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Select the Most Appropriate Unit of Measurement

In this worksheet, students will choose the most appropriate unit to measure various things.

'Select the Most Appropriate Unit of Measurement' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 3

Year:  Year 8 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Number

Curriculum subtopic:   Use Standard Units of Measure

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

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We use the metric system to measure quantities in our everyday life. 

 

Look at the table which shows some commonly used units for measuring length, capacity and mass. 

 

Length Capacity Mass
millimetres millilitres milligrams
centimetres litres grams
metres   kilograms
kilometres   tonnes

 

We need to be able to decide which measurement would be most appropriate to use in various circumstances. 

 

For example, we wouldn't want to measure the distance from London to Edinburgh in centimetres! 

 

girl with question marks

 

Equally, we wouldn't want to measure the mass of an apple in tonnes!

 

Can you explain why these measures are not sensible?

 

We're going to look at some questions about choosing the most appropriate measure.

 

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