Quiz
Imperial and metric
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) In this sentence, which word is a unit of weight?
I would like 200 grams of cheese please.
A) 200
B) grams
C) of
D) cheese
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2) In this sentence, which word is a unit of distance?
The beach is 5 miles away.
A) beach
B) 5
C) miles
D) away
3) In this sentence which word is a unit of capacity?
I have just put 10 litres of petrol in my car.
A) litres
B) 10
C) petrol
D) car
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4) Which of these units might you use to measure your weight?
A) litres
B) metres
C) kilograms
D) centimetres
5) Which of these units might you use to measure a room?
A) stones
B) pounds
C) ounces
D) feet
6) Which if these is the most realistic height of a door?
A) 7 inches
B) 7 feet
C) 7 yards
D) 7 miles
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Quiz
Imperial and metric
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which of these units is metric?
A) inch
B) yard
C) metre
D) mile
2) Which of these units is imperial?
A) kilogram
B) stone
C) milligram
D) gram
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3) Which of these is a metric unit of distance?
A) mile
B) kilometre
C) stone
D) litre
4) Which of these is a metric unit of weight?
A) pound
B) stone
C) kilogram
D) litre
5) Which of these is a metric unit of capacity?
A) pint
B) gallon
C) yard
D) litre
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6) What units do we use to measure distance in the UK?
A) pints
B) litres
C) pounds
D) miles
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Quiz
Imperial and metric
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) What units might you see on a measuring cup?
A) millilitres
B) centimetres
C) inches
D) feet
2) Which of these units is the biggest?
A) mile
B) inch
C) foot
D) yard
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3) Which of these units is the smallest?
A) tonne
B) gram
C) milligram
D) kilogram
4) Which of these is the odd one out?
A) millimetre
B) litre
C) centimetre
D) metre
5) Which of these is the correct order of units, from smallest to largest?
A) centimetre, kilometre, millimetre, metre
B) kilometre, millimetre, metre, centimetre
C) millimetre, metre, centimetre, kilometre
D) millimetre, centimetre, metre, kilometre
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6) What is the short way to write 'millimetres'?
A) mm
B) mi
C) ml
D) m
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Quiz - answers
Imperial and metric
Level A
1) In this sentence, which word is a unit of weight?
I would like 200 grams of cheese please.
The correct answer is B. The right answer is 'grams'. A gram is a unit
of weight.
2) In this sentence, which word is a unit of distance?
The beach is 5 miles away.
The correct answer is C. The right answer is 'miles'. A mile is a unit
of distance.
3) In this sentence which word is a unit of capacity?
I have just put 10 litres of petrol in my car.
The correct answer is A. The right answer is 'litres'. A litre is a unit of
capacity.
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4) Which of these units might you use to measure your weight?
The correct answer is C. You might measure your weight in
kilograms.
5) Which of these units might you use to measure a room?
The correct answer is D. You might measure a room in feet.
6) Which if these is the most realistic height of a door?
The correct answer is B. 7 feet is the most realistic height of a door.
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Quiz - answers
Imperial and metric
Level B
1) Which of these units is metric?
The correct answer is C. A metre is a metric unit.
2) Which of these units is imperial?
The correct answer is B. A stone is an imperial unit.
3) Which of these is a metric unit of distance?
The correct answer is B. A kilometre is a metric unit of distance.
4) Which of these is a metric unit of weight?
The correct answer is C. A kilogram is a metric unit of weight.
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5) Which of these is a metric unit of capacity?
The correct answer is D. A litre is a metric unit of capacity.
6) What units do we use to measure distance in the UK?
The correct answer is D. We measure distance in miles.
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Quiz - answers
Imperial and metric
Level C
1) What units might you see on a measuring cup?
The correct answer is A. You might see millilitres on a measuring
cup.
2) Which of these units is the biggest?
The correct answer is A. A mile is the biggest of these units.
3) Which of these units is the smallest?
The correct answer is C. A milligram is the smallest of these units.
4) Which of these is the odd one out?
The correct answer is B. The odd one out is 'litre'. The others are all
units of length.
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5) Which of these is the correct order of units, from smallest to largest?
The correct answer is D. The correct order is millimetre, centimetre,
metre, kilometre.
6) What is the short way to write 'millimetres'?
The correct answer is A. The short way to write 'millimetres' is 'mm'.
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