Measurement Units

What is the best choice of metric units to describe the distance between two cities?

• liters

• milligrams

• kilometers

• centimeters

Measure to the nearest quarter inch. 

• 4 1/4 in. 

• 4 1/2 in. 

• 5 3/4 in. 

• 4 3/4 in. 

Measure to the nearest quarter inch. 

• 5 1/4 in. 

• 6 in. 

• 5 3/4 in. 

• 5 1/2 in. 

What unit of measurement would you use to measure a pencil?

• Inches 

• Feet

• Yards

• Miles

What unit of measurement would you use to measure a football field?

• Inches 

• Feet

• Yards

• Miles

What unit of measurement would you use to measure the length of the 4th grade hallway? 

• Inches 

• Feet

• Yards

• Miles

Measure to the nearest quarter inch. 

• 5 1/2 in. 

• 5 1/4 in. 

• 5 in. 

• 5 3/4 in. 

Measure to the nearest quarter inch. 

• 3 1/4 in. 

• 3 1/2 in. 

• 4 1/4 in. 

• 3 3/4 in. 

Choose the best unit for measurement.

• 10 ft. 

• 6 in. 

• 10 yd. 

Order the following units from smallest to largest. 
miles, feet, inches, yards

• feet, inches, yards, miles

• miles, yards, feet, inches

• inches, feet, yards, miles

• yard, feet, inches, miles