Quiz

Measurement and Scale quiz

Write units beside every value. Many errors happen because metres, centimetres, litres, and millilitres are mixed.

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Question 1

A compound garden is made from a rectangle 13 m by 6 m and a triangle with base 7 m and height 5 m. Calculate the total area.

Compound shape

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95.5 m²78 m²50 m²113 m²

Question 2

A room is 4.8 m long and 3.6 m wide. Carpet costs £11.50 per m². Estimate the cost of carpeting the room.

Room and carpet cost

Use the labels and units shown in the diagram.

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£96.60£198.72£193.2017.28 m²

Question 3

A shelf is labelled 48 cm with a tolerance of ±1.5 cm. What range of lengths is acceptable?

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46.5 cm to 48 cm45 cm to 51 cm46.5 cm to 49.5 cm48 cm to 49.5 cm

Question 4

A rectangular garden is 18 m by 12 m. A gate 1.5 m wide will not need fencing. How much fencing is needed?

Garden fencing plan

Use the labels and units shown in the diagram.

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58.5 m214.5 m28.5 m60 m

Question 5

A straight route is 30 m long and must fit on paper with 24 cm usable width. Choose a practical scale that uses the paper well without exceeding it.

Drawing limits

Real route	Usable paper width
30 m	24 cm

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1 cm represents 10 m1 cm represents 5 m1 cm represents 0.5 m1 cm represents 2 m

Question 6

A straight slope passes through (2, 2) and (8, 11). Calculate its gradient.

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0.67961.5