A pencil is 7 paperclips long. A crayon is 5 paperclips long. Circle the object that is longer.
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A bag of apples balances against 8 cubes on a set of scales. A bag of pears balances against 6 cubes. Tick the bag that is heavier.
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Cup A is filled using 4 spoonfuls of water. Cup B is filled using 6 spoonfuls of water. Write the letter of the cup that holds more water.
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Three pupils measured the length of the school hall in footsteps. Ben: 42 footsteps. Olivia: 39 footsteps. Jamal: 45 footsteps. Order the pupils from fewest footsteps to most footsteps.
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A pencil is placed along a ruler. It starts at the 2 cm mark and ends at the 15 cm mark. Work out the length of the pencil in centimetres.
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Rope A measures 45 cm. Rope B measures 38 cm. Work out how much longer Rope A is than Rope B.
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A melon weighs 950 g. A pineapple weighs 780 g. Work out which fruit is heavier and find the difference in mass.
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Jug A holds 750 ml of water. Jug B holds 1 litre of water. Work out which jug holds more water and find the difference in millilitres.
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Write 1 m 20 cm as a total number of centimetres.
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Write 2 kg 300 g as a total number of grams.
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Write 1 l 500 ml as a total number of millilitres.
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Amir's pencil is 14 cm long. His ruler is 16 cm longer than his pencil. Work out the length of the ruler.
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A bag of flour weighs 1 kg. Tom uses 350 g of the flour to bake a cake. Work out how much flour is left. Give your answer in grams.
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A bottle holds 2 litres of juice. Priya pours out 650 ml of the juice. Work out how much juice is left in the bottle. Give your answer in millilitres.
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Put these three lengths in order, starting with the shortest: 1 m 5 cm, 95 cm, 1 m 20 cm.
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Freya measures the length of the classroom using her own footsteps. Jack measures the same classroom using his own footsteps. Their answers are different. Give one reason why measuring with footsteps might not give an accurate result.
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A watering can holds 3 litres of water when full. Sunita uses the watering can to water 4 plants, using 450 ml of water on each plant. Work out how much water is left in the can after watering all four plants. Give your answer in litres and millilitres.
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Three parcels are weighed. Parcel A weighs 1 kg 250 g. Parcel B is 300 g lighter than Parcel A. Parcel C is twice as heavy as Parcel B. Work out the mass of Parcel C. Give your answer in kilograms and grams, and show your working.
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Mark scheme · KS1.M8 Measurement: Length, Mass and Capacity
Question 1
B1 the pencil identified as longer, since 7 > 5 oe
Answer: The pencil
Question 2
B1 the bag of apples identified as heavier, since 8 > 6 oe
Answer: The bag of apples
Question 3
B1 Cup B cao, since 6 > 4 oe
Answer: Cup B
Question 4
M1 at least two of the three values compared correctly oe
A1 Olivia, Ben, Jamal cao
Answer: Olivia (39), Ben (42), Jamal (45)
Question 5
B1 13 cm cao (15 - 2)
Answer: 13 cm
Question 6
M1 correct subtraction set up, 45 - 38 oe
A1 7 cm cao
Answer: 7 cm
Question 7
M1 the melon identified as heavier with subtraction attempted, 950 - 780 oe
A1 170 g cao
Answer: The melon is heavier, by 170 g
Question 8
M1 1 litre converted to 1000 ml oe
A1 Jug B, by 250 ml cao
Answer: Jug B holds more, by 250 ml
Question 9
B1 120 cm cao
Answer: 120 cm
Question 10
B1 2300 g cao
Answer: 2300 g
Question 11
B1 1500 ml cao
Answer: 1500 ml
Question 12
M1 correct addition set up, 14 + 16 oe
A1 30 cm cao
Answer: 30 cm
Question 13
M1 1 kg converted to 1000 g oe
A1 650 g cao
Answer: 650 g
Question 14
M1 2 litres converted to 2000 ml oe
A1 1350 ml cao
Answer: 1350 ml
Question 15
M1 all three lengths converted to a common unit, 105 cm, 95 cm, 120 cm oe
A1 95 cm, 1 m 5 cm, 1 m 20 cm cao
Answer: 95 cm, 1 m 5 cm, 1 m 20 cm
Question 16
B1 any valid reason relating to footsteps not being a fixed, standard unit, e.g. people's feet are different sizes / footsteps vary in length between people oe (accept any sensible equivalent reason)
Answer: Accept any valid reason, for example: people's footsteps are different lengths, so footsteps are not a standard (fixed) unit of measurement
Question 17
M1 total water used found, 450 * 4 = 1800 ml oe
M1 3 litres converted to 3000 ml, dep on attempting the subtraction oe
A1 1 litre 200 ml (1200 ml) cao, ft their 1800 if the method is correct
Answer: 1 litre 200 ml (1200 ml)
Question 18
M1 Parcel A converted to grams, 1250 g oe
M1 Parcel B found, 1250 - 300 = 950 g oe
M1 Parcel C found by doubling their Parcel B, dep on previous method, 950 * 2 = 1900 g oe, ft