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Temperature quiz
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Level A
1. The reading on this thermometer is:
A) -6ºC B) 6ºC
2. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of -2ºC?
A) A B) B
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3. -7ºC is warmer than -3ºC. True or false?
A) True B) False
4. Which of these thermometers is labelled at 2º intervals?
A) A B) B C) C
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5. Which of these is showing the colder temperature?
A) A B) B
6. The reading on this thermometer, correct to the nearest marked division, is:
A) 15 ºC B) 20ºC C) 19ºC
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7. The temperature shown here is:
A) 7ºC B) -7ºC C) -3ºC
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8. The temperature shown here is:
A) 12ºC B) 8ºC C) -12ºC
9. Which is warmer?
A) 60ºF B) 20ºC
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10. Which is colder?
A) 30ºC B) 30ºF
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Level B
1. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of -2ºC?
A) A B) B
2. Which of these thermometers shows a negative reading?
A) A B) B
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3. -7º is warmer than -2º. True or false?
A) True B) False
4. Thermometer A is showing the lowest temperature. True or false?
A) True B) False
5. Which of these is showing the highest temperature?
A) A B) B C) C
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6. Which of these thermometers is showing the highest reading?
A) A B) B C) C
7. To the nearest marked division, which of these would be given as 10ºC?
A) A B) B C) C
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8. A temperature of 12ºC is shown on:
A) A B) B C) C
9. This is the table given in Jaki's recipe book. 200ºF is about:
A) 400ºC B) 100ºC
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10. Alix works in a supermarket that sells food and plants. He had to take some plants to one of the storage areas.
The labels read 'Keep at a temperature above 25ºC'. Use the conversion table on the right to decide which of the following temperatures for the storage areas was the most suitable.
A) 20ºC B) 80ºF C) 35ºF
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Temperature quiz
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Level C
1. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of 5ºC?
A) A B) B C) C
2. Which is the coldest of these temperatures?
A) -9ºC B) -11ºC C) -2ºC
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3. Which of these thermometers shows the warmest temperature?
A) A B) B C) C
4. Dana needs to store some items at a temperature below -5ºC. Which store room is at suitable temperature?
A) A B) B C) C
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5. To the nearest marked division, which of these thermometers reads 10ºC?
A) A B) B C) C
6. To the nearest marked division, which of these thermometers reads -5ºC?
A) A B) B C) C
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7. Which of these readings would be given as -7ºC?
A) A B) B C) C
8. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of 11ºC?
A) A B) B
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9. Ted is going on a winter holiday and wants some hot weather. He picks a holiday resort that has a temperature of 35ºF. Will that be suitable?
A) No B) Yes
10. Ali has to put some food into a cold store. The label reads
'Store below -10ºC'. Which of these storeroom temperatures will keep the food cold enough?
A) -6ºC B) 5ºF C) 20ºF
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Answers
Level A
1. The reading on this thermometer is:
C) -6ºC D) 6ºC
The correct answer is: B. 6ºC
2. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of -2ºC?
C) A D) B
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The correct answer is: B.
3. -7ºC is warmer than -3ºC. True or false?
The correct answer is: B. False
-7 is 7º below zero; -3º is only 3º below zero.
4. Which of these thermometers is labelled at 2º intervals?
The correct answer is: B.
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5. Which of these is showing the colder temperature?
The correct answer is: B. B is showing -2º which is below A which reads 6º.
6. The reading on this thermometer, correct to the nearest marked division, is:
The correct answer is: B. 20ºC
The reading is closest to 20ºC.
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7. The temperature shown here is: C. -3ºC
8. The temperature shown here is: A. 12ºC
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9. Which is warmer?
The correct answer is: B. 20ºC
10. Which is colder?
The correct answer is: B. 30ºF
30ºF is close to 0ºC so is colder than 30ºC.
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Level B
1. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of -2ºC?
The correct answer is: B.
2. Which of these thermometers shows a negative reading?
The correct answer is: B.
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3. -7º is warmer than -2º. True or false?
The correct answer is: A. True
The answer is -7º is 7º below zero but -2º is only 2º below so the answer is false
4. Thermometer A is showing the lowest temperature. True or false?
The correct answer is: B. False
The answer is false because they are all showing 10ºC.
5. Which of these is showing the highest temperature?
The correct answer is: A.
A shows -4ºC but B shows -5ºC and C shows -8ºC.
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6. Which of these thermometers is showing the highest reading?
The correct answer is: C.
A shows 15ºC, B shows 8ºC and C shows 25ºC, so the answer is C.
7. To the nearest marked division, which of these would be given as 10ºC?
The correct answer is: B.
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8. A temperature of 12ºC is shown on:
The correct answer is: A.
9. This is the table given in Jaki's recipe book. 200ºF is about:
The correct answer is: B. 100ºC
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Temperature quiz
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10. Alix works in a supermarket that sells food and plants. He had to take some plants to one of the storage areas.
The labels read 'Keep at a temperature above 25ºC'. Use the conversion table on the right to decide which of the following temperatures for the storage areas was the most suitable.
The correct answer is: B. 80ºF
80ºF is above 25ºC.
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Temperature quiz
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Level C
1. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of 5ºC?
2. Which is the coldest of these temperatures?
The correct answer is: B. -11ºC
3. Which of these thermometers shows the warmest temperature?
The correct answer is: C.
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4. Dana needs to store some items at a temperature below -5ºC. Which store room is at suitable temperature?
The correct answer is: B.
5. To the nearest marked division, which of these thermometers reads 10ºC?
The correct answer is: C.
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6. To the nearest marked division, which of these thermometers reads -5ºC?
D) A E) B F) C
The correct answer is: A.
The thermometer shows about -5ºC.
7. Which of these readings would be given as -7ºC?
The correct answer is: C.
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8. Which of these thermometers shows a reading of 11ºC?
The correct answer is: A.
9. Ted is going on a winter holiday and wants some hot weather. He picks a holiday resort that has a temperature of 35ºF. Will that be suitable?
The correct answer is: A. No
35ºF is only a little above 0ºC, which is freezing point.
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10. Ali has to put some food into a cold store. The label reads
'Store below -10ºC'. Which of these storeroom temperatures will keep the food cold enough?
The correct answer is: B. 5ºF
5ºF is -15 ºC, so that is correct.