Measure in kilometres and metres 2 Match the words to the abbreviations.

millimetres km

centimetres mm

1 What unit would you use to measure each item?

Tick the most appropriate unit.

metres m
a) length of a crayon

centimetres metres kilometres

kilometres cm

b) length of a playground

centimetres metres kilometres 3 Write < or > to compare the lengths.

a) 1m 1 cm d) 1 km 1m
c) journey of a boat from the UK to the USA

centimetres metres kilometres b) 1 mm 1 cm e) 1 cm 1 km

c) 1m 1 mm f) 1 km 1 mm
d) distance from home to school

centimetres metres kilometres

4
There are 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram.
e) distance of a running race

Use this fact to complete the sentences.

centimetres metres kilometres

There are metres in 1 kilometre.

Compare answers with a partner.
1,000 m is equal to km.

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5 Complete the models. 8 Rosie runs 2 km 400 m.
a) c) Tiny moves 300 m.
3 km
4 km
600 m a) How far do they travel altogether?

 km m

3 km b) How much further does Rosie travel?

900 m
 km m
b) d)
10 km 350 m

350 m 270 m 1 km 9 Here are the distances between three villages.

4 km 100 m

6 Write < , > or = to complete the statements. village A village B village C

a) 4 km 4 km 300 m The distance from village B to village C is 200 m further than

the distance from village A to village B.

b) 6 km 199 m 6 km 700 m What is the distance from village A to village C?

c) 7 km 3 km 980 m
 km m

d) 300 m + 500 m + 8 km 8 km 800 m

10 Use the digit cards to complete the statement.

7 Here are some measurements. 0 2 4 6 8

3m 3 km 300 m 1 km
2 km 600 m < km m < 4 km 800 m

a) Which is the shortest measurement? How many different ways can you find?

b) Which is the longest measurement? Compare answers with a partner.

How do you know?

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Equivalent lengths 2 Complete the statements.
(kilometres and metres)
a) 1,000 m = km d) km = 4,000 m

b) 9,000 m = km e) 7 km = m

c) m = 8 km f) 3 = 3,000
1 There are 1,000 metres (m) in 1 kilometre (km).

1 km

1,000 m 3 Complete the statements.

Use the bar models to complete the sentences. a) 6,000 m = km

6,100 m = km m
a)
1 km 1 km
6,200 m = km m

6,450 m = km m
There are m in 2 km.

b) 4,300 m = km m

b)
1 km 1 km 1 km 5,300 m = km m

6,300 m = km m

There are m in 3 km.

c) m = 2 km 600 m

c) 3 km 200 m = m

1,000 m 1,000 m 1,000 m 1,000 m 1,000 m

9 km 500 m = m

There are 5,000 m in km. 9 km 50 m = m

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4 Complete the bar models. 7 Complete the table.

a) e) How far they live How far they live

1 km 3 km
Pupil
from school (km) from school (m)
m 400 m 800 m 1 km m
Dani 2 km
b) f)
1 km 3 km
Scott 7,000 m
m 700 m 800 m 1,200 m km
1
Kim km
2
c) g)
1 km km Nijah 2,500 m
m 300 m 400 m 2,200 m 2,800 m 3
Teddy 1 km
4
d) h)
2 km km
1
m 1,600 m 900 m 3,600 m 2 km 1
8 Aisha lives 1 km away from school.
2

a) How many metres is that?

5 One morning, Filip walks 6 km.

In the afternoon, he walks another 3,800 m.

How far does Filip walk altogether?

 km m  m

6 Complete the statements.

She walks to and from school 5 days a week.
a) 500 m + 600 m = 1,100 m = km m
b) Does Aisha walk more than 10 km in a week?

b) 700 m + 900 m = m= km m Show your workings.

c) 1,700 m + 900 m = m= km m

d) 3,400 m + 2,800 m = m= km m

e) 1,500 m + m= m = 3 km 200 m
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Perimeter on a grid 2 Draw two different rectangles with a perimeter of 14 cm.

1 cm

1 cm

1 Work out the perimeter of each rectangle.

a) 1 cm

1 cm

 cm

b) 1 cm

1 cm 3 Which of the hexagons has the greater perimeter?

Show all your workings.

 cm A 1 cm B 1 cm

1 cm 1 cm

c) 1 cm

1 cm

 cm

Shape has the greater perimeter.

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4 Work out the perimeter of the shape. 6 Work out the perimeter of the rectangle.
1 cm
1 cm
1 cm
1 cm

 cm

 cm

7 A shape is drawn on a squared grid.

Part of the shape is hidden.

5 1 cm
Draw two shapes with a perimeter of 20 cm.

Your shapes should not be rectangles. 1 cm

1 cm

1 cm

What could the perimeter of the shape be?

 cm

Is there more than one answer?

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 c) 1 cm
Perimeter of a rectangle
1 cm

cm + cm + cm + cm = cm
1 Work out the perimeter of each rectangle.
What do you notice about the addition sentences in each part?
a) 1 cm

1 cm 2 Work out the perimeter of each rectangle.

a) c)
7 cm
12 cm
4 cm 4 cm

7 cm 3 cm

cm cm

cm + cm + cm + cm = cm b)
4 cm d)

2 km
b) 1 cm

1 cm 9 cm 400 m

cm  km m

How did you work out each perimeter?

cm + cm + cm + cm = cm Compare methods with a partner.

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3 Tommy is working out the perimeters of some rectangles. 4 Each lolly stick is 8 cm long.

Find the perimeter of the shape.

8 cm

5 cm
8 cm + 5 cm = 13 cm
2 × 13 cm = 26 cm

Use Tommy’s method to find the perimeters of the rectangles.

a)  cm
5 cm

4 cm
5 Tiny is working out the perimeter of this shape.

6m There is only
cm + cm = cm one length labelled,
so I cannot work out
2× cm = cm the perimeter.

b)
10 cm

5 cm Do you agree with Tiny?

Explain your reasons.

cm + cm = cm

2× cm = cm

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Perimeter of rectilinear shapes 2 A rectilinear shape is drawn on a squared grid. 1 cm

1 cm

1 A rectilinear shape is drawn on a squared grid.

1 cm

1 cm
1 cm

2 cm
3 cm
4 cm
a) Label the side lengths on the shape.
2 cm
b) How many side lengths do you need to add together
to find the perimeter of the shape?
4 cm
How do you know?

c) What is the perimeter of the shape?  cm

a) How many sides does the shape have?

3 Work out the perimeters of the shapes.
b) How many side lengths do you need to add together to
a) 1 cm b) 1 cm
work out the perimeter of the shape?
1 cm 1 cm


c) Work out the perimeter of the shape.

 cm

Why is the number of sides important? cm  cm

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4 Work out the perimeters of the shapes. 5 Measure the lengths of the sides.

a) 10 cm What is the perimeter of the shape?

5 cm
8 cm

7 cm
3 cm

3 cm
 cm

b) 4 cm

3 cm 3 cm

2 cm 2 cm
6 Tiny has worked out the perimeter of this shape.
1 cm 1 cm
7 cm
2 cm 2 cm
3 cm 3 cm The perimeter
is 27 cm.
4 cm
 4 cm cm
6 cm 2 cm
c) 4 cm
4 cm
1 cm
2 cm

7 cm
3 cm
8 cm
5 cm What mistake has Tiny made?
6 cm
3 cm

 cm
9 cm

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Find missing lengths in rectilinear shapes 2 Max has drawn a rectilinear shape.

9 cm

3 cm

1 Work out the missing lengths. 7 cm

6 cm
a)
4 cm
4 cm

3 cm

a) What do you notice about the lengths that have been circled?

b) What do you notice about the lengths that have

2 cm
been underlined?
7 cm
6 cm
5 cm
4 cm 3 Work out the missing lengths.

a)
cm

b) 8 cm 2 cm

6 cm 8 cm
3 cm 4 cm
b)
7 cm

3 cm 1 cm
7 cm
4 cm

11 cm
5 cm B cm

8 cm 6 cm

3 cm
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4 Work out the missing lengths. 6 Work out the missing lengths.

a) b) 11 cm a)
cm
cm
5 cm
7 cm
12 cm
5 cm
13 cm
8 cm 15 cm cm
9 cm
cm
4 cm 10 cm
18 cm
12 cm
b) 11 m
3 cm

5 Tiny is trying to work out the lengths of A and B. 11 m 34 m

A
13 m
2 cm

8 cm m
8 + 4 = 12, so
9 cm
A is 12 cm long.
B 7 Use the clues to work out the unknown lengths.
9 + 2 = 11, so B is
11 cm long.
• is half the size of

4 cm • is the second multiple of 3

2
7 cm • is equal to 3 of

Do you agree with Tiny?

9 cm
Explain your answer. = =

= =

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Calculate the perimeter of 2 a) Work out the missing lengths and label them on
rectilinear shapes the diagram.
cm

1 Work out the missing lengths and label them on the diagrams. 5 cm

Work out the perimeter of each shape. 8 cm

a) cm 5 cm
cm

3 cm 4 cm

8 cm 9 cm b) What is the perimeter of the shape?

5 cm

 cm
4 cm

3 Work out the perimeter of each shape.

 cm
a)
3 cm
b) 2 cm
9 cm
5 cm
b)
12 cm
7 cm

cm 3 cm
12 cm 4 cm
2 cm

5 cm 2 cm

 8 cm cm cm cm

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4 Mo puts two 5 cm by 3 cm rectangles next to each other. 5 Dani thinks that there is not enough information to work out
the perimeter of the shape.
5 cm 5 cm
12 cm

3 cm

The perimeter of
10 cm
each small rectangle is 16 cm,
so the perimeter of my
larger rectangle must be Is Dani correct?
2 × 16 cm = 32 cm.
Explain your answer.

a) Is Mo correct?
6 A rectangular flower bed is 5 m long and 3 m wide.
Work out the perimeter of the larger rectangle to check
your answer. The path around the flower bed is 1 m wide.

1m
 cm

b) Mo puts the rectangles together in different ways. flower bed

Work out the perimeter of each large shape.

5 cm 3 cm

3 cm a) What is the perimeter of the flower bed?

5 cm
3 cm
 m

3 cm b) What is the perimeter of the outside of the path?

5 cm

5 cm
 m

cm  cm
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