MEASUREMENT

COLUMN 1

100

One of the smallest units for measuring mass, about the mass of a grain of sugar,

the gram

200

Which unit of measurement would be suitable for measuring the distance between Montego Bay and Ocho Rios?

Kilometer (km)

300

Which instrument would be most appropriate to measure the length of an airstrip?

a. ruler 

b. measuring cylinder

c. measuring tape 

c. measuring tape

400

Which metric unit of mass has the symbol g?

grams

500

John is measuring the mass of a pinch of salt, but he is measuring it with a scale of kilograms. Please tell him the correct unit that the scale should be in to get an easier measurement.

milligram

COLUMN 2

100

Give the symbol of the unit of measurement that would be used to measure the mass of a goat.

Symbol: kg

200

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300

the measure of the extent of a line is described as its:

a. length

b. hypotenuse

c. radius

length

400

Jack is telling his sister that the kilometer would be the best unit to measure her mass. Please correct Jack by telling him the correct unit of measurement to use.

kilogram

500

the most appropriate metric unit of measurement for a pen.

centimeter

COLUMN 3

100

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200

True/False:

the distance from Old Harbour to May Pen would be most efficiently measured in kilograms.

False

300

The length of a book would be measured in _____meters.

(Fill in the blank space with a prefix)

centi-

400

What is the symbol for the metric unit of measurement that would be used to measure the thickness of a finger nail?

mm

500

If $60,000 is to be shared among Bill, Billy and Billal in the ratio of 1:2:3 respectively; What is Bill's share?

$10,000

COLUMN 4

100

Which metric unit for length has the symbol cm?

centimeter

200

What is the basic unit of length?

Meter

300

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400

The amount of matter in an object is:

a. weight

b. heaviness

c. mass

d. mucus

c. mass

500

If Tom wants to find the mass of a truck, which metric unit would be most appropriate for him to use to represent it?

a. kilogram

b. tonne

c. pounds

b. tonne

COLUMN 5

100

True or False:

The meter is the only metric unit to measure length.

False

200

On a test, out of 50 questions, Joshua got questions 48 correct and 2 questions incorrect. What is Joshua's ratio of correct answers to incorrect answers.

24:1

300

Which metric unit would be used to measure the thickness of a cartridge paper?

millimeter 

400

Name 2 metric units of length.

meter

centimeter

kilometer

millimeter

(any two are acceptable)

500

There are 30 students in a class, 10 boys and 20 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

2:1