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LENGTH, DISTANCE AND HEIGHTCONTENT DOMAIN REFERENCES:M1, M2, M5, M9
KS2 SATSPRACTICE QUESTIONS BY TOPIC
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This scale shows the dates of floods and the height of the water in the floods.
0
1
Year offlood
Height ofwater
(metres)
2
3
20011948
1977
1955
1969
How high was the water in the 1955 flood?
m
17a
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How much higher was the water in the 1969 fl ood than in the 1948 fl ood?
m
17b
1 mark
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6
Kate has a piece of ribbon one metre long.
She cuts off 30 centimetres.
How many centimetres of ribbon are left?
cm
4
1 mark
4
Here is part of a number sequence.
The numbers increase by the same amount each time.
770 765
760 755750
The sequence continues.
Circle all of the numbers below that would appear in the sequence.
840 905 989 1000 2051 5
1 mark
5
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Seb made a jump of two and a half metres.
Kirsty’s jump was 15 centimetres longer.
How long was Kirsty’s Jump?
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10
15
6
Kate has a piece of ribbon one metre long.
She cuts off 30 centimetres.
How many centimetres of ribbon are left?
cm
4
1 mark
4
Here is part of a number sequence.
The numbers increase by the same amount each time.
770 765
760 755750
The sequence continues.
Circle all of the numbers below that would appear in the sequence.
840 905 989 1000 2051 5
1 mark
5
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Kate has a piece of ribbon one metre long.
She cuts off 30 centimetres.
How many centimetres of ribbon are left?
cm
4
1 mark
4
Here is part of a number sequence.
The numbers increase by the same amount each time.
770 765
760 755750
The sequence continues.
Circle all of the numbers below that would appear in the sequence.
840 905 989 1000 2051 5
1 mark
5
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Here is part of a centimetre scale, with two points marked.
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centimetres
A B
actualsize
What is the distance between point A and point B?
cm
8a
1 mark
Point C is twice as far from point A as it is from point B.
On the scale above, mark one place where point C could be.
8b
1 mark
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[2015]
Tick (�) the best estimate for the height of a door.
5
10
15
Y7/07/Ma/Levels 3–4/P2 5
Measures
4 Tick ( ) the best estimate for each of the following.
(a) The height of a door.
2 millimetres 2 centimetres
2 metres 2 kilometres
(b) The length of a pen.
14 millimetres 14 centimetres
14 metres 14 kilometres
(c) The distance between Leeds and Manchester.
64 millimetres 64 centimetres
64 metres 64 kilometres
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
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9 Total out of 4
Here are two model boats on a centimetre scale.
5 64 7 8 9 10 11 12
centimetres
13 14
How far apart are the boats?
cm
7a
1 mark
What is the difference in the lengths of the two boats?
cm
7b
1 mark
7
Actual size
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[2011]
Fill in the gaps using units of length.
The first one is done for you.
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10
15
[2 marks]
77
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12
Write in the missing digits.
12
1 mark
4 4 + 3 8 = 8 5 1
12
Here are a pencil sharpener, a key and a rubber.
What is the length of all three things together?
Give your answer in millimetres.
What is the length of the key?
Give your answer in millimetres.
mm
mm
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13b
1 mark
13a
1 mark
[2 marks]
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[2002]
Estimates
Which value completes each sentence? Tick (✓) the correct box.
The first one is done for you.
The length of a banana is about …
2 cm
20 cm
200 cm
2000 cm
A can of drink holds about …
0.3 litres
3 litres
30 litres
300 litres
The weight of an apple is about …
1 gram
10 grams
100 grams
1000 grams
✓
7
1 mark
1 mark
Y7/03/Ma/Levels 3–4/P28
L
Estimates
Which value completes each sentence? Tick (✓) the correct box.
The first one is done for you.
The length of a banana is about …
2 cm
20 cm
200 cm
2000 cm
A can of drink holds about …
0.3 litres
3 litres
30 litres
300 litres
The weight of an apple is about …
1 gram
10 grams
100 grams
1000 grams
✓
7
1 mark
1 mark
Y7/03/Ma/Levels 3–4/P28
L
Which value completes the sentence? Tick (�) the correct box
5
10
15
Estimates
Which value completes each sentence? Tick (✓) the correct box.
The first one is done for you.
The length of a banana is about …
2 cm
20 cm
200 cm
2000 cm
A can of drink holds about …
0.3 litres
3 litres
30 litres
300 litres
The weight of an apple is about …
1 gram
10 grams
100 grams
1000 grams
✓
7
1 mark
1 mark
Y7/03/Ma/Levels 3–4/P28
LEstimates
Which value completes each sentence? Tick (✓) the correct box.
The first one is done for you.
The length of a banana is about …
2 cm
20 cm
200 cm
2000 cm
A can of drink holds about …
0.3 litres
3 litres
30 litres
300 litres
The weight of an apple is about …
1 gram
10 grams
100 grams
1000 grams
✓
7
1 mark
1 mark
Y7/03/Ma/Levels 3–4/P28
L
[1 mark]
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Y7/07/Ma/Levels 3–4/P2 5
Measures
4 Tick ( ) the best estimate for each of the following.
(a) The height of a door.
2 millimetres 2 centimetres
2 metres 2 kilometres
(b) The length of a pen.
14 millimetres 14 centimetres
14 metres 14 kilometres
(c) The distance between Leeds and Manchester.
64 millimetres 64 centimetres
64 metres 64 kilometres
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
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Tick (�) the best estimate for the length of a pen.
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10
15
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Total out of 613
14 Here is a diagram for sorting numbers.
Write one number in each white section of the diagram.
14ii
2 marks
14i
Write these lengths in order, starting with the shortest.
shortest
20cm25mm
3.5cmm1
2
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15
1 mark
[2 marks]
1111
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Y7/07/Ma/Levels 3–4/P2 5
Measures
4 Tick ( ) the best estimate for each of the following.
(a) The height of a door.
2 millimetres 2 centimetres
2 metres 2 kilometres
(b) The length of a pen.
14 millimetres 14 centimetres
14 metres 14 kilometres
(c) The distance between Leeds and Manchester.
64 millimetres 64 centimetres
64 metres 64 kilometres
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
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Tick (�) the best estimate for the distance between Leeds and Manchester.
5
10
15
[1 mark]
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Y7/04/Ma/Levels 3–4/P118
Long jump
Peter took part in a long jump competition.
He had three jumps.
The arrows on the scale show how far he jumped each time.
(a) How far did Peter jump on his 2nd jump?
(b) Peter jumped further on his 3rd jump than on his 1st jump.
How much further?
Write your answer in metres.
Now write your answer in centimetres.
cm
m
m
20
1 mark
1st jump
3.9m 4m 4.1m
2nd jump 3rd jump
1 mark
1 mark
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Y7/05/Ma/Levels 3–4/P1 14
Keys
The diagrams in this question are not drawn accurately.
(a) The diagram shows Jo’s key.
Use the scale to find the length of Jo’s key.
(b) This time you cannot see all of Jo’s key.
One end is at 2.8cm on the scale.
Where is the other end on the scale?
cm
cm
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1 mark
1 mark
0
centimetres
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0
centimetres
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Metric
Look at the diagram.
It shows how to change metres into centimetres and millimetres.
(a) Change 5 metres into centimetres.
centimetres
(b) Change 9 centimetres into millimetres.
millimetres
(c) Change 8000 millimetres into metres.
metres
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1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
Y7/03/Ma/Levels 3–4/P118
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Circle one amount to make the sentence correct.
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10
15
The distance fromLondon to Manchester is about …
320 m
3200 m
32 km
320 km
[1 mark]
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High jump
Dave and Steve are in a high jump competition.
Dave jumps 1 metres.
Steve jumps 1.4 metres.
Who jumps higher? Tick ( ) Dave or Steve.
Dave Steve
How much higher does he jump?
Give your answer in metres.
metres
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2 marks
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High jump
Dave and Steve are in a high jump competition.
Dave jumps 1 metres.
Steve jumps 1.4 metres.
Who jumps higher? Tick ( ) Dave or Steve.
Dave Steve
How much higher does he jump?
Give your answer in metres.
metres
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2
2 marks
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Freddie is half as tall as his mother.
Freddie is one metre shorter than his father.
Freddie’s father is 182 centimetres tall.
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On a map, 1cm represents 20 km.
0 20 40 60 80 100
kilometres
The distance between two cities is 250 km.
On the map, what is the distance between the two cities?
21
2 marks
Show your
method
cm
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=301
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How many centimetres tall is Freddie’s mother?
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On a map, 1cm represents 20 km.
0 20 40 60 80 100
kilometres
The distance between two cities is 250 km.
On the map, what is the distance between the two cities?
21
2 marks
Show your
method
cm
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=301
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On a map, 1cm represents 20 km.
0 20 40 60 80 100
kilometres
The distance between two cities is 250 km.
On the map, what is the distance between the two cities?
21
2 marks
Show your
method
cm
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=301
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