Here are 10 One-word Answer Type Questions from the chapter “Correct Measurement of Length” based on your uploaded PDF content. Each question is followed by its answer and explanation:
Topic: Correct Measurement of Length
1. Question: What is used to measure the length of small objects?
Answer: Scale
Explanation: A scale is a tool used to measure the length of small objects like books, pencils, and desks.
2. Question: What is the standard unit of length?
Answer: Metre
Explanation: Metre is the standard unit of length used worldwide to measure distances.
3. Question: What is the smaller unit of length used to measure small things?
Answer: Centimetre
Explanation: Centimetre is a smaller unit of length; 100 centimetres make one metre.
4. Question: What should be kept straight while measuring with a scale?
Answer: Eye
Explanation: Eyes should be kept straight and at the level of the scale to avoid error in measurement.
5. Question: What is the term used for the difference between guessed and actual length?
Answer: Error
Explanation: The difference between the guessed measurement and the correct measurement is called an error.
6. Question: What is used to measure the length of a playground?
Answer: Measuring-tape
Explanation: Measuring-tape is used to measure long lengths like a playground or a room.
7. Question: What should be placed exactly at the zero mark of the scale while measuring?
Answer: Object
Explanation: The object to be measured should be kept exactly at the zero mark of the scale to get a correct reading.
8. Question: What is the other name for the starting point of a measurement?
Answer: Zero
Explanation: Zero mark is the starting point of a scale from where measurement begins.
9. Question: What should not be kept above or below while reading the scale?
Answer: Eye
Explanation: Eye level should be straight with the scale to avoid parallax error in reading.
10. Question: What is used to measure cloth in a cloth shop?
Answer: Metre-rod
Explanation: Metre-rod is used by shopkeepers to measure cloth accurately.
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