10

7. On the walls of the cave, there are …

A) 4 drawings B) 7 drawings C) 8 drawings

D) 6 drawings E) 5 drawings

8. Look at the picture 1 . Before knowing how to use fire, what did the
people make their tools out of?

A) iron, stones, bones B) wood, silver, bones C) wood, stones, gold

D) wood, stones, bones E) silver and gold

At first, people encountered fire caused by lightning or volcanic

eruptions. Because of the wild fires, people and animals suffered very
much.

2 3

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 15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022
PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

People used to keep the fire burning for months or even years,
because it was hard for them to light it. Later, they learned to light
dry grass by rubbing two stones or sticks. By the fire, people used to
cook, eat, stay warm and tell stories.

9. Look at the picture 3 . The animals are running because of the …

A) hunters B) wolves C) fire

D) flood E) wind

10. What animals are there in picture 3 ?

A) Kangaroo, leopard, horse, deer, giraffe

B) Kangaroo, crocodile, horse, deer, elephant
C) Bear, leopard, horse, deer, elephant
D) Kangaroo, elephant, horse, dog, leopard
E) Kangaroo, leopard, horse, deer, elephant

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 15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022
PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

11. Naturally occurring wildfires are caused by …

A) lightning or volcanic eruptions

B) floods and lightning
C) earthquakes and floods
D) birds and animals
E) volcanic eruptions or heavy rains

12. Which statement is false?

A) People used to make fire by rubbing two stones.

B) People used to make fire by rubbing two sticks.
C) People used to keep fire burning by watering it.
D) For many years, people used to be very careful not to put out the fire.
E) People started using fire from volcano eruption.

13. People in picture 4 didn’t use the fire to …

A) stay warm B) light up the cave C) cook food

D) make clay pots E) sit around it and tell stories

After I model the clay pots, I

5 Fire helps us process the 6 burn them in the oven, and then
iron to make tools. I paint them.

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 15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022
PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

I will have to make

7 another 16 glass 8 Today, I have to bake 99 loaves of
bottles by 5 p.m. bread. So far I’ve baked 32.

9 10
Sometimes, the fire
lit from negligence by
people can cause
great damage and
loss of life.

Children,
never play with
fire!

14. In picture 5 , we can see the workshop of a …

A) potter B) ironsmith C) glassmaker

D) tailor E) butcher

15. What does the craftsman make in picture 5 ?

A) Only tools B) Only weapons C) Weapons and tools

D) Clay pots E) Bottles

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 15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022
PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

16. What is the order of the actions taken by a potter to produce clay pots?

A) Paint the pot, model the pot, burn the pot

B) Model the pot, burn the pot, paint the pot
C) Paint the pot, burn the pot, model the clay
D) Model the pot, paint the pot, burn the pot
E) Burn the pot, model the clay, burn the pot

17. How many clay vessels are there in picture 6 ?

A) 12 B) 11 C) 9
D) 8 E) 10

18. The craftsman in picture 8 is a …

A) potter B) chef C) baker

D) butcher E) ironsmith

19. Look at picture 7 . What products can be produced in the workshop?

A) Clothes B) Bakery products C) Glass bottles

D) Weapons E) Furniture

20. Where are kids allowed to play with matches?

A) Inside the house B) In the park C) In the woods

D) At school E) Nowhere

21. Look at picture 7 . How many hours does the glassmaker need to finish
his job?

A) 7 B) 5 C) 12
D) 6 E) 4

22. How many bottles does the glassmaker produce at the end of the day?

A) 28 B) 22 C) 16
D) 24 E) 20

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 15th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2022
PreEcolier Level (Class 1 & 2)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

23. How many loaves of bread are left to be baked?

A) 17 B) 32 C) 67
D) 99 E) 76

24. Choose the rule which is not followed in pictures 9 and 10 .

A) Don’t eat too many sweets!

B) Don’t play with lighters, matches or lit candles!
C) Don’t hike in the woods!
D) Don’t cut trees!
E) Don’t throw garbage in the forest!

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