Measurement

Mrs. Bramlett’s class is setting up the long jump game at their booth. Audrey was using the yardstick to get the distance from the start line, and she got about 1 yard. Jordan used the measuring tape and got about 36 inches. Bentley is confused on how both students could be correct, but have different answers. Use what you know about units of measurement to explain to Bentley how both students are correct.

• Yards and inches can't measure the same.

• There are 36 inches in 1 yard. It is the same length

• There are 36 feet in one yard

• There is no way to explain this.

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

How many inches are in one foot?

• 1 in.

• 36 in.

• 12 in.

• 3 in.

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Fiona is measuring flowers. The rose is 23 inches long. The tulip is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rose?

• 18 in.

• 12 in.

• 6 in.

• 30 in.

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

Which tool would be the best to measure a penny?

• centimeter ruler

• yardstick

• measuring tape

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CCSS.2.MD.A.1

What are you measuring when using a ruler?

• volume

• length

• mass

• weight

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Which tool would be the best to measure the length of a school bus?

• inch ruler

• yardstick

• tape measurer

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CCSS.2.MD.A.1

A desk is 36 inches long. How many rulers long is the desk?

• 12 rulers

• 3 rulers

• 1 ruler

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

The wheat plant is 14 centimeters tall. When it grows to be 37 centimeters tall we can pick it. How many more centimeters does it need to grow?

• 13 centimeters

• 43 centimeters

• 53 centimeters

• 23 centimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

A squirrel is 12 inches long. It grows 26 inches. How long is the squirrel now?

• 8 inches

• 38 inches

• 30 inches

• 38 centimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

I have 3 pens. The pens are 16cm, 13cm, and 9cm. What is the total length of all my pens?

• 38 cm

• 4 cm

• 55 cm

• 48 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5