Read a Ruler

Ruler

This ruler has inches marked on it. There are 12 inches on this ruler. 12 inches is the same as 1 foot. Inches are used to measure smaller objects

Measuring with a ruler

The wood reaches the 6-inch mark on the ruler. This means it is 6-inches long.

Measuring with a ruler to the nearest inch

This wood plank is closest to the number 10, so it is about 10 inches long.

Multiple Choice

Using a ruler, how long is this wood plank in inches?

• 8 inches

• 7 inches

Yardstick

This is a yardstick, and it measures in feet. There 12 inches in one foot and there are 3 feet in 1 yard. This whole yarstick measures out to equal one yard. This tool is marked with inches, feet, and yards. Yards are used to measure larger objects or distances.

Measuring with a yardstick

I want to find the exact measurement of this wood plank using a yardstick. Reading the yardstick, the numbers tell us the amount in feet, and each of the ticks is 1 inch. The plank is longer than 2 feet, so we will count each tick after the 2 feet mark to get our final measurement. So the plank is 2 feet 6 inches.

Multiple Choice

Using a yardstick, how long is this wood plank in inches?

• 18 inches

• 19 inches

Multiple Choice

Using a yardstick, How long is this wood plank in feet and inches?

• 2 feet 3 inches

• 2 feet 7 inches

Tape Measure

This is a tape measure, and it measures inches, feet, and sometimes yards. Some tape measures are over 20 feet long! They are great for measuring long and short distances, because you can pull out the amount of tape you want to use.

Measuring with a tape measure

Start by measuring the wood at zero then hook the end of the tape measure to the end of the wood. It measures 5 ft to the nearest foot and ends on the third tick after 5 ft. So this wood measures at 5 ft 3 inches.

Multiple Choice

using a measuring tape, how long is this wood plank in feet and inches?

• 6 feet

• 6 feet 6 inches

Multiple Choice

Which tool would you use to measure a house?

• ruler

• meter stick

• thermometer

• tile

Multiple Choice

What is the length of the straw?

• 8 cm 
• 0 cm 
• 7 cm 
• 1 cm 

Multiple Choice

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• 3 inches
• 4 inches
• 5 inches
• 6 inches

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure this real life object?

• measuring tape

• yardstick

• ruler

• measuring cup

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure the length around this real life object?

• ruler

• measuring tape

• yardstick

• scale

Multiple Choice

How long is the black line?

• 7 cm

• 10 cm

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

Multiple Choice

How long is the crayon in the picture?

• 1 inch
• 3 inches
• 2 inches
• 4 inches

Multiple Choice

• 1 inch

• 1 foot

• 2 inches

• 1 centimeter