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Year 5 Science · Measuring and recording results

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Where should you line up an object when measuring with a ruler?
- ☐ (a) The end of the ruler
- ☐ (b) The zero mark
- ☐ (c) The 1 cm mark
- ☐ (d) Anywhere
2. Which unit would you use for the mass of an apple?
- ☐ (a) Seconds
- ☐ (b) Centimetres
- ☐ (c) Grams
- ☐ (d) Litres
3. Why do scientists repeat measurements?
- ☐ (a) To check their results are reliable
- ☐ (b) To make the graph bigger
- ☐ (c) To use up time
- ☐ (d) Because the first result is always wrong
4. Which graph is best for comparing how far a car rolled on four different surfaces?
- ☐ (a) A map
- ☐ (b) A pie made of real pie
- ☐ (c) A timeline
- ☐ (d) A column graph
5. Results: 31 cm, 30 cm, 58 cm. What should you do?
- ☐ (a) Use 58 cm because it is biggest
- ☐ (b) Check for a mistake and measure again
- ☐ (c) Add them all and stop
- ☐ (d) Throw away all the results
6. A leaf starts at the 3 cm mark and ends at the 11 cm mark. How long is it in cm?
7. Three measurements were 30 cm, 32 cm and 31 cm. What is the middle value in cm?
8. An empty bowl is 150 g. With sand in it, it is 400 g. What is the mass of the sand in grams?

Answer sheet

1. The zero mark — Start at the zero mark, which is often a little way in from the end.
2. Grams — Mass is measured in grams or kilograms.
3. To check their results are reliable — Repeating shows whether results are consistent.
4. A column graph — Column graphs compare amounts for different groups.
5. Check for a mistake and measure again — 58 cm is very different from the others, so check and repeat.
6. 8 — 11 − 3 = 8 cm.
7. 31 — In order: 30, 31, 32. The middle is 31.
8. 250 — 400 − 150 = 250 g.