Length and Chance Skills Quiz

Which of the following is the best tool to measure the length of your classroom in metres?

• A thermometer

• A metre ruler

• A kitchen scale

• A measuring cup

If a pencil is 15 cm long, how many metres is that?

• 0.015 metres

• 0.15 metres

• 1.5 metres

• 15 metres

Which object is likely to be longer than 1 metre?

• A school desk

• A pencil

• A rubber

• A paperclip

Which is the longest?

• 50 cm

• 0.5 m

• 500 mm

• 5 m

If you toss a coin, what is the chance of getting heads?

• Impossible

• Unlikely

• Even chance

• Certain

Which of these events is certain to happen?

• The sun will rise tomorrow

• You will win the lottery

• It will snow in summer in Sydney

• A kangaroo will visit your classroom today

Which of these is the best estimate for the length of a swimming pool?

• 25 metres

• 25 centimetres

• 25 millimetres

• 25 kilometres

Which is longer: 2 metres or 150 centimetres?

• 2 metres

• 150 centimetres

• They are the same

• Not enough information

If you roll a standard six-sided die, what is the probability of rolling a 3? (Write as a fraction)

Which of these is an outcome when spinning a spinner with red, blue, and green sections?

• Red

• Circle

• Number 7

• Square