Class 6 Science Chapter 5: Measurement of Length and Motion — practice questions with answers
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Q1. Deepa’s mother measures lengths with her handspan. What does she call it?
- Balisht
- Angula
- Yojana
- Dhanusa
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Answer: A. Balisht
Why: Deepa shows how to use the handspan, which her mother calls balisht. [p.80]
Why: Deepa shows how to use the handspan, which her mother calls balisht. [p.80]
Q2. Five friends measured the same table and got different numbers of handspans. Why?
- Their handspans are of different sizes
- The table kept changing size
- They counted wrongly on purpose
- Handspans are standard units
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Answer: A. Their handspans are of different sizes
Why: Tasneem guesses, and they check, that their handspans are of different lengths. [p.81]
Why: Tasneem guesses, and they check, that their handspans are of different lengths. [p.81]
Q3. A table is 13 handspans long. In this measurement, ‘handspan’ is the ______.
- unit
- number
- reference point
- motion
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Answer: A. unit
Why: A measurement has two parts: a number (13) and a unit (handspan). [p.81]
Why: A measurement has two parts: a number (13) and a unit (handspan). [p.81]
Q4. The SI unit of length is the ______.
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Answer: metre
Why: The International System of Units (SI) uses the metre, symbol m, as the unit of length. [p.82]
Why: The International System of Units (SI) uses the metre, symbol m, as the unit of length. [p.82]
Q5. How many centimetres make 1 metre?
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Answer: 100 (± 0)
Why: One metre is divided into 100 equal divisions, each a centimetre: 1 m = 100 cm. [p.82–83]
Why: One metre is divided into 100 equal divisions, each a centimetre: 1 m = 100 cm. [p.82–83]
Q6. The distance between a school and a home is 1.5 km. How many metres is that?
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Answer: 1500 (± 0)
Why: 1 km = 1000 m, so 1.5 km = 1.5 × 1000 = 1500 m. [p.83]
Why: 1 km = 1000 m, so 1.5 km = 1.5 × 1000 = 1500 m. [p.83]
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How many practice questions are there for Class 6 Science Chapter 5: Measurement of Length and Motion?
34 questions (16 easy, 14 medium, 4 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.
Is this chapter from the NCERT book?
Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 6 Science syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.