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Metric and Customary Measurements

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 5hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ inches = 1 foot

a)

2

b)

6

c)

12

d)

8

2.

________ feet = 1 yard

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

9

3.

________ feet = 1 mile

a)

1,760

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

5,280

4.

________ quarts = 1 gallon

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

5.

________ cups = 1 pint

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

6.

________ fluid ounces = 1 cup

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

7.

________ cups = 1 gallon

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

24

8.

________ pounds = 1 ton

a)

1,000

b)

2,000

c)

100

d)

200

9.

What are the three units of the metric system

a)

ounces, feet, quart

b)

meter, gram, kilogram

c)

pounds, inches, and cups

d)

liter, meter, and gram

10.

Which unit is used for capacity in the metric system?

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

ounce

11.

Which unit is used for weight (mass) in the metric system?

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

pound

12.

Which unit is used for distance in the metric system

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

yard

13.

Which unit is larger, a millimeter or a centimeter?

a)

centimeter

b)

millimeter

14.

How many millimeters does it take to equal a centimeter?

a)

100 mm

b)

12 mm

c)

1,000 mm

d)

10 mm

15.

What is the difference between ounce and fluid ounce?

a)

ounce measures weight

b)

fluid ounce measures capacity

c)

ounce measures capacity

d)

fluid ounce measures weight

16.

How many meters are there in a kilometer?

a)

100 m

b)

1,000 m

c)

10 m

d)

1 m

17.

Which metric unit is comparable to a yard?

a)

meter

b)

centimeter

c)

foot

d)

kilometer

18.

What is the smallest unit for length in metrics?

a)

mm

b)

millimeters

c)

centimeters

d)

meters

19.

What is the largest unit in metric mass?

a)

liter

b)

kilometer

c)

kilogram

d)

gram

20.

How many milliliters are in 13 liters? (1 liter = 1,000 milliliters)

a)

0.013 mL

b)

130 mL

c)

1,300 mL

d)

13,000 mL

21.

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 534 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

a)

5.34 meters

b)

53.4 meters

c)

5,340 meters

d)

0.0534 meters

22.

Jill's binder weighs 672 grams. How many kilograms is Jill's binder? (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

a)

67.2 kg

b)

6,720 kg

c)

0.672 kg

d)

0.0672 kg

23.

Doug bought 14 pints of apple juice. There are 2 cups in each pint. How many cups of apple juice did Doug buy?

a)

28 cups

b)

7 cups

24.

Laura walks 3 miles each day after school. There are 1,760 yards in a mile. How many yards does Laura walk each day?

a)

3,520 yards

b)

5,000 yards

c)

586.67 yards

d)

5,280 yards

25.

Mrs. O'Hare ordered 58 pounds of chocolate to sell at school. How many ounces of chocolate did Mrs. O'Hare order? (1 lb = 16 oz)

a)

3.625 oz

b)

928 oz

26.

Marla measured the length of her classroom. The length of the classroom was 270 inches long. There are 36 inches in a yard. How many yards long is the classroom?

a)

56 yards

b)

9,720 yards

c)

7 yards

d)

7.5 yards

27.

The Science lab had 2,300 milligrams of salt to use for a science experiment. How many grams of salt did the Science lab have? (1 g = 1,000 mg)

a)

2,300,000 grams

b)

2.3 grams

c)

23 grams

d)

230 grams

28.

Holly brought 11 quarts of lemonade to school for the math celebration. How many gallons of lemonade did Holly bring? (1 gallon = 4 quarts)

a)

44 gallons

b)

2.75 gallons

c)

2.5 gallons

d)

40 gallons

29.

An average baby elephant weighs 0.1 tons. How many pounds does a baby elephant weigh? (1 ton = 2,000 pounds)

a)

2 pounds

b)

20,000 pounds

c)

20 pounds

d)

200 pounds

30.
Bart measured a piece of wood to be 9 feet long. How could he calculate the length of the wood in inches?
a)
9 divided by 12
b)
9 times 12
c)
9 minus 12
d)
9 plus 12
31.
Kelly lives 2 miles from school. Harry lives closer to the school than Kelly. Which could be the distance that Harry lives from school?
a)
3,800 yards
b)
10,560 yards
c)
10,600 yards
d)
3,461 yards
32.
Aliesha has a 55-inch rope. Mike has a rope that is 17 inches longer. What is the length of Mike’s rope?
a)
1 yard
b)
5 feet
c)
2 yards
d)
7 feet
33.
Malcolm the Monster needs 3 quarts of fried ant eggs to make his favorite shampoo. How many pints of fried ant eggs does Malcolm need? 
a)
3 pints
b)
1  1/2 pints
c)
6 pints
d)
9  1/3 pints
34.
An elephant's brain weighs 11 pounds, while a human's brain weighs 48 ounces. How many more ounces does an elephant's brain weigh than a human's brain?
a)
37 ounces
b)
128 ounces
c)
4 ounces
d)
592 ounces
35.
A large freight elevator can carry a maximum of 9,800 pounds. Movers loaded equipment on the elevator that weighs 4 tons. How many more pounds of equipment can the elevator carry?
a)
3,000 more pounds
b)
1,500 more pounds
c)
1,800 more pounds
d)
the elevator cannot carry anymore weight
36.
When converting from large to small:
a)
multiply
b)
divide
37.
When converting from small to large:
a)
multiply
b)
divide
38.
Which is larger:  2 ft. 3 in. or 24 in.?
a)
2 ft. 3 in. = 24 in.
b)
2 ft. 3 in > 24 in.
c)
2 ft 3 in. < 24 in.
39.
Which is larger:  2 yd. 3 ft. or 8 ft.?
a)
2 yd. 3 ft. > 8 ft.
b)
2 yd. 3 ft. < 8 ft.
c)
2 yd. 3 ft. = 8 ft.
40.
Steven is 5 feet 4 inches tall. How tall is this in inches?
a)
54 inches
b)
60 inches
c)
64 inches
d)
70 inches
41.
There are 18 children at the birthday party, and one gallon of fruit juice. Can each child have a cup of juice? 
a)
yes
b)
no
42.
Carmen's puppy weighs 9 pounds. Her kitten weighs 74 ounces. How many more ounces does her puppy weigh than her kitten?
a)
16 ounces
b)
70 ounces
c)
38 ounces
d)
144 ounces
43.
Matt has 6 cups of cola.  Chris has 42 ounces of cola.  Who has more cola?
a)
Matt
b)
Chris
c)
Neither, they are equal
44.
Jan wants to make ribbons for her friends.  She needs 30 inches of ribbon.  She has 4 feet of ribbon.  How many inches of ribbon does she have?
a)
30 inches
b)
48 inches
c)
4 inches
d)
3 yards
45.
Which one is not in the U.S. Standard system?
a)
Feet
b)
Meter
c)
Yard
d)
Inches
46.
Gina has a 5 gallon fish tank.  He needs to change the water in the fish tank.  How many cups of water will Gina need to replace all the water in the fish tank?
a)
40 cups
b)
50 cups
c)
80 cups
d)
60 cups
47.
1 cm = _______ mm
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
1
48.
1 m = ________ cm
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
49.
1 km = ________ m
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
50.
1 L = ______ mL
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
51.
1 kg = _______ g
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
52.
Choose the best measurement for capacity.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
milliliter
d)
liter
53.
Choose the best measurement for mass.
a)
gram
b)
kilogram
c)
centimeter
d)
millimeter
54.
If 4 apples have a mass of 1 kg, about how many grams is each apple?
a)
1,000g
b)
4,000 g
c)
250 g
d)
325 g
55.
1 kg = ___ g
a)
1,000
b)
2,000
56.
600 cm =   ___ m 
a)
6 m 
b)
6,000 m
c)
60,000 m
57.
___m = 17km
a)
17,000
b)
170
c)
1,700
d)
I will miss Mr. Campbell next year.  :(
58.
285 kg = ____ g
a)
285,000
b)
285
c)
2,850
d)
28,500
59.
C
A baby giraffe was 36 cm tall. Another young giraffe in the enclosure was 100 cm tall. How much shorter was the baby giraffe?
a)
30 cm
b)
136 cm
c)
63 cm
d)
64 cm
60.
P
My cat is 48 cm tall and my dog is 26 cm taller than my cat.  How tall is my dog?
a)
14 cm
b)
74 cm
c)
83 cm
d)
22 cm

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