Measurement Quiz for Year 3 Maths: Test Your Skills!

Question 1

Which of these everyday objects is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Pencil

Answer

Storybook

Answer

Index finger

Question 2

Which of these is the longest?

Accepted Answer

1 kilometre

Answer

1 metre

Answer

100 centimetres

Answer

100 metres

Question 3

Which object is the longest?

Accepted Answer

A long ruler

Answer

A short pencil

Answer

A big book

Answer

A small coin

Question 4

Which object is the longest out of a pen, a ruler, and a book?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Pen

Answer

Book

Question 5

What tool is best for measuring the length of a desk?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Pencil

Answer

Book

Answer

Shoe

Question 6

Which of these is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

1 centimeter

Answer

1 meter

Answer

1 kilometer

Answer

1 yard

Question 7

John has a piece of string that is 50 cm long. He cuts the string into 2 equal pieces. How long is each piece of string?

Accepted Answer

25 cm

Answer

10 cm

Answer

50 cm

Answer

100 cm

Question 8

Which is the shortest item?

Accepted Answer

Pencil

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Book

Answer

Table

Question 9

Which everyday object is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

A paperclip

Answer

A pen

Answer

A shoe

Answer

A table

Question 10

Which of these is the longest?

Accepted Answer

A 30 cm ruler

Answer

A short pencil

Answer

A small book

Answer

A toy car

Question 11

Which length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1 centimetre

Answer

1 metre

Answer

1 kilometre

Answer

10 centimetres

Question 12

Which of these is the longest: a pencil, a ruler, a book, or a coin?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Pencil

Answer

Book

Answer

Coin

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a unit of length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Foot

Answer

Inch

Question 14

Penny has two ribbons, one red and one blue. The red ribbon is 25 centimeters long. The blue ribbon is 50 centimeters longer than the red ribbon. How long is the blue ribbon?

Accepted Answer

75 cm

Answer

25 cm

Answer

50 cm

Answer

100 cm

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a way to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimetre

Answer

Metre

Answer

Inch

Question 16

What is the most suitable tool to measure the height of a very tall tree?

Accepted Answer

A clinometer and a measuring tape

Answer

A ruler

Answer

A tape measure

Answer

A trundle wheel

Question 17

Which tool is used to measure temperature?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Protractor

Question 18

Which of these is correct about 1 metre and 100 centimetres?

Accepted Answer

1 metre is the same as 100 centimetres.

Answer

1 metre is longer than 100 centimetres.

Answer

1 metre is shorter than 100 centimetres.

Answer

I can't tell which is longer without more information.

Question 19

How can you accurately measure the length of a curved object, like a jump rope?

Accepted Answer

Tie a string around the object and measure the length of the string.

Answer

Measure the straight parts of the object and add them together.

Answer

Estimate the length of the object by comparing it to something you know, like your arm.

Answer

Cut the object into straight pieces and measure their lengths.

Question 20

What does accuracy mean when measuring the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

How close your measurement is to the actual length.

Answer

How many times you measure and get the same result.

Answer

The smallest unit of measurement you can use.

Answer

The type of measuring tool you use, like a ruler or tape measure.

Question 21

On a number line, the player's position is -5. What does this negative number indicate about the player's location?

Accepted Answer

The player is 5 units to the left of the starting point.

Answer

The player is 5 units to the right of the starting point.

Answer

We cannot determine the player's position from the given number.

Question 22

You want to buy a ribbon long enough to wrap around a cylindrical gift box once. The diameter of the box is 15 centimeters. How long should the ribbon be?

Accepted Answer

30 centimeters

Answer

15 centimeters

Answer

45 centimeters

Answer

60 centimeters

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a way to measure length?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Centimetre

Answer

Metre

Answer

Inch

Question 24

Which of these is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

1000 grams

Answer

1 gram

Answer

100 grams

Answer

10000 grams

Question 26

Which of these containers can hold the most liquid?

Accepted Answer

2-litre jug

Answer

1-litre bottle

Answer

500-millilitre beaker

Answer

1-pint glass

Question 27

Which of these measures the most accurately?

Accepted Answer

2 millimetres

Answer

1 metre

Answer

10 centimetres

Answer

5 millimetres

Question 28

A bottle of milk has 2 litres of milk. If you drink half of the milk, how much milk is remaining?

Accepted Answer

1 litre

Answer

0 litres

Answer

1.5 litres

Answer

2 litres

Question 29

How many centimetres are in 1 metre?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

50

Answer

200

Answer

500

Question 30

How many grams are in 1 kilogram?

Accepted Answer

1000

Answer

500

Answer

2000

Answer

5000

Question 31

How many millilitres are in 1 litre?

Accepted Answer

1000

Answer

500

Answer

2000

Answer

5000

Question 32

A rectangular garden is 5 metres long and 3 metres wide. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

21 square metres

Answer

8 square metres

Answer

15 square metres

Answer

33 square metres

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a standard unit of measurement?

Accepted Answer

Footprint

Answer

Metre

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Foot

Question 34

You want to measure the circumference of a tree trunk. What tool can you use to measure it accurately?

Accepted Answer

A flexible tape measure

Answer

A ruler

Answer

A protractor

Question 35

In a race, Player A is at position -5 on the number line. What does this tell us about Player A's position in the race?

Accepted Answer

Player A is 5 positions behind the starting point.

Answer

Player A is 5 positions ahead of the starting point.

Answer

Player A is at the starting point.

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

0.5 meters

Answer

0.05 meters

Answer

5 meters

Answer

50 meters

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

5,000 grams

Answer

50 grams

Answer

500 grams

Answer

50,000 grams

Question 38

Which container can hold the most liquid?

Accepted Answer

a bathtub

Answer

a teaspoon

Answer

a cup

Answer

a bucket

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

1,000 milliliters

Answer

100 milliliters

Answer

10,000 milliliters

Answer

100,000 milliliters

Question 40

Which measurement is the most precise?

Accepted Answer

2.5 centimeters

Answer

2 centimeters

Answer

2.5 meters

Answer

2 meters

Question 41

A piece of string is 30 centimeters long. You cut it into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

Accepted Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

5 centimeters

Answer

15 centimeters

Answer

20 centimeters

Question 42

Which tool do we use to measure length?

Accepted Answer

ruler

Answer

balance

Answer

measuring cup

Answer

thermometer

Question 43

Which unit of length is the smallest: centimeter, meter, millimeter, or kilometer?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 44

A bag of sugar weighs 500 grams. How many kilograms does it weigh?

Accepted Answer

0.5 kg

Answer

0.05 kg

Answer

5 kg

Answer

50 kg

Question 45

Which container has the largest capacity: a 1-liter bottle, a 500ml beaker, a 250ml measuring cup, or a 100ml graduated cylinder?

Accepted Answer

A 1-liter bottle

Answer

A 500ml beaker

Answer

A 250ml measuring cup

Answer

A 100ml graduated cylinder

Question 46

A pencil is 15 centimeters long. How many millimeters long is it?

Accepted Answer

150 mm

Answer

1.5 mm

Answer

15 mm

Answer

1,500 mm

Question 47

A bottle of juice is filled to a height of 10 centimeters. If you pour half of the juice into a different bottle, what will be the new height of the juice in the new bottle?

Accepted Answer

5 cm

Answer

10 cm

Answer

15 cm

Answer

20 cm

Question 48

How should you measure the length of a book?

Accepted Answer

Place the book on a ruler and read the measurement at the end of the book.

Answer

Place the book on a ruler and read the measurement at the middle of the book.

Answer

Place the book on a ruler and read the measurement at the beginning of the book.

Answer

Measure the width of the book instead.

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

24 m

Answer

8 m

Answer

16 m

Answer

30 m

Question 50

A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 20 meters. If the length of the garden is 8 meters, what is its width?

Accepted Answer

6 meters

Answer

12 meters

Answer

4 meters

Answer

10 meters

Question 51

When measuring the length of an object, which method will give you the most accurate result?

Accepted Answer

Using a ruler placed flat along the object

Answer

Using a ruler held at an angle

Answer

Guessing the length of the object

Answer

Using a piece of string to measure the length

Question 52

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

Accepted Answer

Kilograms

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Meters

Answer

Inches

Question 53

What tool is best for measuring the length of a curved line, like the edge of a circle?

Accepted Answer

A curved ruler

Answer

A straight ruler

Answer

A measuring tape

Question 54

Which of these is NOT a standard unit of measurement for length?

Accepted Answer

Hand

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Question 55

Imagine an object that looks the same on both sides, like a butterfly. If one side of the object measures 10 centimeters, how long is the whole object?

Accepted Answer

20 centimeters

Answer

5 centimeters

Answer

10 centimeters

Answer

40 centimeters

Question 56

Which method is not accurate for measuring length?

Accepted Answer

Counting steps

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Measuring tape

Answer

Trundle wheel

Question 57

Which unit of length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Meter

Answer

Centimeter

Question 58

A bucket holds 2 liters of water. How many milliliters is this?

Accepted Answer

2000 ml

Answer

200 ml

Answer

20000 ml

Answer

200000 ml

Question 59

Which of the following containers can hold the least amount of liquid?

Accepted Answer

A 500-milliliter bottle

Answer

A 1-liter jug

Answer

A 2-liter carton

Answer

A 3-liter can

Question 60

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

Accepted Answer

Using a ruler

Answer

Using a measuring tape

Answer

Using a yardstick

Answer

Using your hand

Question 61

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

Accepted Answer

Using your finger

Answer

Using a ruler

Answer

Using a measuring tape

Question 62

Which unit of length is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

millimeter

Answer

kilometer

Answer

meter

Answer

centimeter

Question 63

A bag of apples weighs 2 kilograms. How many grams is this?

Accepted Answer

2000

Answer

20

Answer

2

Answer

200

Question 64

Which of these measures how much liquid a container can hold?

Accepted Answer

liter

Answer

degree

Answer

gram

Answer

centimeter