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Measuring with Metres!

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Measuring with Metres!

A team is getting the park ready for a community picnic. Help them measure, compare and add lengths. Remember: 1 metre = 100 centimetres. Write units with your answers.

Metre marks

Use the number line to solve Questions 1 and 2.

1.Write the missing numbers on the metre number line. What number belongs at each blank mark?
0135
2.A picnic blanket is 3 metres long. Which number-line mark shows its length? Choose one.
012345
  • 1 m
  • 3 m
  • 5 m

Lengths around the park

The team measured a few things before setting up the picnic.

Object

Length

Picnic table

2 m

Garden hose

5 m

Bench

1 m

Flagpole

4 m

3.Use the park measurements table. Which object is the shortest, and which is the longest?
4.The picnic table is 2 m long and the flagpole is 4 m tall. How much longer is the flagpole than the table?
5.The bench is 1 metre long. How many centimetres is that?
  • 10 cm
  • 100 cm
  • 1,000 cm
6.The team joins a 5 m hose to another hose that is 2 m long. What is their total length?

Plan and measure

Think carefully about reasonable lengths and units.

7.About how tall might a picnic table be? Choose the most sensible estimate.
  • 1 m
  • 10 m
  • 100 m
8.Xavier wants to measure the length of a 4 m garden hose. Which tool is most suitable?
  • A metre measuring tape
  • A teaspoon
  • A small ruler that is 15 cm long
9.A 3 m picnic rug is longer than a 250 cm picnic rug. Write true or false, and explain using the same unit.
10.A short path is 6 m long. Draw a number line from 0 m to 6 m and mark the path’s finish. Label each whole metre.
0123456

3 printable pages

  • Measuring with Metres!, page 1 of 3: Metre marks, Lengths around the park

    Page 1

  • Measuring with Metres!, page 2 of 3: Plan and measure

    Page 2

  • Measuring with Metres!, page 3 of 3: 8. Xavier wants to measure the length of a 4 m garden hose. Which tool is most

    Page 3

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