Measurements Quiz

A 12-metre-long rope is cut into pieces such that each piece is 1.5 metres long. How many pieces are formed?

1. 8 pieces
2. 9 pieces
3. 12 pieces
4. 5 pieces

Answer: (a) 8 pieces

A train moves at a speed of 90 km/h. How much distance will it cover in 40 minutes?

1. 90 km
2. 60 km
3. 120 km
4. 50 km

Answer: (b) 60 km

A school field is 225 metres long and 125 metres wide. A student jogs around it 3 times. How much distance does the student cover?

1. 2200 metres
2. 2100 metres
3. 2000 metres
4. 1100 metres

Answer: (b) 2100 metres

A school buys 12 cans of paint, each containing 2.5 litres. If 1 liter of paint covers 6.5 square meters, what is the total area that can be painted?

1. 210 m²
2. 180 m²
3. 200 m²
4. 195 m²

Answer: (d) 195 m²

A bus travels a total distance of 12.5 kilometres. If the driver takes a break every 2,500 metres, how many breaks does he take before reaching the destination?

1. 5
2. 4
3. 3
4. 2

Answer: (a) 5

A bag of rice weighs 4.2 kg. If a shopkeeper has 25 such bags, what is the total weight of rice in grams?

1. 305,000 g
2. 115,000 g
3. 105,000 g
4. 205,000 g

Answer: (c) 105,000 g

A watermelon weighs 3,500 grams, while a bunch of bananas weighs 2.8 kg. How much more does the watermelon weigh than the bananas in grams?

1. 750 g
2. 500 g
3. 600 g
4. 700 g

Answer: (d) 700 g

A medicine bottle contains 750 millilitres of liquid medicine. If 1 millilitre of the medicine has a mass of 1.2 grams, what is the total mass of the medicine in kilograms?

1. 0.9 kg
2. 9 kg
3. 1.9 kg
4. 0.5 kg

Answer: (a) 0.9 kg

A farmer fills 14 barrels with water, each containing 18.2 litres. What is the total volume of water in millilitres?

1. 254,700 millilitres
2. 224,800 millilitres
3. 254,800 millilitres
4. 354,800 millilitres

Answer: (c) 254,800 millilitres

A restaurant buys 8,400 ml of cooking oil. If each dish requires 350 ml, how many dishes can be prepared?

1. 25
2. 22
3. 24
4. 35

Answer: (c) 24