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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Measurements - Units (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.

Children in Year 1 are exposed to and expected to use the appropriate standard units of measurement for height (cm/m), weight (g/kg), temperature (^oC) and capacity (ml/l). This quiz will help them to become familiar with the appropriate units to use for each measurement.

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What units could we use to measure his height?

[ ]	Kilometres and metres
[ ]	Litres and millilitres
[ ]	Kilograms and grams
[ ]	Metres and centimetres

Which unit would we use to measure the amount of water in the bath?

[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Grams
[ ]	Kilometres

Which unit would we use to measure one of the tomatoes' weight?

[ ]	Kilograms
[ ]	Grams
[ ]	Millimetres
[ ]	Litres

Which unit would we use to measure the height of a tall building?

[ ]	Kilograms
[ ]	Millimetres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Metres

Which unit would we use to measure the weight of the cow?

[ ]	Kilograms
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Metres

Which unit would we use to measure the temperature on the island?

[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	^oC
[ ]	Grams

Which unit would we use to measure how much juice is in the glass?

[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Millilitres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Grams

Which unit would we use to measure the length of the caterpillar?

[ ]	Metres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Grams

Which unit would we use to measure how much water the boy will put in the pool?

[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Grams
[ ]	Metres
[ ]	Millilitres

10.

Which unit would we use to measure the length of the book?

[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Metres
[ ]	Millilitres
[ ]	Grams

Maths Quiz - Year 2 Measurements - Units (Answers)

What units could we use to measure his height?

[ ]	Kilometres and metres
[ ]	Litres and millilitres
[ ]	Kilograms and grams
[x]	Metres and centimetres

He might be just over a metre tall so we'd need to use centimetres too

Which unit would we use to measure the amount of water in the bath?

[x]	Litres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Grams
[ ]	Kilometres

Litres are useful for larger amounts of liquid

Which unit would we use to measure one of the tomatoes' weight?

[ ]	Kilograms
[x]	Grams
[ ]	Millimetres
[ ]	Litres

Kilograms wouldn't be any use as the tomato wouldn't be heavy enough

Which unit would we use to measure the height of a tall building?

[ ]	Kilograms
[ ]	Millimetres
[ ]	Centimetres
[x]	Metres

Some tall buildings can be hundreds of metres tall!

Which unit would we use to measure the weight of the cow?

[x]	Kilograms
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Metres

A cow weighs more than 500kg!

Which unit would we use to measure the temperature on the island?

[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Centimetres
[x]	^oC
[ ]	Grams

Temperatures are measured in degrees

Which unit would we use to measure how much juice is in the glass?

[ ]	Litres
[x]	Millilitres
[ ]	Centimetres
[ ]	Grams

The juice is less than a litre so we would use millilitres

Which unit would we use to measure the length of the caterpillar?

[ ]	Metres
[x]	Centimetres
[ ]	Litres
[ ]	Grams

This caterpillar is about 7 or 8 centimetres long

Which unit would we use to measure how much water the boy will put in the pool?

[x]	Litres
[ ]	Grams
[ ]	Metres
[ ]	Millilitres

There will be about 100 litres in the pool

10.

Which unit would we use to measure the length of the book?

[x]	Centimetres
[ ]	Metres
[ ]	Millilitres
[ ]	Grams

The book is about 40cm long