Primary 1 Mathematics Quiz - Length
Subject: Mathematics | Level: Primary 1 | Topic: Length | Version: 1 of 5
Duration: 40 minutes | Total Marks: 40
Name: ______________________ Class: ____________ Date: ____________ Score: ________ / 40
Note: This is syllabus-based practice content built from inferred templates. It is not derived from past-year examination papers.
Instructions:
- Answer all 20 questions.
- Write your answers in the blanks provided.
- Write the unit "cm" after every length answer.
- Use a ruler whenever a question asks you to measure or draw.
- Show your working in the space given for word problems.
Section A (Questions 1 to 5)
Each question carries 1 mark.
Question 1.
Look at the two pencils below.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q1.
Which pencil is longer? Circle the correct answer.
(a) Pencil A (b) Pencil B
Answer: ________
[1 mark]
Question 2.
Fill in the blank.
We measure length in centimetres. The short form of centimetres is ________.
[1 mark]
Question 3.
Ribbon M is 7 cm long. Ribbon N is 4 cm long.
Which ribbon is shorter?
Answer: ________
[1 mark]
Question 4.
Circle True or False.
When we measure an object with a ruler, we start measuring from the 0 mark.
True / False
[1 mark]
Question 5.
Straw P is 5 cm long. Straw Q is 11 cm long. Straw R is 8 cm long.
Write the letters of the straws in order, from the shortest to the longest.
________ , ________ , ________
[1 mark]
Section B (Questions 6 to 10)
Each question carries 2 marks. Show your working for Questions 8 to 10.
Question 6.
The eraser is placed on the ruler as shown.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q6.
What is the length of the eraser?
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Question 7.
The crayon does not start at the 0 mark.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q7.
What is the length of the crayon?
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Question 8.
A red ribbon is 14 cm long. A blue ribbon is 8 cm long.
How much longer is the red ribbon than the blue ribbon?
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Question 9.
String X is 12 cm long. String Y is 5 cm longer than String X.
Find the length of String Y.
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Question 10.
A pencil is 13 cm long. A pen is 6 cm shorter than the pencil.
Find the length of the pen.
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Section C (Questions 11 to 15)
Each question carries 2 marks.
Question 11.
Use your ruler to measure the straight line below.
Image pending generation: diagram for Q11.
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Question 12.
Circle the object that is about 1 centimetre wide.
(a) A door (b) A thumbnail (c) A classroom whiteboard
Answer: ________
[2 marks]
Question 13.
Stick A is 15 cm long. Stick B is 9 cm long. Stick C is 12 cm long.
Write the letters in order, from the longest to the shortest.
________ , ________ , ________
[2 marks]
Question 14.
Fill in the blank with < or >.
12 cm ________ 21 cm
[2 marks]
Question 15.
Book A is 24 cm long. Book B is 18 cm long.
How much longer is Book A than Book B?
Answer: ________ cm
[2 marks]
Section D (Questions 16 to 20)
Each question carries 3 marks. Show your working.
Question 16.
Ali's ribbon is 26 cm long. Ben's ribbon is 31 cm long.
How much longer is Ben's ribbon than Ali's ribbon?
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[3 marks]
Question 17.
A pencil is 14 cm long. An eraser is 5 cm shorter than the pencil.
What is the total length of the pencil and the eraser?
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[3 marks]
Question 18.
Cathy cuts a 20 cm paper strip into two equal parts.
What is the length of each part?
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[3 marks]
Question 19.
Dan cuts a 30 cm string into two pieces. One piece is 12 cm long.
Find the length of the other piece.
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[3 marks]
Question 20.
A snake is 45 cm long. A lizard is 20 cm shorter than the snake. A worm is 10 cm shorter than the lizard.
Find the length of the worm.
Working space:
Answer: ________ cm
[3 marks]