VI

General Science Motion and Measurement

: 2021-22 of Distances

1. In the map shown below we can see a part of India and the Andaman and
Nicobar islands.

Which of these would be an appropriate mode of transport from Chennai to Port

blair?
P. Train
Q. Airplane
R. Ship

1 only Q 2 only P and Q 3 only Q and R 4 all- P, Q and R

2. Which of the following modes of transport would most commonly be used to

carrywheat from Punjab to Andhra Pradesh within a period of 1 or 2 days?

1 2

3 4

3. In which of the following are the lengths arranged starting from the SMALLEST
to theLARGEST?
1 1000 mm, 1 cm, 10 m 2 1 cm, 10 m, 1000 mm
3 1 cm, 1000 mm, 10 m 4 10 m, 1 cm, 1000 mm

4. Which of the following is the BEST unit to express the length of a hall?
1 millimetre 2 litre 3 metre 4 kilometre
5. Three measurements of the same leaf were taken during
June. Based on the graph, how much did the leaf grow in
length from June 1 to June 15?
1 4 cm 2 5 cm 3 11 cm 4 13 cm

6. Priyanka has a mosquito coil as shown above. She has to make a

similar looking coil inher craft class using a wire. She needs to call
her father on the phone and ask him to buy a certain length of
wire. She has a ruler, a pencil and a thread with her.
Which of these does she need to use, to measure the length of the
coil?
1 only a ruler 2 only a thread
3 a ruler and a thread 4 a pencil and a thread

7. Given below are two characteristics of a moving object.

- It does not move in a complete circle.
- It regularly repeats its motion after a specific period of time.
- Which of these could it be?
1 pendulum of a clock 2 the blade of a moving fan
3 a lift moving in a building 4 the tyre of a moving car

8. Which of the following statements is about periodic motion?

P. Halley's comet is visible on Earth every 75 years.

Q. The planet Jupiter completes an orbit around the Sun every 11.86 years.
R. The daily flight between Chennai and Delhi takes 3 hours to complete.

1 only P 2 only Q 3 only P and Q 4 All - P, Q and R

9. The objects shown in the image below are said to be in motion.

Which of these statements BEST defines motion?
1 An object is said to be in motion if it is walking.
2 An object is said to be in motion if it is changing its
position.
3 An object is said to be in motion if it is moving on a
circular path.
4 An object is said to be in motion if it is moving along a
straight line.

10. Given below are two characteristics of a moving object.

- It does not move in a straight line.
- It regularly repeats its motion after a specific period of time.

Which of these could it be?

1 a ball hit by a batsman 2 the blade of a moving fan
3 a lift moving in a building 4 the leaves of a tree in a breeze
11. An ant and a stone are on a circular disc, which is rotating at constant speed. The
stone is fixed to the disc. The ant is moving along the rim in the opposite
direction andwith the same speed as that of the disc.

Which of these shows the position of the ant and the stone after the disc
completes 3/4th of a revolution?

1 2 3 4

12. Three friends were racing at a running track as shown here. Their positions on
the track after 3 seconds are also shown.

Who is running the SLOWEST?

1 Anu
2 Nina
3 Sara
4 (All of them are running at the same
speed.)

13. Raj can take different paths to reach the post office. Which of the following is the
SHORTEST path?

1 2

4 (All the paths are equal in distance.)

14. Using the picture, which measurement is the

closest to how far the frog jumped?

1 15 units 2 16 units

3 19 units 4 20 units
15. Sindhu has collected leaves of different
shapes and sizes.

She wants to measure the exact length of the

leaf margins. Which of the following does she
need to do this?
1 only a scale (ruler)
2 only a piece of string
3 both, her handspan and a scale
4 both, a piece of string and a scale

16. The dimensions of a TV can be BEST expressed in terms of .

1 litres 2 inches 3 kilograms 4 millimetres

17. Here is a stack of sheets of paper.

What should we know to find out the thickness of one
sheet?

1 the number of sheets and the height of the stack

2 the weight of the stack and the number of sheets
3 the height of the stack and the weight of the sheets
4 the cost of each sheet and the number of sheets in the
stack

18. The teacher asks her students to measure the length of the classroom.

"I will measure it by counting my footsteps," says

Rekha. "I will measure it using my skipping rope,"
says Renu.
"I will measure it using this measuring tape," says Ramesh.

Which of these is TRUE?

1 Only Rekha will be able to measure the room's length.
2 Only Ramesh will be able to measure the room's length.
3 All will be able to measure the room's length, but Rekha's method is the best.
4 All will be able to measure the room's length, but Ramesh's method is the best

19. Which of these is 5 km equivalent to?

1 5000 m 2 5000 cm 3 5000 mm 4 5000 ft

20. Five-year-old Rahul and his father measured the length of their table using their
handspans as the unit.

Which of the following is likely to be true?

1 Rahul counted less handspans.
2 Rahul counted more handspans.
3 The table cannot be measured in handspans.
4 Both of them counted the same number of handspans.