Estimate Measurement Benchmarks

Which is the better estimate for the length of a car?

• 12 miles

• 12 feet

Which is the better estimate for the amount of liquid a drinking glass holds?

• 8 ounces

• 8 quarts

the amount of liquid a bathtub holds

• ounce

• gallon

• cup

• teaspoon

Which is the better estimate for the mass of a chicken egg?

• 50 grams

• 50 kilograms

Which of the following would most likely have a length of 30 feet?

• stick of gum

• envelope

• car

• pool

What is the best estimate for the height of the tree?

• 1 kilometer 

• 4 meters 

• 30 centimeters 

• 150 millimeters 

Estimate the length of a key.

• 4 ft.

• 4 in.

• 1 cm.

What do you use to measure an inch?

• baseball bat

• 5 laps around Scroggins

• a car

• fingertip to knuckle

What is the best estimate for the length of a cell phone?

• 6 millimeters

• 6 inches

• 6 grams

• 6 feet

Which measurement best describes the length of an unsharpened pencil?

• 19 ft

• 19 mm

• 19 km

• 19 cm