Unit Conversion (Year 5)
Convert between metric units of length, mass and capacity.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 5 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
A rectangle 6 cm by 4 cm. Find its area.
- 24 cm²
- 20 cm
- 10 cm²
- 24 cm
Answer: 24 cm². A = L × W.
ProCompare and infer.
Ella runs at 8 km/h for 1.5 hours. How far?
- 12 km
- 8 km
- 12.5 km
- 5.3 km
Answer: 12 km. 8 × 1.5 = 12.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
Why does 1 ml = 1 cm³?
- By definition — both measure 1 cubic centimetre of space. 1 litre = 1,000 ml = 1,000 cm³ = 1 dm³.
- Coincidence.
- Convention.
- Both small.
Answer: By definition — both measure 1 cubic centimetre of space. 1 litre = 1,000 ml = 1,000 cm³ = 1 dm³.. Defined relationship.
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- What is unit conversion?
- Convert between metric units of length, mass and capacity.
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