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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Measurements - Length and Height (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Maths and Numeracy for children aged 6 and 7 in year 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with choosing and using appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length or height in any direction (m/cm).

Understanding how to measure using standard units is a developing skill in KS1. Year 2 children learn how to measure accurately and how to compare lengths and heights. They should know the appropriate standard unit of measure too - for example, it would be appropriate to measure the length of a caterpillar using centimetres but not the height of a skyscraper.

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1. How long could this worm be?
[ ] 120m
[ ] 12m
[ ] 12cm
[ ] 120cm
2. How tall might this building be?
[ ] 7m
[ ] 700m
[ ] 70cm
[ ] 7cm
3. How long might a paperclip be?
[ ] 20m
[ ] 2m
[ ] 20cm
[ ] 2cm
4. Which unit of measurement is used for long distances?
[ ] Kilometres
[ ] Metres
[ ] Centimetres
[ ] Millimetres
5. How long could a coloured pencil be?
[ ] 12m
[ ] 22cm
[ ] 220cm
[ ] 22m
6. How long might this bus be?
[ ] 80cm
[ ] 80m
[ ] 8cm
[ ] 8m
7. How long might an acorn be?
[ ] 3cm
[ ] 3m
[ ] 30cm
[ ] 300m
8. What could the length of this gym be?
[ ] 2m
[ ] 25cm
[ ] 25m
[ ] 200m
9. How long might this goldfish be?
[ ] 100cm
[ ] 10cm
[ ] 1cm
[ ] 1m
10. How tall could this tree be?
[ ] 15m
[ ] 500m
[ ] 5cm
[ ] 5mm

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Solving problems involving height and length

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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Measurements - Length and Height (Answers)
1. How long could this worm be?
[ ] 120m
[ ] 12m
[x] 12cm
[ ] 120cm
The other answers are much too long for the length of the worm
2. How tall might this building be?
[ ] 7m
[x] 700m
[ ] 70cm
[ ] 7cm
Tall buildings are usually hundreds of metres tall
3. How long might a paperclip be?
[ ] 20m
[ ] 2m
[ ] 20cm
[x] 2cm
A paperclip is only a couple of centimetres long
4. Which unit of measurement is used for long distances?
[x] Kilometres
[ ] Metres
[ ] Centimetres
[ ] Millimetres
Sometimes we also talk about miles
5. How long could a coloured pencil be?
[ ] 12m
[x] 22cm
[ ] 220cm
[ ] 22m
We use centimetres to measure shorter objects
6. How long might this bus be?
[ ] 80cm
[ ] 80m
[ ] 8cm
[x] 8m
1 metre is the same as 100 centimetres
7. How long might an acorn be?
[x] 3cm
[ ] 3m
[ ] 30cm
[ ] 300m
The shortest measurement is the most appropriate one here
8. What could the length of this gym be?
[ ] 2m
[ ] 25cm
[x] 25m
[ ] 200m
Some huge sports hall can be even longer than this
9. How long might this goldfish be?
[ ] 100cm
[x] 10cm
[ ] 1cm
[ ] 1m
The goldfish couldn't really be any of the other lengths
10. How tall could this tree be?
[x] 15m
[ ] 500m
[ ] 5cm
[ ] 5mm
Although it's a very tall tree, it couldn't be 500m tall!