MATH

1. What is the basic unit of length in the metric system?

a) Inch
b) Foot
c) Meter
d) Yard

Answer: c) Meter

2. Which of the following tools would you use to measure weight?

a) Ruler
b) Thermometer
c) Scale
d) Stopwatch

Answer: c) Scale

3. How many centimeters are in one meter?

a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 10000

Answer: b) 100

4. How many millimeters are in one centimeter?

a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 10000
Answer: a) 10

5. What is the abbreviation for kilograms?

a) g
b) mg
c) kg
d) km

Answer: c) kg

6. Which unit would you use to measure the length of a football field?
a) Centimeters
b) Meters
c) Kilometers
d) Millimeters

Answer: b) Meters

7. How many meters are in one kilometer?

a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 10000

Answer: c) 1000

8. Which tool would you use to measure the temperature?

a) Scale
b) Ruler
c) Thermometer
d) Stopwatch

Answer: c) Thermometer

9. What is the basic unit of time in the metric system?

a) Second
b) Minute
c) Hour
d) Day

Answer: a) Second

10. How many grams are in one kilogram?

a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 10000

Answer: c) 1000

11. Which unit would you use to measure the height of a person?
a) Centimeters
b) Meters
c) Kilometers
d) Millimeters

Answer: a) Centimeters

12. How many milliliters are in one liter?

a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 10000

Answer: c) 1000

13. What is the abbreviation for meters?

a) g
b) mg
c) m
d) km

Answer: c) m

14. Which tool would you use to measure the length of a desk?
a) Scale
b) Ruler
c) Thermometer
d) Stopwatch 1

Answer: b) Ruler

15. What is the basic unit of weight in the metric system?

a) Gram
b) Kilogram
c) Milligram
d) Ton

Answer: a) Gram
16. Which unit would you use to measure the distance between two cities?
a) Centimeters
b) Meters
c) Kilometers
d) Millimeters

Answer: c) Kilometers

17. The unit of measure for time is:

a. degree
b. gram
c. hour
d. meter

Answer: c. hour
Rationale: Time is measured in hours, making option c the correct answer.

18. To measure liquid volume, one must use:

a. glass
b. graduated cylinder
c. scale
d. thermometer

Answer: b. graduated cylinder

Rationale: A graduated cylinder is specifically designed to measure liquid volume accurately.
19. In the metric system, the fundamental unit for measuring volume is:
a. centiliter
b. kiloliter
c. liter
d. meter

Answer: c. liter
Rationale: The liter is the basic unit for measuring volume in the metric system.

20. A dictionary is 86 mm thick. How thick is it in cm?

a. 0.086
b. 0.86
c. 8.6
d. 860

Answer: c. 8.6
Rationale: To convert millimeters to centimeters, divide by 10. So, 86 mm is equal to 8.6 cm.

21. Manny wants to buy a wire to fence a garden whose perimeter is 6.5 m. How many dm of
wire will he buy?
a. 0.65
b. 65
c. 650
d. 6500

Answer: b. 65
Rationale: 1 meter = 10 decimeters, so the perimeter of the garden is 65 decimeters.

21. Jonalyn needs 3.6 m of cloth for her project. What is this in centimeters?
a. 0.36
b. 36
c. 360
d. 3600
Answer: c. 360
Rationale: To convert meters to centimeters, multiply by 100. So, 3.6 m is equal to 360 cm.

22To measure small objects like microchip, what unit should you use?
a. millimeter
b. centimetre
c. meter
d. kilometer

Answer: A. millimeter
Explanation: Millimeters are a smaller unit of measurement compared to centimeters, meters,
and kilometers, making them suitable for measuring small objects like microchips.

23. This refers to the width of the hand excluding the thumb.
a. finger
b. forearm length
c. handspan
d. palm

Answer: c. handspan
Rationale: The handspan is the width of the hand excluding the thumb.

24. If one foot is equivalent to 12 inches, then 5 ft is equivalent to _________.

a. 24
b. 36
c. 48
d. 60

Answer: d. 60
Rationale: 5 feet * 12 inches/foot = 60 inches.
25. In the new normal, fast food chains are always checking temperatures of customers. What
unit of measure are they using?
a. degrees
b. degrees Fahrenheit
c. degrees Celsius
d. 36°C

Answer: C. degrees Celsius

Explanation: Degrees Celsius is the most commonly used unit for measuring temperature in
many countries, including those where fast food chains are prevalent.

26. A good day to go swimming is _________.

a. 10°C
b. 22°C
c. 32°C
d. 40°C

Answer: c. 32°C

27. Express 2,380 mg in grams.

a. 0.238
b. 2.38
c. 23.8
d. 238

Answer: a. 0.238
Rationale: To convert milligrams to grams, divide by 1,000. So, 2,380 mg = 2,380 / 1,000 =
0.238 g.
28. The most appropriate unit of measure to measure the weight of a pencil is _________.
a. centigram
b. decagram
c. gram
d. milligram

Answer: c. gram
Rationale: The weight of a pencil is usually measured in grams.

29. Convert one hectare of area into square meters.

a. 100
b. 1,000
c. 10,000
d. 100,000

Answer: c. 10,000

Rationale: 1 hectare = 10,000 square meters.

30. The unit of measure we use to measure angle is ________.

a. degree
b. liter
c. meter
d. seconds

Answer: a. degree
Test II. True or False
1. A thermometer is used to measure temperature.

 True
2. 1000 milliliters is equal to 1 liter.

 True
3. The basic unit of length in the metric system is the inch.

 False
4. The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of all its sides.

 True
5. A gallon is a unit of measurement for weight.

 False
6. 1 kilogram is equal to 100 grams.

 False
7. An angle of 90 degrees is called an obtuse angle.

 False
8. A meter is longer than a yard.

 True
9. 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.

 True
10. A square has four right angles.

 True
11. A protractor is used to measure angles.

 True
12. The perimeter of a square is equal to four times its side length.

 True
13. The metric system is based on powers of 10.

 True
14. Volume measures the amount of space occupied by an object.

 True
15. An isosceles triangle has three unequal sides.

 False
16. Inches are commonly used to measure the length of a book.

 True
17. The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying its length by its width.

 True
18. A decimeter is larger than a centimeter.

 True
19. A circle has two axes of symmetry.

 False
20. The weight of an object is measured in kilograms.

 True