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Topic 1 - Symbols and prefixes __/__/__

Topic 2 - Conversion of units of length __/__/__
Topic 3 - Perimeter of regular shapes
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Topic 4 - Perimeter of irregular shapes __/__/__
Topic 5 - Conversion of units of mass __/__/__
Topic 6 - Applications of mass __/__/__
Topic 7 - Conversion of units of time __/__/__
Topic 8 - Addition and subtraction of times __/__/__
Topic 9 - Clocks and times __/__/__
Topic 10 - Problem solving with length, mass and time __/__/__

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Topic 1 - Topic test A __/__/__

Topic 2 - Topic test B __/__/__

Author of The Topics and Topic Tests: AS Kalra

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Topic
UNIT1:1:Symbols
Symbolsand prefixes
and prefixes

QUESTION 1 Complete the following table by

writing the symbol for the name of the unit.

QUESTION 2 Complete the following table by QUESTION 3 State the most appropriate unit
writing the symbol of the prefix. (kilometres, metres or centimetres) for the
following.

a Length of a basketball court

b Height of a door

c Distance between Sydney

and Brisbane

d Length of a pen

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UNIT 2:
2:Conversion
Conversionof of
units of length
units of length

QUESTION 1 Convert the following to centimetres (cm).

a 1m= b 4m= c 2m= d 4.1 m =

e 3m= f 6m= g 3.5 m = h 8m=

i 5m= j 7m= k 2.25 m = l 5.34 m =

m 10 mm = n 80 mm = o 700 mm = p 167 mm =

QUESTION 2 Convert the following to metres (m).

a 200 cm = b 1200 cm = c 90 cm = d 60 cm =

e 500 cm = f 2500 cm = g 150 cm = h 20 cm =

i 8000 cm = j 4000 cm = k 560 cm = l 1570 cm =

m 1 km = n 15 km = o 4.75 km = p 20.07 km =

QUESTION 3 Convert each of the following lengths to millimetres (mm).

a 1m= b 3.5 m = c 2.25 m = d 10 m =

e 6m= f 12 m = g 6.5 m = h 7.9 m =

i 8m= j 5m= k 9.52 m = l 5.5 m =

m 20 cm = n 80 cm = o 25.5 cm = p 50.1 cm =

QUESTION 4 Convert the following measurements to the units shown.

a 5m= cm b 4000 mm = m c 4.5 km = m d 640 mm = cm

e 7m = mm f 463 mm = cm g 6.35 cm = mm h 2.3 km = m

i 9m= cm j 800 cm = mm k 60 cm = mm l 18 m = cm

m 6 km = m n 5.3 m = cm o 8560 mm = m p 2.31 m = cm

QUESTION 5 Complete the following conversions.

a 3 hm = m b 5 da m = m c 5 dm = cm d 3.7 m = cm

e 60 dm = m f 2 Mm = m g 7 dm = m h 12.69 m = mm

i 90 m = dam j 12 dm = cm k 85 m = cm l 58 cm = mm

m 9 dm = cm n 30 hm = m o 50 hm = m p 365 mm = cm

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Topic 3: Perimeter of regular shapes page 154
UNIT 3: Perimeter of regular shapes
QUESTION 1 Find the perimeter of each of the following triangles.

a b c
7 cm 7 cm 8 cm 8 cm 13 cm 12 cm

6 cm 5 cm
7 cm

3 cm
d 9 cm e f 7 cm
6 cm 11 cm 7 cm

7.5 cm
6 cm
4 cm

QUESTION 2 Find the perimeter of the following squares and rectangles.

12 m
a 30 cm b c

6 cm 9m
7m

20 m

d e f
12 m 8m 8m

QUESTION 3 Find the perimeter of the following.

9 cm 6 cm
3 cm
a b c
6 cm 4 cm
5 cm 7 cm

10 cm

7m
d e f
6m
5m

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UNIT 4:
4:Perimeter
Perimeterof irregular shapes
of irregular shapes

QUESTION 1 Find the perimeter of the following. (All measurements are in centimetres.)
9 10 14
a b c 2
3 3 3
4 2
3 3 10 2 4 12

6 6 7 8

3 8 6
d 15 e f
12 4 4
3
3
6
9 9
6 4 4
5 3
3
4 4 2 2
5 12
5 4

QUESTION 2 Find the missing lengths of the following shapes and then find the perimeter of each.
(All measurements are in centimetres.)
28 8
a b
4

8
12 12
8

20 24

4 12
c d
6
6
16 6

4
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QUESTION 3
a If the perimeter of a square is 72 metres, find the length of each side.

b A room is measured 8.64 metres long and 5.36 metres wide. Find the difference between the
length and width in metres.

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UNIT 5:
5:Conversion
Conversionof of
units of mass
units of mass

QUESTION 1 Convert the following to kilograms.

a 3t= b 3.5 t = c 9.35 t =

d 8t= e 8.32 t = f 4.9 t =

g 12 t = h 1.25 t = i 5.1 t =

j 4t= k 7.5 t = l 8.392 t =

m 5000 g = n 500 g = o 3600 g =

p 8000 g = q 750 g = r 5675 g =

QUESTION 2 Change the following to grams.

a 5 kg = b 1t= c 5.493 kg =

d 7 kg = e 12 kg = f 6.357 kg =

g 3.25 kg = h 15.35 kg = i 2t=

j 7.89 kg = k 3.875 kg = l 2.508 kg =

m 8 kg = n 3t= o 6.07 kg =

p 5.63 kg = q 6.5 kg = r 9.008 kg =

QUESTION 3 Convert the following to the units shown.

a 7000 g = kg b 38.3 t = kg c 6.5 t = kg

d 15 000 kg = t e 3500 g = kg f 25 000 kg = t

g 890 g = kg h 635 g = kg i 8.9 t = kg

j 2000 g = kg k 9000 kg t l 8605 kg = t

m 1.75 t = kg n 2.25 t = kg o 3.205 t = kg

p 450 g = kg q 4368 g = kg r 8900 kg = t

QUESTION 4 Complete the following.

a 1000g = kg b 11 000 kg = t c 5.1 t = kg

d 2.1 t = kg e 1000 kg = t f 3t= kg

g 600 g = kg h 9500 kg = t i 9t= kg

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UNIT 6: Applications of mass
Topic 6: Applications of mass

QUESTION 1
a A packet of sugar weighs 800 g. How many of these packets would weigh 1 tonne?

b There are five members in a family and the average mass is 42.5 kg. What is the total mass?

c A truck and its load have a mass of 33 t, 600 kg. The mass of the truck is one-third of this. What
is the mass of the load?

d Find the mass of the container of a product if its gross mass is 4.5 kg and net mass is 2540 g.

e Find the net mass (mass of contents) if the gross mass of a package is 980 g and the container’s
mass is 160 g.

QUESTION 2
a A ship has a mass of 36 500 000 kg. What is this in tonnes?

b Arrange the following masses in ascending order (from smallest to largest).

380 g, 23.5 t, 18.8 kg, 3600 g, 1.9 kg, 4.2 t

c A truck weighing 2.5 t is carrying a load of 1635 kg. What is the total weight of the truck
and the load? Give your answer in tonnes?

d Clare buys 3.5 kg of flour and she uses 360 g for baking. How many grams of flour are left?

e Penny’s cat weighed 2.5 kg in March and by August had put on 300 g. What was her weight in
kilograms in August?

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Topic 7:
UNIT 7: Conversion
Conversion ofof
units of time
units of time

QUESTION 1 Complete the following table.

a 1 minute (min) = seconds (s) h 1 year = months

b 1 hour (h) = minutes (min) i 1 year = days

c 1 day = hours (h) j 1 leap year = days

d 1 week = days k 1 decade = years

e 1 fortnight = weeks l 1 century = years

f 1 month = weeks m 1 millenium = years

g 1 year = weeks

QUESTION 2 State which unit would be the best to use to measure the time:

a to travel from home to school

b to travel from India to Australia by plane

c to swim a distance of 100 metres

d to play a hockey match

e to drive from Sydney to Canberra

QUESTION 3 Complete the following.

a 4 decades = years b 480 minutes = hours

c 3 centuries = years d 2 years = days

e 9 minutes = seconds f 5 minutes = seconds

g 7 weeks = days h 2 hours = minutes

i 72 months = years j 96 hours = days

k 156 weeks = years l 10 minutes = seconds

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UNIT8:8:Addition
Additionand subtraction
and of times
subtraction of times

QUESTION 1
a h min b h min c h min
6 20 + 12 46 + 9 28 +
5 18 9 12 6 18

d h min e h min f h min

5 34 + 9 41 + 15 40 −
3 37 3 52 7 16

g h min h h min i h min

19 47 − 10 53 − 6 23 −
6 38 8 48 4 41

QUESTION 2
a Add 4 days, 6 hours and 32 minutes to 7 days, 9 hours and 45 minutes.

b From 19 h 36 min take away 7 h 23 min.

c How many hours are there from Friday noon to 10 p.m. (the same day)?

d How many hours are there from 9.00 a.m. to 3 p.m. the same day?

QUESTION 3 What will be the time:

a 20 minutes after 10.20 a.m. b 15 minutes after 5.40 a.m.

c 50 minutes after 2.15 p.m. d 25 minutes after 6.30 a.m.

e 15 minutes after 4.51 p.m. f 32 minutes after 5.43 p.m.

g 10 minutes after 8.57 a.m. h 17 minutes after 6.30 a.m.

i 35 minutes after 6.09 p.m. j 3 hours after 9.10 p.m.

QUESTION 4 What is the length of time between:

a 10 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. b 3.30 a.m. and 5.40 a.m.

c 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. d 3.25 a.m. and 7.45 a.m.

e 6 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. f 5.10 a.m. and 10.30 a.m.

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UNIT 9:
9:Clocks
Clocksand times
and times

QUESTION 1 Write in two different ways the time shown by the clocks below. Write your answers
in words.
a 11
12
1
b c 11
12
1 11
12
1
10 2 10 2 10 2

9 3 9 3 9 3

8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6

d e f
11:10 6:55 7:20

QUESTION 2 Change the following to digital times.

a half past four b 8 o’clock

c a quarter past ten d midnight

e midday f twenty past ten

QUESTION 3 Write the following times using a.m. or p.m.

a 7 in the morning b 10.20 at night

c 6.40 in the afternoon d 3 hours after 8 a.m.

e 8.30 in the morning f 2 hours before noon

QUESTION 4 Convert the following 24-hour times to 12-hour times (to their a.m. or p.m. equivalents).

a 0700 b 2317

c 1825 d 1921

e 0625 f 0900

QUESTION 5 Convert the following 12-hour times to 24-hour times.

a 6 a.m. b 2.45 p.m.

c 4.30 p.m. d 6.30 a.m.

e 3.25 a.m. f 10.20 a.m.

g 7.48 p.m. h 9.10 p.m.

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UNIT10:
10:Problem
Problemsolving withwith
solving length, mass mass
length, and time
and time

1 A room is measured 10.34 m long and 6.58 m wide. Calculate the difference between the length
and breadth in metres.

2 An equilateral triangle has a side of 9 cm. What is the perimeter of the shape in centimetres?

3 I walked 5.347 km in the morning and 5283 metres in the evening. How many kilometres did I
walk altogether?

4 Find the perimeter of a square whose side length is 8.25 cm.

5 Find the perimeter of a rectangular block of land 150 m long and 70 m wide.

6 A ship has a mass of 45 960 000 kg. What is this in tonnes?

7 Find the mass of the load if the mass of the loaded truck is 25.64 tonnes and the mass of the
empty truck is 12.63 tonnes.

8 A packet of salt weighs 600 g. How many of these packets would weigh 3 tonnes?

9 There are 11 members in a team and the average mass is 55 kg. What is the total mass?

10 Find the mass of the container of a product if the product’s gross mass is 2.75 kg and the net
mass is 2125 g.

11 If the pulse beats 75 times a minute, how many beats would there be in 30 minutes?

12 If there are 24 hours in a day, how many hours are there in two weeks?

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Unit Test mass and time PART A
UNIT 11: TOPIC
Instructions TEST of 12 multiple-choice questions
This part consists PART A
Each question is worth 1 mark
Instructions • This part consists of 12 multiple-choice questions
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
• Each question is worth 2 marks
Calculators are NOT allowed
• Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Time allowed: 15 minutes Total marks = 12
• Calculators are NOT allowed
Marks
Time allowed: 15 minutes Total marks = 12
Marks
1 The cost of tiling a floor 9 m by 3 m at $20 per square metre is
A $450 B $504 C $540 D $527 11
2 How many 4 m lengths can be made from a piece 28 m-long?
A 6 B 5 C 7 D 9 11

3 The perimeter of a rectangle 30 cm long and 14 cm wide is

A 88 cm B 60 cm C 64 cm D 56 cm 11

4 The height of a door would be closest to

A 2m B 10 m C 0.4 m D 90 cm 11
5 The cost of 4 kg of beans at $2.99 per kg is
A $8.97 B $10.94 C $11.96 D $12.63 1
1
1
6 5 kg can be written as
4 23
A 5.005 kg B 5250 g C kg D 5125 g 11
4
7 To measure the mass of a lamb the most suitable unit to use would be
A metre B gram C tonne D kilogram 11
8 The number of grams in 6.25 kg is
A 625 B 62.5 C 6200 D 6250 11

9 The angle between the hands of a clock at 3 o’clock is

A 30° B 60° C 80° D 90° 11
1
1 0 A 1 hour test starts at 9.35 a.m. It should finish at
2
A 10.05 a.m. B 11.35 a.m. C 11.30 a.m. D 11.05 a.m. 11
11 A tap drips every 1 1 seconds. How many times will it drip in 2 minutes?
2
A 90 B 80 C 70 D 60 11

12 A plane due at 3 p.m. arrived 28 minutes early. When did it arrive?

A 2.28 p.m. B 2.32 p.m. C 2.15 p.m. D 2.10 p.m. 11

Total marks achieved for PART A 12

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Unit Test PART B
UNIT 11: TOPIC TEST PART B
Instructions This part consists of 15 questions
Each question is worth 1 mark
Instructions • This part consists of 15 questions
Write answers in the answers-only column
• Each question is worth 2 marks
Time allowed: 20 minutes Total marks = 15
• Write answers in the answers-only column
Time allowed: 20 minutes
Questions Answers marksMarks
Totalonly = 30
Questions Answers only Marks

1 Find the perimeter of a square whose side length is 7 metres. 12

2 Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 20 cm and

width 12 cm. 12

3 Find the perimeter of a rectangular block of land 50 m long

and 30 m wide. 12

1
4 How many metres in 3 km? 12
2
5 What fraction of 4 metres is 25 cm? 12

6 A packet of sugar weighs 800 g. How many of these packets

would weigh half a tonne? 12

7 Convert 3000 kg to tonnes. 12

8 A carton has a mass of 12 kg. If it contains 30 cans of beans,

what is the mass of each can (ignoring the weight of the carton)? 12

1
9 The weight of a dog is 5 kg and he then puts on 640 g in
2
6 months. What is his weight now? 12

1 0 A cruise ship has a mass of 35 000 000 kg. What is this in tonnes? 12

1 1 How many minutes are there from 2.00 a.m. to 5.00 a.m? 12

1 2 Express 5 days in hours. 12

1 3 If there are 24 hours in a day, how many hours in a year? 12

1 4 Change 160 seconds into minutes and seconds. 12

1 5 Add 5 days, 7 hours and 45 minutes to 3 days, 8 hours and

25 minutes. 2
1

Total marks achieved for PART B

30
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