Resource 5: Quiz about measurement

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1. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games weightlifter Obrie Nondo lifted

   A      200 grams.

   B      20 kilograms.

   C      200 kilograms.

2. The total distance around the borders of Zambia is

   A      57 kilometres.

   B      580 kilometres.

   C      5,664 kilometres.

3. Samuel Matete is a hurdler, whose fastest time for the 400-metre hurdles race is

   A      12.30 seconds.

   B      44.88 seconds.

   C      2 minutes 15 seconds.

4. The caterpillar of the Emperor Moth – ifinkobala – grows to about

   A      45 millimetres.

   B      45 centimetres.

   C      45 metres.

5. Victoria Falls is more than

   A      10 metres wide.

   B      1 kilometre wide.

   C      20 kilometres wide.

6. In less than four minutes, long distance runner Obed Mutanya can run

   A      15 metres.

   B      150 metres.

   C      1,500 metres.

7. The highest place in Zambia is over

   A      25 metres above sea level.

   B      230 metres above sea level.

   C      2,300 metres above sea level.

8. An impala can reach running speeds of

   A      70 kilometres per hour.

   B      70 kilometres per minute.

   C      70 kilometres per second.

Answers: 1C; 2C; 3B; 4A; 5B; 6C; 7C; 8A