Chapter 11: Measurement

Test (40 marks)

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Part A Multiple-choice questions

(10

marks)
1

How many metres make up 1 kilometre?

A

1000

100

10

C 200

E 10,000

How many centremeters are there in 2 meters?

A

200

100

20

C 300

E 40

This ruler shows centimetres with millimetre divisions.

The length marked is:

2.5 cm

2.6 cm

24 mm

27 mm

2.8 cm

A rectangle with width 5 cm has a perimeter of 30 cm. Its length is:

4 cm

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6 cm

8 cm

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5

10 cm

12 cm

Count the number of squares to find the area of the shape drawn on
this centimetre grid.
A

3.5 cm2

4 cm2

5 cm2

5.5 cm2

4.5 cm2

A square has perimeter 20 cm. What is the area of the square?

12 mm2

16 mm2

25 mm2

30 mm2

20 mm2

90 cm2

10 m3

The area of this triangle is:

78 cm2

84 cm2

91 cm2

105 cm2

A cube has a side length of 2 m. Its volume is:

A

4 m3

8 m3

12 m3

16 m3

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The capacity of this container, in litres, is:

8L

10 L

100 L

8 000 L

80 L

10 The temperature of a cup of tea is initially 94C. After 20 minutes the

temperature is 67C. What is the drop in temperature?
A

23C

24C

26C

27C

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25C

Part B Short-answer questions

(23

marks)
1

Convert these measurements to the units shown in brackets.

a

20 cm (m)

0.17 m (mm)

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(2 1 = 2 marks)
2

Find the perimeter of each of these shapes.

a

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c

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(1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 5 marks)

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Find the area of each of these shapes.

a

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c

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e

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(6 1 = 6 marks)

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Find the area of each of these composite shapes.

a

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(2 2 = 4 marks)
5

Find the volume of these rectangular prisms.

a

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(2 1 = 2 marks)
6

Convert these measurements to the units shown in brackets.

a
6 L (mL)
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b
200 mL (L)
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(2 1 = 2 marks)

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Convert these measurements to the units shown in brackets.

a
70 mg (g)
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b
9 t (kg)
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(2 1 = 2 marks)

Part C Extended-response questions

(7

marks)
1

Luke is having a rectangular swimming pool installed in his backyard,

which has the following dimensions.

What area of land will the swimming pool cover?

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b

If the swimming pool is 1.5 m deep, find its:

i

volume, in m3

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ii

capacity, in L

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c

Luke needs to put up a fence around the swimming pool. He

wants the fence to also be rectangular, and to be 2 metres away

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from the edge of the pool. How many metres of fencing does
Luke require to do this?

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d

If fencing costs $8.30 per metre, how much will it cost to put up
such a fence?

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(1 + (1 + 1) + 2 + 2 = 7 marks)

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