Level 3-4 Shapes - Measuring Length

1. What are the abbreviations for centimetre and millimetre?

   • cm and mt
   • cm and mm
   • sm and mm
   • sm and mt

2. How many millimetres are there in 8 centimetres?

   • 80
   • 800
   • 8,000
   • 80,000

3. If pencils are 12.5 cm long, how many will fit in a metre when they are laid end to end?

   • 4
   • 8
   • 12
   • 16

4. How many times would you need to run 100 metres before you had run a kilometre?

   • 5
   • 7.5
   • 10
   • 12.5

5. Blackpool tower is 157.8 metres high. How many centimetres is this?

   • 1.578
   • 15.578
   • 1,578
   • 15,780

6. It is 34,000 metres across the English Channel from England to France. How many kilometres is this?

   • 34
   • 68
   • 136
   • 272

7. If it is 400 metres around a running track, how many laps would you have to complete in order to run 20 kilometres?

   • 30
   • 40
   • 50
   • 60

8. Jack is exactly a metre and half a centimetre tall. What is Jack's height in millimetres?

   • 1,005
   • 1,050
   • 1,150
   • 1,500

9. If you travelled 10,018 kilometres around the equator you would have travelled a quarter of the way around the world. How many kilometres is it around the world?

   • 20,036
   • 30,054
   • 40,072
   • 80,144

10. A child's building block is 55 mm high. What would be the height of 15 building blocks stacked one on top of the other? Give your answer in cm.

    • 22.5 cm
    • 42.5 cm
    • 62.5 cm
    • 82.5 cm

Quiz written by Colin King