Metric Measurement: Estimating Lengths & Comparisons

A pencil is 15 centimeters long. Estimate how many pencils stacked together would reach about 1 meter.

• 12

• 5

• 7

• 10

Lily has a ribbon that is 2.5 meters long. She cuts off a piece that is 1 meter long. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 0.5 meters

• 1.5 meters

A book is 20 centimeters tall, and a tablet is 25 centimeters tall. How much taller is the tablet than the book?

• 15 centimeters

• 2 centimeters

• 5 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

Tom's toy car is 10 centimeters long. If he has 4 toy cars, what is the total length of all the cars in centimeters?

• 40 centimeters

• 30 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

• 50 centimeters

A garden is 3 meters wide and 5 meters long. What is the perimeter of the garden in meters?

• 20 meters

• 12 meters

• 10 meters

• 16 meters

Sarah measured her desk and found it to be 1.2 meters long. If she wants to buy a table that is 1.5 meters long, how much longer is the table than her desk?

• 0.5 meters

• 0.3 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 2.0 meters

A swimming pool is 10 meters long. If a swimmer swims 3 laps, how many meters does the swimmer swim in total?

• 25 meters

• 30 meters

• 20 meters

• 15 meters

A piece of string is 50 centimeters long. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be in centimeters?

• 5 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

A classroom is 8 meters wide and 10 meters long. What is the area of the classroom in square meters?

• 80 square meters

• 70 square meters

• 90 square meters

• 100 square meters

If a bottle holds 1.5 liters of water, how many milliliters of water does it hold? (Hint: 1 liter = 1000 milliliters)

• 1500 milliliters

• 2000 milliliters

• 1000 milliliters

• 750 milliliters