Measurement Quizzes for Year 5 Maths | Comprehensive School

Question 1

A cooking recipe calls for 1.2 liters of milk. If you only have a measuring cup with a capacity of 250 milliliters, how many cups of milk do you need to use?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 2

Which unit of length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Millimetre

Answer

Kilometre

Answer

Metre

Answer

Centimetre

Question 3

How many litres are there in 2,500 millilitres?

Accepted Answer

2.5 litres

Answer

0.25 litres

Answer

25 litres

Answer

250 litres

Question 4

How do you express 2 hours and 15 minutes in hours?

Accepted Answer

1.25 hours

Answer

1.15 hours

Answer

2.15 hours

Answer

2.25 hours

Question 5

Which tool is used to measure temperature?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Scale

Answer

Stopwatch

Question 6

Which length is the greatest?

Accepted Answer

1 kilometer

Answer

1 meter

Answer

1 centimeter

Answer

1 millimeter

Question 7

A bottle holds 1 liter of juice. How many milliliters of juice does it hold?

Accepted Answer

1000 milliliters

Answer

10 milliliters

Answer

100 milliliters

Answer

10000 milliliters

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

24 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

16 meters

Answer

32 meters

Question 9

A rectangular field is 25 meters long and 15 meters wide. What is the area of the field?

Accepted Answer

625 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Answer

25 square meters

Answer

375 square meters

Question 10

A jug contains 500 milliliters of water. You add 250 milliliters of juice to the jug. What is the total volume of liquid in the jug now?

Accepted Answer

750 milliliters

Answer

250 milliliters

Answer

500 milliliters

Answer

1000 milliliters

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

8 meters

Answer

30 meters

Answer

60 meters

Question 12

How many grams of sugar are in a bag weighing 1 kilogram?

Accepted Answer

1000 grams

Answer

10 grams

Answer

100 grams

Answer

10,000 grams

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT used to measure capacity?

Accepted Answer

Meter

Answer

Liter

Answer

Milliliter

Answer

Cubic centimeter

Question 14

How many milliliters of milk are in a 2-liter bottle?

Accepted Answer

2000 milliliters

Answer

2 milliliters

Answer

20 milliliters

Answer

200 milliliters

Question 15

Which unit is the longest unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Day

Answer

Second

Answer

Minute

Answer

Hour

Question 16

Which of the following is a derived unit?

Accepted Answer

Volume

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Second

Question 17

Which tool would you use to measure the amount of liquid in a container?

Accepted Answer

Measuring cup

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Scale

Answer

Stopwatch

Question 18

Which of these is not a unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Liter

Answer

Gram

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Pound

Question 19

If it is 3:15 p.m. on a clock, what time will it be in 2 hours?

Accepted Answer

5:15 p.m.

Answer

1:15 p.m.

Answer

3:15 a.m.

Answer

5:15 a.m.

Question 20

Which of the following is a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Hour

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Liter

Question 21

A marathon runner covers a distance of 42 kilometers. How many meters is this?

Accepted Answer

42,000 meters

Answer

420 meters

Answer

4,200 meters

Answer

420,000 meters

Question 22

Which of the following is the correct order from smallest to largest unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Milligram, gram, kilogram

Answer

Kilogram, gram, milligram

Answer

Gram, milligram, kilogram

Answer

Milligram, kilogram, gram

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a tool used for measuring length?

Accepted Answer

Measuring cup

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Tape measure

Answer

Protractor

Question 24

Which unit of length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 25

Which prefix means "one thousandth"?

Accepted Answer

Milli

Answer

Kilo

Answer

Centi

Answer

Mega

Question 26

A water bottle holds 0.5 liters. How many milliliters of water does it hold?

Accepted Answer

500 mL

Answer

50 mL

Answer

5,000 mL

Answer

50,000 mL

Question 27

A bottle of water holds 1 liter. How many milliliters of water is this?

Accepted Answer

1000

Answer

10

Answer

100

Answer

10000

Question 28

Which of these tools do we use to measure the temperature of a room?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Balance

Answer

Clock

Question 29

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. What's its average speed in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

30 mph

Answer

120 mph

Answer

I don't know

Question 30

Which of the following units is the smallest and measures length?

Accepted Answer

millimeter

Answer

centimeter

Answer

kilometer

Answer

meter

Question 31

Change 2 liters to milliliters.

Accepted Answer

2,000 milliliters

Answer

200 milliliters

Answer

20,000 milliliters

Answer

200,000 milliliters

Question 32

Which of the following units is the shortest amount of time?

Accepted Answer

second

Answer

minute

Answer

hour

Answer

day

Question 33

Which of these units is used to measure the length of a pencil? Make your choice.

Accepted Answer

Centimetres

Answer

Millilitres

Answer

Grams

Answer

Seconds

Question 34

Which of these liquids has the greatest capacity?

Accepted Answer

A swimming pool

Answer

A cup of tea

Answer

A bottle of water

Answer

A bathtub

Question 35

A car travels 200 kilometres in 2 hours. What is the car's average speed in kilometres per hour?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

50

Answer

150

Answer

200

Question 36

Which of these prefixes represents the largest value?

Accepted Answer

Giga

Answer

Kilo

Answer

Mega

Answer

Milli

Question 37

A bottle of milk contains 2 litres of milk. How many millilitres of milk is this?

Accepted Answer

2,000

Answer

200

Answer

20,000

Answer

200,000

Question 38

A rectangular garden measures 5 meters in length and 2 meters in width. Calculate the area of the garden in both square meters and square centimeters.

Accepted Answer

10 square meters, 1000 square centimeters

Answer

5 square meters, 500 square centimeters

Answer

10 square meters, 500 square centimeters

Answer

5 square meters, 1000 square centimeters

Question 39

In the metric system, which of these is the smallest unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Meter

Question 40

Which unit is used to measure time?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Gram

Answer

Liter

Answer

Centimeter

Question 41

Which tool do you use to measure the mass of an object?

Accepted Answer

Balance scale

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Graduated cylinder

Answer

Stopwatch

Question 42

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

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 43

Which unit is used to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Gram

Answer

Celsius

Answer

Meter

Answer

Liter

Question 44

Which unit is used to measure volume?

Accepted Answer

Liter

Answer

Degree Celsius

Answer

Gram

Answer

Meter

Question 45

How many milliliters are there in 2.5 liters?

Accepted Answer

2,500 milliliters

Answer

2.5 milliliters

Answer

25 milliliters

Answer

250 milliliters

Question 46

Which unit in the metric system is the largest unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Question 47

What is the length of the line segment below?

[Image of a line segment with markings indicating it is 5 cm long]

Accepted Answer

5 centimeters

Answer

4 centimeters

Answer

7 centimeters

Answer

6 centimeters

Question 48

What time does the analog clock below show?

[Image of a clock showing 3:15 PM]

Accepted Answer

Quarter past 3 in the afternoon

Answer

Half past 1 in the afternoon

Answer

Quarter past 4 in the afternoon

Answer

Quarter to 3 in the afternoon

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

20 meters

Answer

10 meters

Question 50

A bag of rice weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams of rice are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

5000 grams

Answer

50 grams

Answer

5 grams

Question 51

In the metric system, which unit is used to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Meter

Answer

Mile

Answer

Inch

Question 52

A bag of rice weighs 3 kilograms. How many grams of rice are there in the bag?

Accepted Answer

3000

Answer

300

Answer

30

Question 53

A rectangular field measures 12 meters in length and 8 meters in width. What is the perimeter of the field?

Accepted Answer

40 meters

Answer

24 meters

Answer

20 meters

Question 54

A glass of water holds 750 milliliters of water. How many liters of water are in the glass?

Accepted Answer

0.75 liters

Answer

1.5 liters

Answer

0.075 liters

Question 55

Which instrument is commonly used to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Scale

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Protractor

Question 56

Which of the following is the metric unit of force?

Accepted Answer

Newton

Answer

Pound

Answer

Kilogram

Question 57

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

Accepted Answer

Centimeter (cm)

Answer

Milliliter (ml)

Answer

Gram (g)

Answer

Kilogram (kg)

Question 58

What is the standard international unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram (kg)

Answer

Centimeter (cm)

Answer

Liter (l)

Question 59

Which of these measures is closest to the volume of a standard cup of water?

Accepted Answer

250 milliliters (ml)

Answer

250 grams (g)

Answer

100 centimeters (cm)

Answer

250 centimeters (cm)

Question 60

Which of these is the smallest unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter (mm)

Answer

Centimeter (cm)

Answer

Meter (m)

Answer

Kilometer (km)

Question 61

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

Accepted Answer

20 centimeters (cm)

Answer

10 centimeters (cm)

Answer

25 centimeters (cm)

Answer

15 centimeters (cm)

Question 62

Which instrument is best suited to measure the volume of a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Graduated cylinder

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Beaker

Answer

Weighing scale

Question 63

Sarah needs to measure the amount of milk for a recipe. Which of the following measuring tools would be the most suitable?

Accepted Answer

Measuring jug

Answer

Spoon

Answer

Bucket

Answer

Mug

Question 64

Centimetres are used to measure:

Accepted Answer

Length

Answer

Capacity

Answer

Mass