Measurement Quizzes for Year 6 Comprehensive School Students

Question 1

What is the smallest unit of length in the metric system?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 2

Convert 500 grams to kilograms.

Accepted Answer

0.5 kg

Answer

0.05 kg

Answer

5 kg

Answer

50 kg

Question 3

Which of these is the most appropriate tool to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruller

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Protractor

Answer

Scales

Question 4

A carton of juice has a capacity of 1 litre. How many millilitres of juice are in the carton?

Accepted Answer

1,000 ml

Answer

100 ml

Answer

10,000 ml

Answer

100,000 ml

Question 5

What is the best tool to use for accurately measuring the volume of a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Measuring cylinder

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Weighing scale

Answer

Thermometer

Question 6

A bottle of water has a capacity of 1.5 litres. How many millilitres is that?

Accepted Answer

1500 mL

Answer

150 mL

Answer

15 mL

Answer

15000 mL

Question 7

A rectangular garden has a length of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. Find the perimeter of the garden.

Accepted Answer

24 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

16 meters

Answer

30 meters

Question 8

A car travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours. What is its average speed?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

30 kilometers per hour

Answer

90 kilometers per hour

Answer

120 kilometers per hour

Question 9

Convert 1 centimeter to meters.

Accepted Answer

0.01 meter

Answer

0.1 meter

Answer

1 meter

Answer

10 meters

Question 10

What is the most appropriate tool to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Calipers

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Scales

Question 11

How many grams are there in 2 kilograms?

Accepted Answer

2000

Answer

500

Answer

1000

Answer

1500

Question 12

Which tool is best for measuring very small distances, like the width of a hair?

Accepted Answer

Micrometer

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Yardstick

Question 13

Which unit is made up of two or more base units?

Accepted Answer

Meter per second

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Liter

Question 14

You measure a pencil with a ruler marked in millimeters and find its length to be 152 millimeters. What is its length in centimeters and meters?

Accepted Answer

15.2 cm, 1.52 m

Answer

152 cm, 15.2 m

Answer

1.52 cm, 15.2 m

Answer

1.52 cm, 0.152 m

Question 15

A juice container holds 2 liters. How many milliliters of juice does it hold?

Accepted Answer

2000 milliliters

Answer

200 milliliters

Answer

20000 milliliters

Answer

200000 milliliters

Question 16

Which unit is the SI unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Hour

Answer

Minute

Answer

Day

Question 17

What is the most appropriate tool for measuring the length of a pen?

Accepted Answer

Using a ruler

Answer

Using a tape measure

Answer

Using a balance

Answer

Using a clock

Question 18

Which of the following measuring instruments gives the most accurate readings?

Accepted Answer

Micrometer

Answer

Spring balance

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Clinical thermometer

Question 19

Convert 5 kilometers to meters.

Accepted Answer

5,000 meters

Answer

500 meters

Answer

0.5 meters

Answer

50,000 meters

Question 20

A bag of sugar weighs 2 kilograms. What is the mass of the sugar in grams?

Accepted Answer

2,000 grams

Answer

200 grams

Answer

20,000 grams

Answer

20 grams

Question 21

Which of the following has the greatest capacity?

Accepted Answer

1 liter

Answer

1 centimeter

Answer

1 gram

Answer

1 milliliter

Question 22

A race takes 15 minutes and 30 seconds. Express the time of the race in seconds only.

Accepted Answer

930 seconds

Answer

870 seconds

Answer

900 seconds

Answer

1530 seconds

Question 23

A rectangular garden has a length of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. Calculate the area of the garden in square meters.

Accepted Answer

15 square meters

Answer

20 square meters

Answer

5 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Question 24

Which of the following is the most appropriate estimate for the height of a door?

Accepted Answer

2 meters

Answer

2 centimeters

Answer

2 millimeters

Answer

2 kilometers

Question 25

A bottle of juice contains 1.5 liters. How many milliliters of juice are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

1,500 milliliters

Answer

15,000 milliliters

Answer

150 milliliters

Question 26

Which of the following measuring tools is most suitable for measuring the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Yardstick

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Micrometer

Question 27

Which unit is used to measure the length of objects?

Accepted Answer

Meter

Answer

Gram

Answer

Liter

Question 28

What is the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI)?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Pound

Answer

Tonne

Question 29

A container holds 750 milliliters of liquid. How many liters is this?

Accepted Answer

0.75

Answer

0.075

Answer

7.5

Answer

75

Question 30

A car travels 150 kilometers in 2.5 hours. What is the average speed of the car in kilometers per hour?

Accepted Answer

60 km/h

Answer

150 km/h

Answer

25 km/h

Answer

300 km/h

Question 31

Which measuring tool is the most precise for measuring small distances?

Accepted Answer

Micrometer

Answer

Yard stick

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Tape measure

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Hour

Answer

Second

Answer

Minute

Question 33

Which unit of length is the smallest: millimeter, centimeter, kilometer, or meter?

Accepted Answer

millimeter

Answer

centimeter

Answer

meter

Answer

kilometer

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a unit for measuring how heavy something is: gram, kilogram, tonne, or liter?

Accepted Answer

liter

Answer

tonne

Answer

kilogram

Answer

gram

Question 35

A bottle holds 500 milliliters of water. How many liters is that?

Accepted Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

0.05 liters

Answer

5 liters

Question 36

A race starts at 10:00 AM and ends at 10:30 AM. How long did the race last?

Accepted Answer

30 minutes

Answer

45 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Answer

60 minutes

Question 37

Which tool is the most precise for measuring: a ruler, a tape measure, a yard stick, or a micrometer?

Accepted Answer

micrometer

Answer

ruler

Answer

tape measure

Answer

yard stick

Question 38

What is the standard unit of temperature used in science?

Accepted Answer

Kelvin

Answer

Fahrenheit

Answer

Celsius

Answer

Rankine

Question 39

A film starts at 7:35 PM and lasts for 1 hour and 45 minutes. What time does the film finish?

Accepted Answer

9:20 PM

Answer

10:20 PM

Answer

9:15 PM

Answer

8:20 PM

Question 40

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

34 cm

Answer

17 cm

Answer

60 cm

Answer

24 cm

Question 41

Which unit of measurement would be most appropriate for measuring the distance from your home to your school?

Accepted Answer

Kilometres

Answer

Centimetres

Answer

Metres

Question 42

A bag of apples weighs 1.5 kilograms. What is the weight of the bag in grams?

Accepted Answer

1500 grams

Answer

15 grams

Answer

150 grams

Answer

1.5 grams

Question 43

A bottle of water contains 500 millilitres. How many bottles are needed to have a total of 2 litres of water?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

2

Question 44

David needs to measure the length of a small insect. Which tool would be most suitable for this task?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Trundle wheel

Answer

Measuring tape

Question 45

A train journey takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. If the train leaves at 10:05 AM, at what time does it arrive?

Accepted Answer

12:20 PM

Answer

11:20 AM

Answer

12:10 PM

Answer

12:35 PM

Question 46

Which of these is the longest duration?

Accepted Answer

1 week

Answer

40 hours

Answer

3 days

Answer

2400 minutes

Question 47

The area of a square is 25 square centimetres. What is the length of one side of the square?

Accepted Answer

5 cm

Answer

12.5 cm

Answer

10 cm

Answer

50 cm

Question 48

What is the length of a pencil that measures 15 centimetres?

Accepted Answer

0.15 metres

Answer

150 centimetres

Answer

15 millimetres

Answer

1.5 metres

Question 49

A bottle contains 500 ml of water. How many liters of water are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

0.5 L

Answer

5 L

Answer

5000 L

Answer

50 L

Question 50

What is the mass of an object that weighs 2 kg?

Accepted Answer

2000 g

Answer

200 kg

Answer

20 g

Answer

20000 g

Question 51

Which of the following is the smallest unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Minute

Answer

Hour

Question 52

How many minutes are there in 2 hours?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

1200

Answer

20

Answer

200

Question 53

A rectangular garden measures 5 m long and 3 m wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

16 m

Answer

24 m

Answer

30 m

Answer

8 m

Question 54

A cylindrical can has a radius of 5 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is the volume of the can?

Accepted Answer

250π cm³

Answer

250 cm³

Answer

50π cm³

Answer

500π cm³

Question 55

A bag of rice weighs 10 kg. If the rice is divided equally into 5 bags, what is the weight of each bag?

Accepted Answer

2 kg

Answer

50 kg

Answer

15 kg

Answer

5 kg

Question 56

A car travels 120 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

60 km/h

Answer

240 km/h

Answer

120 km/h

Answer

30 km/h

Question 57

Which of the following is the most precise measuring instrument?

Accepted Answer

Micrometer

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Measuring tape

Question 58

Which of the following is the smallest unit of measurement for length?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Centimeter

Question 59

Which of the following is the largest unit of measurement for mass?

Accepted Answer

Tonne

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Pound

Answer

Gram

Question 60

A bag of sugar weighs 2 kilograms. How many grams of sugar are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

2000 grams

Answer

200 grams

Answer

20 grams

Answer

2 grams

Question 61

Which of the following is the unit of measurement for capacity?

Accepted Answer

Liter

Answer

Second

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilogram

Question 62

A bottle of water contains 500 milliliters. How many liters of water are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

0.05 liters

Answer

50 liters

Answer

5 liters

Question 63

Which of the following is the unit of measurement for time?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Liter

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Meter

Question 64

Which of the following units is used to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Liter

Answer

Hour

Answer

Kilogram