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Year 2 Maths — Measuring with standard units

Choose a sensible unit for a length, a weight or an amount of liquid, and add and take away measurements.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Put these lengths in order, shortest first.

    • 15 cm
    • 40 cm
    • 90 cm
    • 65 cm

  2. 2.About how tall is a door?

    • a) 2 metres
    • b) 200 metres
    • c) 20 metres

  3. 3.One rope is 120 cm and another is 80 cm. How long are they together? Give just the number.

  4. 4.Tap the container that holds the most.

    Write the number of the part.

    123

  5. 5.Tap where 30 cm sits on this ruler.

    Mark the line with an X.

    05101520253035404550

  6. 6.Match each thing to the unit you would measure it in.

    • A pencil
    • A rope across a room
    • A bag of rice
    • Water in a bottle
    • litres
    • metres
    • kilograms
    • centimetres

  7. 7.Which one is the longest?

    • a) 45 cm
    • b) 54 cm
    • c) 35 cm
    • d) 40 cm

  8. 8.A bottle holds 6 l and 2 l are poured out. How much is left? Give just the number.

Answer key — Year 2 Maths — Measuring with standard units

  1. 1. 1. 15 cm 2. 40 cm 3. 65 cm 4. 90 cm
  2. 2. a) 2 metres
  3. 3. 200
  4. 4. 3 — The bucket
  5. 5. 30
  6. 6. A pencil → centimetres; A rope across a room → metres; A bag of rice → kilograms; Water in a bottle → litres
  7. 7. b) 54 cm
  8. 8. 4