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Measurement in Construction
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Measurement in Construction
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice (choose one)
1. Which unit is most appropriate for measuring the thickness of plaster on a wall?
millimetres (mm)
centimetres (cm)
metres (m)
kilometres (km)
2. A room measures 4200 mm by 3600 mm. What is the floor area in square metres?
15.12 m²
151.2 m²
15.12 m
151.2 m
3. Why might builders often record measurements in millimetres rather than centimetres?
Millimetres give greater precision for fitting materials
Millimetres always make numbers smaller
Millimetres are used to measure temperature
Millimetres avoid the need to convert units
4. Check all correct conversions:
1000 mm = 1 m
100 cm = 1 m
1000 cm = 1 m
1 m = 1000 mm
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Practical Tasks
5. You measure a rectangular room: length = 4.25 m, width = 3.60 m. Calculate the perimeter (metres) for skirting board. Round to two decimal places.
6. Using the same measurements (4.25 m × 3.60 m), calculate the floor area in square metres. Write your answer to two decimal places.
7. Convert 2400 mm into metres and centimetres. Write both values.
8. Estimate how many metres of skirting board you should order for this room if you allow 10% extra for cuts and waste. Show your calculation and final total (metres).
9. Reflection: Name two common sources of measurement error on a construction site and one strategy to reduce each error.
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