Measurement Quizzes for Year 4 Primary School Students in the UK

Question 1

What unit do we use to measure how heavy something is?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Metre

Answer

Litre

Answer

Second

Question 2

Which tool do we use to measure how heavy something is?

Accepted Answer

Spring balance

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Stopwatch

Question 3

Which of these bags is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

Rocks

Answer

Feathers

Answer

Sugar

Answer

Cotton balls

Question 4

You have a rectangular garden that is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters do you need to walk to go around the entire garden?

Accepted Answer

14 meters

Answer

7 meters

Answer

21 meters

Answer

28 meters

Question 5

Which container can hold the greatest amount of liquid?

Accepted Answer

A bottle with a capacity of 1.5 liters

Answer

A bottle with a capacity of 1 liter

Answer

A bottle with a capacity of 0.5 liters

Answer

A glass with a capacity of 250 milliliters

Question 6

What unit do we use to measure how much space something takes up, like a bottle of juice?

Accepted Answer

Liter (l)

Answer

Meter (m)

Answer

Kilogram (kg)

Answer

Centimeter (cm)

Question 7

John has a rectangular garden that is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters of fencing does he need to put around the garden?

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

20 meters

Question 8

Which container can hold the most liquid?

Accepted Answer

A swimming pool

Answer

A small water bottle

Answer

A bathtub

Answer

A thimble

Question 9

Which tool should you use to measure the amount of liquid in a bottle?

Accepted Answer

Measuring jug

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Weighing scale

Answer

Thermometer

Question 10

What is the mass of a small packet of crisps that weighs 35 grams?

Accepted Answer

35 grams

Answer

35 kilograms

Answer

35 milligrams

Question 11

Which of these objects can hold the most water?

Accepted Answer

A large bottle

Answer

A small marble

Answer

A medium-sized cup

Question 12

A rectangular garden has a length of 6 meters and a width of 4 meters. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

Accepted Answer

24 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Answer

12 square meters

Answer

30 square meters

Question 13

Which of these is not a unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Yard

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Tonne

Answer

Gram

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

2,000 grams

Answer

200 grams

Answer

20,000 grams

Question 15

Which of these is the longest unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Question 16

Which of these tools is used to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Scale

Answer

Measuring cup

Answer

Thermometer

Question 17

A rectangular garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is its perimeter?

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

30 meters

Answer

60 meters

Question 18

A bottle is filled with 2 liters of milk. If you pour out half of the milk, how much milk is left in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

1 liter

Answer

1.5 liters

Answer

2.5 liters

Answer

3 liters

Question 19

A bag of flour weighs 1 kilogram. If you use 250 grams of flour, what is the weight of the remaining flour in the bag?

Accepted Answer

750 grams

Answer

500 grams

Answer

1,250 grams

Answer

2,500 grams

Question 20

Which of these is a metric system unit?

Accepted Answer

Meter

Answer

Inch

Answer

Pound

Answer

Gallon

Question 21

Which tool is best for measuring the height of a tree?

Accepted Answer

A tape measure

Answer

A ruler

Answer

A measuring cup

Answer

A weighing scale

Question 22

Which statement about the metric system is correct?

Accepted Answer

It uses units that are multiples of ten.

Answer

It is not used in most countries.

Answer

It is not a standard system of measurement.

Answer

It is only used for measuring length.

Question 23

A bag of sugar weighs 1.25 kilograms. How many grams of sugar are there?

Accepted Answer

1250 grams

Answer

125 grams

Answer

12500 grams

Answer

125000 grams

Question 24

A square has a side length of 10 centimeters. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

100 square centimeters

Answer

10 square centimeters

Answer

20 square centimeters

Answer

200 square centimeters

Question 25

How many milliliters are in a liter?

Accepted Answer

1000 ml

Answer

100 ml

Answer

500 ml

Answer

2000 ml

Question 26

Which item is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

A bag of flour that weighs 1 kg.

Answer

A bag of sugar that weighs 500 g.

Answer

A bag of rice that weighs 250 g.

Answer

A bag of popcorn that weighs 100 g.

Question 27

Which unit is best for measuring the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter (cm)

Answer

Meter (m)

Answer

Millimeter (mm)

Answer

Kilogram (kg)

Question 28

Which object is heavier: a 2 kilogram bag of apples or a 1.5 kilogram bag of oranges?

Accepted Answer

Bag of apples

Answer

Bag of oranges

Answer

Both are the same weight

Answer

Cannot be determined

Question 29

Which tool is used to measure the volume of a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Measuring cylinder

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Scale

Answer

Thermometer

Question 30

Which of these units is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Kilogram

Question 31

What is the best way to measure the length of a piece of string?

Accepted Answer

Use a ruler and measure from one end to the other.

Answer

Use a scale and weigh the string.

Answer

Use a measuring cylinder and fill it with the string.

Answer

Measure it with your hand.

Question 32

A rectangular garden is 4 meters long and 6 meters wide. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

24 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Answer

20 square meters

Answer

30 square meters

Question 33

How can you best measure the amount of water in a bottle?

Accepted Answer

Use a measuring cup marked in milliliters

Answer

Use a ruler

Answer

Use a weighing scale

Answer

Use a thermometer

Question 34

In the past, people used different ways to measure things. Later, they decided to use the same units of measurement. Why do you think they did this?

Accepted Answer

So that everyone could measure things the same way, making it easier to compare measurements.

Answer

So that it would be easier to trade goods between different countries.

Answer

So that they could more easily measure very small or very large objects.

Question 35

A bag of apples weighs 2 kilograms. How many grams is that? Remember, there are 1000 grams in every kilogram.

Accepted Answer

2000

Answer

500

Answer

3200

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a unit of volume? We use these units to measure how much liquid something can hold.

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Milliliter

Answer

Liter

Question 37

A bottle can hold 500 milliliters of juice. How many liters is that? Remember, there are 1000 milliliters in every liter.

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5

Question 38

Imagine you want to measure the length of your pencil. Which of these tools should you use?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Scales

Question 39

Which of these is the biggest unit of mass? We use this to measure very heavy things, like cars and elephants.

Accepted Answer

Tonne

Answer

Gram

Answer

Kilogram

Question 40

Which of the following is the smallest unit of length? (8 year olds)

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 41

A bag of flour weighs 2 kg. How many grams of flour are in the bag? (8 year olds)

Accepted Answer

2,000 g

Answer

200 g

Answer

20,000 g

Answer

200,000 g

Question 42

What is the best tool to use for measuring the mass of a bag of apples?

Accepted Answer

Scales

Answer

Graduated cylinder

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Thermometer

Question 43

Ben's water bottle holds 500 milliliters (ml) of water. How many liters (l) of water can his bottle hold?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

50

Answer

5

Answer

0.05

Question 44

A bag of flour weighs 2 kilograms (kg). Sarah uses 500 grams (g) of flour to make a cake. How many grams of flour are left in the bag?

Accepted Answer

1500

Answer

2000

Answer

2500

Answer

1000

Question 45

Which unit of length is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Kilometer (km)

Answer

Meter (m)

Answer

Millimeter (mm)

Answer

Centimeter (cm)

Question 46

A bottle holds 500 ml of juice. How many liters of juice does it hold?

Accepted Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

50 liters

Answer

5.0 liters

Answer

0.05 liters

Question 47

A bag of apples weighs 2.5 kg. How many grams does it weigh?

Accepted Answer

2500 g

Answer

250 g

Answer

25000 g

Answer

25 kg

Question 48

Which statement about measuring length is correct?

Accepted Answer

Always use the smallest unit of length that is suitable.

Answer

Always use the largest unit of length that is suitable.

Answer

Always round your measurements to the nearest whole number.

Question 49

A swimming pool contains 1000 liters of water. How many milliliters does it contain?

Accepted Answer

1,000,000 ml

Answer

100 ml

Answer

10,000 ml

Answer

100,000 ml

Question 50

A bag of rice weighs 1.5 kg and a bag of flour weighs 0.75 kg. What is their total weight?

Accepted Answer

2.25 kg

Answer

1.25 kg

Answer

3.00 kg

Answer

0.75 kg

Question 51

A box is 10 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 3 cm high. What is its volume?

Accepted Answer

150 cubic centimeters

Answer

150 square centimeters

Answer

50 cubic centimeters

Answer

15 square centimeters

Question 52

Which tool is used to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Protractor

Answer

Scale

Question 53

Which unit is used to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Liter

Question 54

A bottle contains 500 milliliters of juice. How many liters of juice does the bottle contain?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

5000

Answer

50

Answer

5

Question 55

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm?

Accepted Answer

30 cm

Answer

25 cm

Answer

15 cm

Answer

50 cm

Question 56

A jug contains 2 liters of water. How many milliliters of water does the jug contain?

Accepted Answer

2000

Answer

20

Answer

200

Answer

20000

Question 57

What is the area of a square with a side length of 6 cm?

Accepted Answer

36 cm²

Answer

24 cm

Answer

12 cm

Answer

48 cm

Question 58

Which of the following is the smallest unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 59

A baker needs 250g of flour for one cake. How much flour does she need for 3 cakes?

Accepted Answer

750g

Answer

500g

Answer

1250g

Answer

1000g

Question 60

A jug holds 1.5 liters of juice. How many milliliters is that?

Accepted Answer

1500ml

Answer

150ml

Answer

15000ml

Answer

15ml

Question 61

Sarah has a string 5 cm long. She cuts off 2 cm. How much string does she have left?

Accepted Answer

3cm

Answer

12cm

Answer

10cm

Answer

7cm

Question 62

A bottle of water holds 500ml. John drinks 200ml. How much water is left?

Accepted Answer

300ml

Answer

700ml

Answer

200ml

Answer

500ml

Question 63

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

Accepted Answer

2500g

Answer

25000g

Answer

250g

Answer

25g

Question 64

A piece of string is 30cm long. Another piece of string is 15cm longer. How long is the second piece of string?

Accepted Answer

45cm

Answer

75cm

Answer

15cm

Answer

60cm