Year 4 Maths Competition

This week we are focusing on our Year 4 students.  9 children from this level participated in the KSF Maths competition. Some of these children had participated last year, but for the rest it was a new experience.  We had some amazing results with Sam Collins earning a High Distinction, Jack Kitto and Oliver Marris a Distinction and Lachlan Walters with a Credit.  

The Year 3 and 4 children sit an online test consisting of 24 questions.  They have an hour to complete the competition.  Questions 1–10 (1–8) are 3 points each, questions 11–20 (9–16) are 4 points each and 21–30 (17–24) are 5 points each. The questions are multiple choice with 5 choices. There are no penalties for incorrect answers. 

Here is an example of the kind of questions in the competition:

Susanne is 6 years old. Her sister Lisa is 2 years younger. Brother Max is 2 years older than Susanne. How old are the 3 siblings all together?

 (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 (E) 19

Felix the rabbit has 20 carrots. Every day he eats 2 of them. He has eaten the 12th carrot on a Wednesday. On which day of the week did he start eating the carrots? 

(A) Monday (B) Tuesday (C) Wednesday (D) Thursday (E) Friday

Congratulations to the following students on outstanding results:

Year 4 outstanding results

High Distinction (top 3%) 

• Sam Collins  

Distinction (top 15%)

• Jack Kitto  
• Oliver Marris  

Credit (top 50%)

• Lachlan Walters  

Participation

• Lenny Buckle   
• Cooper Davies  
• Brody Dubyna  
• Nicholas English 
• Billie McDonald