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Metric Measurement Practice
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Metric Measurement Practice
Use the metric facts to help: 1 m = 100 cm, 1 km = 1,000 m and 1 kg = 1,000 g. Show your working for the problems that ask you to.
Choose the best answer
Circle one answer for each question.
1.A ribbon is 3.4 metres long. How many centimetres long is it?
- 34 cm
- 340 cm
- 3,400 cm
- 30 cm
2.Ngaio cycles 2.6 kilometres. How many metres does she cycle?
- 260 m
- 2,060 m
- 2,600 m
- 26,000 m
3.A bag of rice has a mass of 1.5 kilograms. What is its mass in grams?
- 150 g
- 1,050 g
- 1,500 g
- 15,000 g
4.The temperature outside is 2°C. Which description is most accurate?
- Below freezing
- Just above freezing
- Warm and sunny
- Very hot
Work it out
Write your answer and include working where asked.
5.A toy car is 45 cm long. Write its length in metres.
6.A container holds 2 kg of oats. Jay uses 650 g. How many grams of oats are left? Show your working.
7.A walking track is 6 km long. A group walks 2,500 m of it. How many metres of the track are still to walk? Show your working.
8.A jug contains 1 L of water. Levi pours out 350 mL. How many millilitres remain?
9.Match each item to the most suitable metric unit.
- The length of a school hall
- The height of a small plant
- The mass of a pumpkin
- The distance between two nearby towns
- The temperature on a winter day
- The amount of milk in a cup
- kg
- mL
- °C
- m
- cm
- km
1 m = 100 cm
1 km = 1,000 m
1 kg = 1,000 g
1 L = 1,000 mL
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