Measurement Quizzes for Year 4 Maths: Test Your Skills

Question 1

Why do we measure things?

Accepted Answer

To compare their size or amount.

Answer

To see if they are right or wrong.

Answer

To tell what will happen in the future.

Answer

To make math problems easier.

Question 2

A rectangular garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many meters would it take to walk around the outside of the garden?

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

8 meters

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a unit used to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Inch

Question 4

How many centimeters make up one meter?

Accepted Answer

100 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

1000 centimeters

Question 5

Convert 5 kilometers to meters using decimal notation.

Accepted Answer

5,000 meters

Answer

500 meters

Answer

50,000 meters

Question 6

When we measure something, what does 'elapsed time' mean?

Accepted Answer

The time it takes for something to happen

Answer

How fast or slow something is moving

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The average time it takes for something to happen

Answer

Only for things that happened in the past

Question 7

Find the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 5 centimeters, a width of 3 centimeters, and a height of 2 centimeters.

Accepted Answer

30 cubic centimeters

Answer

10 cubic centimeters

Answer

15 cubic centimeters

Answer

60 cubic centimeters

Question 8

A cyclist travels 20 kilometers in 1 hour. What is the cyclist's average speed?

Accepted Answer

20 km/h

Answer

10 km/h

Answer

30 km/h

Answer

40 km/h

Question 9

A toy car is made to a scale of 1:24. If the real car is 4 meters long, what is the length of the toy car?

Accepted Answer

0.16 meters

Answer

1.6 meters

Answer

16 meters

Answer

24 meters

Question 10

What unit of measurement is best for finding the length of a bedroom?

Accepted Answer

Meters

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Inches

Answer

Miles

Question 11

Which of the following is the smallest unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Decimeter

Answer

Meter

Question 12

Which of the following containers holds the most liquid?

Accepted Answer

A 2 liter soda bottle

Answer

A 250 milliliter bottle

Answer

A 500 milliliter jug

Answer

A 1 liter milk carton

Question 13

What is the best tool to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

A ruler

Answer

A protractor

Answer

A tape measure

Answer

A weighing scale

Question 14

A bottle contains 0.5 liters of juice. How many milliliters of juice are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

500 milliliters

Answer

50 milliliters

Answer

1,000 milliliters

Answer

1,500 milliliters

Question 15

A packet of sugar weighs 500 grams. How many kilograms of sugar are in the packet?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Protractor

Answer

Balance

Question 17

A jug of juice holds 1500 milliliters of juice. How many liters of juice does the jug hold?

Accepted Answer

1.5

Answer

0.15

Answer

15

Answer

150

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Measuring cup

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Weighing scale

Question 19

A bottle of water contains 750 milliliters of water. How many liters of water are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

0.75

Answer

0.075

Answer

7.5

Answer

75

Question 20

Which of these is the shortest amount of time?

Accepted Answer

5 minutes

Answer

1 hour

Answer

30 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Question 21

A car travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours. What is the car's average speed?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

30 kilometers per hour

Answer

90 kilometers per hour

Answer

120 kilometers per hour

Question 22

Which of these is the largest unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Tonne

Answer

Gram

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Milligram

Question 23

Which of these is a non-standard unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Handspan

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Question 25

Which of the following has the greatest capacity?

Accepted Answer

1 kiloliter

Answer

1 liter

Answer

1 milliliter

Answer

100 centiliters

Question 26

The length of a pencil is 15 centimeters. What is the length in millimeters?

Accepted Answer

1500

Answer

1.5

Answer

150

Answer

15000

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

120 mph

Answer

240 mph

Answer

480 mph

Question 28

Which of the following clocks shows the time 1:30?

Accepted Answer

[Image of clock showing 1:30]

Answer

[Image of clock showing 2:30]

Answer

[Image of clock showing 3:30]

Answer

[Image of clock showing 4:30]

Question 29

Which of the following units is used to measure the volume of liquids?

Accepted Answer

Milliliters

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Kilograms

Answer

Meters

Question 30

A bottle of juice contains 1.5 liters. How many 250 milliliter glasses of juice can be poured from the bottle?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

12

Answer

24

Question 31

What unit of measurement is used to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Grams

Answer

Milliliters

Answer

Seconds

Question 32

A bag of flour weighs 1 kilogram. How many grams is this?

Accepted Answer

1,000

Answer

10

Answer

100

Answer

10,000

Question 33

A bottle of juice contains 500 milliliters. How many liters is this?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 34

A race takes 10 minutes. How many seconds is this?

Accepted Answer

600

Answer

6

Answer

60

Answer

6,000

Question 35

Which of the following is the shortest length?

Accepted Answer

100 millimeters

Answer

1 meter

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

1 kilometer

Question 36

A rectangular garden has a length of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

20 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

15 meters

Answer

25 meters

Question 37

A bag of sugar is 1 kilogram. What is the weight of half a kilogram of sugar?

Accepted Answer

0.5 kilograms

Answer

1 kilogram

Answer

1.5 kilograms

Answer

2 kilograms

Question 38

A jug holds 2 liters of water. How many milliliters of water are in the jug?

Accepted Answer

2000 milliliters

Answer

200 milliliters

Answer

20,000 milliliters

Answer

200,000 milliliters

Question 39

Which shows the shortest amount of time?

Accepted Answer

5 minutes

Answer

1 hour

Answer

30 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Question 40

A car traveled 120 kilometers in 2 hours. What was the car's average speed?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

40 kilometers per hour

Answer

80 kilometers per hour

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100 kilometers per hour

Question 41

A rectangular garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the garden's perimeter?

Accepted Answer

24 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

16 meters

Answer

30 meters

Question 42

A water tank holds 100 liters of water. If the tank is sixty percent full, how many liters of water are in the tank?

Accepted Answer

60 liters

Answer

40 liters

Answer

80 liters

Answer

100 liters

Question 43

Which object is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

5 kilograms

Answer

250 grams

Answer

1 kilogram

Answer

2 kilograms

Question 44

What is the unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Liter

Answer

Second

Question 45

A pencil measures 15 cm. How many millimeters long is it?

Accepted Answer

150 mm

Answer

15 mm

Answer

1.5 mm

Answer

0.15 mm

Question 46

Which object is most likely to have a mass of 1 kilogram?

Accepted Answer

Loaf of bread

Answer

Feather

Answer

Car

Answer

Pebble

Question 47

A bag of rice weighs 2.5 kg. How many grams of rice are there?

Accepted Answer

2,500 grams

Answer

25 grams

Answer

250 grams

Answer

25,000 grams

Question 48

A bottle holds 500 milliliters of water. How many liters of water does it hold?

Accepted Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

0.05 liters

Answer

5 liters

Answer

50 liters

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

60 km/h

Answer

30 km/h

Answer

90 km/h

Answer

120 km/h

Question 50

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

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 51

A bag of sugar weighs 500 grams. How many kilograms is this?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 52

Which container holds the most liquid?

Accepted Answer

A 1-liter bottle

Answer

A 500-milliliter bottle

Answer

A 250-milliliter bottle

Answer

A 100-milliliter bottle

Question 53

A pencil is 15 centimeters long. What is its length in millimeters?

Accepted Answer

1500

Answer

1.5

Answer

150

Answer

15000

Question 54

A race lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes. How many minutes does the race take?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

30

Answer

60

Answer

90

Question 55

Which tool is best for measuring the length of a book?

Accepted Answer

A measuring tape

Answer

A thermometer

Answer

A weighing scale

Answer

A stopwatch

Question 56

A bag of flour weighs 2.5 kilograms. How many grams of flour are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

2500

Answer

25

Answer

250

Answer

25000

Question 57

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

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

30 mph

Answer

90 mph

Answer

120 mph

Question 58

What tool do we use to measure how hot or cold something is?

Accepted Answer

Degrees Celsius

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Grams

Answer

Liters

Question 59

Which unit is used to measure density?

Accepted Answer

Grams per cubic centimetre

Answer

Centimetres

Answer

Kilograms per metre

Answer

Litres per kilogram

Question 60

Which method should you use to measure the volume of a toy car?

Accepted Answer

Fill a measuring cup with water, submerge the toy car, and measure the change in water level.

Answer

Multiply the toy car's length, width, and height.

Answer

Weigh the toy car and use a chart to find its volume.

Answer

Guess the volume of the toy car based on its size.

Question 61

Which measurement is the largest?

Accepted Answer

1.2 meters

Answer

50 centimeters

Answer

250 millimeters

Answer

2 feet

Question 62

A garden is shaped like a rectangle. It is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

24 meters

Answer

10 meters

Answer

16 meters

Answer

20 meters

Question 63

Which unit is used to measure the amount of liquid in a container?

Accepted Answer

Milliliters

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Grams

Answer

Inches

Question 64

A piece of string is 1.5 meters long. How many centimeters is the string?

Accepted Answer

150 centimeters

Answer

100 centimeters

Answer

200 centimeters

Answer

250 centimeters