Test: Measurement- 1 - Class 4 MCQ

A thermometer is an instrument that measures temperature. It can measure the temperature of a solid such as food, a liquid such as water, or a gas such as air. 

Capacity is measured in the SI base unit called litres (L). The most common units for capacity are litre (L) and millilitre (mL).

Mass measures the amount of matter in a substance or an object. The basic SI unit for mass is the kilogram (kg). Volume measures the amount of space that a substance or an object takes up.

The standard unit of measuring length is a meter. It is done by a ruler. 

125g is equal to 0.125 kg. 

Because 1 g = 1000 kg. 

Time is always in seconds, minutes or hours. Cm is not a unit for measuring time. 

The distance is measured in killometeres. 

1 is incorrect because the cubit, generally taken as equal to 18 inches (457 mm), was based on the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and was considered the equivalent of 6 palms or 2 spans. 

2 is incorrect because long distance is measured in kilometres. 

3 is incorrect because time is measured in seconds, minutes or hours. 

4 is correct because short length is measured in centimetres(cm).

 In ancient times, people were not using a metre to measure the length.

As you may already know Litre, most commonly spelled as Liter, is a metric system unit for volume. 

Hence, Quantity of water in bottle  can be measured in litre.