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29-Sep-16

I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII

S. No
Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet
1 C A D D
2 D E B E
3 B E D A
4 B C D D
5 E D A B
6 A C A E
7 B A E B
8 D B D E
9 B C A C
10 C A D B
11 D B B B
12 D E D D
13 A B E C
14 D C D C
15 A A A C
16 B E C B
17 C A C E
18 A B D C
19 C D A A
20 A C D B
21 B D B B
22 C E E C
23 C E A C
24 A E D B
25 E B
26 D D
27 E E
28 E E
29 E C
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INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST

21-Sep-17

I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII

S. No
Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet
1 C A B B
2 D E C C
3 C A D D
4 B B D A
5 B C B E
6 E E A E
7 C D B B
8 D C B D
9 B A A C
10 C E A C
11 A A B D
12 C A A A
13 A E D A
14 E D E A
15 B C A B
16 D C E D
17 E B E E
18 A C C B
19 D D B A
20 C A B C
21 C C A C
22 E A E D
23 E B C A
24 A E A B
25 D B
26 C D
27 B A
28 D E
29 B B
30 C C

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11TH INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2018

27-Sep-18

I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII IX-X

S. No
Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet Junior
1 D A D C B
2 D B D D E
3 C D D A A
4 A C A B E
5 B B B B B
6 B A B D C
7 E C D E C
8 C B D D D
9 D C D A A
10 B A A D B
11 A E B D B
12 D C C A C
13 B A B A C
14 A B C B A
15 B E E A B
16 A D B D C
17 C D B C C
18 B A E D E
19 B E A C D
20 B D D A A
21 A C B E B
22 A A A D E
23 C B A C D
24 A C D B A
25 C A B
26 C C B
27 A B E
28 B A A
29 C A D
30 C C C

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Benjamin Level
(Class 5 & 6)
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 12th INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2019
Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

ALL QUESTIONS WORTH 4 POINTS

1. In order to catch an animal, a hunting dog uses its smell to reconstitute the animal’s:

A) color B) trajectory C) mass

D) temperature E) volume

2. Protists are small beings that cannot easily be classified as animals or plants. A
protist which is covered with hair-like threads called cilia is:

A) Amoeba B) Paramecium
C) Euglena
D) Chlamydomonas E) Spirogyra

3. Fungi are plants which do not contain the green matter chlorophyll. Which of the
following is a fungus?

A) Mushroom B) Seaweeds C) Spirogyra

D) Volvox E) Chlorococcum

4. The fundamental International System of units for mass, length and time,
respectively, are:

A) newton, meter, minute B) kilogram, meter, second

C) pound, foot, hour D) pound, foot, second
E) kilogram, centimeter, hour

5. Chlorophyll is the green substance in the plant that makes

possible the photosynthesis process. Which of the following
organs does not contain chlorophyll?

A) Wheat strains B) Rose leaves

C) Tomato sepals D) Carrot root E) Pea fruit

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Time Allowed: 90 minutes

6. Which of the following phenomena illustrates the concept of action at a distance:

A) the ball hitting B) the car braking C) the tide formation

D) the carpet beating E) the speed increase of a car

7. The spine protects the spinal cord. Which of the following animals
have a spine?

A) Scorpion B) Beetle
C) Spider D) Octopus
E) Frog

8. Regarding the interaction between two bodies we can say that:

A) the reaction occurs only if the interaction is achieved through direct contact
B) the reaction occurs only if the interaction is achieved through remote contact
C) the reaction is greater than the action
D) action is always accompanied by reaction
E) the reaction occurs after the action is taken

9. Skin is the organ that protects the bodies of animals from various aggressions.
Which of the following structures cannot be produced by the skin of vertebrates?

A) Fish scales B) Parrot feathers C) Snake scales

D) Horse hooves E) Dolphin hair

10. When the motion is rectilinear and uniform:

A) the speed of the object is equal to its average speed at any moment
B) the initial speed is twice the average speed
C) the object travels different distances in equal time intervals
D) the velocity magnitude remains the same, but its direction changes
E) the velocity direction remains the same, but its magnitude changes

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

11. Bacteria are micro-organisms that can be either useful or harmful. Some bacteria
cause diseases such as:

A) Ringworm B) Influenza C) Tuberculosis

D) Malaria E) Cancer

12. The shape of the distance-time graph of a uniform linear motion is:

A) a horizontal line for any value of the speed of the body

B) a horizontal line if the object is at rest
C) a line that necessarily passes through the origin of the system
D) a line and any two lines representing the motion graphs of two objects having
the same speed intersect each other
E) can never be a horizontal line

13. Mosses and ferns are plants which share the

following character:

A) have strains B) form spores

C) have roots D) form seeds
E) have leaves

14. The distance(x) – time (t) graph regarding the motion of two objects O1 and O2 is
shown in the next image. What information can be deduced from this graph?

A) The two objects are moving with the same speed

B) The two objects start from the same place
C) The two objects have different speeds, and the speed of O2 is greater than the
speed of O1
D) The two objects travel the same distance till the meeting point
E) The two objects meet 4s after their departure

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

15. John prepared for germination 30 seeds of bean and put them in a vessel covered
with a cork. After one day, he introduces in the vessel a lit candle and he observes
that the candle stops burning. The candle flame is extinguished because of:

A) carbon dioxide consumption during seed germination

B) carbon dioxide production during seed germination
C) nourishing substances consumption during seed germination
D) oxygen production during seed germination
E) oxygen consumption during seed germination

16. Over a layer of hot water t1= 50o, a layer of cold water with t2= 4o is poured. In
these conditions:

A) the hot water floats on the surface of the cold water

B) the cold water sinks to the bottom because it has a lower density than the hot
water
C) the liquids can occupy any position, since they have the same density
D) the cold water sinks to the bottom, by inertia, then it floats to the surface
E) the cold water floats on the surface of the hot water

17. The pollination is important for the flower to form seeds and fruits. It can be done
by insects, wind, water or even by humans. Select the right association between
the plant and the corresponding method of pollination:

A) Maize-Insects B) Sunflowers-Wind C) Rose-Wind

D) Guava- Wind E) Cherry-Insects

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

18. Jerry is midway between Tom and Butch. Instantly, all three start moving with the
speeds V1, V2 and V3, as shown in the figure.

Knowing that the speeds of Tom and Jerry are V1 and V2, respectively, at what
minimum speed V3 should Butch run in order to catch Jerry before Tom?

A) V3 = V1 + V2 B) V3 = V2 + 2V1 C) V3 ≥ V1 + 2V2

D) V3 =2(V1 + V2) E)

19. Anca used a microscope to observe the cells of various

organisms. The cells in the image belong to the following
organism:

A) Amoeba B) Onion
C) Euglena D) Chlamydomonas E) Snake

20. The time-speed graph of a bus motion between two stations is shown in the figure.
It is not true that:

A) the bus motion is uniform and linear

B) the distance traveled by the bus is 3150 m
C) the average speed of the bus is 8.75 m/s
D) the time of acceleration is lower than the one of braking
E) the traveled distance during the acceleration is lower than the one traveled
during the braking

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

21. During science class, Diana introduced several cells from an

onion bulb into a solution containing 30g of sugar and 70g of
water. After 10 minutes she noticed that:

A) the cell volume increases B) the cell nucleus is destroyed

C) the cell volume decreases D) the chloroplasts are destroyed
E) the cell does not change its size

22. The spectacle lenses used to view the eclipses are:

A) opaque B) mate C) translucent

D) perfect reflectors E) transparent

23. Green plants produce organic substances they feed themselves with. Select the
correct statement about the relationship between plant organs and their role:

A) The strain has root hair that absorbs water and minerals
B) The root contains chloroplasts where photosynthesis occurs
C) The leaf contains stomata through which the water comes out by sweating
D) The strain drives minerals absorbed by phloem
E) The leaf contains stomata where the oxygen used in photosynthesis enters

24. In which of the next images the ammeter indicates the current through consumer
B1?

A) B) C)

D) E)

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

25. Living beings consist of one or more cells. Determine the correct order of the
components of a mammal:

A) organism - organs - tissue – cell B) organism – tissue - organs-cell

C) organs – organism – cell – tissue D) organs – organism – tissue – cell
E) tissue – organism – organs – cell

26. The property of bodies to oppose change in the state of a uniform rectilinear
motion is due to:

A) the gravitational interaction B) the contact interaction

C) the inertia D) the existence of friction
E) the existence of elasticity

27. Select the correct statement about the ear - the organ of hearing and equilibrium:

A) Outer ear, middle ear and inner ear contain air

B) the ear canal is part of the outer ear and leads the sounds to the eardrum
C) Ossicles transmit/carry vibrations from the oval window to the eardrum
D) Sounds are perceived by the receptors in semicircular canals
E) Bacteria can pass through Eustachio’s tube from the larynx into the middle ear

28. If we double the volume of a body using the same material, the following will not
change:

A) the body mass B) the body inertia C) the body density

D) the weight force E) the place occupied by the body in space

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Time Allowed: 90 minutes

29. The mistletoe is a hemiparasitic plant that lives on the stem of other trees, and the
cuscus infests/parasites the strain of some crop plants. Select the common
character of the 2 plants:

A) They are incapable of photosynthesis

B) They have modified roots which penetrate the host plants
C) They are incapable of breathing
D) They have a reduced number of reproduction organs
E) They restrain organic substances from the body of the host

30. When comparing a tennis ball, a car, a train, an airplane, and the Moon, the one
with the highest inertia is:

A) the tennis ball B) the car C) the train

D) the airplane E) the Moon

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I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII IX-X

S. No
Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet Junior
1 D C B B B
2 B B B A A
3 D C A A E
4 C D B D A
5 C A D C B
6 C A C B C
7 D D E E D
8 A C D B E
9 D C E D D
10 E A A D B
11 A B C B A
12 D E B D D
13 D C B A E
14 A E E A C
15 D E E B D
16 C B A B A
17 C B E B C
18 E B C C D
19 A D B D D
20 D D A B E
21 B B C D C
22 D B C B E
23 B A C E B
24 B D B A E
25 A C E
26 C D D
27 B B A
28 C C A
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13TH INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST 2020

29-Oct-20

I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII IX-X

S. No
Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet Junior
1 D B D D E
2 D A A B E
3 B B B E B
4 A D D B A
5 A C D A B
6 C B C A B
7 C C E E B
8 B A D D A
9 B D A B C
10 D E E E C
11 D B D D E
12 A C A B B
13 D B D B D
14 B D B A B
15 E C C B A
16 C A A C C
17 B E C C D
18 E A B C D
19 C B E E C
20 A A A B E
21 B B D D C
22 D C C E E
23 C B C E A
24 A D B E E
25 A A E
26 E C A
27 D E E
28 A E C
29 D D E
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23-Sep-21

I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII IX-X

S. No
Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet Junior
1 B B B B E
2 C D E E D
3 C C D B A
4 D A B D C
5 E E C D B
6 B D D E E
7 B B A E C
8 A C D D C
9 E A B E E
10 A A C A E
11 C B E D C
12 A B E D C
13 B A C D E
14 A B C B A
15 D C E E E
16 C D D A D
17 C E B B C
18 C A E A E
19 B A D D E
20 D A A E E
21 D A A A B
22 C B B E C
23 C B C B E
24 B C C D A
25 C B E
26 C E B
27 E E C
28 B E E
29 B E D
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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

ALL QUESTIONS WORTH 4 POINTS

1. Protists are small living things. Which of the following is a protist?

A) Paramecium B) Firtree C) Bacteria

D) Mushroom E) Seaweeds

2. A thread is passed through the eyes of two sewing needles, then a magnet
approaches them as shown in the image. We can say that:

A) The thread was magnetized

B) As the magnet approaches, its poles are reversed
C) The ends of the needles repel because both are negatively charged
D) The ends of the needles are magnetized, both ends becoming of the same polarity
E) The needles become permanent magnets

3. The vertebral column protects the spinal cord. Which of the following
animals has a vertebral column?

A) Beetle B) Frog C) Spider

D) Starfish E) Octopus

4. Which of the following statements is true about the mass and the volume
of an aluminum bar that has been heated?

A) both the mass and the volume of the bar increase

B) both the mass and the volume of the bar remain unchanged
C) the mass of the bar remains unchanged and the volume increases
D) the mass of the bar increases and the volume remains unchanged
E) both the mass and the volume of the bar decrease

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5. Reptiles are a group of vertebrate animals that have all the following
characteristics, except:

A) thick skin B) short limbs C) gills for breathing

D) egg reproduction E) vertebral column

6. One cyclist travelled a certain distance in 3 seconds, moving uniformly with

a speed v1=9m/s, and another travelled the same distance in 9 seconds. The
speed v2 of the second cyclist is:

A) V2= 6 m/s B) V2 = 3 m/s C) V2 = 9 m/s

D) V2 = 27 m/s E) V2 = 12 m/s

7. The beetle and the spider have the following common characteristic:

A) They are insects B) They have articulated legs

C) They move by flying D) They live in the aquatic environment
E) They have an internal skeleton

8. The weather forecast announced that the temperature in Paris, at 8:00, is

t1= -2oC. In Bernard's room the thermometer showed t2= +21oC. What is
the difference between the temperature in the room and the one outside?

A) 23oC B) 19oC C) 300 oK

D) 292 oK E) 20oC

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

9. Select the correct association between the microorganisms and their

importance:

A) Mushrooms -used in yogurt production B) Bacteria - used for making bread

C) Plants - synthesize nutrients D) Animals - produce diseases
E) Bacteria - decompose organic waste

10. Oil has a lower density than water. For this reason:

A) The volume of 1 kg of oil is less than the volume of 1 kg of water

B) The mass of 1 l of oil is greater than the mass of 1 l of water
C) The volume of 1 kg of oil is greater than the volume of 1 kg of water
If water and oil are placed in the same vessel, the water will float on the surface
D)
of the oil
If water and oil are placed in the same vessel,water and oil will mix because they
E)
are miscible substances

11. Select the correct association between microorganisms and the diseases
they cause:

A) Bacteria - tooth decay B) Virus - typhoid C) Bacteria - influenza

D) Virus - cholera E) Worm - chickenpox

12. The terms "hot" and "cold" describe:

A) the state of aggregation of bodies B) the thermal state of bodies

C) the state of motion of the body D) the state of electrification of bodies
E) the state of magnetization of bodies

13. Which of the following methods cannot prevent the human body diseases:

A) Washing fruits and vegetables before eating them

B) Destruction of germs by red blood cells
C) Washing hands after using the toilet
D) Destruction of germs by white blood cells
E) Vaccination, to increase immunity

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

14. Water Cycle means:

A) the water circuit in the city sewer

B) the transfer of water from wet bodies to nature and its return by condensation
C) the water exchange between soil and plants
only the evaporation of water from the surface of plants and animals by
D)
perspiration
E) only the process in which water changes form liquid to a gas and vice versa

15. Which of the following is a non-biodegradable pollutant?

A) Paper B) Wood C) Plastic

D) Food waste E) Leaves

16. Which of the following statements is true about gases?

A) The distance between the component particles of gas is greater than in liquids and
smaller than in solids
B) The interaction forces between the component particles are weak and for this
reason the gases cannot be compressed
C) The motion of the gas particles is directed in one direction only
D) The gas molecules are so small that they cannot interact
E) The weak interaction forces between the component particles explain why gases do
not have definite shape and volume

17. Which of the following statements is true about oxygen?

A) It is consumed by plants in photosynthesis

B) It is produced by animals in photosynthesis
C) It is consumed by animals in photosynthesis
D) It is produced by plants in photosynthesis
E) Its amount increases during the winter

18. There is no friction in the case of:

A) a submarine moving underwater

B) a flying plane
C) a nail that penetrates a board
D) the interaction between two magnets
E) drawing with chalk on a pavement

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

19. A cell is the basic unit of a living organism. The cell below may belong to
the following group of living things:

A) Bacteria B) Protists C) Fungi

D) Plants E) Animals

20. Which of the following is the image of object AB, formed by the flat
mirror O?

A) AB B) AB1 C) A’B’
D) A’B” E) Point I

21. The organ in the digestive system that can extend and store food is:

A) The oral cavity B) The esophagus C) The stomach

D) The small intestine E) The large intestine

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

22. Which of the following is a natural source of light?

A) Lava of an erupting volcano

B) The TV screen when it is on
C) The filament of a light bulb that is on
D) The filament of a light bulb that is off
E) The flame of a match

23. Which of the following gives the correct path for the light rays entering
the human eye?

A) Cornea => aqueous humor => iris => vitreous humor => retina
B) Cornea => aqueous humor => lens => vitreous humor => retina
C) Lens => aqueous humor => pupil => vitreous humor => retina
D) Cornea => vitreous humor => lens => aqueous humor => retina
E) Iris => aqueous humor => lens => vitreous humor => retina

24. Which one is true about solids? They:

A) have a well-defined
defined shape but not their own volume
B) usually evaporate at room temperature
C) are the only ones that pass from one state of aggregation to another
D) have the longest distance between the component particles
E) show the strongest interaction force between particles

25. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll and are

found in the following parts of the plant:

A) Leaf lamina
B) Wooden vessels
C) Root epidermis
D) Leaf vein
E) Root hairs

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Benjamin Level (Class 5 & 6)
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

26. Which of the following statements is true about eclipses?

A) They are due to the force of interaction between the Sun, the Moon and the Earth
B) They are due to the rectilinear propagation of light
C) They appear because light propagates at a very high speed
D) They occur due to the friction with the air during the Earth's rotation
E) They occur when the Sun is between the Moon and the Earth

27. Associate the reaction below with the process during which it takes place:

(sunlight)

Carbon dioxide + water--------------- glucose and oxygen

(chlorophyll)

A) Breathing B) Sweating C) Photosynthesis

D) Conduction E) Absorption

28. The gravitational force:

A) exerted on a kilogram of sugar is higher on the Moon than on Earth

B) is stronger at the Equator than at the Pole
C) is exerted by the Earth only on the objects on its surface
D) does not exert on climbing objects
E) exerted by the Moon and the Sun on the water of the seas and oceans, determines
the formation of tide and flow of water

29. Deforestation has the following effect on the environment:

A) It decreases the carbon dioxide levels B) It generates the lack of feed for animals
C) It decreases the risk of landslides D) It increases the oxygen levels
E) It reduces the risk of flooding

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30. Choose the correct statement about sounds.

A) They have the lowest speed of propagation in the air

B) They have the same value of the speed of propagation in the air both in winter and
in summer
C) They are not transmitted in solid media because the interaction forces between
molecules are very high
D) They travel with the same speed in air and in water
E) Humans can hear any sound as long as it has a sufficiently high intensity

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I-II III-IV V-VI VII-VIII IX-X

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Pre Ecolier Ecolier Benjamin Cadet Junior
1 A A A C E
2 D B D B D
3 B E B D C
4 C C C B A
5 E A C C E
6 C D B A B
7 B B B A B
8 D A A A A
9 C B E C C
10 E A C E C
11 A D A D A
12 C A B E D
13 D D B C D
14 B B B E C
15 C E C B A
16 B C E D E
17 A D D B B
18 C B D B B
19 C A D A E
20 E B C D E
21 B B C B D
22 A A A D D
23 C A B A A
24 B E E C B
25 A E B
26 B E D
27 C A E
28 E C A
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