Measuring Up: Fun Measurement Challenges for Grade 3

Lily has a ribbon that is 3 feet long. She needs a piece that is 2 feet long. How much ribbon will she have left after cutting the piece?

• 3 feet

• 2 feet

• 0 feet

• 1 foot

A bottle holds 1 quart of juice. If you have 3 bottles, how many quarts of juice do you have in total?

• 1 quart

• 4 quarts

• 2 quarts

• 3 quarts

Tom's pencil is 7 inches long, and his friend's pencil is 5 inches long. How much longer is Tom's pencil than his friend's?

• 2 inches

• 4 inches

• 1 inch

• 3 inches

A garden is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

• 30 feet

• 24 feet

• 50 feet

• 40 feet

Sarah bought 4 pounds of apples. If she eats 1 pound, how many pounds of apples does she have left?

• 2 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 1 pound

• 3 pounds

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

• 90 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 120 miles

A box weighs 2 pounds, and a bag weighs 3 pounds. What is the total weight of both items?

• 6 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 4 pounds

If a rope is 10 feet long and you cut it into 2 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 3 feet

• 7 feet

• 10 feet

• 5 feet

A swimming pool is 15 feet long and 10 feet wide. What is the area of the pool?

• 150 square feet

• 120 square feet

• 200 square feet

• 100 square feet

If a book is 8 inches tall and another book is 6 inches tall, how much taller is the first book than the second?

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

• 2 inches

• 1 inch