11-plus Maths | Measures - including kilograms and metres

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Maths Quiz - Measures (Very Easy) (Questions)

Nowadays, we use the metric system: metres for length, kilograms for weight and litres for volume. Do you know your metric units?

The following symbols may be of use in doing this quiz:

millimetre (mm); centimetre (cm); metre (m)
milligram (mg); gram (g); kilogram (kg)
square millimetre (mm²); square centimetre (cm²); square metre (m²)
cubic millimetre (mm³); cubic centimetre (cm³); cubic metre (m³)
millilitre (ml or mL); litre (l or L)

Do this 11-plus Maths quiz and see if you measure up to the challenge.

How many grams are there in a kilogram?

[ ]	10
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	100

How many millimetres are there in a centimetre?

[ ]	100
[ ]	10
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	10,000

How many cubic centimetres are there in a litre?

[ ]	100
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	10

How many metres are there in a kilometre?

[ ]	10
[ ]	100
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	10,000

How many millilitres are there in one litre?

[ ]	100,000
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	100
[ ]	1,000

How many square metres are there in one square kilometre?

[ ]	1,000,000 (one million)
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	100,000 (one hundred thousand)

How many cubic centimetres are there in one cubic metre?

[ ]	1,000,000 (one million)
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	100,000 (one hundred thousand)

What is 1 mile equal to in kilometres?

[ ]	1.75 km
[ ]	1 km
[ ]	2.2 km
[ ]	1.61 km

How many kilograms are there in a metric ton?

[ ]	100,000 (one hundred thousand)
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	100

10.

How many square metres are there in an acre?

[ ]	40,000
[ ]	4,100
[ ]	4,047
[ ]	5,000

Maths Quiz - Measures (Very Easy) (Answers)

How many grams are there in a kilogram?

[ ]	10
[ ]	10,000
[x]	1,000
[ ]	100

1,000 g in 1 kg

How many millimetres are there in a centimetre?

[ ]	100
[x]	10
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	10,000

10 mm in 1 cm

How many cubic centimetres are there in a litre?

[ ]	100
[x]	1,000
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	10

1,000 cubic cm in 1 litre

How many metres are there in a kilometre?

[ ]	10
[ ]	100
[x]	1,000
[ ]	10,000

1,000 metres in a kilometre

How many millilitres are there in one litre?

[ ]	100,000
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	100
[x]	1,000

1,000 ml in 1 l. Note: 1 cubic centimetre = 1 ml

How many square metres are there in one square kilometre?

[x]	1,000,000 (one million)
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	100,000 (one hundred thousand)

1,000 m in 1 km. One square kilometre = 1,000 × 1,000 = 1,000,000 square metres

How many cubic centimetres are there in one cubic metre?

[x]	1,000,000 (one million)
[ ]	10,000
[ ]	1,000
[ ]	100,000 (one hundred thousand)

100 cm in 1 m. A cubic metre = 100 × 100 × 100 = 1,000,000 cubic centimetres

What is 1 mile equal to in kilometres?

[ ]	1.75 km
[ ]	1 km
[ ]	2.2 km
[x]	1.61 km

1 mile = 1.61 km = 1,610 m (for practical purposes, use 1.6 km). You should know this because miles are still used in many countries of the world

How many kilograms are there in a metric ton?

[ ]	100,000 (one hundred thousand)
[ ]	10,000
[x]	1,000
[ ]	100

1,000 kg = 1 t. A 'metric ton' is also written as 'tonne'

10.

How many square metres are there in an acre?

[ ]	40,000
[ ]	4,100
[x]	4,047
[ ]	5,000

4,047 square metres = 1 acre (for practical purposes, use 4,000 square metres). This has been included because 'acre' is still used in many parts of the world: farmers use it! By the way, 1 hectare = 10,000 square metres = 2.471 acres (for practical purposes, use 2.5 acres)