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Topic: Measurements
Section A: MCQ
1. A pupil used a micrometer screw gauge to
measure the thickness of a glass panel. The
diagram below shows part of the micrometer.
What is the thickness of the glass?

A 5.124 mm B 5.24 mm
C 6.24 mm D 6.74 mm

2. For YCKSS’s 40th anniversary, some students wanted to measure the thickness of the
cloth to make the flag and the internal diameter of the pole used by the wushu master.
Which instruments are most suitable for the accurate measurement of the thickness of
the cloth and the internal diameter of the pole?

cloth thickness internal diameter of pole

A. micrometer metre rule
B. micrometer vernier caliper
C. metre rule micrometer
D. metre rule vernier calliper

3. The diagram shows part of a micrometer screw gauge.

What is the reading shown? 0 1 2 3
10
A. 3.09 mm C. 3.59 mm
B. 3.11 mm D. 3.61.mm

4. A pupil used 80 cm as the pendulum length to perform an experiment. He found that it

took 35.6 s to make 20 complete oscillations. The periodic time of the pendulum is
A. 35.6 s B. 1.78 s C. 0.56 s D. 0.45 s

5. The diagram below shows part of a pair of vernier callipers used to measure the diameter
of three identical ball bearings.

ball bearing

What is the actual diameter of one ball bearing?

A 2.8 mm C 8.3 mm
B 3.1 mm D 9.3 mm
Section B: Structured Questions
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1 What is measured by each of the following instruments? State the correct SI unit in each
case. The first example has been done for you. [3]

Instrument Quantity measured SI unit

a. Metre rule length metre

b. Spring balance

c. Stopclock

d. Ammeter

2 The diagram shows a simple pendulum.

A
B

The bob of the pendulum was pulled to position A and then was released. The period of
the pendulum was found to be 1.2 s.

a. How long did it take the pendulum bob to swing from A to B? [1]

b. Explain briefly how the period could be accurately measured. [2]

Suggested Answers
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Section A

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Section B

1 What is measured by each of the following instruments? State the correct SI unit in each
case. The first example has been done for you. [3]

Instrument Quantity measured SI unit

a. Metre rule length metre

b. Spring balance weight newton

c. Stopclock time second

d. Ammeter electric current ampere

2 The diagram shows a simple pendulum.

A
B

The bob of the pendulum was pulled to position A and then was released. The period of
the pendulum was found to be 1.2 s.

a. How long did it take the pendulum bob to swing from A to B? [1]

0.3 s

b. Explain briefly how the period could be accurately measured. [2]

using a stopwatch to measure time taken for 20 oscillations and divide it by 20 to give
period.
Repeat procedure and calculate the average of these two measurements.