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KS2 · Measurement

7.8 Measurement: Metric and Imperial Units

Calculators not allowed · about 45 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Write the larger metric unit for each pair.
(a)Which is larger: centimetre or metre?(1)
2
A ribbon is 125 centimetres long. How many metres and centimetres is this?
(2)
3
A school swimming pool is filled with 12,000 litres of water each week. How many kilolitres is this?
(2)
4
Priya says that 1 inch is exactly 2.5 centimetres. Is she correct? Explain your answer using an approximate imperial to metric conversion.
(2)
5
A brass lamp weighs 2.75 kilograms. Write this weight in grams.
(1)
6
Choose the best estimate in metres of the length of a school classroom: 3 m, 7 m, or 30 m? Explain your choice in one sentence.
  • 3 m
  • 7 m
  • 30 m
7
A parcel is 40 cm by 30 cm by 20 cm. Find its volume in cubic centimetres.
(2)
8
Oliver cycles 12.5 kilometres to football practice and back the same way. What distance does he travel in metres?
(1)
9
A child measures the length of a pencil as 18 cm. Convert this length to millimetres.
(2)
10
Explain why 1 mile is often given as about 1.6 kilometres. Your explanation should show the conversion and say whether it is exact or an approximation.
(3)
11
Convert the measurement.
(a)Convert 3.5 metres to centimetres.(1)
(b)Convert 720 centimetres to metres.(1)
12
Fill in the missing unit to make each statement correct.
(a)1,000 metres = 1 ________.(1)
(b)1,000 grams = 1 ________.(1)
13
Sophie runs 4.8 kilometres. How many metres did she run?
(2)
14
A recipe needs 250 grams of flour. Kwame has a 1 kilogram bag. How many recipes can he make using the whole bag?
(2)
15
Convert these measurements of capacity.
(a)750 millilitres to litres.(1)
(b)2.4 litres to millilitres.(1)
16
A container holds 3.6 litres of paint. Sam uses 450 millilitres on one wall. How many full walls can he paint with the container?
(2)
17
Which is heavier: 2.5 kilograms or 2,500 grams? Explain your answer in one sentence.
(2)
18
Convert 5 kilometres into metres.
(1)
Mark scheme · 7.8 Measurement: Metric and Imperial Units

Question 1

  • (a) B1 metre cao
  • (a) Answer: metre

Question 2

  • M1 Shows dividing by 100 to get metres and remainder in cm
  • B1 1 m 25 cm cao
  • Answer: 1 m 25 cm

Question 3

  • M1 12,000 / 1000 = 12 shown
  • B1 12 kL cao
  • Answer: 12

Question 4

  • M1 Gives an approximate value showing 1 in is about 2.54 cm or states not exact
  • B1 Concludes that 2.5 cm is a close approximation but not exact cao
  • Answer: Not exactly. 1 in is about 2.54 cm, so 2.5 cm is a close approximation but not exact.

Question 5

  • B1 2750 g cao
  • Answer: 2750

Question 6

  • M1 Gives a reason showing realistic room size, e.g. desks fit and measurements compared
  • B1 7 m chosen with a sensible explanation cao
  • Answer: 7 m

Question 7

  • M1 Uses multiplication 40 x 30 x 20 seen
  • B1 24,000 cm3 cao
  • Answer: 24000

Question 8

  • B1 25000 m cao
  • Answer: 25000

Question 9

  • M1 18 x 10 = 180 seen
  • B1 180 mm cao
  • Answer: 180

Question 10

  • M1 States the exact conversion or a known conversion factor, e.g. 1 mile = 1609 m or 1.609 km
  • M1 Explains that 1.6 km is a rounded value from 1.609 km (shows subtraction or rounding idea)
  • B1 Concludes that 1.6 km is an approximation, not exact cao
  • Answer: 1 mile = 1,609 m which is 1.609 km, so 1.6 km is a rounded approximation; it is not exact.

Question 11

  • (a) B1 350 cm cao
  • (a) Answer: 350
  • (b) B1 7.2 m cao
  • (b) Answer: 7.2

Question 12

  • (a) B1 kilometre cao
  • (a) Answer: kilometre
  • (b) B1 kilogram cao
  • (b) Answer: kilogram

Question 13

  • M1 4.8 x 1000 = 4800 or method seen
  • B1 4,800 m cao
  • Answer: 4,800

Question 14

  • M1 1000/250 = 4 method seen
  • B1 4 cao
  • Answer: 4

Question 15

  • (a) B1 0.75 L cao
  • (a) Answer: 0.75
  • (b) B1 2400 ml cao
  • (b) Answer: 2400

Question 16

  • M1 Convert to same units and divide: 3600/450 = 8 seen
  • B1 8 cao
  • Answer: 8

Question 17

  • M1 Shows conversion or equality, e.g. 2.5 kg = 2500 g seen
  • B1 Statement that they are equal or same weight cao
  • Answer: They are the same weight; 2.5 kg = 2500 g.

Question 18

  • B1 5000 m cao
  • Answer: 5000

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