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Olympiad (Class 1) Measuring Length — practice questions

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A rabbit, an elephant and a deer walk the same path without running. The winner is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Among a rabbit, an elephant and a deer, the biggest step is taken by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Two children measure the same desk in steps. The one with longer steps uses:Read the answer and worked solution →The stretch from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your little finger is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A pencil is much shorter than a hand. A better unit for measuring it is:Read the answer and worked solution →Two mud houses stand side by side. The one measuring more fingers tall is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A big coconut tree is 6 metres high. A smaller tree beside it is most likely:Read the answer and worked solution →Before measuring a glass, a pupil says how tall she thinks it is. She has made a:Read the answer and worked solution →The same water bottle measures 10 fingers but only 2 handspans. This shows the answer changes with the:Read the answer and worked solution →A cat is 8 fingers from a rat and 12 fingers from the milk. The cat will reach the:Read the answer and worked solution →A leaf is drawn 2 fingers from a stone and a kite 7 fingers from it. Farther from the stone is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A banana is 5 matchsticks from the stone and a cloud 3 matchsticks from the kite. The shorter gap is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A bird sits 4 fingers from the banana and a leaf 2 fingers from the stone. The bird's distance is:Read the answer and worked solution →A child measures her face and finds it is one handspan long. Her unit here is her:Read the answer and worked solution →Sanju finds her forehead is 4 fingers wide. Her unit of measure is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A boy checks whether his arm is as long as his leg. He is comparing two:Read the answer and worked solution →To find how far the door is from a window, a child counts her steps. Steps are used as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Ten matchsticks or four handspans measure the same table. The bigger unit is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A tall friend and a short friend each measure the room in steps. Their counts will be:Read the answer and worked solution →A rat's tail measures 3 fingers and a cat's whiskers 2 fingers. The longer one is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Of three mud houses measuring 5, 8 and 3 fingers, the smallest one measures:Read the answer and worked solution →A pupil measures the blackboard distance in steps, then again in handspans. She learns to use:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the measuring unitsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the body unitsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the measuring gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the length wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Big unit or small unitRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the measuring ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Measuring bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

A rabbit, an elephant and a deer walk the same path without running. The winner is the:

  1. Elephant
  2. Squirrel
  3. Rabbits
  4. Peacock
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Correct answer: A. Elephant

1. Walking means no one may run ahead. 2. The animal with the longest step covers more ground each time. 3. So the elephant wins. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class II, Chapter 13, measuring length._

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Among a rabbit, an elephant and a deer, the biggest step is taken by the:

  1. Peacock
  2. Elephant
  3. Squirrel
  4. Rabbits
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Correct answer: B. Elephant

1. Step length depends on the size of the animal. 2. The largest animal makes the longest step. 3. So the elephant takes the biggest step. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class II, Chapter 13, measuring length._

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Two children measure the same desk in steps. The one with longer steps uses:

  1. Fewer steps
  2. Extra steps
  3. Equal steps
  4. Wider steps
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Correct answer: A. Fewer steps

1. Longer steps cover more length each time. 2. So fewer of them are needed to cross the desk. 3. That child uses fewer steps. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class II, Chapter 13, measuring length._

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