Measurement & Units Quiz

1. How many centimetres are in 1 metre?

1. 1,000
2. 10
3. 10,000
4. 100

2. How many grams are in 1 kilogram?

1. 1,000
2. 10
3. 10,000
4. 100

3. A pencil is 15 cm long. How long is this in millimetres?

1. 0.15 mm
2. 1,500 mm
3. 15 mm
4. 150 mm

4. How many millilitres are in 1 litre?

1. 1,000 ml
2. 10 ml
3. 10,000 ml
4. 100 ml

5. Convert 3.5 km to metres.

1. 3,500 m
2. 35 m
3. 35,000 m
4. 350 m

6. A bag of potatoes weighs 2.5 kg. How many grams is this?

1. 2,500 g
2. 25 g
3. 25,000 g
4. 250 g

7. Which is longer: 50 mm or 4 cm?

1. 4 cm
2. 50 mm
3. Cannot compare
4. They are the same

8. A jug holds 750 ml of juice. How much more is needed to fill a 1 litre jug?

1. 150 ml
2. 200 ml
3. 250 ml
4. 300 ml

9. Convert 850 cm to metres.

1. 0.85 m
2. 8,500 m
3. 8.5 m
4. 85 m

10. A recipe needs 200 g of flour. How many kilograms is this?

1. 0.02 kg
2. 0.2 kg
3. 2 kg
4. 20 kg

11. Which unit would you use to measure the distance from London to Paris?

1. Centimetres (cm)
2. Kilometres (km)
3. Metres (m)
4. Millimetres (mm)

12. Convert 4,500 ml to litres.

1. 0.45 litres
2. 4.5 litres
3. 45 litres
4. 450 litres

13. A table is 1.2 m wide. What is this in centimetres?

1. 0.12 cm
2. 1,200 cm
3. 12 cm
4. 120 cm

14. Which unit would you use to measure the weight of a letter?

1. Grams
2. Kilograms
3. Kilometres
4. Litres

15. A swimming pool contains 500,000 litres of water. How many millilitres is this?

1. 5,000 ml
2. 5,000,000 ml
3. 50,000,000 ml
4. 500,000,000 ml

16. Two pieces of ribbon are 35 cm and 48 cm long. What is the total length in metres?

1. 0.75 m
2. 0.83 m
3. 8.3 m
4. 83 m

17. A car travels 5 km. How many metres has it travelled?

1. 5,000 m
2. 50,000 m
3. 500 m
4. 500,000 m

18. Order these from shortest to longest: 1 m, 150 cm, 90 cm, 1.2 m

1. 1 m, 1.2 m, 90 cm, 150 cm
2. 1 m, 90 cm, 1.2 m, 150 cm
3. 90 cm, 1 m, 1.2 m, 150 cm
4. 90 cm, 1.2 m, 1 m, 150 cm

19. A baby weighs 3,400 g. What is this in kilograms?

1. 0.34 kg
2. 3.4 kg
3. 34 kg
4. 340 kg

20. A running track is 400 m long. How many full laps does an athlete run in a 5 km race?

1. 10 laps
2. 12 laps
3. 12.5 laps
4. 15 laps