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Reading a Ruler (Metric)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the ruler first invented?

a)

2650 BC

b)

18th century

c)

1965

d)

2022

2.

What major event gave rise to the metric system?

a)

The Ruler Wars

b)

World War II

c)

The signing of the Treaty of the Meter

d)

The French Revolution

3.

Which of these is NOT a difference between Standard/English Rulers and Metric Rulers?

a)

using feet and inches instead of meters and yards

b)

using meters, yards, centimeters instead of feet and inches

c)

not being used in the United States

d)

being used on rulers

4.

Which of these is NOT a unit of the Metric System?

a)

Kilograms

b)

inches

c)

centimeters

d)

acres

5.

True or False: The USA does not use the metric system because many manufacturing companies and big businesses did not want to spend money on adjusting to a new unit of measurement.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: 12 inches is equal to 30 centimeters

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who tried to ban the metric system before it was adopted by the French government

a)

The US government

b)

Napoleon

c)

The United Kingdom

d)

Gabriel Mouton

8.

Which is the other system of measurement besides metric system

a)

Magic System

b)

American

c)

Standard/English

d)

None of the above

9.

What is the current version of the metric system called?

a)

The International System of Units

b)

The Alliance of Correlating Units

c)

The French System of Units

d)

Metric system

10.

What year was the Metric system adopted by the UK

a)

18th century

b)

2650 BC

c)

1965

d)

None of the above