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Choosing a measuring tool

1st grade (Year 2 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.SEP 3 · England: KS1 Working scientifically

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Question 1
What could you measure with a measuring jug or cylinder?
- A. how far a paper plane flew
- B. how long a worm is
- C. how much juice is in a carton
- D. how cold the water in a pond is
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Question 2
Kofi wants to find out which ball bounces highest. Which tool helps most?
- A. a thermometer
- B. a metre stick (long ruler)
- C. a measuring jug
- D. weighing scales
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Question 3
Which tool would you use to measure how hot a cup of tea is?
- A. a measuring jug or cylinder
- B. a stopwatch or timer
- C. weighing scales
- D. a thermometer
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Question 4
What could you measure with a ruler or tape measure?
- A. how tall a sunflower has grown
- B. how heavy a pet hamster is
- C. how much water a plant is given
- D. how hot a cup of tea is
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Question 5
Which is the best tool to find out how long it takes a snail to cross a table?
- A. a rain gauge
- B. a ruler
- C. a thermometer
- D. a stopwatch
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Question 6
Which tool would you use to measure how hot a cup of tea is?
- A. a thermometer
- B. a stopwatch or timer
- C. a ruler or tape measure
- D. weighing scales
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Question 7
What could you measure with a ruler or tape measure?
- A. how warm the classroom is
- B. the width of a leaf
- C. how much milk is in a glass
- D. the mass of a bag of flour
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Question 8
Zara wants to know if her bean plant grows taller each day. What should she use?
- A. weighing scales
- B. a thermometer
- C. a ruler
- D. a stopwatch
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Question 9
Which tool would you use to measure how heavy an apple is?
- A. a stopwatch or timer
- B. a thermometer
- C. weighing scales
- D. a ruler or tape measure
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Question 10
What could you measure with a ruler or tape measure?
- A. how heavy an apple is
- B. how far a paper plane flew
- C. how hot a cup of tea is
- D. how long a toy car takes to roll down a ramp
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Question 11
Zara wants to know if her bean plant grows taller each day. What should she use?
- A. a thermometer
- B. a stopwatch
- C. a ruler
- D. weighing scales
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Question 12
Which tool would you use to measure how much water a plant is given?
- A. a stopwatch or timer
- B. a thermometer
- C. a ruler or tape measure
- D. a measuring jug or cylinder
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Question 13
What could you measure with a thermometer?
- A. how far a paper plane flew
- B. how tall a sunflower has grown
- C. how warm the classroom is
- D. how long it takes to run 50 metres
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Question 14
Which tool would show that the water in a bowl is getting colder?
- A. a magnifying glass
- B. a ruler
- C. a measuring jug
- D. a thermometer
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Question 15
Which tool would you use to measure how hot a cup of tea is?
- A. a stopwatch or timer
- B. weighing scales
- C. a measuring jug or cylinder
- D. a thermometer
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Question 16
What could you measure with a stopwatch or timer?
- A. how much water a plant is given
- B. the mass of a pumpkin
- C. how long a candle burns
- D. how far a paper plane flew

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