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(Word Problems ) P5 Converting between units of measurements

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 5hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A red ribbon is 0.67 m long. A blue ribbon is 0.32 m longer than the red ribbon. The length of the blue ribbon is ____m

a)

0.99

b)

0.88

c)

0.90

d)

0.98

2.

Mrs Hazel spent $ 27.80 on a handbag and $ 55.35 on a pair of shoes. She spent $ (a)   altogether.

3.

A water tank in a factory contained some water. 13.43 l of water were used to cool machines and 35.27 l of water were used for washing floors. So, (a)   l of water were used in all.

4.

An elephant is 2.92 m tall. A tiger is 1.84 m shorter than the elephant. The tiger is (a)   m tall.

5.

Chloe is 1.22 m tall. Clara is 0.39 m shorter thatn Chloe. Clara is (a)   m tall.

6.

A box of files has a mass of 6.25 kg. The files weigh 5.48 kg. The mass of the box is (a)   kg.

7.

A baker had 40 kg of flour. Randy packed some of the flour into 9 packets. Each packet has a mass of 3.25 kg. So, (a)   kg of flour was not packed.

8.

Luiz bought 6 movie tickets at $ 9.50 per ticket and had $ 12.40 left. He had $ (a)   first.

9.

Container A has 4.78 l of water. Container B has twice as much as water as Container A. Container B has (a)   l of water.

10.

4 identical glasses and 4 identical jugs hold a total of 11.12 l of water. Each glass holds 0.33 l of water. So, each jug contains (a)   l of water.

11.
Monica has 426 millimeters of fabric. How many centimeters of fabric does she have?
a)
4260 cm
b)
42.6 cm
c)
4.26 cm
d)
0.426 cm
12.
Morgan can walk 5,000 meters in one hour. If Morgan walks at the same rate for 4 hours, how many kilometers can she walk in the 4 hours?
a)
2 km
b)
5 km
c)
10 km
d)
20 km
13.
Units used to measure Mass of an object
a)
Centimeters
b)
Milliliters
c)
Grams
d)
Volume
14.

3 L = __________ mL

a)

3,000

b)

300

c)

30

d)

30,000

15.

7 m = ________ cm

a)

500

b)

700

c)

800

d)

1,000

16.

8,000 g = _______ kg

a)

8

b)

80

c)

800

d)

80,000

17.

6 km = ________ m

a)

60

b)

600

c)

6,000

d)

60,000

18.

20 cm = __________ mm

a)

100

b)

200

c)

600

d)

1,000

19.

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

a)

meters

b)

centimeters

c)

kilometers

d)

decimeters

20.

What is the correct measurement?

a)

33 mL

b)

39 mL

c)

40 mL

d)

38 mL

21.

Ana is making soup. She has a pot that holds 8 liters. How many milliliters does the pot hold?

a)

8

b)

80

c)

800

d)

8,000

22.

Convert 12 km to m

a)

120 m

b)

1,200 m

c)

12,000 m

d)

120,000 m

23.

Cheryl is moving to a new house. Her old house is 6 kilometers from her new house. How many meters is the old house from the new house?

a)

6 meters

b)

60 meters

c)

600 meters

d)

6,000 meters

24.

10 kilograms = ? grams

a)

10,000

b)

8,000

c)

9,000

d)

11,0000

25.

18 L = ? mL

a)

180

b)

1800

c)

18000

d)

18

26.

Which table shows the relationship between millimeters and centimeters?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

The point on the number line shows the length of a table.


What is the length of the table in centimeters?

a)

100 cm

b)

200 cm

c)

160 cm

d)

60 cm

28.

A table shows a pattern for two units of metric measurement.


Which are the best labels for each column?

a)

centimeters, meters

b)

millimeters, meters

c)

millimeters, centimeters

d)

grams, kilograms

29.

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

30.

Alberto is cutting a piece of carpet for his bedroom. His room is 3 meters long. The carpet he is cutting measures 400 centimeters. How many centimeters should Alberto cut off to make the carpet fit?

a)

1 m

b)

100 cm

c)

1 cm

d)

100 m

31.

A jug holds 3 litres. Which expression could be used to find the capacity of the jug in millilitres?

a)

3 x 10

b)

3 x 100

c)

3 + 1,000

d)

3 x 1,000

32.

Adrian has 24 meters of rope, Which of the following is equal to 24 meters?

a)

0.024 km

b)

0.24 km

c)

2.4 km

d)

240 km

33.

Which unit would you use to measure the length of an ant?

a)

millimeters

b)

meters

c)

kilometers

34.

Which unit would you use to measure the height of a building?

a)

millimeters

b)

kilometers

c)

meters

35.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

6 millimeters (mm)

b)

6 kilometers (km)

c)

6 centimeters (cm)

36.

What is the length of the screw in centimeters?

a)

5 cm

b)

4 cm

c)

5 mm

37.

When converting from meters to kilometers,

a)

We multiply.

b)

We divide.

c)

We dance.

38.

The metric unit of measurement for length is:

a)

gram

b)

liter

c)

meter

39.

Which is longer: a millimeter or a centimeter?

a)

millimeter

b)

centimeter

c)

They are the same.

40.

Which unit would you use to measure the distance between two Kuwait City and Salwa?

a)

meter

b)

kilometer

c)

I give up!

41.
a)
182.8
b)
218.82
c)
178.2
d)
168.8
42.
a)
8.57
b)
106.12
c)
7.39
d)
1.47
43.
a)
530.15
b)
36.95
c)
38.78
d)
32.61
44.
a)
1024.50
b)
789.08
c)
850.25
d)
909.09
45.

400 centimeters = _________ meters

a)

40

b)

4

c)

44

d)

16

46.

Fred ran 6000 meters on Friday. Danny ran 8 kilometers on Saturday. How much further did Danny run than Fred?

a)

1992

b)

2

c)

2000

d)

7987

47.

1 kg = 1,000 g

The mass of a bicycle is 15kg

How many grams is this?

a)

150 grams

b)

1,500 grams

c)

15,000 grams

d)

150,000 grams

48.

1 kg = 1,000 g

4 kilograms = ______________ grams

a)

400 grams

b)

4,000 grams

c)

40 grams

d)

4 grams

49.

1 L = 1,000 mL

9 L = ________ mL

a)

9 mL

b)

9,000 mL

c)

90 mL

d)

900 mL

50.

Jason ran 325 meters farther than Kim ran. Kim ran 4.2 kilometers. How many meters did Jason run?

a)

4,200 m

b)

4,525 m

c)

3,875 m

d)

3,250 m

51.
At field day students were competing in a relay race with a total distance of 750 meters.  There were 3 students on each relay team. How many meters did each student run? 
a)
2250 meters 
b)
750 meters
c)
250 meters
d)
2150 meters
52.

75 cm = ___________ mm

a)

7.5 mm

b)

0.75 mm

c)

750 mm

d)

7500 mm

53.

120,000,000 mm = __________ km

a)

120 km

b)

1200 km

c)

12000 km

d)

1.2 km

54.

5,000 mL = __________ L

a)

500 L

b)

50 L

c)

5 L

d)

0.5 L

55.

427 L = ___________ mL

a)

4270 mL

b)

42700 mL

c)

427000 mL

d)

4.27 mL

56.

17000 g = _______ kg

a)

1700 kg

b)

170 kg

c)

17 kg

d)

1.7 kg

57.

490 g = _________kg

a)

49 kg

b)

4.9 kg

c)

0.49 kg

d)

490,000 kg

58.

345 cm = __________ m

a)

3.45 m

b)

34.5 m

c)

345,000 m

d)

0.345 m

59.

987 mm = __________ cm

a)

9.87 cm

b)

98.7 cm

c)

987 cm

d)

987,000 cm

60.

800 mL = ____________ L

a)

8 L

b)

0.8 L

c)

800,000 L

d)

0.08 L