Chapter 11: Measurement

Test (40 marks)

Name: ___________________________________

Part A – Multiple-choice questions (10 marks)

1 Which of the following are Roman units?

A pace B metre C yard

D litre E furlong

2 Using the imperial system, how many inches are there in 1 foot?

A 3 B 5 C 12

D 16.5 E 40

3 This ruler shows centimetres with millimetre divisions.

The length marked is:

A 2.5 cm B 2.6 cm C 2.8 cm

D 24 mm E 27 mm

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

A 4 cm B 6 cm C 8 cm

D 10 cm E 12 cm

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

A 3.5 cm2 B 4 cm2 C 4.5 cm2

D 5 cm2 E 5.5 cm2

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

A 12 mm2 B 16 mm2 C 20 mm2

D 25 mm2 E 30 mm2

7 The area of this triangle is:

A 78 cm2 B 84 cm2 C 90 cm2

D 91 cm2 E 105 cm2

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

A 4 m3 B 8 m3 C 10 m3

D 12 m3 E 16 m3

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9 The capacity of this container, in litres, is:

A 8L B 10 L C 80 L

D 100 L E 8 000 L

10 The temperature of a cup of tea is initially 94C. After 20 minutes the temperature
is 67C. What is the drop in temperature?

A 23C B 24C C 25C

D 26C E 27C

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Part B – Short-answer questions (23 marks)

1 Convert these measurements to the units shown in brackets.

a 20 cm (m) b 0.17 m (mm)

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(2  1 = 2 marks)

2 Find the perimeter of each of these shapes.

a b

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c d

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

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3 Find the area of each of these shapes.

a b

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c d

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e f

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(6  1 = 6 marks)

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4 Find the area of each of these composite shapes.

a b

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(2  2 = 4 marks)

5 Find the volume of these rectangular prisms.

a b

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(2  1 = 2 marks)

6 Convert these measurements to the units shown in brackets.

a 6 L (mL) _______________________________________________________________

b 200 mL (L) _______________________________________________________________

(2  1 = 2 marks)

7 Convert these measurements to the units shown in brackets.

a 70 mg (g) _______________________________________________________________

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.

a 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 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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