Year 5 metric and imperial units test to download as PDF

This Year 5 metric and imperial units test lasts 45 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 9-10, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 45 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Converting units
Change: (a) 4.2 km to metres (b) 650 cm to metres (c) 3,500 g to kilograms (d) 0.8 litres to millilitres.
Question 2 – Perimeter and area
A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 9 m wide.
(a) Find the perimeter of the garden. (2 marks)
(b) Find the area of the garden. (1 mark)
(c) Grass seed costs £2 for each 10 m². About how much does the seed cost for the whole garden? (1 mark)
Question 3 – A composite shape
The L-shape is made from a 12 cm by 9 cm rectangle with a 5 cm by 4 cm rectangle cut from one corner.
(a) Find the area of the big rectangle. (1 mark)
(b) Find the area of the corner that is cut out. (1 mark)
(c) Find the area of the L-shape. (1 mark)
(d) Find its perimeter. (1 mark)
Question 4 – Volume and imperial units
(a) A cuboid is made of 1 cm cubes: 5 long, 3 wide and 2 high. Find its volume. (1 mark)
(b) About how many centimetres is 4 inches? (1 mark)
(c) About how many miles is 24 km? (1 mark)
Question 5 – The new classroom
A new classroom floor is a rectangle 9 m long and 7 m wide. Carpet tiles cost £14 per square metre.
(a) Find the area of the floor. (1 mark)
(b) Find the cost of carpeting the whole floor. (2 marks)
(c) A strip of tape goes along all four edges. How many metres of tape are needed? (1 mark)
(d) The tape is sold in rolls of 10 m. How many rolls must be bought? (1 mark)

How to use this Year 5 metric and imperial units test

First, revise with the metric and imperial units, perimeter, area and volume lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 45 minutes. After that, mark your work with the metric and imperial units, perimeter, area and volume test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 5 metric and imperial units test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.

Metric and imperial units, perimeter, area and volume – Year 5 maths test to download as PDF

Question 1 – Converting units

Question 2 – Perimeter and area

Question 3 – A composite shape

Question 4 – Volume and imperial units

Question 5 – The new classroom

How to use this Year 5 metric and imperial units test

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