Hong Kong Elementary School Admission Test

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a question from an admissions test for an elementary school in Hong Kong, focusing on pattern recognition and problem-solving skills. Participants share their experiences with the question and relate it to similar riddles or problems they encountered in the past.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express their thoughts on the difficulty of the question, with one noting they identified the pattern quickly while another was uncertain about their timing.
  • One participant suggests that the question might be easier for younger children who may not rely on mathematical reasoning as much as older students.
  • A participant recalls a similar riddle involving a grocery shopping scenario, prompting discussion about potential misunderstandings related to numerical representation.
  • Responses to the grocery riddle include hypotheses about the daughter misreading the amount or the father providing insufficient funds or unclear instructions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the difficulty of the original question or the implications of the grocery riddle, with differing opinions on the clarity of the father's instructions and the daughter's understanding.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about the age and mathematical exposure of the children taking the test are not explicitly stated, and the discussion includes unresolved interpretations of the riddle's outcome.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in elementary education, cognitive development in children, or those who enjoy problem-solving and riddles may find this discussion relevant.

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The following question was supposedly given in an admissions test for an elementary school in Hong Kong.

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That's good...it took me about 15 seconds to see the pattern, so I would just squeak by...:D
 
I did not measure the time, so I'm not sure I got there in time. :)
 
I don't think I made it in time because I tried to look for a mathematical pattern, but the use of numbers such as 8, 9, 0 made it obvious. Though, I would assume that this would actually be easier for younger kids who aren't exposed too much math or any math, as they would first turn to patterns that aren't mathematical.
 
I remember another similar riddle from my middle school years. A father asked his daughter to go grocery shopping and said that he would leave an envelope with cash and write the enclosed sum on the envelope. The girl saw that she had \$89 and selected \$81 worth of groceries. However, at the register it turned out to her embarrassment that she not only did not have \$8 left, but she was lacking \$13. What went wrong?
 
The number was read upside down, or she dropped money on her way there.
 
I blame the father for either writing an ambiguous amount on the envelope, or for putting too little money in.
 

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