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AfL Questions for assessing Strand Six : Measuring
AfL questions from RF
I can use language such as 'greater', 'smaller',
'heavier' or 'lighter' to compare quantities (FS)
For objectives from Foundation Stage please refer to the Foundation stage curriculum
For objectives from Foundation Stage please refer to the Foundation stage curriculum
Level 1
I can estimate, measure, weigh and compare
objects, choosing and using suitable uniform nonstandard or standard units & measuring
instruments (eg lever balance, metre stick,
measuring jug) (1)
Which of these three objects do you think will be the lightest? Which do you think will be the heaviest? Which will
you compare first?
What else will you have to do to check if you have put them in order from lightest to heaviest?
Which of the containers do you think will hold most? How many cups of water do you think it will take to fill the
biggest jug?
How do you know how much the biggest jug holds?
Where do you start to measure the width of the hall? How many metres wide do you think the hall is? Write your
guess on a piece of paper. Measure to halfway. Do you want to guess again?
How many cubes balanced the tennis ball? How did you know when you had found the correct weight?
Did you think the jug or the mug would hold more? How much more?
What did you do to measure as carefully as you could?
How do you know that the measurement is correct?
Where do you start to measure the length of the carpet?
Ann measured the height of these two dolls in blocks. How many blocks taller is the large doll?
Is this stick longer or shorter than this straw? How do you know?
Is the red parcel heavier than this other one? How do you know?
Does this container hold more than this other one? How do you know?
Which of these three containers holds the most water? How do you know? How could you check?
Which of these objects are sensible to use for measuring? Why? What sort of measuring could you use them for?
Would it be fair to measure with ...? Why or why not?
Estimate how many art-straws will fit across this table. How many of the long paintbrushes will fit across the table?
Why do you think that there will be fewer paintbrushes?
What did know that helped you to estimate?
Before you measure, what are the important things to remember about measuring?
Five children used cubes to balance one of their shoes. This table shows the number of cubes they needed.
Whose shoe is heaviest? Whose shoe is two cubes lighter than Gareth's shoe?
I can use vocabulary related to time; order days
of the week and months; (1)
What day is it today? So what will tomorrow be?
Which are the weekend days?
Which days are we at school?
Look at these pictures. Point to a picture which shows something that you think happened in the morning.
Point to a picture which shows something that you think happened in the afternoon.
Point to a picture which shows something that you think happened in the evening.
What month is your birthday? Is it in the summer?
Which month comes after March?
At what time of the year do the leaves fall off the trees?
I can read the time to the hour and half hour (1)
Turn the hands of this clock so that it shows 4 o'clock.
Who took the shortest time to ...?
Starting at 12, which number is halfway around the clock face?
Level 2
Sam's school starts at 9 o'clock. Sam went to the dentist and got to school half an hour late. Draw the time Sam got
to school on the clock.
Imagine a clock with hands on the wall in front of you. The long hand is pointing to the 6. The small hand is pointing
between 8 and 9. What time is it?
I can read the numbered divisions on a scale, and
interpret the divisions between them (2)
Look at this metre ruler. What length does this mark between 10cm and 20cm show?
Is the water in this measuring jug nearer 1 , 2 litre or 1 litre?
On the graph, how do you work out the numbers between the labels? Which way of getting to school was used by 7
children? These labels show only 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. How could you find 7?
If this scale carried on, what other numbers do you think would be shown? Would the number 34 be shown? How
can you tell?
This metre stick has a number label every 5 cm. Where is the mark for 17 cm?
Point to 65cm on a metre stick marked in centimetres and numbered in tens.] What measurement is this?
[Point to half a litre on a 1 litre measuring jug.] What measurement is this?
How do you work out the numbers between the ones that are shown on the scale?
If this scale continued, what other numbers would be marked?
How heavy is Peter?
Some children rolled toy cars down a slope. How far did the blue car roll? How much further did the green car roll
than the red car? Estimate how far the yellow car rolled.
Look at the number line. The arrow points to 50. Draw an arrow to show where the number 125 belongs.
This scale shows the weight of a letter. How much does the letter weigh?
I can use a ruler to draw and measure lines to
the nearest centimetre (2)
Tell me some important tips to help someone to measure a length using a tape or ruler accurately.
What would happen if you didn't start measuring from zero on the ruler?
Here is a ruler [marked in centimetres] and here are some lines [measuring for example 8 cm, 15 cm]. Tell me how
you would measure the lines using the ruler.
I can use units of time (secs, mins, hrs, days)
and know the relationships between them
I can read the time to the quarter hour;
identify time intervals, including those that
cross the hour (2)
What takes about 10 seconds? 1 minute? 1 hour?
Look at these pictures of different events. [Point to a picture.] How long would this activity take?
Use this seconds timer. Time me while I walk across the room and back again. How long did I take?
How many minutes are there in 1 hour?
It is half past 4. How many minutes have passed since 4 o'clock?
What is the time on this clock?
Level 3
What time was it 2 hours ago?
How many minutes are there in one hour?
Reading takes 20 minutes, and playing takes 40 minutes. Think of some more pairs of activities to make up one
hour.
Turn the hands of this clock so that it shows a quarter past 4. What time will it show in half an hour's time?
Who took the shortest time to...?
Anya went into the library at a quarter to eleven and came out at a quarter past twelve. How long was she in the
library?
Jane left home at ten fifteen. It took her half an hour to get to the seaside. At what time did Jane get to the seaside?
The bus left at 9 o'clock to go to the zoo. It arrived 1 hour and 15 minutes later. Draw a ring around the time it got to
the zoo.
9:15
11:15
9:30
10:45
10:15
Roughly, how long does it take you to walk home? To sleep each night? To count to 50? To grow 5 cm taller?
Bethany says she sleeps for 19 hours every night. Can that be right? How do we know?
How do you use a clock face to help you to work out how many minutes there are between a quarter past 2 and a
quarter to 3?
Two clocks show the same time. Which are they?
I went for a walk at 4 o'clock. My walk took me 45 minutes. Draw on these clocks what time it was when I ended my
walk.
I can read the time on a 12-hour digital clock
and to the nearest 5 minutes on an analogue
clock; calculate time intervals and find start or
end times for a given time interval (3)
How would this time appear on a 12-hour digital clock?
Kevin leaves home at quarter past 8 and arrives in school at 20 to 9. How long is his journey? How did you work
this out?
Ben's clock says 7:50 when he gets up. Place the hands on this clock to show this time.
How long is it between the times shown on these two clocks? Show me how you worked this out.
How would a digital clock show the time twenty minutes to six ?
The car journey to work takes Rob 20 minutes. He needs to be at work at 9 O'Clock. Move the hands on this clock
face to show the time that he should leave.
I can read, to the nearest division and halfdivision, scales that are numbered or partially
numbered (3)
Show me where 24
cm would go on this tape measure/ruler.
What length is shown below?
What temperature does this thermometer show?
Choose a set of scales to weigh how heavy your shoe is to the nearest 100 g.
Draw a line that is 2 cm longer than this one [a line 5 cm long].
What measurement is shown on the scale?
What measurement is shown on these scales? (Circular scale 0 – 1000, 100s marked on, arrow points to 350)
Explain how you worked this out.
What is each division on this scale worth? How did you work this out? How could you check that you are right?
Draw where the dial would go for a weight of 45 g. How
do you know?
What is each division on this measuring jug worth? How
did you work this out? How much water is in the jug?
I can use the information to measure and draw
to a suitable degree of accuracy (3)
(no specific examples of AfL questions are given for this in the Renewed Framework)
Level 4
I can choose and use standard metric units and
their abbreviations when estimating, measuring
and recording length, weight
and capacity (4)
I know the meaning of 'kilo', 'centi' and 'milli' &
use decimal notation to record measurements eg
1.3 m or 0.6 kg (4)
Estimate the weight of this bag of carrots. And of this tin of soup.
Which units would you use to measure the weight of an orange?
A centimetres
B millilitres
C grams
D kilograms
Which is heavier: 2000 g or 3 kg? Explain how you know.
Can you tell me another way to say or write 8 kilograms? What about 500 grams?
Estimate the height of the window. And the width of the door.
Choose the correct answer:
The width of the table is about...
1.5 cm
15 cm
150 cm
1500 cm
In an hour, Meena can walk...
5 mm
5 cm
5m
5 km
What unit would you use to measure the distance from here to Paris? And the length of a shoe?
Can you tell me another way to say or write 2 km? What about 4 m? And 5 cm?
Someone told me that small balls roll further than large balls. What measurements would you make to find out if this
is true?
John said to Gemma: 'You can only measure the length of straight lines'. Is he right? How do you know?
Estimate the capacity of this washing-up bowl. And of this bottle.
Choose the correct answer. A drinking glass holds about...
0.2 litres
2 litres
20 litres
200 litres
What unit would you use to measure the capacity of a watering can? Of an oil tank? Of a coffee cup?
Can you tell me another way to say or write 6 litres? What about 750 millilitres?
Look at these cards. They have weights in grams or kilograms.
kg, 1.5 kg, 750 g
5 kg, 500 g,
Put the cards in order from the lightest to the heaviest. How did you order the cards? Why did you put this
measurement here?
Estimate the weight of this bag of potatoes. And of this tin of beans.
Which units would you use to measure the weight of an egg?
A centimetres
B millilitres
C grams
D kilograms
Which is heavier: 2900 g or 3 kg? Explain how you know.
Can you tell me another way to say or write 8 kilograms? What about 250 grams?
Look at these cards. They have capacities in kilograms or grams.
5 kg, 500 g, kg, 1.5 kg, 750 g
Put the cards in order from the lightest to the heaviest. How did you order the cards? Why did you put this
measurement here? Were any of the measurements hard to order? Why?
Which would you prefer: kg of gold or 700 g of gold? Why?
Estimate the height of the door. The width of your table.
Tick ( ) the correct box. The length of a banana is about...
2 cm
20 cm
200 cm
2000 cm
Estimate the capacity of this bucket. Of this egg cup.
Tick ( ) the correct box. A can of drink holds about...
0.3 litre
3 litres
30 litres
300 litres
What unit would you use to measure the capacity of a washing-up bowl? Of a can or a tea cup?
I can draw & measure lines to the nearest mm
(5)
I can measure and calculate the perimeter of
regular and irregular polygons. (5)
Draw these lines accurately using a 300mm ruler marked in cm:
5.2cm 0.7cm 83mm 7mm
Measure the sides of these polygons in centimetres and millimetres. What is the perimeter of each shape in
centimetres? In millimetres?
Solve these problems:
What is the perimeter of: a regular octagon with sides of 25mm? An equilateral triangle with sides of 8.7cm?
A square has a perimeter of 64cm. How long is each side?
A rectangle has a perimeter of 72m. The shortest side is 9m long. What is the length of the longest side?
Explain how you worked them out.
Measure accurately the longest side of this shape. Give your answer in millimetres.
What tips would you give someone who wanted to measure a line in millimetres?
I can use the formula for the area of a
rectangle. (5)
Solve these problems:
What is the area of a rectangle measuring 34cm by 29cm?
The area of a rectangle is of 132m2. The shortest side is 4m long. What is the length of the longest side?
Explain how you worked out your answers.
Tell me a rule for working out the area of a rectangle.
The area of a rectangle is 24cm2. What are the lengths of the sides? Are there other possible answers?
2
Tell me something that has an area of approximately 30m . What did you use to help you?
Estimate the area of the front cover of this exercise book. How did you go about doing that?
Level 5
I can select and use standard metric units of
measure and convert between units using
decimals to two places (e.g. change 2.75 litres to
2750 ml) (6)
Draw a flow chart to help someone convert between mm, cm, m and km.
How else can we write 2300 g?
What unit of measurement will you use, and why, to measure:
the 'span' of different flower heads?
the lengths of long jumps of children in the class?
What will you need to do so that you can compare the amounts?
Solve this problem:
A bottle holds 1 litre of lemonade.
Rachel fills 5 glasses with lemonade.
She puts 150 millilitres in each glass.
How much lemonade is left in the bottle?
Now write a question of your own that would involve converting units.
This graph converts miles to kilometres. Use it to estimate a distance of 95 miles in kilometres
What units are used to measure capacity?
Roughly what is the capacity in millilitres of a typical coffee mug? (250 to 300 ml) Of an egg cup? (50 ml) Of a
teaspoon? (5 ml) What is the capacity in litres of a kitchen bucket? (about 10 litres)
What units are used to measure weight?
Roughly what is the average weight of newborn baby? (3 to 4 kg) Of a medium-sized chicken? (2 kg) Of an apple?
(150 to 200 g) Of one lump of sugar? (5 g)
What units are used to measure length?
Roughly what is the height of the classroom door? (2 m) The length of a piece of A4 paper? (30 cm) The width of
the palm of your hand? (7 to 8 cm)
What might you measure in kilometres? In millimetres?
Put a ring round the number which is the approximate weight of a thirty-centimetre plastic ruler.
2g 20g 200g 2kg 20kg
Look how much water is left in the jug. Estimate how many millilitres of water are left.
Explain how you arrived at your estimate.
What measurement is 10 times as big as 0.01 kg? How do you know that it is 10 times 0.01 kg?
I divide a measurement by 10, and then again by 10. The answer is 0.3 m. What measurement did I start with? How
do you know?
The height of a model car is 6 centimetres. The height of the real car is 45 times the height of the model. What is
the height of the real car? Give your answer in metres.
How do I write 5 metres 6 centimetres as a decimal?
I can solve problems by measuring, estimating &
calculating (6)
I can measure and calculate using imperial units
still in use; (6)
How many pints are about the same as one litre?
Ring the best answer: 1 2 3 4 5
Write the correct whole number in the box.
5 miles is approximately kilometres.
What might you measure in pints? In stones?
A map shows that the distance from Calais to Paris is 320 kilometres.
5 miles is approximately 8 kilometres. Use these facts to calculate the approximate distance in miles from Calais to
Paris.
Explain how you worked out your answer. Did you use a calculator or a written method? What were your reasons?
I know their approximate metric values (+)
(6-7)
There are no AfL questions in the Renewed Framework for Y6-7 objectives.