Prepare for the BC Math 10 Provincial Exam by working through this Measurement practice test. This course is also known as BC Math Foundations & Pre-Calculus 10.

1. www.provincialexam.ca | BC Math 10 Provincial Exam Practice Questions
Measurement Practice Test Name: ______________________ Period: _____
1) According to the provincial exam, two steps is approximately how many
i) feet and ii) metres?
Answer: 6 ft; 2 m
2) What is
1
2
2
” +
3
3
8
” +
1
2
4
” as a mixed fraction?
Answer:
1
8
8
”
3) How wide is the box below?
Answer: 1
3
4
”
4) What is the length of the truck below? (express as a mixed fraction)
Answer:
1
5
8
”
5) Assume the measurements of the object below is correct.
What is the the perimeter of the object?
Answer:
1
5
8
”

2. 6) The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is 830 m. A monster was photographed next to
this tall building. Approximately how tall is this monster?
Answer: 548 m
7) What is the perimeter of the object below?
Hint: the answer is greater than 10 km.
Answer: 8.6 km
8) Which of the following calculations will convert 4 feet into millimeters?
A.
12 in 2.54 cm 10 mm
1 ft 1
4 ft
in 1 cm
B.
1 in 2.54 cm 10 mm
12 ft 1
4 ft
in 1 cm
C.
12 in 1 cm 10 mm
1 ft 2.54
4 ft
in 1 cm
D.
1 ft 2.54 cm 1 cm
12 in 1
4 ft
in 10 mm
Answer: A

3. 9) Two students want to convert 6 lbs 4 oz to a metric weight.
Student A’s Solution Student B’s Solution
Step 1
4 oz
1 lb
0.25 lb
16 oz
16 oz
96 oz
1
6
lb
lb
Step 2
6.25 lb
0.454 kg
2.8375 kg
1 lb
100 oz
28.35 g
2835 g
1 oz
A. Only Student B’s solution is correct.
B. Only Student A’s solution is correct.
C. Both Student’s A and B are correct.
D. Neither Student A nor Student B are correct.
Answer: C
10) What is the unit conversion mistake?
1 oz 1 kg
185 oz 0.0065 kg
28.35 g 1000 g
Answer:
g unit should be diagonal
11) Longest distance? 0.7 miles, 1100 yards, 1km, 950 meters?
Answer: 0.7 miles
12) A giant meatball is 13 cm tall. Estimate the height of the smallest box in
which the meatball will fit. You cannot squish the meatball.
A) 4 inches
B) 5 inches
C) 6 inches
D) 7 inches
Answer: C

4. 13) What is the longest possible diagonal in a cube with a side length of 2?
Answer: 12 3.5
14) What is the reading of the following SI caliper?
Answer: 10.5 mm
15) Convert 2000 mm to m
Answer: 2 m
16) Longest distance? 9 yards, 8.7 m, 200 cm, 25 feet
Answer: 8.7 m
17) You have a ball that has a radius of 5”. What is the height of the smallest
box that will fit this ball in cm? (assume 1” = 2.54 cm). Also, suppose that
boxes can only be created in whole number centimeter increments.
Answer: 26 cm