Measuring Length: Interactive Quizzes for Year 2 Maths

Question 1

Which object is about 1 metre long?

Accepted Answer

A ruler

Answer

A pencil

Answer

A car

Answer

A building

Question 2

Which is the most accurate way to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Using a ruler

Answer

Using your thumb

Answer

Using a trundle wheel

Answer

Using a tape measure

Question 3

A ribbon is 50 centimetres long. How many metres long is it?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 4

Put the following items in order from shortest to longest: a writing pencil, a storybook, a ruler

Accepted Answer

Writing pencil, storybook, ruler

Answer

Storybook, writing pencil, ruler

Answer

Ruler, storybook, writing pencil

Question 5

Which object is longer than one meter?

Accepted Answer

A school desk

Answer

A writing pencil

Answer

A storybook

Question 6

Which unit of length is used to measure the distance between cities?

Accepted Answer

Kilometers

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Meters

Question 7

What is the best way to measure the length of a table?

Accepted Answer

Using a ruler

Answer

Using a piece of string

Answer

Using your feet

Question 8

If a pencil is 15 centimetres long and a ruler is 30 centimetres long, how much longer is the ruler than the pencil?

Accepted Answer

10 centimetres

Answer

5 centimetres

Answer

15 centimetres

Question 9

Which of these is not a unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimetre

Answer

Metre

Question 10

A piece of string is 20 centimetres long. If you cut it into two equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

Accepted Answer

10 centimetres

Answer

15 centimetres

Answer

20 centimetres

Question 11

Which of these activities involves measuring length?

Accepted Answer

Building a model

Answer

Writing a story

Answer

Playing football

Question 12

The height of a tree is approximately 10 metres. How many centimetres tall is the tree?

Accepted Answer

1000 cm

Answer

100 cm

Answer

10000 cm

Question 13

Which of these lengths is closest to 100 cm?

Accepted Answer

105 cm

Answer

95 cm

Answer

110 cm

Question 14

Which of these objects is the longest?

Accepted Answer

A ruler

Answer

A pencil

Answer

A book

Question 15

If a book is 15 centimetres long, which of these is about the same length?

Accepted Answer

A banana

Answer

A ruler

Answer

A football

Question 16

Which of these is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

A centimetre

Answer

A metre

Answer

A kilometre

Question 17

Which of these is the best way to measure the length of your foot?

Accepted Answer

Use a ruler

Answer

Count the number of steps you take

Answer

Guess

Question 18

A table is 1 metre long. Which of these is about half the length of the table?

Accepted Answer

50 centimetres

Answer

75 centimetres

Answer

150 centimetres

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a good way to compare the lengths of two objects?

Accepted Answer

Look at them with your eyes

Answer

Use a ruler

Answer

Use a pencil

Answer

Use a measuring tape

Question 20

Which of these units of length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Millimetre

Answer

Centimetre

Answer

Metre

Answer

Kilometre

Question 21

A pencil is 10 centimetres long. How many millimetres long is it?

Accepted Answer

100 millimetres

Answer

10 millimetres

Answer

1000 millimetres

Answer

10000 millimetres

Question 22

Which of these objects is the closest to being 1 metre long?

Accepted Answer

A door

Answer

A pencil

Answer

A car

Answer

A football pitch

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a way to measure length?

Accepted Answer

hours

Answer

centimetres

Answer

feet

Question 24

Which is the best non-standard unit to measure the length of a football field?

Accepted Answer

steps

Answer

centimetres

Answer

paper clips

Question 25

A tree is approximately 30 metres tall. A person is 1.5 metres tall. How many times taller is the tree than the person?

Accepted Answer

15 times

Answer

20 times

Answer

30 times

Question 26

Which of these activities involves length measurement?

Accepted Answer

Drawing a line

Answer

Watching a movie

Answer

Playing hide-and-seek

Question 27

A piece of ribbon is 2 metres long. If you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

Accepted Answer

50 centimetres

Answer

75 centimetres

Answer

100 centimetres

Question 28

Which of the following is the best way to measure the length of a very long object?

Accepted Answer

Break the object into smaller parts and measure each part separately

Answer

Use a very long ruler

Answer

Guess the length

Answer

Ask a friend to help you measure

Question 29

Which of the following lengths is closest to 10 cm?

Accepted Answer

12 cm

Answer

8 cm

Answer

15 cm

Answer

20 cm

Question 30

Which is longer: a ribbon that is 15 cm or a string that is 10 cm?

Accepted Answer

The ribbon

Answer

The string

Answer

They are the same length

Question 31

You need to make a picture frame that is 20 cm long. You have pieces of wood that are 5 cm long. How many pieces of wood do you need?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 32

Which of these is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

A finger

Answer

A foot

Answer

A yard

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A mile

Question 33

What is the distance around a square with sides measuring 5 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

20 centimeters

Answer

5 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

25 centimeters

Question 34

If you have a pencil that is 10 centimeters long, how long is a piece of string that is twice as long?

Accepted Answer

20 centimeters

Answer

5 centimeters

Answer

15 centimeters

Answer

25 centimeters

Question 35

Order these objects from shortest to longest: a pencil, a book, a ruler.

Accepted Answer

Pencil, book, ruler

Answer

Book, pencil, ruler

Answer

Ruler, book, pencil

Answer

Pencil, ruler, book

Question 36

Which is longer, a metre or a centimetre?

Accepted Answer

A metre

Answer

A centimetre

Answer

They are the same length

Question 37

Convert 50 centimetres to metres.

Accepted Answer

0.5 metres

Answer

5 metres

Answer

50 metres

Answer

500 metres

Question 38

How many centimeters are in a meter?

Accepted Answer

100 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

1000 centimeters

Question 39

About how many meters long is a football pitch?

Accepted Answer

About 100 meters

Answer

About 10 meters

Answer

About 1000 meters

Question 40

What is the best way to measure the length of a hallway?

Accepted Answer

Use a tape measure

Answer

Use a ruler

Answer

Use your feet

Answer

Use a stick

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Inch

Question 42

If a table is 120 centimeters long, how long is it in meters?

Accepted Answer

1.2 meters

Answer

0.12 meters

Answer

12 meters

Answer

120 meters

Question 43

Which of these lines is the shortest? A) Line 1, B) Line 2, C) Line 3, D) Line 4

Accepted Answer

A) Line 1

Answer

C) Line 3

Answer

B) Line 2

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D) Line 4

Question 44

Which of these is the best way to measure the length of a table?

Accepted Answer

Use a ruler

Answer

Use your hand

Answer

Use a piece of string

Answer

Use a pencil

Question 45

Which of these is the best way to measure the length of a football field?

Accepted Answer

Use a measuring tape

Answer

Use your hand

Answer

Use a ruler

Answer

Use a piece of string