Tape Measure Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A project requires one piece measuring 2 feet 7 1/2 inches and another measuring 1 foot 10 3/4 inches. What is their total length?
3 feet 6 1/4 inches
4 feet 5 1/4 inches
4 feet 6 1/4 inches
4 feet 8 1/4 inches
2. How many 1/16-inch intervals are there from zero to 2 5/16 inches?
35
32
37
42
3. For an inside measurement, the tape case is pressed against one wall. The blade reads 27 1/2 inches at the other wall, and the case is labeled as 3 inches long. What is the full distance?
24 1/2 inches
30 1/2 inches
30 inches
27 1/2 inches
4. What is 7/8 inch written as a decimal?
0.625 inch
0.875 inch
0.800 inch
0.750 inch
5. On an inch tape divided into sixteenths, which fraction corresponds to the prominent midpoint mark between two consecutive inch numbers?
5/8 inch
1/4 inch
3/8 inch
1/2 inch
6. Starting at the 5-inch line, you move six 1/16-inch increments farther along the tape. What is the resulting reading?
5 7/16 inches
5 5/16 inches
5 3/8 inches
5 5/8 inches
7. A metric tape shows 10 equal subdivisions between the 6 cm and 7 cm marks. What does each subdivision represent?
0.1 millimeter
0.5 millimeter
5 millimeters
1 millimeter
8. Two adjacent gaps measure 3/8 inch and 5/8 inch. What is their combined width?
3/4 inch
7/8 inch
1 1/8 inches
1 inch
9. How many 1/16-inch intervals make 1/2 inch?
8
4
10
12
10. A board begins at the 2 1/4-inch mark and ends at the 9 3/4-inch mark. How long is it?
7 1/2 inches
6 1/2 inches
7 3/4 inches
12 inches
11. Why is the metal hook at the end of many tape measures designed to slide slightly?
To compensate for the hook's thickness during inside and outside measurements
To show when the tape has been extended past its rated length
To let the tape automatically round readings to the nearest fraction
To prevent the tape blade from bending during long measurements
12. Which fraction in sixteenths is equivalent to 3/4 inch?
6/16 inch
12/16 inch
10/16 inch
14/16 inch
13. Ignoring saw-blade width, where is the arithmetic midpoint of a 24 3/8-inch board?
12 1/8 inches
12 1/4 inches
12 3/16 inches
12 3/8 inches
14. A measurement is 14 11/16 inches. What is it rounded to the nearest 1/4 inch?
14 1/2 inches
14 3/4 inches
14 1/4 inches
15 inches
15. You measure between the same two endpoints several times, but the reading increases when the tape is held at an angle. What should you do for the most accurate direct measurement?
Align the tape straight and parallel to the distance being measured
Average all the angled readings
Pull harder so the tape remains at the same angle
Use the largest reading because it covers the full space
16. A metric tape reading is 2.47 meters. What is the same length in centimeters?
24.7 centimeters
204.7 centimeters
2,470 centimeters
247 centimeters