Maths - Measurement and Geometry
36 free practice questions with explanations
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Maths - Measurement and Geometry: example questions & answers
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Which of these is usually the longest?
- AA pen
- BA ruler✓
- CA rubber
- DA pencil
Answer: A ruler is usually about 30 cm long. That is longer than a pen, a pencil or a rubber.
How many sides does a square have?
- A2
- B3
- C4✓
- D5
Answer: A square is a shape with 4 equal sides and 4 corners.
How many sides does a triangle have?
- A2
- B3✓
- C4
- D5
Answer: A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners. 'Tri' means 3.
Which shape is round, with no corners and no straight sides?
- A◇ Diamond
- B● Circle✓
- C◻ Square
- D△ Triangle
Answer: A circle has one curved edge all the way round and no corners. The other shapes all have straight sides and corners.
How many corners does a square have?
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4✓
Answer: A square has 4 corners where the sides meet.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 3. What time is shown?
- A2 o'clock
- B4 o'clock
- C3 o'clock✓
- D1 o'clock
Answer: When the hour hand points to 3 and the minute hand points to 12, it is 3 o'clock.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 9. What time is shown?
- A12 o'clock
- B8 o'clock
- C10 o'clock
- D9 o'clock✓
Answer: When the hour hand points to 9 and the minute hand points to 12, it is 9 o'clock.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 6. What time is shown?
- A5 o'clock
- B7 o'clock
- C6 o'clock✓
- D8 o'clock
Answer: When the hour hand points to 6 and the minute hand points to 12, it is 6 o'clock.
How many sides does a rectangle have?
- A2
- B3
- C4✓
- D6
Answer: A rectangle is like a stretched square. It has 4 sides and 4 corners.
Which of these is the heaviest?
- AA mouse
- BAn elephant✓
- CA cat
- DA bird
Answer: An elephant is much heavier than a mouse, a cat or a bird.
How many sides does a pentagon have?
- A6
- B5✓
- C3
- D4
Answer: A pentagon has 5 sides. 'Penta' means 5.
How many sides does a hexagon have?
- A5
- B7
- C4
- D6✓
Answer: A hexagon has 6 sides. 'Hexa' means 6.
Which container holds the most water?
- AAn egg cup
- BA bucket✓
- CA spoon
- DA cup
Answer: A bucket holds much more water than a cup, an egg cup or a spoon.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 12. What time is shown?
- A12 o'clock✓
- B2 o'clock
- C11 o'clock
- D1 o'clock
Answer: When both hands point to 12, it is 12 o'clock.
Ben's pencil is 12 cm long. Mia's pencil is 9 cm long. How much longer is Ben's pencil?
- A21 cm
- B3 cm✓
- C2 cm
- D12 cm
Answer: To compare two lengths we take one away from the other: 12 cm - 9 cm = 3 cm.
Which is the tallest?
- AA cup
- BA car
- CA house✓
- DA person
Answer: A house is much taller than a cup, a car or a person.
How many corners does a triangle have?
- A1
- B2
- C3✓
- D4
Answer: A triangle has 3 corners where the sides meet.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 7. What time is shown?
- A6 o'clock
- B8 o'clock
- C9 o'clock
- D7 o'clock✓
Answer: When the hour hand points to 7 and the minute hand points to 12, it is 7 o'clock.
Which is the shortest?
- AA pen
- BA paper clip✓
- CA ruler
- DA pencil
Answer: A paper clip is much shorter than a ruler, pencil, or pen.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 2. What time is shown?
- A3 o'clock
- B2 o'clock✓
- C1 o'clock
- D4 o'clock
Answer: When the hour hand points to 2 and the minute hand points to 12, it is 2 o'clock.
How many faces does a cube have?
- A4
- B6✓
- C8
- D12
Answer: A cube has 6 flat faces. Each face is a square. The 8 is how many corners it has, and the 12 is how many edges.
How many corners does a cube have?
- A2
- B4
- C6
- D8✓
Answer: A cube has 8 corners. Corners are also called vertices. The 6 is how many faces a cube has.
How many edges does a cube have?
- A6
- B8
- C10
- D12✓
Answer: A cube has 12 edges. An edge is a line where two faces meet. A cube has 6 faces and 8 corners.
Which shape is round all over, like a ball?
- ACube
- BCone
- CSphere✓
- DCylinder
Answer: A sphere is round all over, just like a ball. It has one curved surface and no corners.
A tin of soup is the same shape as which 3-D shape?
- ACylinder✓
- BCube
- CSphere
- DPyramid
Answer: A cylinder has a flat circle at the top, a flat circle at the bottom and a curved side, just like a tin.
A cereal box is the same shape as which 3-D shape?
- ASphere
- BCuboid✓
- CCone
- DCylinder
Answer: A cuboid has 6 flat faces and they are rectangles, just like a cereal box.
Which shape has a square bottom and flat sides that meet at a point on top?
- ACube
- BCylinder
- CPyramid✓
- DSphere
Answer: A pyramid has a flat bottom and triangle faces that go up to one point at the top.
A party hat is the same shape as which 3-D shape?
- ACone✓
- BCube
- CSphere
- DCuboid
Answer: A cone has a flat circle at the bottom and comes up to one point at the top, just like a party hat.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to the 6. The short hand is between the 2 and the 3. What time is it?
- AHalf past 2✓
- BHalf past 3
- CHalf past 6
- D2 o'clock
Answer: The long hand on the 6 means it is half past. The short hand has left the 2 but has not got to the 3 yet, so it is half past 2.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to the 3. The short hand is just past the 9. What time is it?
- AQuarter past 3
- BHalf past 9
- CQuarter past 9✓
- DQuarter to 9
Answer: The long hand on the 3 means it is quarter past. The short hand has just gone past the 9, so it is quarter past 9.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to the 9. The short hand is nearly at the 5. What time is it?
- AQuarter past 5
- BQuarter to 5✓
- CQuarter to 9
- DQuarter to 4
Answer: The long hand on the 9 means it is quarter to. The short hand is nearly at the 5, so the next hour is 5. It is quarter to 5.
It is half past 7. Where does the long hand point?
- ATo the 6✓
- BTo the 7
- CTo the 12
- DTo the 3
Answer: Half past means the long hand has gone half way round the clock. Half way round from the 12 is the 6.
Look at the clock. The long hand points to the 6. The short hand is between the 10 and the 11. What time is it?
- AHalf past 6
- BHalf past 11
- CHalf past 10✓
- D10 o'clock
Answer: The long hand on the 6 means it is half past. The short hand has left the 10, so the hour is 10. It is half past 10.
How many minutes are there in a quarter of an hour?
- A30 minutes
- B5 minutes
- C10 minutes
- D15 minutes✓
Answer: There are 60 minutes in an hour. A quarter of 60 is 15, so a quarter of an hour is 15 minutes. Half an hour is 30 minutes.
Which of these coins is worth the most?
- A5p
- B20p
- C50p
- D£1✓
Answer: A £1 coin is worth 100p. That is more than 50p, 20p and 5p, so the £1 coin is worth the most.
Meera has one 20p coin and one 5p coin. How much money does she have altogether?
- A15p
- B25p✓
- C30p
- D50p
Answer: Add the two coins together: 20p + 5p = 25p. Taking the 5p away instead would give 15p.