Measurement

68 Skills in Mathematics. 56 are ready to try — three verified questions each, no account needed.

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Ages 4–6
Measurable Attributes of Objects
Describe and identify measurable attributes of objects such as length, height, weight, and capacity; use comparative language (longer, shorter, heavier, lighter, more, less)
29 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 4–6
Measuring mass and weight (age 4+)
Compare two objects directly by mass or weight and describe the difference using language such as heavy, light, heavier than, lighter than
5 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 4–6
Ordering Events in Time
Sequence events in chronological order using language such as before, after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, evening
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 5–6
Capacity and volume
Measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and standard units
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 5–6
Coin Values
Recognise and know the value of different coins and notes
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 5–6
Days, Weeks, Months & Years
Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months, and years
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 5–6
Measuring length and height (age 5+)
Measure and begin to record lengths and heights using non-standard and standard units
5 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 5–6
Telling time to the minute
Measure and begin to record time in hours, minutes, and seconds
5 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 5–6
Telling Time: Hours and Half Hours
Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour, and draw clock hands to show these times
6 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Adding money and giving change
Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amount of money
23 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Choosing measurement units
Choose and use appropriate standard units to measure length (m/cm), mass (kg/g), temperature (°C), and capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit
14 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Comparing and ordering measurements
Compare and order lengths, mass, and capacity and record results using >, <, and =
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Measuring length
Order three objects by length and compare the lengths of two objects indirectly using a third object
19 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Measuring length (age 6+)
Measure the length of an object using same-size length units laid end to end with no gaps or overlaps
12 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Money Addition & Subtraction
Solve simple money problems involving addition and subtraction, including giving change
32 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Number of minutes in an hour
Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Pounds & Pence Notation
Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p) and combine amounts to make a particular value
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Sequence intervals of time
Compare and sequence intervals of time
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–7
Telling Time: Minutes
Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past and quarter to, and draw clock hands to show these times
6 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Addition and subtraction word problems
Solve word problems involving lengths within 100, using addition and subtraction with drawings and equations
35 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Calculating with measurements
Measure, compare, add, and subtract lengths (m/cm/mm), mass (kg/g), and volume/capacity (l/ml) using standard units
11 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Comparing Time Durations
Compare durations of events and calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks
30 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Estimating answers (age 7+)
Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes, and hours
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Estimating Lengths
Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimetres, and metres
13 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Giving Change
Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Halves and quarters (age 7+)
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately
13 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Measuring & Plotting Lengths
Generate measurement data by measuring lengths to the nearest whole unit and display the data on a line plot
7 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Measuring length (age 7+)
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, metre sticks, and measuring tapes
12 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Measuring with different units
Measure the length of an object using two different length units and describe how the measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen
11 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Telling time to the minute (age 7+)
Tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m., p.m., and 12-hour and 24-hour notation
11 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–8
Time Units and Calendar Facts
Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year, and leap year
11 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Area and the distributive property
Use tiling to demonstrate the distributive property: the area of a rectangle with sides a and (b+c) equals a×b + a×c; use area models to represent the distributive property
11 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Area by Tiling
Find the area of a rectangle by tiling it with unit squares and show that the result equals the product of the side lengths
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Area of compound shapes
Recognise area as additive; find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing into non-overlapping rectangles and summing their areas
24 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Converting measurement units
Convert between different units of measure (e.g. kilometre to metre, hour to minute, minute to second, year to month, week to day)
11 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Estimating and comparing money
Estimate, compare, and calculate different measures including money in pounds and pence
12 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Halves and quarters (age 8+)
Generate measurement data by measuring lengths to the nearest half and quarter inch; display the data on a line plot with a scale marked in whole numbers, halves, and quarters
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Measuring Liquids & Masses
Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using grams, kilograms, and litres; solve one-step word problems involving mass or volume
20 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Numbers on a number line
Solve word problems involving elapsed time by adding and subtracting time intervals in minutes, including using a number line
8 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Understanding angles (age 8+)
Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–9
Understanding Area
Understand that a unit square has one square unit of area and that the area of a plane figure is the number of unit squares that cover it without gaps or overlaps
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Estimating answers (age 9+)
Apply the area formula (l × w) and perimeter formula (2l + 2w) for rectangles including squares in real-world and mathematical problems; calculate and compare areas using standard units (cm², m²) and estimate areas of irregular shapes
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Estimating volume
Estimate volume of cuboids using 1 cm³ blocks; estimate capacity of containers using water
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Fractions on a number line
Solve word problems involving distances, time intervals, liquid volumes, masses, and money using the four operations with fractions or decimals; represent with diagrams including number lines
6 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Measurement Line Plots
Make a line plot to display measurement data in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8); solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using line plot data
5 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Metric & Imperial Conversion
Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units (inches, pounds, pints)
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Perimeter of Compound Shapes
Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 9–10
Telling time to the minute (age 9+)
Solve problems involving converting between units of time (hours↔minutes, minutes↔seconds, years↔months, weeks↔days)
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Area of Triangles & Parallelograms
Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles using formulae (A = b × h for parallelograms, A = ½ × b × h for triangles)
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Counting Unit Cubes
Measure volumes by counting unit cubes using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and other units
12 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Decimal place value
Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given system (e.g. 5 cm to 0.05 m) using decimal notation to up to three decimal places; convert between smaller and larger units of length, mass, volume, and time
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Estimating answers (age 10+)
Find the volume of right rectangular prisms by packing with unit cubes and show it equals l × w × h (or base area × height); apply V = l × w × h and V = B × h to solve real-world problems; calculate, estimate, and compare volumes of cubes…
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Measuring length (age 10+)
Recognise volume as an attribute of solid figures; understand that a unit cube (side length 1 unit) has 'one cubic unit' of volume and can be used to measure volume; a solid packed with n unit cubes has volume n cubic units
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Miles & Kilometres
Convert between miles and kilometres using the approximate relationship (5 miles ≈ 8 km)
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Perimeter (age 10+)
Recognise that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters and vice versa; explore this relationship systematically
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Volume as additive
Recognise volume as additive; find volumes of composite solid figures made of two or more non-overlapping right rectangular prisms
15 verified questions on this shelf

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Ages 4–6
Comparing Capacity
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Ages 4–6
Comparing durations
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Ages 4–6
Comparing Lengths & Heights
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Ages 5–6
Measuring mass and weight
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Ages 7–8
Comparing lengths by measuring
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Ages 7–8
Measuring Perimeters
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Ages 8–9
12-hour and 24-hour time
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Ages 8–9
Area (age 8+)
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Ages 8–9
Perimeters of polygons
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Ages 8–9
Telling time to the minute (age 8+)
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Ages 9–10
Converting measurement units (age 9+)
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Ages 10–11
Measurement Conversions
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