Measurement & Units Quiz

Question 1

How many centimetres are in 1 metre?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

10

Answer

1,000

Answer

10,000

Question 2

How many grams are in 1 kilogram?

Accepted Answer

1,000

Answer

10

Answer

100

Answer

10,000

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

150 mm

Answer

15 mm

Answer

1,500 mm

Answer

0.15 mm

Question 4

How many millilitres are in 1 litre?

Accepted Answer

1,000 ml

Answer

10 ml

Answer

100 ml

Answer

10,000 ml

Question 5

Convert 3.5 km to metres.

Accepted Answer

3,500 m

Answer

35 m

Answer

350 m

Answer

35,000 m

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

2,500 g

Answer

250 g

Answer

25,000 g

Answer

25 g

Question 7

Which is longer: 50 mm or 4 cm?

Accepted Answer

50 mm

Answer

4 cm

Answer

They are the same

Answer

Cannot compare

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

250 ml

Answer

150 ml

Answer

200 ml

Answer

300 ml

Question 9

Convert 850 cm to metres.

Accepted Answer

8.5 m

Answer

0.85 m

Answer

85 m

Answer

8,500 m

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

0.2 kg

Answer

0.02 kg

Answer

2 kg

Answer

20 kg

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Kilometres (km)

Answer

Millimetres (mm)

Answer

Centimetres (cm)

Answer

Metres (m)

Question 12

Convert 4,500 ml to litres.

Accepted Answer

4.5 litres

Answer

0.45 litres

Answer

45 litres

Answer

450 litres

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

120 cm

Answer

12 cm

Answer

1,200 cm

Answer

0.12 cm

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Grams

Answer

Kilometres

Answer

Kilograms

Answer

Litres

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

500,000,000 ml

Answer

5,000 ml

Answer

5,000,000 ml

Answer

50,000,000 ml

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

0.83 m

Answer

0.75 m

Answer

8.3 m

Answer

83 m

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

5,000 m

Answer

500 m

Answer

50,000 m

Answer

500,000 m

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

90 cm, 1 m, 1.2 m, 150 cm

Answer

1 m, 90 cm, 1.2 m, 150 cm

Answer

90 cm, 1.2 m, 1 m, 150 cm

Answer

1 m, 1.2 m, 90 cm, 150 cm

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

3.4 kg

Answer

0.34 kg

Answer

34 kg

Answer

340 kg

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

12.5 laps

Answer

10 laps

Answer

12 laps

Answer

15 laps