Measurement Word Problems

A
A snake was 35 inches long. Now it is 57 inches long. How much did the snake grow?

• 22 inches
• 92 inches
• 29 inches
• 20 inches

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

B
A ribbon was 50 cm long. After I cut some off, 37 cm was left. How much did I cut off?

• 87 cm
• 13 cm
• 80 cm
• 31 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

E
I have 3 pencils. The pencils are 17cm, 12cm, and 9cm. What is the total length of all my pencils?

• 38 cm
• 4 cm
• 55 cm
• 48 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

How many inches are in a foot?

• 24
• 12
• 3

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Tony measured his book and said it was about 8 inches long.  Is this a reasonable measurement?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Kim's cat is 12 inches tall.  How many feet is her cat?

• 2 feet
• 3 feet
• 1 foot

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

J
I had a ball of wool. I cut a 12 cm piece off and had 76 cm left. How much wool did I begin with?

• 64 cm
• 88 cm
• 33 cm
• 29 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

I
Lia is knitting a scarf. When she begins knitting on Saturday the scarf is 12 cm long. By the end of the day it is 39 cm long. How many cm of scarf did Lia knit on Saturday?

• 14 cm
• 51 cm
• 88 cm
• 27 cm

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Emily’s shoelace is 21 inches long. Sam’s shoelace was 4 inches shorter than Emily’s. How long is Sam’s shoe lace?

• 25 in.

• 17 in.

• 32 in.

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

Which is longer? A Centimeter or an inch?

• centimeter
• inch

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1