Length, weight and capacity quiz

1. Length, weight and capacity quiz Level 1

2. 1:What does the abbreviation km stand for?  • kilometre - ten metres • kilometre - one hundred metres • kilometre - one thousand metres • kilometre - one million metres

3. 2: Which unit of length is the most suitable for measuring the height of a tree?  • mm • cm • m • km

4. 3: What is the reading on the tape measure in cm? • 71cm • 70cm • 72cm • 70.5cm

5. 4: Which unit of length is the most suitable for measuring the length of a nail? • mm • cm • m • km

6. 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? • 30 cm ruler • 1 m ruler • sewing tape measure • DIY tape measure

7. 6: What is the length of this bolt in mm? • 15 mm • 5 mm • 20 mm • 15 cm

8. 7: Estimate the measurement on this tape measure.  • 68 cm • 68.4 cm • 67.5 cm • 68.8 cm

9. 8: You are buying a new double bed for your bedroom and want to buy the widest. Which bed is the widest? • 135 cm • 160 cm • 145 cm • 165 cm

10. 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?  • 135 cm • 160 cm • 145 cm • 165 cm

11. 10: Which of these statements is incorrect? • 1 000 mm = 1 m • 100 mm = 1 cm • 100 cm = 1 m • 1 000 m = 1 km

12. Level 1 - ANSwers • The length of the bolt is 15 mm. • The tape measure reads 68.4 cm. • Bed D is the widest at 165 cm. • The widest bed you can fit in the room is bed C which is 145 cm wide. • 100 mm = 1 cm This is incorrect, 100 mm does not equal 1 cm. There are 10 mm in 1 cm. • The abbreviation km stands for kilometre, one thousand metres. • The most suitable unit of length for measuring the height of a tree would be m or metres. • The reading on the tape measure is 71 cm. • The most suitable unit for measuring the length of a screw would be mm or millimetres. • When measuring a distance, such as the length of your room, you would use a DIY tape measure.

13. Length, weight and capacity quiz Level 2

14. 1: Which of these statements is correct?  • A kilogram is one gram • A kilogram is ten grams • A kilogram is ten thousand grams • A kilogram is one thousand grams

15. 2: Annie wants to lose weight by eating healthily and exercising. What metric unit of measurement should she use to weigh herself each week?   • g • kg • lb • ml

16. 3: Annie joins a gym where she weighs herself. Look at the reading on the scales. How much does she weigh? • 80 kg • 82 kg • 820 kg • 83 kg

17. 4: A parcel is weighed at the post office and gives the reading shown in the picture. How much does it weigh?  • 406 g • 420 g • 460 g • 480 g

18. 5: Four parcels weigh 2.08 kilograms, 2.806 kilograms, 2.8 kilograms and 2.86 kilograms. Which is the heaviest parcel?  • 2.08 kg • 2.806 kg • 2.8 kg • 2.86 kg

19. 6: What is a good estimate for the weight of four apples?  • 400 g • 4 kg • 4 000 g • 0.004 kg

20. 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?  • 90 g • 90 kg • 900 g • 900 kg

21. 8: Annie has weighed a tin of potatoes on some digital scales. What is the reading? • 1172 kg • 11.72 kg • 1.271 kg • 1.172 kg

22. 9: You and your family are going on holiday. You've all packed suitcases, whose is the lightest?  • Alan's: 20.2 kg • Ina's: 18.09 kg • Susan's: 20 kg • Michael's: 18.009 kg

23. 10: The baggage allowance for each person on a flight is 20 kg per person. On whose suitcase will you be charged excess baggage? • Alan's: 20.2 kg • Ina's: 18.09 kg • Susan's: 20 kg • Michael's: 18.009 kg

24. Level 2 - ANSwers • If you weighed nine hundred grams of apples on digital scales the reading would be 900 g. • The scales represent 1.172 kg. • Michael's: 18.009 kg Michael has packed the lightest suitcase. • Alan's: 20.2 kg Alan's suitcase weighs over 20 kg so he will be charged excess baggage • Kilo stands for thousand. A kilogram is one thousand grams. • When you weigh yourself you use kg, or kilograms. • The scales read 82 kg. • The parcel weighs 460 g. • The heaviest parcel is 2.86 kg. • Four apples would weigh about 400 g.

25. Length, weight and capacity quiz Level 3

26. 1: Which is the correct abbreviation for millilitre?   • ml • milli • mlll • mili

27. 2: What is a good estimate for a spoonful of medicine?    • 0.5 ml • 5 ml • 250 ml • 5 l

28. 3: What is 1 pint of milk roughly equivalent to?     • Just under 200 ml • Just under 300 ml • Just over 400 ml • Just over 500 ml

29. 4: Which of these is normally sold by the litre?    • baked beans • medicine • beer • petrol

30. 5: What is the capacity of this jug?  • 1/2 litre • 1 litre • 1/3 litre • 1/4 litre

31. 6: What is 1/2 litre the same as? • 12 ml • 120 ml • 200 ml • 500 ml

32. 7: Estimate the amount of juice in the jug.  • 300 ml • 280 ml • 100 ml • 250 ml

33. 8: You want to measure out 175 ml of coconut milk for a recipe. Do you have the correct amount in the jug?  • Yes - just right • No - too little • No - too much

34. 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?  • Yes • No

35. 10: What would be a good estimate for the amount of coconut milk in the jug? • 150 ml • 175 ml • 225 ml • 200 ml

36. Level 3 - ANSwers • The liquid has filled the container up to about 280  ml. • No - too much. There is over 175 ml of coconut milk in the jug. You need to pour some out before you continue! • 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. • A good estimate is 225 ml. • The abbreviation for millilitre is ml. • A good estimate for a spoonful of medicine is 5 ml. • 1 pint of milk is equivalent to over just over 500 ml. • Petrol is normally sold by the litre. • The jug has a capacity of 1 litre. • ½ a litre is the same as 500 ml.