1:What does the abbreviation km stand for? 

a)kilometre - ten metres

b)kilometre - one hundred metres

c)kilometre - one thousand metres

d)kilometre - one million metres

2: Which unit of length is the most suitable for measuring the height of a tree? 

a)mm

b)cm

c)m

d)km

3: What is the reading on the tape measure in cm?

a)71cm

b)70cm

c)72cm

d)70.5cm

4: Which unit of length is the most suitable for measuring the length of a nail?

a)mm

b)cm

c)m

d)km

5: You are buying a new carpet for your bedroom and want to check the length of the room. You estimate your room to be about 4 metres long. What instrument would you use to measure the length?

a)30 cm ruler

b)1 m ruler

c)sewing tape measure

d)DIY tape measure

6: What is the length of this bolt in mm?

a)15 mm

b)5 mm

c)20 mm

d)15 cm

7: Estimate the measurement on this tape measure. 

a)68 cm

b)68.4 cm

c)67.5 cm

d)68.8 cm

8: You are buying a new double bed for your bedroom and want to buy the widest. Which bed is the widest?

a)135 cm

b)160 cm

c)145 cm

d)165 cm

9: You've measured your bedroom for your new bed and realised you can only fit a bed of width 159 cm in the room. Which is the widest bed you can buy? 

a)135 cm

b)160 cm

c)145 cm

d)165 cm

10: Which of these statements is incorrect? 

a)1 000 mm = 1 m

b)100 mm = 1 cm

c)100 cm = 1 m

d)1 000 m = 1 km

1. The abbreviation km stands for kilometre, one thousand metres.

2. The most suitable unit of length for measuring the height of a tree would be m or metres.

3. The reading on the tape measure is 71 cm.

4. The most suitable unit for measuring the length of a screw would be mm or millimetres.

5. When measuring a distance, such as the length of your room, you would use a DIY tape measure.

6. The length of the bolt is 15 mm.

7. The tape measure reads 68.4 cm.

8. Bed D is the widest at 165 cm.

9. The widest bed you can fit in the room is bed C which is 145 cm wide.

10. 100 mm = 1 cm This is incorrect, 100 mm does not equal 1 cm. There are 10 mm in 1 cm.

1: Which of these statements is correct? 

a)A kilogram is one gram

b)A kilogram is ten grams

c)A kilogram is ten thousand grams

d)A kilogram is one thousand grams

2: Annie wants to lose weight by eating healthily and exercising. What metric unit of measurement should she use to weigh herself each week?  

a)g

b)kg

c)lb

d)ml

3: Annie joins a gym where she weighs herself. Look at the reading on the scales. How much does she weigh?

a)80 kg

b)82 kg

c)820 kg

d)83 kg

4: A parcel is weighed at the post office and gives the reading shown in the picture. How much does it weigh? 

a)406 g

b)420 g

c)460 g

d)480 g

5: Four parcels weigh 2.08 kilograms, 2.806 kilograms, 2.8 kilograms and 2.86 kilograms. Which is the heaviest parcel? 

a)2.08 kg

b)2.806 kg

c)2.8 kg

d)2.86 kg

6: What is a good estimate for the weight of four apples? 

a)400 g

b)4 kg

c)4 000 g

d)0.004 kg

7: You're baking an apple tart and the recipe states that you need nine hundred grams of apples. What would the reading be on a set of digital scales for this weight? 

a)90 g

b)90 kg

c)900 g

d)900 kg

8: Annie has weighed a tin of potatoes on some digital scales. What is the reading?

a)1172 kg

b)11.72 kg

c)1.271 kg

d)1.172 kg

9: You and your family are going on holiday. You've all packed suitcases, whose is the lightest? 

a)Alan's: 20.2 kg

b)Ina's: 18.09 kg

c)Susan's: 20 kg

d)Michael's: 18.009 kg

10: The baggage allowance for each person on a flight is 20 kg per person. On whose suitcase will you be charged excess baggage?

a)Alan's: 20.2 kg

b)Ina's: 18.09 kg

c)Susan's: 20 kg

d)Michael's: 18.009 kg

1. Kilo stands for thousand. A kilogram is one thousand grams.

2. When you weigh yourself you use kg, or kilograms.

3. The scales read 82 kg.4. The parcel weighs 460 g.5. The heaviest parcel is 2.86

kg.6. Four apples would weigh

about 400 g.

7. If you weighed nine hundred grams of apples on digital scales the reading would be 900 g.

8. The scales represent 1.172 kg.

9. Michael's: 18.009 kg Michael has packed the lightest suitcase.

10. Alan's: 20.2 kg Alan's suitcase weighs over 20 kg so he will be charged excess baggage

1: Which is the correct abbreviation for millilitre?  

a)ml

b)milli

c)mlll

d)mili

2: What is a good estimate for a spoonful of medicine?   

a)0.5 ml

b)5 ml

c)250 ml

d)5 l

3: What is 1 pint of milk roughly equivalent to?    

a)Just under 200 ml

b)Just under 300 ml

c)Just over 400 ml

d)Just over 500 ml

4: Which of these is normally sold by the litre?   

a)baked beans

b)medicine

c)beer

d)petrol

5: What is the capacity of this jug? 

a)1/2 litre

b)1 litre

c)1/3 litre

d)1/4 litre

6: What is 1/2 litre the same as?

a)12 ml

b)120 ml

c)200 ml

d)500 ml

7: Estimate the amount of juice in the jug. 

a)300 ml

b)280 ml

c)100 ml

d)250 ml

8: You want to measure out 175 ml of coconut milk for a recipe. Do you have the correct amount in the jug? 

a)Yes - just right

b)No - too little

c)No - too much

9: The coconut milk is for a curry. You've decided to double the amount of curry you cook and freeze some later. Is the jug large enough for measuring out all the milk in one go? 

a)Yes

b)No

10: What would be a good estimate for the amount of coconut milk in the jug?

a)150 ml

b)175 ml

c)225 ml

d)200 ml

1. The abbreviation for millilitre is ml.

2. A good estimate for a spoonful of medicine is 5 ml.

3. 1 pint of milk is equivalent to over just over 500 ml.

4. Petrol is normally sold by the litre.

5. The jug has a capacity of 1 litre.

6. ½ a litre is the same as 500 ml.

7. The liquid has filled the container up to about 280 ml.

8. No - too much. There is over 175 ml of coconut milk in the jug. You need to pour some out before you continue!

9. No. Each recipe needs 175 ml and the jug only has a capacity of 250 ml. You would need to measure the milk out twice.

10. A good estimate is 225 ml.