measurement
 : Measurement Items
Approach: Independent
Resources: None

Questions / instructions:
  % responses
y4
y8

Birth dates
1. Tui's birthday is the 25th of August. How many months does she have to wait until Christmas day, the 25th December?
    Answer: 4 months.

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Sara was born on the 20th June 1990. Her friend was born on the 20th March 1991.
2. Is her friend younger or older?
younger
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80

3. How many months younger or older?
     Answer: 9 months

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35

4. Jo was born on the 8th May 1989. How old will she be on the 8th December 1997?
    Answer: 8 years 7 months.

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65
5. Tama was 12 on the 15th July 1997. How old will he be on the 15th of May 2003?
    Answer: 17 years 10 months.
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18

Thermometers

6. Write the letters for the thermometers in order, from the coldest to the hottest temperature.
    coldest D B A C hottest

order correct
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7. Which has the largest areas?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
d
8. How many metres right around the edge of the garden?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50
b
55
  

Temperatures

Here are the temperatures on 1st January in six different places.
Chicago - 17
Hamilton 23
Honolulu 28
Invercargill 17
London 3
New York - 6

9. Put a tick beside the lowest temperature.

 
77
10. Draw the highest temperature on the picture of the thermometer.  
76
11. Write the temperatures in order from lowest to highest.
–17, – 6, 3, 17, 23, 28
 
71
12. What is the average (mean) temperature for the 6 places?
       Show how you worked this out.
correct, 8
 
16
correct method,
computational error
5

Nuts


Nuts are packed in 1 kilogram boxes.
Everyone at a class camp will get 200g of nuts.
13. How many boxes will be needed for 30 people?
Show how you work this out.

6 boxes
 
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correct method, but computational error
 
3
one part of 2 part problem correct
 
6

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