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The document contains 24 questions about measuring instruments like rulers, stopwatches, and measuring cylinders. The questions assess understanding of how to read measurements from these tools and perform basic calculations involving measurements of length, time, and volume.

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TOPIC 0 Measurement

The document contains 24 questions about measuring instruments like rulers, stopwatches, and measuring cylinders. The questions assess understanding of how to read measurements from these tools and perform basic calculations involving measurements of length, time, and volume.

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1. The diagram shows a stopwatch, originally set at 00:00.

When a car was first seen, the stop-start button was pressed. When the car passed the observer, the
stopwatch showed 01:06.

How long did the car take to reach the observer?


A. seconds
B. 6 seconds
C. 66 seconds
D. 106 seconds
2002 w
2. A girl uses a rule to measure the length of a metal rod. Because the end of the rule is
damaged, she places one end of the rod at the 1 cm mark as shown

How long is the metal rod?


A. 43 mm
B. 46 mm
C. 53 mm
D. 56 mm
2002 w
3. The diagrams show an experiment to determine the volume of a stone.

What is the volume of the stone?


A. 3 cm3
B. 4 cm3
C. 7 cm3
D. 11 cm3
2010w
4. To determine the volume, which apparatus should the scientist use?
A. both the measuring cylinder and the rule
B. neither the measuring cylinder nor the rule
C. the measuring cylinder only
D. the rule only

2010s

5. A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track.


The runner runs two laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the
reading on the stopwatch when the runner starts running, at the end of the first
lap, and at the end of the second lap.

What is the time taken for the runner to run the second lap?
A. 0 min 50 s
B. 1 min 10 s
C. 1 min 13 s
D. 2 min 03 s

2010s
6. A metre rule is used to measure a length. Which reading is shown to the nearest
millimeter?
A. 0.7 m
B. 0.76 m
C. 0.761 m
D. 0.7614 m
2009s

7. A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The timekeeper forgets to


reset the watch to zero before using it to time another athlete running 100 m.

How long does the second athlete take to run 100 m?

A. 11.2 s
B. 11.4 s
C. 12.4 s
D. 23.8 s
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8. Some liquid is heated in a flask. The diagrams show the height of the liquid in
the tube when the liquid is cold and when it is hot.

What is the difference in the heights?


A. 1.7 cm
B. 2.8 cm
C. 3.2 cm
D. 4.5 cm
2008s
9. Two digital stopwatches X and Y, which record in minutes and seconds, are used
to time a race.The readings of the two stopwatches, at the start and at the end
of the race, are shown.

Which statement about the time of the race is correct?


A. Both stopwatches record the same time interval.
B. Stopwatch X recorded 10 s longer than stopwatch Y.
C. Stopwatch Y recorded 10 s longer than stopwatch X.
D. Stopwatch Y recorded 50 s longer than stopwatch X.

2008w

10. A ruler is used to measure the length of an object.

What is the length of the object?

A. 3.0 cm
B. 4.0 cm
C. 5.0 cm
D. 6.5 cm

2011s

11. A stopwatch is used to time a race. The diagrams show the watch at the start and at the end
of the race.

How long did the race take?


A. 45.7 s
B. 46.0 s
C. 46.5 s
D. 47.0 s

2003s
12. A glass tank contains some water.

The length QR and the width RS of the tank are known. What other distance needs to be
measured in order to be able to calculate the volume of the water?
A. ST
B. SV
C. TU
D. TV

2003s

13. A measuring cylinder is used to measure the volume of a liquid.

What is the volume of the liquid?


A. 43 cm 3

B. 46 cm 3

C. 48 cm 3

D. 54 cm 3

2005w

14. A floor is covered with square tiles. The diagram shows a ruler on the tiles.

How long is one tile?


A. 3 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 9 cm
D. 12 cm

2004w

15. The diagrams show the times on a stopclock at the beginning and at the end of
an experiment.

How long did the


experiment take?

A. 10 s
B. 25 s
C. 35 s
D. 45 s
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16. A decorator wishes to calculate the area of a bathroom tile so that he can
estimate the amount of adhesive that he needs to buy. What must he use?
A. a measuring cylinder only
B. a ruler only
C. a measuring cylinder and a clock only
D. a measuring cylinder and a ruler only

2005s
17. Which of the following is not necessary when using a measuring cylinder
to measure the volume of a quantity of water?
A. making sure that the measuring cylinder is vertical
B. making sure that your eye is level with the liquid surface
C. reading the bottom of the meniscus
D. using the largest measuring cylinder possible

2003w

18. A pendulum is set in motion and 20 complete swings are timed. The time
measured is 30 s. What is the time for one complete swing of the
pendulum?
A. 0.67 s
B. 0.75 s
C. 1.5 s
D. 3.0 s
2003w
19. The diagram shows a measuring cylinder.
Which unit would be most suitable for its scale?
A. mm2
B. mm3
C. cm2
D. cm3
2004s

20. A piece of cotton is measured between two points on a ruler.

When the length of cotton is wound closely around a pen, it goes round six times.
What is the distance once round the pen?
A. 2.2cm
B. 2.6cm
C. 13.2cm
D. 15.6cm

2004s
21. The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being
used to measure the length of a small feather.

What is the length of the feather?

A. 19 mm
B. 29 mm
C. 19 cm
D. 29 cm

2011s

22. A pendulum is set in motion and timed. The time measured for 20 complete
swings is 30s. What is the time for one complete swing of the pendulum?
A. 0.67s
B. 0.75s
C. 1.5s
D. 3.0 s
2012s
23.A cylindrical can is rolled along the ruler shown in the diagram.
The can rolls over twice.
What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?
A. 13cm
B. 14cm
C. 26cm
D. 28cm

24. .A pendulum is set in motion and timed. The time measured for 20 complete swings is 30s.
What is the time for one complete swing of the pendulum?
A. 0.67s
B. 0.75s
C. 1.5s
D. 3.0 s (2012

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