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Lesson 1: Measuring Length in Millimetres



 1. 

Select the object that would be measured in millimetres.
a.
the length of a classroom
c.
the height of blackboard
b.
the thickness of a quarter
d.
the length of a mall parking lot
 

 2. 

Use this ruler to help you answer the following questions.

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   The total rainfall in May for several Canadian cities is shown in the chart.

                             May Rainfall
City
Rainfall (mm)
Peace River, AB
28
Abbotsford, BC
89
Portage La Prairie, MB
54
Campbell River, BC
59
Banff, AB
42
Flin Flon, MB
38

Which city had the most rainfall in May?
a.
Banff, AB
c.
Portage La Prairie, MB
b.
Campbell River, BC
d.
Abbotsford, BC
 

 3. 

Which city had the least amount of rainfall in May?
a.
Banff, AB
c.
Flin Flon, MB
b.
Peace River, AB
d.
Campbell River, BC
 

 4. 

The heights of some students in grade 5 are shown in the chart below.

Student
Height
Marcel
1380 mm
Angela
1420 mm
Ben
1440 mm
Lisa
1360 mm
Darryl
1470 mm
Clara
1400 mm

Which student is the tallest?
a.
Darryl
b.
Clara
c.
Ben
d.
Lisa
 

 5. 

Which student is the shortest?
a.
Marcel
b.
Angela
c.
Lisa
d.
Ben
 

 6. 

The distances jumped by students in a long jump competition are shown in the chart below.

Student
Distance
Lionel
1521 mm
Belinda
1493 mm
Richard
1597 mm
Christine
1534 mm
Craig
1608 mm
Deanna
1486 mm

Who won the long jump competition?
a.
Deanna
b.
Lionel
c.
Christine
d.
Craig
 

 7. 

Who came in second in the long jump competition?
a.
Richard
b.
Belinda
c.
Deanna
d.
Lionel
 

 8. 

Who finished last in the long jump competition?
a.
Belinda
b.
Deanna
c.
Richard
d.
Craig
 

 9. 

Susan planted 6 seeds. After 2 weeks she recorded the height of the plants in the chart shown.

Plant
Height
bean
125 mm
sunflower
136 mm
corn
128 mm
pea
121 mm
tomato
137 mm
daisy
131 mm

Which plant was the tallest after 2 weeks?
a.
corn
b.
pea
c.
tomato
d.
sunflower
 

 10. 

Which plant was the shortest after 2 weeks?
a.
sunflower
b.
bean
c.
daisy
d.
pea
 



 
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