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Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shapes - Measuring Length (Questions)

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There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter and 1,000 meters in a kilometer. It is easy to get mixed up with the number of noughts and decimal places when measuring length.

This Math quiz will give you plenty of practice.

What are the abbreviations for centimeter and millimeter?

[ ]	cm and mt
[ ]	cm and mm
[ ]	sm and mm
[ ]	sm and mt

How many millimeters are there in 8 centimeters?

[ ]	80
[ ]	800
[ ]	8,000
[ ]	80,000

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

[ ]	4
[ ]	8
[ ]	12
[ ]	16

How many times would you need to run 100 meters before you had run a kilometer?

[ ]	5
[ ]	7.5
[ ]	10
[ ]	12.5

Blackpool Tower is 157.8 meters high. How many centimeters is this?

[ ]	1.578
[ ]	15.578
[ ]	1,578
[ ]	15,780

It is 34,000 meters across the English Channel from England to France. How many kilometers is this?

[ ]	34
[ ]	68
[ ]	136
[ ]	272

If it is 400 meters around a running track, how many laps would you have to complete in order to run 20 kilometers?

[ ]	30
[ ]	40
[ ]	50
[ ]	60

Jack is exactly a meter and half a centimeter tall. What is Jack's height in millimeters?

[ ]	1,005
[ ]	1,050
[ ]	1,150
[ ]	1,500

If you traveled 10,018 kilometers around the equator you would have traveled a quarter of the way around the world. How many kilometers 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

Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shapes - Measuring Length (Answers)

What are the abbreviations for centimeter and millimeter?

[ ]	cm and mt
[x]	cm and mm
[ ]	sm and mm
[ ]	sm and mt

centimeter = cm, millimeter = mm

How many millimeters are there in 8 centimeters?

[x]	80
[ ]	800
[ ]	8,000
[ ]	80,000

There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter

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

[ ]	4
[x]	8
[ ]	12
[ ]	16

8 x 12.5 cm = 1 meter

How many times would you need to run 100 meters before you had run a kilometer?

[ ]	5
[ ]	7.5
[x]	10
[ ]	12.5

There are 1,000 meters in a kilometer

Blackpool Tower is 157.8 meters high. How many centimeters is this?

[ ]	1.578
[ ]	15.578
[ ]	1,578
[x]	15,780

To convert meters to centimeters you need to multiply by 100

It is 34,000 meters across the English Channel from England to France. How many kilometers is this?

[x]	34
[ ]	68
[ ]	136
[ ]	272

If it is 400 meters around a running track, how many laps would you have to complete in order to run 20 kilometers?

[ ]	30
[ ]	40
[x]	50
[ ]	60

Jack is exactly a meter and half a centimeter tall. What is Jack's height in millimeters?

[x]	1,005
[ ]	1,050
[ ]	1,150
[ ]	1,500

There are 1,000 millimeters in a meter

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

[ ]	20,036
[ ]	30,054
[x]	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
[x]	82.5 cm

A building block that is 55 mm high is 5.5 cm high