Math 2 · Unit 3: Measures · Cambridge Primary Maths Stage 2

Questions

1. 1. Would you measure the length of a swimming pool in centimetres or metres?

   • metres
   • centimetres
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2. 2. Would you measure a bar of chocolate in centimetres or metres?

   • metres
   • centimetres
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3. 3. A ruler is about 30 centimetres long. Which object is longer than 30 centimetres?

   • a skipping rope
   • your hand
   • a straw
   • a fork
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4. 4. Which is shorter than 30 centimetres?

   • a door
   • a skipping rope
   • a table
   • a fork
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5. 5. Ali measures a table with his hand. Ben measures it with his hand. They get different numbers. Why?

   • Ali can't count.
   • Hands are always the same size.
   • The table changed size.
   • Their hands are different sizes.
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6. 6. Order these from shortest: 70 cm, 30 cm, 50 cm. Which is shortest?

   • 50 cm
   • 30 cm
   • 70 cm
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7. 7. Which is the longest: 77 cm, 88 cm, 78 cm or 87 cm?

   • 77 cm
   • 88 cm
   • 87 cm
   • 78 cm
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8. 8. Which is longer: 1 metre or 3 metres?

   • they are the same
   • 3 metres
   • 1 metre
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9. 9. Would you measure a bus in centimetres or metres?

   • centimetres
   • metres
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10. 10. Would you measure a worm in centimetres or metres?

    • centimetres
    • metres
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11. 11. How long is a pencil, about?

    • 1 centimetre
    • 15 centimetres
    • 100 metres
    • 15 metres
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12. 12. How long is the orange bar?

    • 6 cm
    • 5 cm
    • 7 cm
    • 0 cm
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13. 13. How long is the orange bar?

    • 7 cm
    • 5 cm
    • 2 cm
    • 9 cm
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14. 14. Which word goes with how tall something is?

    • height
    • width
    • length
    • weight
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15. 15. Which word goes with how wide something is?

    • width
    • height
    • length
    • mass
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16. 16. A stick is a bit more than 1 metre long. We say it is …

    • just over 1 metre
    • just under 1 metre
    • exactly 1 metre
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