2012 MIDDLE PRIMARY DIVISION FIRST ROUND PAPER

7/4/2020 8:06:00 AM

We want to cut a 20m stick into shorter sticks of length 4m. We can only cut one piece of stick at a time. How many cuts are required?

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
What number must replace the □ in the mathematical sentence □ + 5 = 13－6 to make it correct?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Which of the following number is less than 2,010,000?

  • two millions and ten thousands
  • 2,100,000
  • one million and twenty thousands
  • 20,100,000
  • two millions and one hundred thousands

What is the value of 999 + 99? 

  • 1088
  • 1098
  • 1099
  • 1889
  • 1989

The following figures are formed by identical squares. Which figure has the longest perimeter?

 

Starting from the forest, a rabbit hopped 500 m to the north, and then reached a farm by hopping 500 m to the west. In which direction from the forest is the farm?

  • East
  • South
  • Northwest
  • North
  • West

Which of the following figures cannot be drawn without lifting the pencil off the paper and without going over any line twice? 

What operation signs must replace ○ and □ so that the mathematical sentence 2 + 8 + 3 = 2 ○ 8 □ 3 is correct? 

  • + for ○ and × for □
  • × for ○ and － for □
  • + for ○ and ÷ for □
  • × for ○ and ÷ for □
  • × for ○ and＋for □

A ray consists of a point on a line and all the points on that line on one side of that point. How many rays can we draw through a point on a plane?  

  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 8
  • Infinite

The birthdays of two sisters are on the same day. The elder sister is 4 years older than the younger sister. When the sum of their ages reaches 50 years, how old is the younger sister?

  • 12
  • 20
  • 23
  • 25
  • 27

The diagram below shows two squares AMND and PQRS inside a rectangle ABCD. The areas of the two squares are 16 and 4 respectively. What is the sum of area of the shaded regions in ?

  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3

 How many zeros are there in the end of the product of 20 x 30 x 40 x 50?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Some students form a rectangle. Joseph is in the fourth row if we count from the front and in the seventh row if we count from the back. He is in the third column if we count from left and in the ninth column if we count from the right. How many students are there? 

  • 90
  • 100
  • 110
  • 132
  • 120

Two pieces of straw can be joined together by overlapping one with the other for a length of 2 cm. If three pieces of straw are joined together to form a magic wand, what is the length, in cm, of the magic wand?

  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 58
  • 60

In the mathematical sentence below, A, B, C, D, E and F represent six distinct digits from 0 to 9. What is the numeral value of E? 

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

A soccer match consists of two halves each lasting 45 minutes, with a 15-minute break in between. If a soccer match begins at 13:00 and there is no extension of the game, at what time will it end? 

  • 13:45
  • 14:00
  • 14:30
  • 14:35
  • 14:45

Study the mathematical sentences below:

                                                                   74 x 6 = 444 

                                                                  74 x 12 = 888 

                                                         74 x (             ) = 444888

What number must be filled in the parentheses so that the last sentence is correct?

  • 6
  • 12
  • 444
  • 888
  • 6012

Let us fold a square piece of paper along a diagonal to make a triangle. Cut a small round hole near each of the three corners of the triangle. Which of the following figures is obtained when we unfold the piece of paper?

Susan wrote five numbers on the board, represented by A, B, C, D and E. A is larger than B, C is larger than D, C is smaller than E, D is larger than B, and E is smaller than A. Which number is the third largest

  • E
  • D
  • C
  • B
  • A

The three figures in the diagram below have equal perimeters. What is a : b : c? 

  • 1 : 1 : 1
  • 2 : 4 : 5
  • 4 : 6 : 5
  • 16 : 20 : 25
  • 20 : 25 : 24

The mirror image of a mathematical expression reads What is the correct difference?

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The following figure is composed of eight line segments. At the intersection of every two segments is a right angle, and each line segment is marked with a number. The easiest method to find the perimeter of the figure is by measuring three segments in the figure. What is the smallest three-digit number that is formed by the corresponding numbers of the three segments?

Answer:

Let △, □ and ☆ represent three distinct digits. If 7△90901 is larger than 79□9001, which is in turn larger than 798900☆, what is the value of △ + □ + ☆?

Answer:

The number of bicycles in the school bicycles lot is a three-digit number, and the number of bicycle wheels is also a three-digit number. These six digits are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in some order. At most how many bicycles are there?

Answer:

Helen has some $1, $2 and $5 coins. The total value is $80. All the $1 coins may be traded in for $10 coins, resulting in 36 fewer coins. All the $5 coins may be traded in for $10 coins, and all the $2 coins may be traded in for $5 coins. What is the largest possible numbers of coins Helen has?

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