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Contents 5 Question Quiz

Timetables 1

Timetables 2

Reading Instruments 1

Reading Instruments 2

Unit Conversion 1

Unit Conversion 2

Choosing Units 1

Choosing Units 2

Estimates

Conversion Quiz

Conversion Quiz

Millimetres, centimetres, metres & kilometres

In the back of your book please, number 1 to 5. Then simply write down the letter of your answer.

Snowdon

A: 10850 B: 108.5

C: 108500 D: 10.85

Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales

It is 1085 m high

What is it in cm?

Robert Wadlow

A: 27.2 B: 0.272

C: 272 D: 2.72

Was the tallest person who ever lived

Standing 2720 mm tall

How tall is he in m?

Usain Bolt

A: 0.1 km B: 100000 mm

C: 10000 cm D: 1 km

Is apparently quite good at running

He runs in the 100 m

Which is NOT 100 m?

The Great North Run

A: 210 B: 21000

C: 210000 D: 2100

Is a run up Newcastle pet

It is 21 km in total

So how many m will people be running?

Anaconda

A: 850 B: 8.5

C: 85 D: 0.85

Is a very large snake

Claimed to be as long as 8500 mm!

What’s this in m though?

The Answers 1085 x 100 = 108500 cm therefore C

2720 / 1000 = 2.72 m is D

1 km is NOT 100 m and so should be D

21 x 1000 = 21000 m is B

8500 / 1000 = 8.5 m therefore B

WELL DONE IF YOU MANAGED FIVE OUT OF FIVE

Which train gets you to London the quickest?

What is the length of the

journey?

Which train gets you to London

the slowest?

When is the last bus from

Aveley?

When is the first bus from

Lakeside?

If I set off from Aveley

at 0828, what time will I

arrive at Lakeside?

What is the temperature in Celsius?

What is the temperature in Fahrenheit?

If the outside temperature is -3oC, what is the difference between

the inside and outside temperatures?

What is the reading on these weighing scales?

What unit of measurement is being

used?

What would the person’s weight be in stone?

How many ml are there in this can?

What is that in litres?

How many litres would there be in this crate?

Convert these

heights into only

cm

Convert them into

only inches

Convert them into

mm

Choose your units for these heights and lengths

Choose your units for these weights

Estimate the height of this building

The towers next to it are around 120

metres tall829.8 m

Conversion Quiz

Milligrams, grams & kilograms

In the back of your book please, number 1 to 5. Then simply write down the letter of your answer.

Kell, English Mastiff

Kell is the world’s heaviest dog

She weighs in at 130 kg

How much is this in g?

A: 1,300 B: 13,000

C: 13 D: 130,000

NutmegToo much nutmeg can

be fatal (so do not try it)

The dose is around 20 g

How many mg is this?

A: 20,000 B: 2,000

C: 0.2 D: 200

Mr. AverageSurveyed in 2009

The average male weighed 8,400 g

What is this in kg?

A: 8.4 B: 84

C: 840 D: 84,000

MedicationMost drugs are

measured in mg

Paracetamol is 500 mg

How much is this in g?

A: 50 B: 5

C: 0.5 D: 0.05

Great White SharkCaught by Alf Dean in

1959 (IGFA)

1,208,000,000 mg

What is this in kg?

A: 1,208 B: 120.8

C: 12,080 D: 120,080

The Answers D as 130 x 1,000 = 130,000

A because 20 x 1,000 = 20,000

B due to 84,000 ÷ 1,000 = 84

C because 500 ÷ 1,000 = 0.5

A as 1,208,000,000 ÷ 1,000 and ÷ 1,000 again is 1,208

WELL DONE IF YOU MANAGED FIVE OUT OF FIVE