IGCSE Unit 1.1 - Length & Time

The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure the length of a small feather.

What is the length of the feather?

• 19 mm

• 29 mm

• 19 cm

• 29 cm

A student wishes to find the volume of a small, irregularly-shaped stone.

A ruler and a measuring cylinder containing some water are available.

Which apparatus is needed?

• neither the ruler nor the measuring cylinder

• the measuring cylinder only

• the ruler and the measuring cylinder

• the ruler only

The diagram shows four identical spheres placed between two wooden blocks on a ruler.

What is the diameter of one sphere?

• 1.0 cm

• 2.0 cm

• 3.0 cm

• 4.0 cm

The diagram shows a measuring instrument.

Which quantity is this instrument used to measure?

• area

• density

• mass

• volume

A cyclist rides round a track three times.

er friend uses a stopwatch to record the time at the start of the ride, after one circuit, and at the end of the three circuits. The readings from the stopwatch are shown.

What is the average time for one circuit of the track?

• 174 s

• 180 s

• 198 s

• 200 s

A cylindrical can is rolled along the ruler shown in the diagram. The can rolls over twice.

What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?

• 13 cm

• 14 cm

• 26 cm

• 28 cm

Drops of water are dripping steadily from a tap. The diagram shows a measuring cylinder which has collected 120 drops of water.

How many drops in total will have been collected when the measuring cylinder reads 10 cm³?

• 48

• 60

• 180

• 300

A student uses a ruler to measure the length and the width of a small rectangular metal plate.

What is the area of the plate?

• 14.0 cm²

• 14.7 cm²

• 16.0 cm²

• 16.8 cm²

A student measures the length of a rod XY by holding it next to a metre rule.

The student writes down the length as 94.8cm.

Which statement is correct?

• The value is correct.

• The value is incorrect because it should be 95.2cm.

• The value is incorrect because it should be in millimetres.

• The value is incorrect because the student should subtract the reading for end Y from the reading for end X.

The diagrams show the readings on a measuring cylinder before and after a small metal cube is added.

How many more identical cubes can be added to the cylinder, without causing the water to overflow?

Do not include the cube already in the cylinder.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4