Measuring Weight: Interactive Quizzes for Year 1 Maths

Question 1

How can you measure the weight of something?

Accepted Answer

Using a scale

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Using a ruler

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Using a tape measure

Question 2

What is the difference in weight between two objects if one weighs 5 non-standard units and the other weighs 3 non-standard units?

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2 non-standard units

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3 non-standard units

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5 non-standard units

Question 3

Which of the following would not be a good non-standard unit for measuring weight?

Accepted Answer

A glass of water

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A piece of chalk

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A small toy car

Question 4

Which of the following is the best way to measure the weight of a small object?

Accepted Answer

Spring balance

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Measuring tape

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Thermometer

Question 5

Which of the following animals is the heaviest?

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Elephant

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Cat

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Dog

Question 6

We use weights to measure the:

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Heaviness

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Length

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Temperature

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a standard unit for measuring weight?

Accepted Answer

Paper clips

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Grams

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Kilograms

Question 8

How can we measure the weight of a small toy?

Accepted Answer

Use a balance scale and put something like beads or buttons on the other side to compare

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Using a big weighing scale, like the one in the kitchen

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Use a ruler to measure the toy's length

Question 9

Which of these can you use to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

Grams

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Centimetres

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Litres

Question 10

How can you use a balance scale to find the weight of something?

Accepted Answer

Put the thing on one side and balance it with known weights on the other side

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Hang the thing on one side and measure the angle it makes

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Measure the length of the thing and multiply it by its width

Question 11

Which of these things do we usually measure in grams?

Accepted Answer

Some sugar

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A car

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A book

Question 12

Which of these things involves measuring weight?

Accepted Answer

Weighing ingredients for cooking

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Measuring the length of a pencil

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Counting the toys in a box

Question 13

What is the best way to measure the weight of a big suitcase?

Accepted Answer

Use a bathroom scale

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Use a kitchen scale

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Use a ruler

Question 14

Which object is heavier, a feather or a book?

Accepted Answer

Book

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Feather

Question 15

What tool can we use to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Ruler

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Thermometer

Question 16

If a bag of apples weighs 5 units and a bag of oranges weighs 3 units, which bag is lighter?

Accepted Answer

Oranges

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Apples

Question 17

Which of these things is true?

Accepted Answer

A heavier thing will make the scale go up more.

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A lighter thing will make the scale go down more.

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We can only measure weight in kilograms.

Question 18

If a box of toys weighs 8 units, and you add 4 more toys to the box, what will the new weight be?

Accepted Answer

12 units

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4 units

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8 units

Question 19

If a bag of sweets weighs 6 units and you take out 2 sweets, what will the new weight be?

Accepted Answer

4 units

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6 units

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8 units

Question 20

Which of these is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

A large ball

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A small stone

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A feather

Question 21

Which of these tools is used to measure a person's weight?

Accepted Answer

Bathroom scales

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Kitchen scales

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Jewelry scales

Question 22

Which of these would be hardest to lift?

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A bag filled with rocks

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A bag filled with feathers

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A bag filled with sugar

Question 23

Which of these is the lightest?

Accepted Answer

A feather

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A brick

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A book

Question 24

Which tool can you use to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

A weighing scale

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A ruler

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A thermometer

Question 25

We want to measure the weight of our cat. Which would be the best tool to use?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Measuring tape

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Ruler

Question 26

What do we call the tool that we use to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Thermometer

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Ruler

Question 27

What would happen if you put a heavy object on a spring scale?

Accepted Answer

The spring will stretch more

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The spring will shrink

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Nothing will happen

Question 28

Which of the following units can be used to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

Grams

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Centimeters

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Liters

Question 29

If you have two objects of equal weight, which one would seem heavier if it is held closer to your body?

Accepted Answer

Object held closer

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Object held farther away

Question 30

Which of these everyday objects is the lightest?

Accepted Answer

A feather that floats in the air

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A book that you can hold in your hand

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A stone that you cannot lift alone

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A car that drives on the road

Question 31

If a toy car weighs more than a ball and the ball weighs more than a feather, which object is the lightest?

Accepted Answer

The feather

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The toy car

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The ball

Question 32

Let's say you have a bag of flour that weighs 1 kilogram. If you add half a kilogram of sugar to it, how much will the bag weigh now?

Accepted Answer

1 and a half kilograms

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Half a kilogram

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1 kilogram

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2 kilograms

Question 33

When you use balance scales to weigh something, how do you know when the weight is balanced?

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Both sides of the scale are at the same level.

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The left side of the scale is lower than the right side.

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The right side of the scale is higher than the left side.

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One side of the scale is tilted up.

Question 34

When you want to weigh something, what's the best way to place it on the scale?

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Put it in the middle of the scale and make sure both sides balance.

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Put it next to the scale on the table.

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Put it on the scale, but don't balance it.

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Put it on one side of the scale and leave the other side empty.

Question 35

Which is heavier: a feather or a brick?

Accepted Answer

Brick

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Feather

Question 36

If you put a book on one side of a balance scale and nothing on the other, what will happen?

Accepted Answer

The side with the book will go down.

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The side with nothing will go down.

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Nothing will happen.

Question 37

If you have two objects that are the same size but one is made of metal and the other is made of wood, which one will be heavier?

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Metal

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Wood

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They will weigh the same.

Question 38

What happens to an object's weight if you add more of it?

Accepted Answer

It increases.

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It decreases.

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It stays the same.

Question 39

Weight can change depending on what?

Accepted Answer

Location

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Shape

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Color

Question 40

How can you compare the weight of two objects without using a scale?

Accepted Answer

Lift them and feel which one is heavier.

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Look at them and guess which one is heavier.

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Measure their size.

Question 41

Which of these things weighs the most?

Accepted Answer

A brick

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A feather

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A book

Question 42

Which of these is lighter than a bag of feathers?

Accepted Answer

A piece of paper

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A pillow

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A cup of water

Question 43

Which of these things would you use to weigh a feather?

Accepted Answer

A kitchen scale

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A weighing machine

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A bathroom scale

Question 44

Which of these is heavier: a big rock or a small rock?

Accepted Answer

The big rock

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The small rock

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They weigh the same

Question 45

Which object is the heaviest? Which of these objects is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

A brick

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A feather

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A book

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A balloon

Question 46

Which of these scales shows that the red ball is heavier than the blue ball?

Accepted Answer

Image of a scale with the red ball on the left, which is higher than the blue ball on the right

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Image of a scale with the red ball on the left, which is lower than the blue ball on the right

Question 47

Which of the following activities would help you to understand the concept of weight?

Accepted Answer

Weighing different objects using a balance scale

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Measuring the length of objects using a ruler

Question 48

Which of these units can be used to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

Grams

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Centimetres

Question 49

Which object is the lightest?

Accepted Answer

A feather

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A bag of sugar

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A brick

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A car

Question 50

Which of the following objects is heavier than a small apple?

Accepted Answer

A large orange

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A small banana

Question 51

Which of these activities would not help you to understand the concept of weight?

Accepted Answer

Counting the number of objects in a group

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Weighing different objects using a balance scale

Question 52

Let's say we want to find out how heavy a toy is. Which tool should we use – a ruler, a scale, or a stopwatch?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Ruler

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Stopwatch

Question 53

Which of these things do we do when we measure weight?

Accepted Answer

Weighing a bag of flour

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Timing how long it takes to run a race

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Counting how many toys there are

Question 54

When we measure weight in kilograms, what do we use?

Accepted Answer

A weighing scale

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A ruler

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A thermometer

Question 55

Let's pretend we want to measure the weight of a toy using a scale. What should we do first?

Accepted Answer

First, make sure the scale shows zero

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Put the toy on the scale and see the measurement

Question 56

What do we do if the scale doesn't show zero before we put the object on?

Accepted Answer

Turn the little knob on the scale to make it show zero

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Don't worry about it, just measure the weight anyway

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Find another scale to use

Question 57

Let's look at a scale again. Imagine a heavy box on the left side and a light feather on the right. Which way will the scale tip?

Accepted Answer

Towards the box

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Towards the feather