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Free Grade 3 Metric Units Quizzes

Free Grade 3 quizzes for Metric Units: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Metric units change by powers of 10: 10 mm in a cm, 100 cm in a m, 1000 m in a km. Multiply to convert to a smaller unit, divide to convert to a bigger one.

Price

Free

Difficulty

Foundation

Estimated time

35 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

Every objective is checkable, and each one maps to an activity and an assessment.

  • UnderstandExplain metric units

    Explain metric units accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate metric units

    Calculate metric units accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare metric units

    Compare metric units accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify metric units

    Justify metric units accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

How Metric Units works

Metric units change by powers of 10: 10 mm in a cm, 100 cm in a m, 1000 m in a km. Multiply to convert to a smaller unit, divide to convert to a bigger one.

Key wordsmillimetrecentimetremetrekilogramlitreconvert

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Convert 8 L to mL.[1]
  2. 2.Convert 3 cm to mm.[1]
  3. 3.Convert 6 m to cm.[1]
  4. 4.Convert 5 km to m.[1]
  5. 5.Convert 2.2 cm to mm.[2]
  6. 6.Convert 3.9 L to mL.[2]
  7. 7.Convert 7.9 m to cm.[2]
  8. 8.Convert 2 L to mL.[2]
  9. 9.Convert 7.7 L to mL.[3]
  10. 10.Convert 7.6 km to m.[3]
  11. 11.Convert 7.7 kg to g.[3]
  12. 12.Convert 5.3 km to m.[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. 8000 mL

    1 L = 1000 mL. 8 × 1000 = 8000 mL.

  2. 2. 30 mm

    1 cm = 10 mm. 3 × 10 = 30 mm.

  3. 3. 600 cm

    1 m = 100 cm. 6 × 100 = 600 cm.

  4. 4. 5000 m

    1 km = 1000 m. 5 × 1000 = 5000 m.

  5. 5. 22 mm

    1 cm = 10 mm. 2.2 × 10 = 22 mm.

  6. 6. 3900 mL

    1 L = 1000 mL. 3.9 × 1000 = 3900 mL.

  7. 7. 790 cm

    1 m = 100 cm. 7.9 × 100 = 790 cm.

  8. 8. 2000 mL

    1 L = 1000 mL. 2 × 1000 = 2000 mL.

  9. 9. 7700 mL

    1 L = 1000 mL. 7.7 × 1000 = 7700 mL.

  10. 10. 7600 m

    1 km = 1000 m. 7.6 × 1000 = 7600 m.

  11. 11. 7700 g

    1 kg = 1000 g. 7.7 × 1000 = 7700 g.

  12. 12. 5300 m

    1 km = 1000 m. 5.3 × 1000 = 5300 m.

Worked examples

Easy example

Convert 2 cm to mm.

  1. 1 cm = 10 mm.
  2. 2 × 10 = 20 mm.
  3. Answer: 20 mm
Medium example

Convert 6.4 m to cm.

  1. 1 m = 100 cm.
  2. 6.4 × 100 = 640 cm.
  3. Answer: 640 cm
Hard example

Convert 4.4 cm to mm.

  1. 1 cm = 10 mm.
  2. 4.4 × 10 = 44 mm.
  3. Answer: 44 mm

Interactive practice

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Divides when converting to a smaller unit.

    Correction: Smaller units mean more of them — multiply.

  • Uses 100 for every conversion.

    Correction: Learn which pairs use 10, 100 or 1000.

Teacher tips

  • · Keep a conversion staircase on the wall.

Parent tips

  • · Weigh fruit at the shop and convert kg to g.

Real-life applications

  • · Cooking, measuring height, reading road signs.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

COLLEGE-BOARD COL-567.1 — Mapped statement covering Metric Units.AQA AQA-892.2 — Mapped statement covering Metric Units.

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