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Metric Measures(Story sums)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
2.
Is 4,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 4 g?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
3.

When you are going from smaller units to larger units, you ______ by the power of ten.

a)

multiply

b)

divide

4.

When you are going from larger units to smaller units, you ______ by the power of ten.

a)

multiply

b)

divide

5.

Add the measurements and express the answer in the smaller unit (metres).

3 km + 2 km 109 m

a)

114 m

b)

539 km

c)

5,109 m

d)

5 km 19 m

6.

Subtract the measurements and express the answer in the smaller unit (grams).

7 kg 49 g - 4 kg 321 g

a)

3,572 g

b)

3,328 g

c)

3 kg 272 g

d)

2,728 g

7.

On Saturday, Emanuel drank 1 litres 350 millilitres of water. On Sunday, he drank some more. If Emanuel drank a total of 3 liters 123 millilitres of water on Saturday and Sunday, how many millilitres of water did Emanuel drink on Sunday?

a)

4,473 ml

b)

1,000 L

c)

1,773 ml

d)

17,730

8.

Kacey has two dogs. One dog weighs 23 kilograms. The second dog weighs 12,000 grams. What is the difference in weight between her two dogs?

a)

35,000 grams

b)

12,023 grams

c)

11,977 grams

d)

11,000 grams

9.

There are ___ millimetres(mm) in 2.7 centimetres (cm)

a)

270 mm

b)

.27 mm

c)

27 mm

d)

.027 mm

10.

Ed fills his water bottle with 1 litre of water. After his bike ride, he drinks 200 millilitres of the water. How much water is left in Ed's sports bottle?

***Remember: 1 litre = 1000 ml***

a)

800 mm

b)

8000 ml

c)

80 ml

d)

800 ml

11.

There are ___ millimetres(mm) in 2.7 centimetres (cm)

a)

270 mm

b)

.27 mm

c)

27 mm

d)

.027 mm

12.

Convert 300 meters to centimetres:

a)

3000 cm

b)

0.3 cm

c)

30,000 cm

d)

3 cn

13.
When Joselyn went to the store she bought 2.7kg of salt water taffy.  What would Joselyn do to find out how many grams she bought?
a)
Divide by 1000
b)
Multiply by 1000
c)
Divide by 100
d)
Multiply by 100
14.

The best unit of measure for distance from this classroom to the cafeteria would be....

a)

centimetres

b)

millimetres

c)

metres

d)

Kilometres

15.

Parker ran 100 metres, 1 kilometre, and 5,000 centimetres. How many metres did he run all together?

a)

1,150 metres

b)

11,500 metres

c)

115 metres

d)

11,500 metres