{"id":37330,"date":"2023-09-02T09:41:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T14:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathkangaroo.org\/mks\/?page_id=37330"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:13:51","slug":"about-the-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathkangaroo.org\/mks\/faqs\/about-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1487251064130{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1490084216082{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Frequently Asked Questions” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23000080″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1629141386344{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Test” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1707230764981{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1490084319354{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” color=”white” active_section=”0″ collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”wh-accordion”][vc_tta_section title=”WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE MATH KANGAROO EXAM?” tab_id=”1631669639203-d6f25593-52c65265-080b”][vc_column_text]The Math Kangaroo exam is a 75 minute multiple-choice test for students in grades 1-12. There are 24 questions for students in grades 1-4 and 30 questions for students in grades 5 and higher. Kindergarten students are welcome to participate at grade 1.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”WHO QUALIFIES TO TAKE THE MATH KANGAROO EXAM?” tab_id=”1702516346808-e44ec40f-ec7b”][vc_column_text]Every student qualifies who can read and work independently at his\/her school grade level.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”WHEN DOES THE MATH KANGAROO COMPETITION TAKE PLACE?” tab_id=”1702516614546-c065b687-1b4b”][vc_column_text]The Math Kangaroo competition takes place once a year on the 3rd Thursday in March.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”WHO CREATES AND SELECTS THE MATH KANGAROO EXAM QUESTIONS?” tab_id=”1702517479857-bbb52bcb-0ec7″][vc_column_text]The International Math Kangaroo Committee, AKSF (aksf.org<\/a>) selects the questions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”WHAT ARE THE POINT VALUES OF THE MATH KANGAROO QUESTIONS?” tab_id=”1707229626994-3f478e18-4ae7″][vc_column_text]Each question has a point value. 1\/3 of questions are 3 points each, 1\/3 – 4 points each, 1\/3 – 5 points each. The sum of earned points is the student’s result. There are no points taken away for answering questions incorrectly.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”WHAT IS BEST SCORE AT MATH KANGAROO?” tab_id=”1707229685866-b4ce739d-2394″][vc_column_text]The best score is 96 at grades 1-4, and 120 at grades 5-12.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_single_image image=”30119″ img_size=”900×800″ css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”29996″ img_size=”900×800″ css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” color=”white” active_section=”0″ collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”wh-accordion”][vc_tta_section title=”WHAT IS THE COMPETITION PARICIPATION FEE?” tab_id=”1707230158571-6ecd7e35-8e3b”][vc_column_text css=””]The cost to participate in the Math Kangaroo USA competition is $18 per student during the regular registration period (September 15th to December 31st) and $35 per student during late registration (January 1st to February 1st).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”HOW CAN I FIND MY STUDENT\u2019S EXAM RESULTS?” tab_id=”1707230158586-7f8d199e-d6c1″][vc_column_text]Here is the instruction<\/a> how to check the Math Kangaroo test result.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”HOW LONG DO YOU KEEP THE ANSWER SHEETS?” tab_id=”1707230158603-da036e1d-1d42″][vc_column_text]Answer sheets are kept eleven months after the competition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”CAN I OBTAIN A COPY OF MY ANSWER SHEET, AND IF SO, HOW?” tab_id=”1707230158619-5bcc9716-46ab”][vc_column_text]Requests for photo-copies of sheets or re-scoring involve time. We ask for a donation of $15.
\nClick here to go to the donation page.<\/a>\u00a0Include student\u2019s id, name, grade and the participation place: state, city, and center’s name. Send your requests to in**<\/span>@**********<\/span>oo.org<\/span><\/a>. Please allow up to two weeks for processing.
\nNote:<\/strong> <\/span>Answer sheets are shredded eleven months after the competition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”MY SCORE IS LOWER THAN I EXPECTED. WHY?” tab_id=”1707230158636-ab06f5e7-486b”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1707182326859{margin-bottom: -1px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]There are different reasons for not receiving points:[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1707182388565{margin-top: -23px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}”]Inaccurately marked answer[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629143925246{margin-top: -23px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}”]Wrong answer[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629143954870{margin-top: -23px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}”]Missing answer[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629143986211{margin-top: -23px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}”]More than one answer for the same question[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Math Kangaroo uses DataMate, a web-based assessment management tool to process and score paper answer sheets and the Oasis LMS to process and score electronic tests.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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