Question 1
1(a) Tom wants to measure the distance of a room in his house.
Which imperial unit would be most appropriate to use?
ANSWER: Multiple choice (Type 1)
A: Metres
B: Gallons
C: Feet
D: Litres
Answer: C
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1(b) To measure the liquid in a glass,
Which estimate would be most appropriate to use?
ANSWER: Multiple choice (Type 1)
A: 200 millilitres
B: 200 fluid ounces
C: 200 litres
D: 200 gallons
Answer: A
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1(c) Which measurement is the lightest?
ANSWER: Multiple choice (Type 1)
A: 100,000 mg
B: 500 grams
C: \dfrac{1}{2} pound
D: \dfrac{1}{4} kilogram
Answer: A
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1(d) Which measurement is the longest distance?
ANSWER: Multiple choice (Type 1)
A: 1002 m
B: 10,000 mm
C: 1.1 km
D: 50,000 cm
Answer: C
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Question 2
Below are two incomplete conversion tables.
2(a) Complete the following conversion table from meters to millimetres, giving values for A, B, C, D and E.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
A = 4000 mm
B = 0.8 m
C = 1060 mm
D = 11.047 m
E = 0.001 m
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2(b) Complete the following conversion table from millilitres to litres, giving values for F, G, H, I and J.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
F = 1 L
G = 500 ml
H = 0.002 L
I = 6000 ml
J = 0.001 ml
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Question 3
Below are two incomplete conversion tables.
3(a) Complete the following conversion table from centimetres to kilometres, giving values for A, B, C and D.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
A = 0.0001 km
B = 50000 cm
C = 200000 cm
D = 0.5 m
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3(b) Complete the following conversion table from hours to seconds, giving values for E, F, G and H.
Give your answers as whole numbers, or to two decimal places.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
E = 7200 seconds
F = 0.35 hours
G = 0.21 hours
H = 720 seconds
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Question 4
Below are two incomplete conversion tables.
4(a) Complete the following conversion table from cm^2 to m^2, giving values for A, B, C, D and E.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
A: 0.11 \space m^2
B: 20000\space cm^2
C: 0.05 \space m^2
D: 1000 \space cm^2
E: 5 \space m^2
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4(b) Complete the following conversion table from cm^3 to m^3, giving values for F, G, H, I and J.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
F: 0.001 \space m^3
G: 1000000 \space cm^3
H: 1 \space m^3
I: 600000 \space cm^3
J: 0.0002 \space m^3
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Question 5
Below are two incomplete conversion tables.
5(a) Complete the following conversion table from km/hr to m/s, giving values for A, B, C, D and E.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
A: 3.6 \space km/hr
B: 0.56 \space m/s
C: 1800\space km/hr
D: 0.028 \space m/s
E: 180000 \space km/hr
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5(b) Complete the following conversion table from g/cm^3 to kg/m^3, giving values for F, G, H, I and J.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
F: 1000 \space kg/m^3
G: 0.005 \space g/cm^3
H: 100 \space kg/m^3
I: 0.0001 \space g/cm^3
J: 20000 \space kg/m^3
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Question 6
Complete the table below by writing a reasonable unit of measurement for the following:
Give your answers as the full word for each unit, for example ‘metres’, not ‘m’.
ANSWER: Multiple answers (Type 1)
Answers:
A: kilometres
B: ounces
C: millilitres
D: kilograms
E: centimetres
F: inches
G: kilometres
H: miles
I: ounces
J: litres
K: gallons
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