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Primary 3 Mathematics Quiz - Measurement
Name: ___________________________
Class: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________
Score: _____ / 40
Duration: 40 minutes
Total Marks: 40
Instructions
- Answer ALL questions.
- Show your working clearly in the space provided.
- Write your answers in the spaces given.
- Do not use a calculator.
Section A: Length (Questions 1–5)
Each question carries 2 marks.
1. A ribbon is 35 cm long. A string is 18 cm shorter than the ribbon. What is the length of the string?
Answer: _____________ cm
2. Express 3 m 45 cm in centimetres.
Answer: _____________ cm
3. Arrange the following lengths from shortest to longest.
2 m, 150 cm, 2500 mm, 1 m 80 cm
Shortest ⟶ Longest: _____________
4. A pencil is 16 cm long. A ruler is 3 times as long as the pencil. What is the length of the ruler?
Answer: _____________ cm
5. Tom walked 450 m from his house to the park. He then walked 350 m from the park to the library. What was the total distance Tom walked? Give your answer in metres and kilometres.
Answer: _____________ m = _____________ km
Section B: Mass (Questions 6–10)
Each question carries 2 marks.
6. A bag of rice has a mass of 5 kg. What is the total mass of 4 such bags of rice?
Answer: _____________ kg
7. Express 2 kg 350 g in grams.
Answer: _____________ g
8. A watermelon has a mass of 3 kg 200 g. A pineapple has a mass of 1 kg 800 g. What is the total mass of the watermelon and the pineapple?
Answer: _____________ kg _____________ g
9. Arrange the following masses from lightest to heaviest.
1500 g, 2 kg, 1 kg 250 g, 3000 g
Lightest ⟶ Heaviest: _____________
10. A box of apples has a mass of 4 kg. A box of oranges is 1 kg 500 g lighter than the box of apples. What is the mass of the box of oranges?
Answer: _____________ kg _____________ g
Section C: Volume of Liquid (Questions 11–15)
Each question carries 2 marks.
11. A bottle contains 750 ml of orange juice. Express this volume in litres and millilitres.
Answer: _____________ l _____________ ml
12. Express 4 l 600 ml in millilitres.
Answer: _____________ ml
13. A jug can hold 2 l of water. Lily poured 850 ml of water into the jug. How much more water is needed to fill the jug completely?
Answer: _____________ ml
14. A pail contains 5 l of water. A tank contains 3 times as much water as the pail. What is the volume of water in the tank?
Answer: _____________ l
15. Arrange the following volumes from smallest to largest.
1 l 500 ml, 2000 ml, 1 l, 1500 ml
Smallest ⟶ Largest: _____________
Section D: Word Problems on Measurement (Questions 16–20)
Each question carries 4 marks.
16. A piece of cloth is 4 m long. Mrs Lim cuts it into 8 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece in centimetres?
Answer: _____________ cm
17. Ali has a mass of 32 kg. His younger brother has a mass of 25 kg. His father's mass is twice the total mass of Ali and his brother.
(a) What is the total mass of Ali and his brother?
Answer: _____________ kg
(b) What is the mass of their father?
Answer: _____________ kg
18. A container has 3 l 500 ml of cooking oil. 1 l 750 ml of the oil is used for frying. How much cooking oil is left in the container?
Answer: _____________ l _____________ ml
19. A water tank was filled with 15 l of water. During the day, 3 l 250 ml was used in the morning and 4 l 500 ml was used in the afternoon.
(a) What was the total volume of water used during the day?
Answer: _____________ l _____________ ml
(b) How much water was left in the tank?
Answer: _____________ l _____________ ml
20. A rope is 2 m 50 cm long. It is cut into 5 equal pieces. Each piece is tied to another piece of string that is 30 cm long.
(a) What is the length of each piece of rope in centimetres?
Answer: _____________ cm
(b) What is the total length of one piece of rope tied to one piece of string?
Answer: _____________ cm
Answers
Primary 3 Mathematics Quiz - Measurement
Answer Key
Section A: Length (Questions 1–5)
1. (2 marks)
- Ribbon = 35 cm
- String is 18 cm shorter: 35 − 18 = 17 cm
- Answer: 17 cm
2. (2 marks)
- 1 m = 100 cm
- 3 m = 3 × 100 = 300 cm
- 300 + 45 = 345 cm
- Answer: 345 cm
3. (2 marks)
- Convert all to cm: 2 m = 200 cm; 150 cm; 2500 mm = 250 cm; 1 m 80 cm = 180 cm
- Order: 150 cm, 180 cm, 200 cm, 250 cm
- Answer: 150 cm, 1 m 80 cm, 2 m, 2500 mm
4. (2 marks)
- Pencil = 16 cm
- Ruler = 3 × 16 = 48 cm
- Answer: 48 cm
5. (2 marks)
- Total distance = 450 + 350 = 800 m
- 800 m = 0.8 km
- Answer: 800 m = 0.8 km
Section B: Mass (Questions 6–10)
6. (2 marks)
- 1 bag = 5 kg
- 4 bags = 4 × 5 = 20 kg
- Answer: 20 kg
7. (2 marks)
- 1 kg = 1000 g
- 2 kg = 2000 g
- 2000 + 350 = 2350 g
- Answer: 2350 g
8. (2 marks)
- Watermelon = 3 kg 200 g
- Pineapple = 1 kg 800 g
- Total: 3 + 1 = 4 kg; 200 + 800 = 1000 g = 1 kg
- 4 kg + 1 kg = 5 kg 0 g (or 5 kg)
- Answer: 5 kg 0 g
9. (2 marks)
- Convert all to g: 1500 g; 2 kg = 2000 g; 1 kg 250 g = 1250 g; 3000 g
- Order: 1250 g, 1500 g, 2000 g, 3000 g
- Answer: 1 kg 250 g, 1500 g, 2 kg, 3000 g
10. (2 marks)
- Box of apples = 4 kg
- Box of oranges is 1 kg 500 g lighter: 4 kg − 1 kg 500 g = 2 kg 500 g
- Answer: 2 kg 500 g
Section C: Volume of Liquid (Questions 11–15)
11. (2 marks)
- 1000 ml = 1 l
- 750 ml = 0 l 750 ml (or 0.75 l)
- Answer: 0 l 750 ml
12. (2 marks)
- 1 l = 1000 ml
- 4 l = 4000 ml
- 4000 + 600 = 4600 ml
- Answer: 4600 ml
13. (2 marks)
- Jug capacity = 2 l = 2000 ml
- Water poured = 850 ml
- More water needed = 2000 − 850 = 1150 ml
- Answer: 1150 ml
14. (2 marks)
- Pail = 5 l
- Tank = 3 × 5 = 15 l
- Answer: 15 l
15. (2 marks)
- Convert all to ml: 1 l 500 ml = 1500 ml; 2000 ml; 1 l = 1000 ml; 1500 ml
- Order: 1000 ml, 1500 ml, 1500 ml, 2000 ml
- Answer: 1 l, 1 l 500 ml (or 1500 ml), 1500 ml (or 1 l 500 ml), 2000 ml
Section D: Word Problems on Measurement (Questions 16–20)
16. (4 marks)
- Cloth = 4 m = 400 cm
- Cut into 8 equal pieces: 400 ÷ 8 = 50 cm
- Answer: 50 cm
17. (4 marks)
- (a) Ali = 32 kg, Brother = 25 kg
- Total = 32 + 25 = 57 kg
- (b) Father = 2 × 57 = 114 kg
- Answer (a): 57 kg | Answer (b): 114 kg
18. (4 marks)
- Container = 3 l 500 ml
- Used = 1 l 750 ml
- Left: 3 l 500 ml − 1 l 750 ml = 2 l 500 ml − 750 ml = 1 l 750 ml
- Answer: 1 l 750 ml
19. (4 marks)
- (a) Morning = 3 l 250 ml; Afternoon = 4 l 500 ml
- Total used: 3 + 4 = 7 l; 250 + 500 = 750 ml = 7 l 750 ml
- (b) Tank = 15 l = 15 l 0 ml
- Left: 15 l 0 ml − 7 l 750 ml = 7 l 250 ml
- Answer (a): 7 l 750 ml | Answer (b): 7 l 250 ml
20. (4 marks)
- (a) Rope = 2 m 50 cm = 250 cm
- Cut into 5 equal pieces: 250 ÷ 5 = 50 cm
- (b) Each piece of rope = 50 cm; String = 30 cm
- Total = 50 + 30 = 80 cm
- Answer (a): 50 cm | Answer (b): 80 cm