Measuring Length: Interactive Quizzes for Reception Maths

Question 1

Which object is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Pencil

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Book

Answer

Table

Question 2

Which is taller, a tree or a flower?

Accepted Answer

A tree

Answer

A flower

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They are the same height

Answer

I don't know.

Question 3

If a snake is longer than a lizard, and a lizard is longer than a spider, which animal is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

A spider

Answer

A snake

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A lizard

Question 4

If a ribbon is 5 units long and a string is 3 units long, which is longer?

Accepted Answer

The ribbon

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The string

Answer

They are the same length

Answer

I don't know.

Question 5

If a ruler has a length of 10 units, how many units is half of the ruler?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

10

Answer

20

Question 6

Which tool can be used to measure the length of a table?

Accepted Answer

A ruler

Answer

A paper clip

Answer

A shoe

Question 7

Which of these is not a unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimetre

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Metre

Question 8

How can you compare the length of two objects?

Accepted Answer

Line them up next to each other

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Guess which one is longer

Answer

Weigh them

Question 9

Which tool is the best for measuring the length of a piece of paper?

Accepted Answer

A ruler

Answer

A measuring tape

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A piece of string

Question 10

Which toy is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

A short pencil

Answer

A long ruler

Answer

A big shoe

Question 11

Put these toys in order from shortest to longest: a ball, a stick, a tree

Accepted Answer

Ball - Stick - Tree

Answer

Stick - Ball - Tree

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Ball - Tree - Stick

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a good way to measure the length of a toy car?

Accepted Answer

Using your feet to guess

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Using a ruler

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Using a pencil to mark the length

Question 13

What is the best way to measure the length of your classroom?

Accepted Answer

Using a tape measure

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Using a trundle wheel

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Using your fingers to guess

Question 14

Which of these things is longer than 1 metre?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A ruler

Answer

A pencil

Question 15

How long is this line segment? (Diagram of a line segment with tick marks at 0cm and 10cm)

Accepted Answer

10cm

Answer

5cm

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15cm

Question 16

Put these objects in order from shortest to longest: pencil, book, tree

Accepted Answer

Pencil, book, tree

Answer

Tree, book, pencil

Answer

Book, pencil, tree

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Piece of string

Question 18

What is the length of a ruler marked as 20 cm?

Accepted Answer

20 cm

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20 mm

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20 m

Question 19

Teddy is taller than the doll. Which one will fit in the toy box first?

Accepted Answer

Doll

Answer

Teddy

Question 20

You are helping your mom to hang a picture frame on the wall. The frame is too high. What could you use to measure the height so that the frame can be hung correctly?

Accepted Answer

A ruler

Answer

A book

Question 21

You have two pencils, one is red and the other is blue. The red pencil is shorter than the blue pencil. Which pencil is longer?

Accepted Answer

Blue pencil

Answer

Red pencil

Question 22

You have two pieces of string, one is long and the other is short. You want to tie them together to make them the same length. What do you need to do to the long string?

Accepted Answer

Cut it shorter

Answer

Make it longer

Question 23

You are playing a game where you have to throw a beanbag into a bucket. The bucket is far away from you. Which beanbag should you use to increase your chances of getting it in the bucket?

Accepted Answer

A large beanbag

Answer

A small beanbag

Question 24

Which of these is the longest?

Accepted Answer

The long ruler

Answer

The short pencil

Answer

The book

Question 25

Which object in the classroom is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

The small paperclip

Answer

The big table

Answer

The tall door

Question 26

Which object is about as long as your arm?

Accepted Answer

The medium-sized pencil

Answer

The tiny pen

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The big chair

Question 27

What can you use to measure the length of your table?

Accepted Answer

The long ruler

Answer

Your feet

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The short paperclip

Question 28

Which is a bigger unit of measurement?

Accepted Answer

The big metre

Answer

The small centimeter

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The tiny inch

Question 29

Which animal is the longest?

Accepted Answer

The big elephant

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The small cat

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The medium-sized dog

Question 30

You have a stick. Will it be longer when you hold it straight up or when you put it flat on the ground?

Accepted Answer

Same length

Answer

Longer straight up

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Shorter straight up

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Longer flat on the ground

Question 31

We want to measure a long path in the park. Which tool would be the best to use?

Accepted Answer

Long measuring tape

Answer

Small ruler

Answer

Small stick

Answer

Toy car

Question 32

Imagine you have a ribbon that is 50 centimeters long. If you cut it into two equal pieces, what will be the length of each piece?

Accepted Answer

25 cm

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50 cm

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100 cm

Question 33

What's the best tool to measure how long a piece of paper is?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Hand

Answer

String

Answer

Foot

Question 34

Which of these is about measuring how long something is?

Accepted Answer

Measuring a plant's height

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Counting steps in a room

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Drawing a picture

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Singing a song

Question 35

Which one is NOT used to measure how long something is?

Accepted Answer

Hour

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Inch

Question 36

Which thing is about as long as a meter stick?

Accepted Answer

Broom

Answer

Car

Answer

Paperclip

Answer

Pen

Question 37

Which animal is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

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Dog

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Cat

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Fish

Question 38

Which object is the longest?

Accepted Answer

A long rope

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A short piece of string

Answer

A small pencil

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A tiny button

Question 39

Which is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

A small stick

Answer

A long stick

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A medium stick

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A very long stick

Question 40

Which object is the same length as the red crayon?

Accepted Answer

A blue crayon the same length

Answer

A longer pencil

Answer

A shorter pencil

Question 41

Put these in order from shortest to longest: A small toy, a long ribbon, a medium book.

Accepted Answer

Small toy, medium book, long ribbon

Answer

Long ribbon, medium book, small toy

Answer

Small toy, long ribbon, medium book

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Medium book, small toy, long ribbon

Question 42

Which picture shows the longest thing?

Accepted Answer

A picture of a tall tree

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A picture of a medium-sized house

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A picture of a small flower

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A picture of a short fence

Question 43

Which object is about the same length as your foot?

Accepted Answer

A shoe

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A book

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A pencil

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A table

Question 44

Use your pencil to measure the length of this book. How many pencil lengths does it take?

Accepted Answer

About 4

Answer

About 1

Answer

About 10

Answer

About 2