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Measuring Length Practice

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Measuring Length Practice

Zoe is helping plan a walking route beside the harbour. Use length units and the information on this sheet to check her measurements. Remember: 1 m = 100 cm and 1 cm = 10 mm.

Choose and estimate

Think about which tool and unit would make a measurement useful and sensible.

1.Zoe wants to measure the length of a pencil to the nearest millimetre. Which tool is best?
  • A 30 cm ruler with millimetre marks
  • A trundle wheel
  • A metre stick
2.Which unit is most suitable for recording the length of a coastal walking track that is 2,400 metres long?
  • Millimetres
  • Centimetres
  • Kilometres
3.Zoe estimates a bench is about 2 metres long. Is that a sensible estimate? Explain briefly.

Route measurements

Use the number line to compare and place the distances. Distances are measured in metres.

4.The route markers are at 0 m, 250 m, 500 m, 750 m and 1,000 m. Put the distances 375 m, 625 m and 875 m in their correct positions on the number line.
02505007501000
5.Zoe walks from the start to the 750 m marker, then turns back 280 m to help a friend. How far from the start is she now?
6.A signpost is 1.35 m tall. Convert its height to centimetres.
7.A tiny shell is 48 mm long. How many centimetres and millimetres is that?
8.Zoe records the lookout-to-picnic-area distance as 1 km 240 m. Write this distance in metres.

Check the plan

Use your measurement skills to find and explain any mistakes in the route notes.

9.Zoe measures a 24 cm book with a ruler but starts at the 1 cm mark. The other end lines up with 25 cm. What is the book’s actual length, and why?
10.The route is 1.8 km long. Zoe says that is 180 m. Is she correct? Write the correct conversion and explain the error.
11.Plan a measurement for a 6 m strip of path: how many equal 75 cm sections fit along it? Show how you know.

2 printable pages

  • Measuring Length Practice, page 1 of 2: Choose and estimate, Route measurements

    Page 1

  • Measuring Length Practice, page 2 of 2: Check the plan

    Page 2

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