KS2 Maths reasoning (SATs) textbook

Chapter 4: Measures in context

Strand Measurement
Level Year 6
Practice 98 questions with step-by-step solutions

KS2 SATs practice for reasoning (Year 6). Original questions in the style of the national tests. Content: Convert between metric units of length, mass and capacity, including decimals (Year 5-6), Use, read, write and convert between standard units, using decimal notation (Year 6), Convert between miles and kilometres, and use approximate imperial equivalents (Year 5-6), Solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure (Year 6), Convert between units of time, including timetables and durations (Year 5-6), Calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes and the area of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms (Year 5-6), Recognise that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters, and compare the volumes of cubes and cuboids (Year 6).

Open Year 6 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Change a measure from one unit to another, including decimals
Work out how long something takes from a start and an end time
Use an approximate conversion between miles and kilometres, or pounds and kilograms
Find the area of a rectangle, a triangle or a parallelogram, and of a shape made of rectangles
Explain why two shapes with the same area can have different perimeters

You should already know

Metric units and the four operations with decimals (Year 5 measures)
Area of a rectangle and the times tables (Year 5 measures)

Where this leads

Position and coordinates (Chapter 6 of this book)

Lessons in this chapter

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).

Practise with real exam questions

The DfE publishes every past KS2 test, with mark schemes, for free.

KS2 Maths reasoning (SATs) past papers