:Measurement A (Y4)
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Approach: Independent  Level: Year 4
Focus:   Understanding a variety of measurements
Resources: Answer booklet
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Questions / instructions:
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Draw hands on the clocks so that they show the same time as the oven clocks.
 
1.  
96 (95)
  
2.  
60 (60)
  
3.  
34 (30)
  
Write numbers on the oven clocks so that they show the same time as the wall clock.
 
4. Morning
(a.m.)
70 (69)
  
5. Afternoon
(p.m.)
10 (9)
  
   
61 (62)
  
6. How many minutes until twenty to three?
40
18 (22)
  
7. Draw hands on the clock to show
3.00p.m.
90 (91)

 
8. Draw hands on the clock to show
8.30p.m.
65 (64)
  
9. What is the weight shown on this scale? A 6 kg
    
B 7 kg    
C 51 kg
x C
[63 (67)]
  
 
D 60 kg
D
28 (26)
 
 
 
10. How much do the potatoes weigh?
5 kg
66 (56)
  
5
4 (5)
  
 
 
11. On the grid below, draw a rectangle with an area of 12 square units.
    
correct
35 (43)
  
     
12. At midday the thermometer read 10°C. At midnight it read –2°C. By how many degrees had the temperature dropped?
    
12
24 (19)
  
 
 
 
 
Total score:    11–13
6 (6)
  
9–10
17 (14)
  
7–8
31 (30)
  
5–6
25 (28)
  
3–4
14 (17)
  
0–2
6 (5)
  

Commentary:
Year 4 students understood the basics of telling time but had difficulty with 24 hour clocks. They also had difficulty with other measurements. Overall, no change was seen from 2001 to 2005.
 
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