Measures

Length

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20

1.
A pencil is 12 cm long. A crayon is 8 cm long. Which one is longer?
1. Athe pencil
2. Bthe crayon
2.
How many centimetres are there in 1 metre?
cm
3.
A metre is longer than a centimetre.
True False
4.
Find the difference between 20 cm and 12 cm.
cm
5.
When we measure how tall or high something is, we are finding its...
1. Awidth
2. Bheight
3. Clength
6.
Put these lengths in order from shortest to longest.
Write the order (shortest first) in the boxes:
- ?10 cm
- ?3 cm
- ?6 cm
7.
1 metre is the same as 100 centimetres.
True False
8.
You guess a table is 30 hand-widths wide, then you measure it. What does 'estimate' mean?
1. Athe exact measurement
2. Ba sensible guess before measuring
9.
Which of these is about 1 metre tall?
1. Aa coin
2. Ba young child
3. Ca tall tree
10.
Put these ladder lengths in order from longest to shortest.
Write the order (longest first) in the boxes:
- ?6 m
- ?20 m
- ?8 m
11.
A bar that starts at 3 on the ruler and ends at 8 is 8 cm long.
True False
12.
Which is longer, 42 cm or 42 m?
1. A42 cm
2. B42 m
13.
Put these bars in order from shortest to longest.
Write the order (shortest first) in the boxes:
- ?9 cm
- ?2 cm
- ?5 cm
14.
How many centimetres are there in 5 metres?
cm
15.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 8 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
16.
How many centimetres are there in 4 metres?
cm
17.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 17 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
18.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 7 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
19.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 12 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
20.
Estimate the length of a new pencil in centimetres.
cm

Answer key

Measures — Length

1.A. the pencil
2.100 cm
3.True
4.8 cm
5.B. height
6.3 cm, 6 cm, 10 cm
7.True
8.B. a sensible guess before measuring
9.B. a young child
10.20 m, 8 m, 6 m
11.False
12.B. 42 m
13.2 cm, 5 cm, 9 cm
14.500 cm
15.8 cm
16.400 cm
17.17 cm
18.7 cm
19.12 cm
20.18 cm