Question

A ________ is about the size of a dime, the width of a sugar cube, the length of a bee or small bug, or the size of a bean.

a) centimeter
b) millimeter
c) meter
d) milliliter
e) none of the above

a

Answer 1

Measure a dime. What do you get?

Answer 2

i get b

Answer 3

Nope.

A dime's diameter is about 1.9 cm.

The question states that a dime is about 1 cm -- yet it's actually almost double that.

Although the answer key may say A, I think the best answer is E.