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Measuring Length

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I can use a ______ to measure length.

a)

clock

b)

ruler

c)

thermometer

d)

compass

2.

What would you use to measure the

length of a piece of paper?

a)

litres

b)

centimetre

c)

metre

d)

grams

3.

I can use a ______ to measure the length of my pencil.

a)

clock

b)

ruler

c)

weighing scale

d)

trundle wheel

4.

What would you use to measure the distance from your house to the school?

a)

centimetre

b)

metre

c)

kilometre

d)

kilogram

5.

About how tall is a washing machine?

a)

10 centimetres

b)

1 metre

c)

30 centimetres

d)

2 metres

6.

The prefix "milli" means 1,000. So a millimetre is:

a)

10 times smaller as a metre

b)

1,000 times bigger than a metre

c)

the same size as a metre

d)

1,000 times smaller than a metre

7.

The prefix "centi" means 100. So, a centimetre is:

a)

100 times larger than a metre

b)

1,000 times smaller than a metre

c)

100 times smaller than a metre

d)

the same size as a metre

8.

The prefix "kilo" means a 10 x 10 x 10, or 1,000. How many metres are in one kilometre?

a)

10

b)

1,000

c)

1

d)

100

9.

What unit would you use to measure the width of your classroom?

a)

metres

b)

centimetres

c)

kilometres

d)

millimetres

10.

3 cm = ____ mm?

a)

3

b)

30

c)

33

d)

300

11.

Which is the SMALLEST unit?

a)

centimetres (cm)

b)

millimetres (mm)

c)

kilometres (km)

d)

metres (m)

12.

True or False: Centimetres are 10 times BIGGER than Millimetres.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

10 kilometres = ___metres

a)

1

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

14.

How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

20

d)

100

15.

How many centimetres are in 1 metre?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

100

d)

150

16.

Convert 5600 centimetres to metres.

a)

560

b)

5600

c)

30

d)

56

17.

How many metres are in a kilometre?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

18.

What device would you use to measure the length of a car?

a)

Ruler

b)

Tape measure

c)

Trundle wheel

d)

Odometer

19.

Which units would you use to measure the length of a book?

a)

metres

b)

centimetres

c)

kilometres

d)

millimetres

20.

Which units would you use to measure the length of an ant?

a)

metres

b)

kilometres

c)

centimetres

d)

millimetres

21.

4 km = ___ metres

a)

40

b)

0.4

c)

4,000

d)

400

22.

If a swimmer swam 500 metres in a race, how many kilometres did they swim?

a)

1 km

b)

100 km

c)

0.5 km

d)

5 km

23.

Which ruler indicates the measurement 65 mm?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

William measured the distance from the door knob to the floor and got 1 metre. What tool did he use?

a)

metre stick

b)

thermometer

c)

trundle wheel

d)

electronic scale

25.

600 mm = ____ cm

a)

6

b)

60

c)

6000

d)

0.006

26.

There are ___ metres in 25 kilometres (km)

a)

250 m

b)

2500 m

c)

25000 m

d)

.025 m

27.

How many centimetres are in a metre?

a)

10

b)

1000

c)

100

d)

160

28.

What is the definition of length?

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the amount of space an object takes up

c)

the force of gravity on an object

d)

the distance from one point to another

29.
If I wanted to measure how long the hallway was, I would use a:
a)
scale
b)
measuring cup
c)
meter stick
d)
my fingertip (about a cm)
30.

What would be the best tool to measure around someone's head?

a)

ruler

b)

trundle wheel

c)

metre stick

d)

measuring tape

31.

The height of the classroom ceiling.

a)

3 km

b)

3 cm

c)

3 m

d)

30 mm

32.

What do we use a metre stick to measure?

a)

volume

b)

distance/length

c)

mass

d)

weight

33.

12 m = ______ cm

a)

120 cm

b)

1200 cm

c)

12 000 cm

d)

12 cm

34.

How many cm are in a metre?

a)

1 cm

b)

10 cm

c)

100 cm

d)

1000 cm

35.

Convert 2780 mm to metre.

a)

278 m

b)

27 m

c)

2.780 m

d)

27.8 m

36.

190 km = ___m

a)

190

b)

190,000

c)

19

d)

19,000

37.

Bob's old house is 3 km from his new house. How many metres is the old house from the new house?

a)

30m

b)

300m

c)

3,000m

d)

30,000m

38.
550 mm = __________ cm
a)
55,000
b)
5.5
c)
55
d)
5,500
39.
600 m = ___________cm
a)
600
b)
60, 000
c)
6
d)
6000
40.

What unit would you use to measure the length of football field?

a)

metres

b)

centimetres

c)

kilometres

d)

millimetres