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1. Choose the most suitable units from millimetres, centimetres, metres or kilometres to measure:
| a. The length of your shoe |
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b. The distance a bus travels in a week. |
| c. The width of a paper clip |
d. The length of your classroom |
| e. The distance from Australia to New Zealand |
f. The width of a flower stem |
2. Using the set of units {centimetres, litres, metres, kilograms}
choose the most suitable unit to measure:
(a) The width of a line on a netball court.
(b) The capacity of a water tank.
(c) The weight of a set of large reference books.
(d) The height of the Sky Tower in Auckland.
3. Give the most suitable unit for measuring:
| a. The amount of petrol in the petrol tank of a car. |
b.The weight of a school bus. |
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c.The distance from Sydney to London.
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d. The length of your classroom |
| e. The time taken to run 100 metres. |
f. The weight of a rugby forward |
4. True or false?
(a) 3 L of petrol is more than 375 mL of petrol.
(b) 356 seconds are less than 6 minutes.
(c) 5 kg of butter is more than 5500 g of butter.
(d) 100 cm is longer than 1.1 metres.
5. Change the measurements given into the units in brackets:
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a
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2 kg (grams) |
b
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16 km (metres) |
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c
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200 g (kilograms) |
d
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4200 mL (litres) |
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e
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3.5 hours (seconds) |
f
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45 mm (centimetres) |
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g
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8001 mg (grams) |
h
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5.1 L (millilitres) |
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i
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82 metres (millimetres) |
j
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34 cm (metres) |
6. Copy and complete the table:
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kilograms
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grams
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milligrams
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300
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4
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2500
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