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WorksheetsReading a Ruler (Metric)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
When was the ruler first invented?
2650 BC
18th century
1965
2022
What major event gave rise to the metric system?
The Ruler Wars
World War II
The signing of the Treaty of the Meter
The French Revolution
Which of these is NOT a difference between Standard/English Rulers and Metric Rulers?
using feet and inches instead of meters and yards
using meters, yards, centimeters instead of feet and inches
not being used in the United States
being used on rulers
Which of these is NOT a unit of the Metric System?
Kilograms
inches
centimeters
acres
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.
True
False
True or False: 12 inches is equal to 30 centimeters
True
False
Who tried to ban the metric system before it was adopted by the French government
The US government
Napoleon
The United Kingdom
Gabriel Mouton
Which is the other system of measurement besides metric system
Magic System
American
Standard/English
None of the above
What is the current version of the metric system called?
The International System of Units
The Alliance of Correlating Units
The French System of Units
Metric system
What year was the Metric system adopted by the UK
18th century
2650 BC
1965
None of the above
