Year 5 Measurement
Convert between metric and imperial units; calculate area of triangles and parallelograms; understand volume.
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Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
Perimeter of square with side 9 cm?
- 36 cm
- 81 cm²
- 18 cm
- 27 cm
Answer: 36 cm. 4 × 9.
ProCompare and infer.
Read scale: tick interval 25, pointer at 3rd tick past 100. Value?
- 175
- 125
- 103
- 75
Answer: 175. 100 + 3×25 = 175.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
A swimming pool is 25 m long, 10 m wide, 2 m deep. Volume in litres? (1 m³ = 1,000 l)
- 500,000 litres
- 500 litres
- 37 litres
- 50,000 litres
Answer: 500,000 litres. 500 m³ = 500,000 l.
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- What is covered in Year 5 Measurement?
- Convert between metric and imperial units; calculate area of triangles and parallelograms; understand volume. Key skills include Unit Conversion, Area, Time Conversion.
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