NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM SUPPORT
Mathematics
Using Mathematics in Everyday
Situations 1, 2 and 3
Student Workbook: Measurement
[ACCESS 2]
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Student Workbook
Name________________________
Measurement
(Access 2)
MEASUREMENT
Measuring devices
The names of the measuring devices are:
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
What other measuring devices can you name?
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Which tool would you use to measure:
waist size?_________________________________
height of a door? ____________________________
5 g of sugar? _______________________________
80 g of pasta? ______________________________
length of a jotter? ___________________________
length of the school corridor? __________________
500 ml of water? ____________________________
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MEASUREMENT
Measuring length 1
Write in the length shown on the ruler.
0 cm
1
2
3
4
Measuring length 2
Write in the length shown on the ruler.
0 mm
10
20
30
40
MEASUREMENT
Measuring weight 1
The weight shown on each scale is:
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
Measuring weight 2
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
Measuring weight 3
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
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MEASUREMENT
Measuring volume 1
The volume in each jug is:
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
Measuring volume 2
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
MEASUREMENT
Measuring quantities 1
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________
9. ________________________________________
10. _______________________________________
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MEASUREMENT
Measuring quantities 2
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________
9. ________________________________________
10. _______________________________________
MEASUREMENT
Measuring quantities 3
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________
9. ________________________________________
10. _______________________________________
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