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WorksheetsMeasuring 3rd grade
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which unit is NOT a unit for measuring capacity?
a)
cup
b)
measure tape
c)
Liter
d)
quart
2.
Which of these units of measurement would you use to measure the volume of a bathtub?
a)
Feet
b)
Cups
c)
Gallons
d)
Centimeters
3.
True or false: A cup is bigger than a gallon?
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What would you use to measure how much water to add to a recipe?
a)
Inches
b)
Feet
c)
Quarts
d)
Cups
5.
Which item weighs about 2 pounds?
a)
A 3rd grade student
b)
A spoon
c)
A piece of paper
d)
A textbook
6.
Which item weighs about an ounce?
a)
A pencil
b)
A gallon of milk
c)
A computer
d)
A dog
7.
Choose the smallest unit of volume measurement.
a)
Pint
b)
Cup
c)
Gallon
d)
Quart
8.
About how much does a cell phone weigh?
a)
60 pounds
b)
60 feet
c)
60 grams
d)
60 inches
9.
What is the most common reason you would use liters?
a)
To measure liquid in a bottle
b)
To measure the length of a football field
c)
To measure a cough syrup.
d)
To measure the length of your classroom.
10.
About how much liquid would a glass of water hold?
a)
A gallon
b)
A foot
c)
A milliliter
d)
A pint
11.
.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C.
d)
D
12.
Which is the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a mug?
a)
teaspoon
b)
fluid ounces
c)
quart
d)
gallon
13.
Which would be the closest weight for a lion?
a)
400 oz
b)
400 lbs
c)
400 tons
14.
George grabs his bowling ball for his bowling league. Which measure of weight would best fit the bowling ball?
a)
9 oz
b)
9 lbs
c)
9 tons
15.
I have 16 cups of water. How many quarts do I have?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
16.
The weight of a person would be measured with...
a)
Grams
b)
Kilograms
17.
Which of the following is about one gram?
a)
A textbook
b)
A paper clip
c)
A spoon
d)
A carton
18.
Which best describes capacity?
a)
how long a container is
b)
the distance around a container
c)
how hot or cold a container is
d)
how much a container holds
19.
Look at the picture and choose the best sentence to describe what you see.
a)
There is a bit more than 1 l.
b)
There is exactly 1 l.
c)
There is a bit less than 1 l.
20.
Tyre fills a mug with hot cocoa. Which is the best estimate of how much the mug will hold?
a)
about 1 liter
b)
less than 1 liter
c)
more than 1 liter
d)
about 5 liters
21.
Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of:
kitchen sink
kitchen sink
a)
mL
b)
L
22.
Which CUSTOMARY unit would be used to weigh an elephant?
a)
tons
b)
pounds
c)
feet
d)
kilograms
23.
What would be the best CUSTOMARY unit to measure the weight of a bicycle?
a)
Grams (g)
b)
Ounces (oz)
c)
Pounds (lbs)
d)
Tons (t)
24.
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a soup bowl?
a)
gallon
b)
cup
c)
pint
d)
Milliliters (400)
25.
What is the approximate height of a battery?
a)
100 centimeters
b)
2 inches
c)
3 pounds
d)
2 meters
26.
About how much water is inside the bath tub?
a)
2 Liters
b)
20 Milliliters
c)
200 Liters
d)
200 Mililiters
27.
What is the mass of the box on the scale?
a)
3 kg
b)
3 g
c)
4 kg
d)
2 kg
28.
About how much does the soccer ball weigh in kilograms?
a)
exactly 1 kg
b)
less than 1 kg
c)
more than 10 kg
d)
1 g
29.
Which is closest to the mass in kilograms of the bag of apples?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
30.
Shirley wants to measure the mass of a brick. Which unit of measure should she use to record the mass of a brick?
a)
kilograms
b)
kilometers
c)
milligrams
d)
millimeters
31.
Which is the closest amount of water Jim used in Milliliters to make lemonade?
a)
250
b)
300
c)
350
d)
500
32.
Use _______ units to measure an adult.
a)
Ounces
b)
Pounds
c)
Tons
33.
Use >, <, =: 24 oz.________3 lbs.
16 oz = 1 pound
16 oz = 1 pound
a)
>
b)
<
c)
=
34.
The weight of a TV would be measured using...
a)
Grams
b)
Kilograms
35.
The weight of a spoon would be measure using:
a)
Grams
b)
Kilograms
36.
length of a football field
a)
yard
b)
kilometer
c)
mile
d)
feet
37.
You can walk this in about 12 mins. about six blocks
a)
500 yards
b)
kilometer
c)
20 meters
d)
decimeter
38.
A slice of bread wieghs?
a)
pound
b)
ounce
c)
gram
d)
kilogram
39.
length of a new crayon
a)
1 yard
b)
1 decimeter
c)
2 centimeters
d)
1 meter
40.
4 eyedropper drops
a)
liter
b)
milliliter
c)
ounce
d)
pound
41.
What could you use to measure length?
a)
A) Ruler
b)
B) Scales
c)
C) beaker
d)
D Measuring cup
42.
What is a reasonable unit of length to measure a cereal box?
a)
centimeters
b)
meters
c)
millimeters
d)
kilometers
43.
Which is longer, a foot or an inch?
a)
inch
b)
foot
44.
How many inches are in a foot?
a)
36 inches
b)
12 inches
c)
1 foot
d)
6 inches
45.
About the height of a chair.
a)
metric system
b)
millimeter
c)
centimeter
d)
meter
46.
How long is a meter stick?
a)
100 m
b)
100 cm
c)
100 mm
d)
100 km
47.
What is the length of the ribbon?
a)
9 cm
b)
2 cm
c)
7 cm
d)
11 cm
48.
What is the length of the straw?
a)
8 cm
b)
0 cm
c)
7 cm
d)
1 cm
49.
Which unit of measurement is not in the metric system?
a)
Kilometer
b)
Yard
c)
Centimeter
d)
Meter
50.
The length of a birthday candle might measure ________?
a)
1 foot
b)
8 meters
c)
1 mile
d)
5 cm
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