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Measurement Types and Tools
Choose suitable measurement types, tools and units. Show working for calculations.
Measurement types and tools
1.Match each measurement type to the units commonly used for it.
- Length
- Mass
- Volume
- metres (m) and centimetres (cm)
- grams (g) and kilograms (kg)
- litres (L) and millilitres (mL)
2.Which measurement type tells you how tall a plant is?
- Length
- Mass
- Volume
3.Which measurement type describes how much juice a bottle can hold?
- Length
- Mass
- Volume
4.Which measurement type would you use to describe the mass of a lunchbox?
- Length
- Mass
- Volume
5.Match each tool with the measurement it is designed to take.
- Ruler
- Kitchen scales
- Measuring jug
- Tape measure
- Short length
- Mass of an object
- Length around or along a larger object
- Volume of a liquid
6.To find the length of a school hall, which tools could give a suitable measurement? Select all that apply.
- A ruler
- A metre stick
- A measuring tape
- Kitchen scales
7.A recipe needs 180 mL of milk. Which tools could you use to measure that amount? Select all that apply.
- A measuring jug
- Measuring spoons
- A ruler
- Kitchen scales
Units and conversions
8.Complete each conversion: 1 metre = cm; 1 kilogram = g; 1 litre = mL.
9.Choose the most suitable unit for the length of a pen.
- Kilometres
- Metres
- Centimetres
10.Choose the most suitable unit for the mass of a car.
- Grams
- Kilograms
- Tonnes
11.Choose the most suitable unit for the volume of medicine in a small dose.
- Litres
- mL
- Kilolitres
Using measurement in everyday situations
12.Anahera is buying fabric for curtains. What measurement does she need to take, and what tool would be suitable?
13.A cake recipe requires 300 g of flour. What are you measuring, and which tool should you use?
14.Write the appropriate unit in each blank: A table is 90 long; a drink bottle holds 750 ; a novel has a mass of 280 ; a room is 5 wide.
15.Explain why a measurement needs a unit as well as a number.
Measurement problems
16.Arjun is 152 cm tall. His cousin is 19 cm taller. How tall is his cousin? Show your calculation and include the unit.
17.A recipe uses 625 mL of water from a 1 L bottle. How much water remains? Give your answer in mL.
18.Describe one object or feature at home that could be measured. State what you would measure, the tool you would use and a suitable unit.
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