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WorksheetsMeasuring Length
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
I can use a ______ to measure length.
clock
ruler
thermometer
compass
What would you use to measure the
length of a piece of paper?
litres
centimetre
metre
grams
I can use a ______ to measure the length of my pencil.
clock
ruler
weighing scale
trundle wheel
What would you use to measure the distance from your house to the school?
centimetre
metre
kilometre
kilogram
About how tall is a washing machine?
10 centimetres
1 metre
30 centimetres
2 metres
The prefix "milli" means 1,000. So a millimetre is:
10 times smaller as a metre
1,000 times bigger than a metre
the same size as a metre
1,000 times smaller than a metre
The prefix "centi" means 100. So, a centimetre is:
100 times larger than a metre
1,000 times smaller than a metre
100 times smaller than a metre
the same size as a metre
The prefix "kilo" means a 10 x 10 x 10, or 1,000. How many metres are in one kilometre?
10
1,000
1
100
What unit would you use to measure the width of your classroom?
metres
centimetres
kilometres
millimetres
3 cm = ____ mm?
3
30
33
300
Which is the SMALLEST unit?
centimetres (cm)
millimetres (mm)
kilometres (km)
metres (m)
True or False: Centimetres are 10 times BIGGER than Millimetres.
TRUE
FALSE
10 kilometres = ___metres
1
100
1,000
10,000
How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre?
1
10
20
100
How many centimetres are in 1 metre?
10
50
100
150
Convert 5600 centimetres to metres.
560
5600
30
56
How many metres are in a kilometre?
1
10
100
1000
What device would you use to measure the length of a car?
Ruler
Tape measure
Trundle wheel
Odometer
Which units would you use to measure the length of a book?
metres
centimetres
kilometres
millimetres
Which units would you use to measure the length of an ant?
metres
kilometres
centimetres
millimetres
4 km = ___ metres
40
0.4
4,000
400
If a swimmer swam 500 metres in a race, how many kilometres did they swim?
1 km
100 km
0.5 km
5 km
Which ruler indicates the measurement 65 mm?
William measured the distance from the door knob to the floor and got 1 metre. What tool did he use?
metre stick
thermometer
trundle wheel
electronic scale
600 mm = ____ cm
6
60
6000
0.006
There are ___ metres in 25 kilometres (km)
250 m
2500 m
25000 m
.025 m
How many centimetres are in a metre?
10
1000
100
160
What is the definition of length?
the amount of matter in an object
the amount of space an object takes up
the force of gravity on an object
the distance from one point to another
What would be the best tool to measure around someone's head?
ruler
trundle wheel
metre stick
measuring tape
The height of the classroom ceiling.
3 km
3 cm
3 m
30 mm
What do we use a metre stick to measure?
volume
distance/length
mass
weight
12 m = ______ cm
120 cm
1200 cm
12 000 cm
12 cm
How many cm are in a metre?
1 cm
10 cm
100 cm
1000 cm
Convert 2780 mm to metre.
278 m
27 m
2.780 m
27.8 m
190 km = ___m
190
190,000
19
19,000
Bob's old house is 3 km from his new house. How many metres is the old house from the new house?
30m
300m
3,000m
30,000m
What unit would you use to measure the length of football field?
metres
centimetres
kilometres
millimetres
