Measuring Length: Interactive Quizzes for Year 4 Mathematics

Question 1

Which unit is shorter than a meter?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Yard

Answer

Mile

Question 2

A ruler is 30 centimeters long. What is half of its length?

Accepted Answer

15 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

20 centimeters

Answer

25 centimeters

Question 3

Which order is from shortest to longest?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter, meter, kilometer

Answer

Meter, centimeter, kilometer

Answer

Kilometer, centimeter, meter

Answer

Kilometer, meter, centimeter

Question 4

A piece of string is 50 centimeters long. If you cut it into two equal pieces, what is the length of each piece?

Accepted Answer

25 centimeters

Answer

12.5 centimeters

Answer

50 centimeters

Answer

100 centimeters

Question 5

Which of these is about 1 meter long?

Accepted Answer

A football

Answer

A pencil

Answer

A car

Answer

A tower

Question 6

A map has a scale of 1 centimeter represents 10 kilometers. If the distance between two cities on the map is 5 centimeters, what is the actual distance between the cities?

Accepted Answer

50 kilometers

Answer

5 kilometers

Answer

500 kilometers

Answer

5000 kilometers

Question 7

You have a piece of ribbon that is 5 meters long. You cut off 2 meters. How long is the remaining ribbon?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Meters

Answer

Kilometers

Answer

Inches

Question 9

Which object is typically longer: a football pitch or a school desk?

Accepted Answer

Football pitch

Answer

School desk

Answer

They are about the same length

Answer

Cannot be determined from the given information

Question 10

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 6 cm and a width of 4 cm?

Accepted Answer

24 cm

Answer

10 cm

Answer

12 cm

Answer

20 cm

Question 11

Which of these tools is NOT used for measuring length?

Accepted Answer

Protractor

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Yard stick

Question 12

A piece of string is 75 cm long. You cut off 25 cm. How long is the remaining string?

Accepted Answer

50 cm

Answer

60 cm

Answer

70 cm

Answer

80 cm

Question 13

Which is the best way to measure the length of a curved line?

Accepted Answer

Piece of string

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Protractor

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Gram

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 15

Which of these is the correct way to measure the length of a book?

Accepted Answer

Place a ruler along the spine of the book.

Answer

Place a ruler along the width of the book.

Answer

Wrap a tape measure around the book.

Answer

Place a ruler along the height of the book.

Question 16

Which of these is the most precise measurement of a pencil that is 10 centimeters long?

Accepted Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

9.5 centimeters

Answer

10.5 centimeters

Answer

11 centimeters

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Meter stick

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Protractor

Question 18

What is the smallest unit of length we learned about in class?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Foot

Question 19

Your pencil measures 15 centimeters. How many millimeters long is it?

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

15

Answer

1500

Answer

1.5

Question 20

You have three line segments that measure 5 cm, 3 cm, and 2 cm. How long is the total length of all three line segments together?

Accepted Answer

15 cm

Answer

5 cm

Answer

10 cm

Answer

20 cm

Question 21

Which ruler is marked in centimeters?

Accepted Answer

A ruler with marks every 0.5 cm

Answer

A ruler with marks every inch

Answer

A ruler with marks every 10 cm

Answer

A ruler with marks every 1 m

Question 22

Your desk is 120 centimeters long. What is the length of your desk in meters?

Accepted Answer

1.2 meters

Answer

0.12 meters

Answer

12 meters

Answer

120 meters

Question 23

Which of the following is the longest?

Accepted Answer

A line segment that is 15 kilometers long

Answer

A line segment that is 15 centimeters long

Answer

A line segment that is 15 millimeters long

Answer

A line segment that is 15 meters long

Question 24

Which of the following activities involves estimating length?

Accepted Answer

Guessing the height of a tree

Answer

Measuring a piece of paper with a ruler

Answer

Comparing the length of two pencils

Answer

Using a measuring tape to measure a room

Question 25

Which of the following objects is most likely to be measured in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A book

Answer

A tree

Question 26

A piece of string is 50 centimeters long. You cut it into 2 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

Accepted Answer

25 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

50 centimeters

Answer

100 centimeters

Question 27

Which of the following rulers shows a measurement of 7 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

[Image of a ruler showing 7 cm]

Answer

[Image of a ruler showing 5 cm]

Answer

[Image of a ruler showing 9 cm]

Question 28

How long is this line segment in centimeters? (Line segment is 6 cm long)

Accepted Answer

6 cm

Answer

2 cm

Answer

8 cm

Answer

10 cm

Question 29

Which unit of length is longer, a centimeter or a meter?

Accepted Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Both are the same length

Answer

Cannot be determined

Question 30

Change 5 meters into centimeters.

Accepted Answer

5,000 cm

Answer

50 cm

Answer

500 cm

Answer

50,000 cm

Question 31

A ribbon is 150 centimeters long. How many meters long is the ribbon?

Accepted Answer

1.5 meters

Answer

0.15 meters

Answer

15 meters

Answer

150 meters

Question 32

Which of these objects is about 1 meter long?

Accepted Answer

A school desk

Answer

A pencil

Answer

A football field

Answer

A car

Question 33

Put these lengths in order from shortest to longest: 12 centimeters, 0.8 meters, 1 meter, 0.5 meters

Accepted Answer

0.5 meters, 0.8 meters, 1 meter, 12 centimeters

Answer

0.8 meters, 0.5 meters, 1 meter, 12 centimeters

Answer

12 centimeters, 0.5 meters, 0.8 meters, 1 meter

Answer

1 meter, 0.8 meters, 0.5 meters, 12 centimeters

Question 34

A garden shaped like a rectangle is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the distance around the garden?

Accepted Answer

24 meters

Answer

10 meters

Answer

20 meters

Answer

40 meters

Question 35

Which of these is NOT used to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Protractor

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Yard stick

Question 36

A piece of string is 25 centimeters long. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

Accepted Answer

5 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

15 centimeters

Answer

20 centimeters

Question 37

What do we use to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Protractor

Answer

Scales

Question 38

What is the smallest unit of length in this measurement: 25 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

Millimeters

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Meters

Answer

Kilometers

Question 39

How many centimeters are there in 1 meter?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

50

Answer

150

Answer

200

Question 40

Which is the longest object?

Accepted Answer

House (10 meters)

Answer

Pencil (15 centimeters)

Answer

Book (20 centimeters)

Answer

Table (1 meter)

Question 41

A ribbon is 50 centimeters long. How many meters long is it?

Accepted Answer

0.5 meters

Answer

1 meter

Answer

1.5 meters

Answer

2 meters

Question 42

What is the perimeter of a square with sides measuring 5 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

20 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

25 centimeters

Answer

50 centimeters

Question 43

Which of the following lengths is closest to the length of a football pitch (90 meters)?

Accepted Answer

100 meters

Answer

75 meters

Answer

125 meters

Answer

150 meters

Question 44

Which of these objects is likely to be the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Ant

Answer

Car

Answer

Spoon

Answer

Tree

Question 45

An object is 5 centimeters long. What is its length in centimeters?

Accepted Answer

5 cm

Answer

9 cm

Answer

7 cm

Answer

3 cm

Question 46

Which unit of length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Inch

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 47

What is the best estimate for the length of a football field?

Accepted Answer

100 meters

Answer

1000 meters

Answer

100 kilometers

Answer

10 meters

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Micrometer

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Yardstick