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Scales: Measurements 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a scaled copy of figure A?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

2.

Which side length on the scaled copy corresponds to the side length HJ on the original image?

a)

AB

b)

BC

c)

AC

3.

What is the scale factor from the small fry to the large fry?

a)

1/3

b)

48

c)

4

d)

3

4.

If the scale factor is 4, what is the measurement of slide length x?

a)

21

b)

1.25

c)

20

5.
What tool would you use to measure this real life object?
a)
measuring tape
b)
yardstick
c)
ruler
d)
measuring cup
6.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

a)

28 sq feet

b)

28 feet

c)

48 feet

d)

48 sq feet

7.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

13 cm

b)

13.2 cm

c)

12.8 cm

d)

12.5 cm

8.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

68 cm

b)

6.8 cm

c)

7 cm

d)

7.2 cm

9.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

6.7 cm

b)

6.9 cm

c)

6.5 cm

d)

7 cm

10.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

9.8 cm

b)

9.6 cm

c)

10.0 cm

d)

10.2 cm

11.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

1.3 cm

b)

1.7 cm

c)

1.1 cm

d)

1.5 cm

12.

What is the basic unit used to measure length in the metric system?

a)

meter

b)

liter

c)

gram

d)

inch

13.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

10 cm

b)

100 cm

c)

12 cm

d)

1000 cm

14.

How many millimeters are in a meter?

a)

3 mm

b)

10 mm

c)

100 mm

d)

1000 mm

15.

What would be the best metric unit to use to measure the distance from your home to San Fernando?

a)

meter

b)

kilometer

c)

mile

d)

centimeter

16.

Would you measure a credit card in:

a)

kilometers

b)

meters

c)

centimeters

d)

millimeters

17.

Would you be more likely to measure a person's height in:

a)

kilometers

b)

centimeters

c)

millimeters

18.

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

a)

clock

b)

ruler

c)

weighing scale

d)

magnifying glass

19.
What is a reasonable height of a battery?
a)
60 centimeters
b)
5 centimeters
c)
3 kilometers
d)
2 meters
20.
What is a reasonable height for a cereal box?
a)
10 centimeters
b)
30 centimeters 
c)
3 centimeters
d)
60 centimeters
21.

Haya measured a greeting card and found that it was 7 cm long. How many millimeters (mm) are in 7 centimeters?

a)

700 mm

b)

100 mm

c)

70 mm

d)

10 mm

22.

Order the units from largest to smallest

a)

km, m, cm, mm

b)

mm, cm, m, km

c)

mm, cm, km, m

d)

km, m, mm, cm

23.

You are how many meters tall?

a)

more than 2 m

b)

less than 2 m

c)

more than 200 cm

d)

all of these choices are correct

24.

How long is this object in cm (to the nearest tenth)?

a)

42 cm

b)

41.6 cm

c)

41.6 m

d)

4.1 m

25.

How long is this object in mm?

a)

.416 mm

b)

4.16 mm

c)

41.6 mm

d)

416 mm

26.

Which unit below is the SMALLEST?

a)

Kilometer

b)

Millimeters

c)

Meters

d)

Centimeters

27.

What base unit is used in the metric system to measure LENGTH?

a)

Meters

b)

Liters

c)

Grams

d)

Miles

28.
Why was the metric system created?
a)
to pick a fight with another country
b)
to standardize measurements
c)
to create a competing measurement system
d)
so that we have two systems to learn in school
29.
Kilo-  means 
a)
1000
b)
100
c)
10
d)
1/1000
30.
Measure to the nearest cm
a)
39.1 cm
b)
39.7 cm
c)
38.1 cm
d)
40.1 cm
31.

The metric system was born in

a)

Britain

b)

the United States

c)

France

d)

Burma

32.

The scale of a street map is 1 : 5000.

Find the actual distance, in metres,

for 4 cm on the map.

a)

0.2

b)

2

c)

20

d)

200

33.

A map of scale 1 : 10 000 means that 1 cm on the map represents the actual distance of 10 000 cm on the ground.


What does 4 cm on the map represent?

a)

4 cm

b)

400 cm

c)

40 000 cm

d)

40 000 m

34.

On a map scale of 1 : 50 000,

1 cm on the map represents (a)   km on the ground.

35.

A map has a scale of 1: 500 000.

If the distance from A to B on the map is 7 cm, what is the actual distance be on the ground, in kilometers?

(a)  

36.

I draw up a plan for a new kitchen. On the plan, 10cm represents 5m in the kitchen.

Write the scale in the form 1 : n

a)

10 : 5

b)

1 : 0.5

c)

1 : 50

d)

1 : 500

37.

I have a map of Singapore, with a scale of 1: 30,000.

All 4 options below are correct, but which is the BEST way of thinking about this scale?

a)

1mm on the map = 30,000 mm on the ground

b)

1km on the map = 30,000km on the ground

c)

1m on the map = 30,000m on the ground

d)

10cm on the map = 3km on the ground

38.

A map has a scale 1: 50,000.

Select all of the ratios that are equivalent to this scale:

a)

1cm : 500m

b)

1m : 50 km

c)

2mm : 100m

d)

2cm : 1km

39.

The ratio of male to female spectators at a darts tournament is 5 : 3.

1080 people watched the tournament. How many women watched it?

a)

360

b)

216

c)

405

d)

648

40.

Is a drawing a SCALE like zooming in and out?

a)

True

b)

False