MathsFreePrintable
Measuring Length Practice
A free maths worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.
Name:Date:
Measuring Length Practice
The school radio station is getting ready for a live broadcast. Help Zoe, Levi and Manaia plan the space and equipment. Use mm, cm and m carefully; show working for calculations. Remember: 10 mm = 1 cm and 100 cm = 1 m.
Choose and convert units
Pick sensible units, then convert between millimetres, centimetres and metres.
1.Zoe is checking equipment for the broadcast. Choose the most suitable unit for each measurement: (a) thickness of a sheet of paper, (b) length of a microphone, (c) width of the studio.
2.Levi labels a cable as 2.45 m long. Convert its length to centimetres and millimetres.
3.Manaia measures a connector as 86 mm. Write this length in centimetres and millimetres.
4.The studio desk is 1.8 m long. A sound mixer takes up 65 cm of that length. How much desk length remains, in centimetres?
Measure and plan
Use the scale and measurements to solve the studio setup challenges.
5.A ruler starts at 0 cm. An audio lead ends at 18 cm and continues to the 7 mm mark. What is its total length in centimetres?
6.A 3.6 m cable is cut into sections that are each 45 cm long. How many complete sections can be cut?
7.The studio wall is 4.2 m wide. The desk is 165 cm wide. How much wider is the wall than the desk? Give your answer in metres and centimetres.
8.Zoe says, “If I line the start of the microphone up with the 1 cm mark instead of zero, I can still read its length directly.” Is Zoe correct? Explain how to get the true length.
9.The broadcast table is 2.4 m long. Three items placed end-to-end measure 78 cm, 64 cm and 91 cm. Will they fit? Calculate the leftover space or the amount they exceed the table by.
10.A wall cable run measures 2 m 35 cm. Write the length in millimetres, then explain one reason a technician should measure carefully before cutting a cable.
11.Draw a straight line exactly 8.5 cm long in the space. Mark its endpoints and label the length. Use a ruler, starting at zero.
3 printable pages
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
About This Worksheet
Free in Kuraplan
Sign up free, grab the PDF, and customize it for your class.
Print-Ready
Formatted for standard paper. Clean layout, easy to read.
AI-Generated
Created with Kuraplan's AI, designed for real classroom use.
For Teachers & Parents
Use in classrooms, for homework, tutoring, or homeschool.
Need a custom version of this worksheet?
Kuraplan's AI generates custom worksheets in seconds — differentiated for every learner, aligned to your curriculum.
Generate Custom Worksheets — Free No credit card Curriculum-aligned Under 60 seconds
