CURIE-TANA Math Bowl Sample Questions(2016-17)
Group 1 (Grades 2-3)
Name __________________________
Date ________________
1. Which of the following uses the greater than or less than sign correctly?
A) 67 < 42
B) 36 + 2 > 54
C) 9 – 4 > 4 – 3
D) 14 + 5 < 3 + 15 E) 5 > 23
2. Mindy’s bookshelf has 5 levels. Each level can hold 10 books. How many
books can the bookshelf hold when it is full?
----------------3. 6 + 4 = ?
– 2
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
E) 12
4. Drake forgot his math textbook at home. It takes the same time to go home
as it does to go to school. How long does it take him to go home if his trip
to home and back took 30 mins?
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5. If I pay $2.50 for a candy that costs $1.15, How much should I get back ?
A) $2.00
B) $3.00
C) $1.50
D) $2.50
E) $1.35
6. What time is it 20 mins after the time shown in the clock? ----------------A) 7:00
B) 7:05
D) 7:10
E) 6:25
C) 6:50
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Use the chart below to answer questions 7 – 9.
Favorite Colors in 3rd Grade
Red
Blue
Green
= 4 students
7. How many students chose red as their favorite color?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 10
D) 14
E) 16
8. How many more students chose green as their favorite color than red?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 14
D) 2
E) 5
9) How many fewer students chose blue as their favorite color than green?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16
E) 18
10. The cost of playing lazertag for 1 child is $5 for 1 hour. If 4 children want to
play for an hour each. How much will it cost?
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11. Marty found these coins in his pocket. How much money does he have?
A) 59¢
B) 60¢
C) 62¢
D) 63¢
E) 64¢
12. 40 people are inside a room. 15 of them are children. 22 of them are
parents. 3 of them are grandparents. 1/3 of the children leave the room and 2
more parents enter the room. How many people are in the room now?
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15 – 7 = 2 +
A) 8
B) 9
?
C) 10
D) 7
E) 6
14. Joey is carrying grocery bags from his car. On his first trip, he grabs 3 bags.
On his 2nd trip, he grabs twice as many as before. Then on his last trip, he carries 1
less than he did on his first trip. How many bags has he carried in all?
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Answer Key
1. C
2. 50
3. E
4. 15 Minutes
5. E
6. B
7. E
8. A
9. D
10. $20
11. D
12. 37
13. E
14. 11
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