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Measurements Test Questions
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| Below are sample questions from the
TIMSS achievement tests in Science administered to twenty-six countries.
TIMSS is a research project sponsored by the International Association for
the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). These questions may be
used in the classroom, as a tool for evaluation, or to provide examples
of test-question writing. The sample questions are grouped by grades
3 and 4 and by grades 7 and 8. |
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| Grades
3 and 4 |
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1. Which of these is largest?
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| A. 1 kilogram |
| B. 1 centigram |
| C. 1 milligram |
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D. 1 gram
Answer: A
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2. Elena worked 57 hours in March, 62 hours in April, and 59 hours in May.
Which of these is the BEST estimate of the total number of hours she worked
for the three months? |
| A. 50+50+50 |
| B. 55+55+55 |
| C. 60+60+60 |
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D. 65+65+65
Answer: C
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3. A thin wire 20centimeters long is formed into a rectangle. If the width
of this rectangle is 4 centimeters, what is its length? |
| A. 5 centimeters |
| B. 6 centimeters |
| C. 12 centimeters |
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D. 16 centimeters
Answer: B
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4. The weight (mass) of a clothespin is 9.2 g. Which of these is the best
estimate of the total weight (mass) of 1000 clothespins? |
| A. 900g |
| B. 9000g |
| C. 90 000g |
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D. 900 000g
Answer: B
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5. Four children measured the width of a room by counting how many paces
it took them to cross it. The chart shows their measurement.
| Name |
Number of paces |
| Stephen |
10 |
| Erlane |
8 |
| Ana |
9 |
| Carlos |
7 |
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| Who had the longest pace? |
| A. Stephen |
| B. Erlane |
| C. Ana |
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D. Carlos
Answer: D
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6. Which of these would most likely be measured in milliliters? |
| A. The amount of liquid in a teaspoon |
| B. The weight (mass) of a pin |
| C. The amount of gasoline in a tank |
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D. The thickness of 10 sheets of paper
Answer: A
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7. Mr. Brown goes for a walk and returns to where he started at 07:00. If
his walk took 1 hour and 30 minutes, at what time did he start his walk?
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| Answer:_____________________________
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Answer: 05:30 or 5:30
8. How many millimeters are in a meter? |
| Answer:______________________________ |
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Answer: 1000
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| Grades
7 and 8 |
| 1. The number of 750 mL bottles that
can be filled from 600 L of water is |
| A. 8 |
| B. 80 |
| C. 800 |
| D. 8000 |
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| Answer: C |
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| 2. The length of a rectangle is 6
cm, and its perimeter is 16 cm. What is the area of the rectangle in square
centimeters? |
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| Answer: 12 |
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| 3. Four children measured the width
of a room by counting how many paces it took them to cross it. The chart
shows their measurements. |
| Name |
Number of Paces |
| Stephen |
10 |
| Erlane |
8 |
| Ana |
9 |
| Carlos |
7 |
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| Who had the longest pace? |
| A. Stephen |
| B. Erlane |
| C. Ana |
| D. Carlos |
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| Answer: D |
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| 4. A cake is put in the oven at 7:20.
If the cake takes three quarters of an hour to bake, at what time should
it be taken out of the oven? |
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| Answer:______________________________________ |
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| Answer: 8:05 |
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| 5. Which of these is the longest
time? |
| A. 15 000 seconds |
| B. 1 500 minutes |
| C. 10 hours |
| D. 1 day |
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| Answer: B |
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