:Measurement Items C
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:Understanding a variety of measurements.
Resources: None.
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1. The map shows the travel times between places on a bush walk. If John and Kate leave the camp at 9.00 a.m. and stop for 20 minutes at the waterfall, about what time will they arrive at the cave?
  A   2:00 p.m.      
  B   3:00 p.m.
  C   4:00 p.m.
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51 (55)
2. I get out of bed at 7.45 a.m. I take 3 minutes to get dressed, 15 minutesfor breakfast, and 8 minutes to get to school. What time do I get to school?
8.11 with or without “am”
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63 (62)
3. How many hours are equal to 150 minutes?




  A   1 1/2      
  B   2 1/4      
  C   2 1/2
30 (24)
56 (56)
  D   3  
4. The area of the triangle is



  A   6 square units      
  B   9 square units
23 (20)
69 (66)
  C   12 square units
  D   42 square units
5. If the area of the shaded triangle shown here is 4 square centimetres, what is the area of the entire square?



  A   4 square centimetres      
  B   8 square centimetres
26 (•)
50 (52)
  C   12 square centimetres      
  D   16 square centimetres
  E    Not sure
6. What is the area of the square?

9 cm
2
0 (•)
27 (26)
9 with incorrect or no unit
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15 (16)
7. What is the reading on this scale?


3.2 with or without “cm”
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32 (28)
3.1
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8. The radius of the circle is 5.
What is the perimeter of the square?

  A   10
     
  B   20
  C   40
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23 (•)
  D   25      
9. The time is 7.25a.m. I take 15 minutes for breakfast, 3 minutes to get dressed and 8 minutes to get to school.What time do I get to school?
7.51 with or without “am”
29 (21)
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10. Which unit would you use to measure the length of a pencil?



  A   centimetres
88 (84)
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  B   metres      
  C   kilometres
11. About how far could you walk in one day?



  A   centimetres      
  B   metres
  C   kilometres
57 (69)
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12. The height of a person is about:





  A   2 metres
56 (52)
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  B   20 metres      
  C   200 metres
  D   2000 metres
13. About how long is a bed?
  A   10 cm      
  B   100 cm
  C   200 cm
32 (29)
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  D   500cm      
14. What is the most likely weight of a pencil?



  A   5 grams A
59 (57)
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  B   5 kilograms      
  C   5 litres
  D   5 centimetres
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