Measures

Measuring lines

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20

1.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 6 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
2.
A line goes from 0 to 10 on the ruler. How long is it?
cm
3.
Strip 1 is 20 cm long. Strip 2 is 5 cm shorter. How long is Strip 2?
cm
4.
A line is 12 cm long. You draw a new line 3 cm longer. How long is the new line?
cm
5.
A line is 8 cm long. A shorter line is 3 cm less. How long is the shorter line?
cm
6.
A line drawn from 0 to the 5 mark is 5 cm long.
True False
7.
A line is 20 cm long. You cut it 5 cm shorter. How long is it now?
cm
8.
Using the ruler as a number line, you jump from 3 cm to 9 cm. How many centimetres did you jump?
cm
9.
You want to draw a line 5 cm long, starting at 0. Where does the line end?
1. Aat 4
2. Bat 5
3. Cat 6
10.
Put these lines in order from longest to shortest.
Write the order (longest first) in the boxes:
- ?4 cm
- ?9 cm
- ?6 cm
11.
On the home-made cube ruler, each cube stands for 1 centimetre.
True False
12.
One line is 16 cm and another is 9 cm. How much longer is the first line?
cm
13.
A rod is made of 15 cubes, each 1 cm. How many centimetres long is the home-made ruler?
cm
14.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 11 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
15.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 9 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
16.
5 m is the same as how many centimetres?
cm
17.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 16 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
18.
A line starts at 0 and ends at 4 on the ruler. How long is the line?
cm
19.
How many centimetres are there in 6 metres?
cm
20.
A string is made of 15 cm and 21 cm joined together. How long is it?
cm

Answer key

Measures — Measuring lines

1.6 cm
2.10 cm
3.15 cm
4.15 cm
5.5 cm
6.True
7.15 cm
8.6 cm
9.B. at 5
10.9 cm, 6 cm, 4 cm
11.True
12.7 cm
13.15 cm
14.11 cm
15.9 cm
16.500 cm
17.16 cm
18.4 cm
19.600 cm
20.36 cm