Make measurements and calculations

What is this tool?

• Fishing reel

• Tape measure

• Grappling hook

• Ruler

Which tool is best for measuring furniture

• Tape measure

• Piece of string

• Slide ruler

• Hand spans

When would you use Vernier Calipers?

• To measure the size of a room

• To hand your coat on

• When you need to measure less than a whole mm

• To measure the moisture content of wood

What unit of measurement is conventionally used in furniture / cabinet making?

• kilometres

• Metres

• Centemetres

• Millimetres

If something is two metres and 45 centimeters long, how do we record this in mm?

• 2,045

• 2.45

• 20.45

• 2,450

If the price of timber (per cubic metre) is $5,000, how much does 3.0 cubic meters cost?

• $5,000

• $1,500

• $15,000

• $7,500

How do timber yards price their timber?

• By the cubic metre

• By the square metre

• By the linear metre

• By the kilogram