Nonstandard Measurement Length

The book is 4 erasers long. It is also 3 crayons long. Why are the measurements different?

• The erasers are longer than the crayons.

• The crayons are longer than the erasers.

• The book is very thick and hard to measure.

• The crayons and erasers are different colors.

Mia lines up pens to measure the width of a rug. She measures two times, but gets different measurements. What should she do?

• Carefully line up the pens and measure the rug again.

• Find a different rug to measure and use different pens.

• Measure again by using different sizes of pens.

• Use pens to measure a different side of the rug.

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

• 5
• 6
• 4
• 7

Estimate how many cubes tall the flower is?

• 3 cubes high

• 15 cubes high

• 10 cubes high

• 5 cubes high

How many units long are the glasses?

• 8 units

• 6 units

• 4 units

• 3 units

• 2 units

About how many paper clips are needed to measure the length of the pencil?

• 1 paper clip

• 3 paper clips

• 10 paperclips

What is the length of the pencil?

• 6 units

• 5 units

• 4 units

• 3 units

• 2 units

The pencil is about --------------------- clips long.

How long is the pencil?

• 4 cubes

• 5 cubes

• 6 cubes

• 7 cubes