3rd Grade Customary Measurement

Mrs. Johnson needs to fill her fish tank with water. The tank holds 8 gallons. She has already added 5 gallons. How many more gallons of water does she need to add to fill the tank? Estimate how many cups of water this would be if 1 gallon equals 16 cups.

• 3 gallons, 48 cups

• 2 gallons, 32 cups

• 3 gallons, 32 cups

• 2 gallons, 48 cups

Sam measured the length of his toy car as 6 inches. His toy truck is 14 inches long. How much longer is the truck than the car? If Sam placed them end to end, what would be the total length in inches?

• The truck is 8 inches longer, and the total length is 20 inches.

• The truck is 6 inches longer, and the total length is 20 inches.

• The truck is 8 inches longer, and the total length is 22 inches.

• The truck is 6 inches longer, and the total length is 22 inches.

The school garden has 3 rows of vegetables. Each row is 4 feet long. What is the total length of all rows? If Sam wants to walk around the entire garden and the width is 6 feet, how many feet will he walk?

• 24 feet

• 30 feet

• 36 feet

• 40 feet

Maria's puppy weighed 2 pounds when she got him. Now he weighs 15 pounds. How many pounds has the puppy gained? If Maria has 3 puppies that each weigh 15 pounds, what is their total weight?

• A) 13 pounds gained; 45 pounds total

• B) 15 pounds gained; 45 pounds total

• C) 13 pounds gained; 30 pounds total

• D) 15 pounds gained; 30 pounds total

Tom is making punch for a party. The recipe calls for 2 quarts of apple juice and 3 quarts of orange juice. How many quarts of juice will he use in total? If Tom needs to divide the punch equally among 5 pitchers, how many quarts should go in each pitcher?

• 5 quarts in total, 1 quart in each pitcher

• 5 quarts in total, 2 quarts in each pitcher

• 5 quarts in total, 3 quarts in each pitcher

• 5 quarts in total, 4 quarts in each pitcher

• 0.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

Mrs. Johnson needs 8 feet of ribbon for an art project. If she has 3 feet already, how many more feet of ribbon does she need to buy?

• 5 feet

• 3 feet

• 8 feet

• 11 feet

Estimate the length of a standard pencil in inches.

• 5 inches

• 7 inches

• 9 inches

• 11 inches

Max has 5 pounds of apples. His friend gives him 3 more pounds of apples. How many pounds of apples does Max have now?

• 5 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 8 pounds

• 10 pounds

A pitcher contains 4 quarts of lemonade. If Sophia pours 1 quart into each of 3 glasses, how many quarts of lemonade remain in the pitcher?

• 1 quart

• 2 quarts

• 3 quarts

• 4 quarts