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Customary Units of Measurement

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

12 Inches

a)

2 Yards

b)

1 Foot

c)

3 Feet

d)

1 1/2 Feet

2.

1 Yard

a)

6 Feet

b)

3 Feet

c)

18 Inches

d)

1/2 Mile

3.

1 Mile

a)

5,218 Feet

b)

15 Feet

c)

5,280 Feet

d)

16 Yards

4.

What is the best unit to use when measuring a bookshelf?

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Yards

d)

Miles

5.

What is the best unit to use when measuring the distance to Buckingham Palace?

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Yards

d)

Miles?

6.

What is the best unit to use when measuring a Pokemon card?

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Yards

d)

Miles

7.

What is the best unit to use when measuring a soccer field?

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Yards

d)

Miles

8.

Is a fluid ounce (fl oz) the same as an ounce (oz) in weight?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

1 Cup

a)

1 Quart

b)

8 fl oz

c)

12 fl oz

d)

2 Pints

10.

1 Pint (pt)

a)

2 Cups

b)

3 Cups

c)

19 fl oz

d)

5 fl oz

11.

1 Quart (qt)

a)

4 Pints

b)

3 Cups

c)

30 fl oz

d)

2 Pints

12.

1 Gallon

a)

3 Pints

b)

4 Quarts

c)

10 Cups

d)

5 Quarts

13.

Is it reasonable to bake muffins using a gallon of cinnamon?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What is the best estimate for the volume of a Starbucks coffee cup?

a)

56 fl oz

b)

8-16 fl oz

c)

3 pints

d)

1/2 Gallon

15.

What is the abbreviation for an ounce in WEIGHT?

a)

fl oz

b)

oz

c)

ouz

d)

w oz

16.

1 Pound

a)

16 fl oz

b)

18 oz

c)

12 fl oz

d)

16 oz

17.

1 Ton (t)

a)

1900 lbs

b)

100 lbs

c)

2,000 lbs

d)

300 lbs

18.

What is the best unit to use to measure an elephant named Oliver?

a)

Ounces (oz)

b)

Pounds (lbs)

c)

Tons (t)

19.

1 ton (t) is about the weight of a...

a)

House

b)

Jumbo Jet

c)

Small Car

d)

18-Wheeler Truck

20.

What is the best unit of weight for measuring Stuart Little?

a)

Ounces (oz)

b)

Pounds (lbs)

c)

Tons (t)

21.

What is the best unit for measuring the weight of a TV?

a)

Ounces (oz)

b)

Pounds (lbs)

c)

Tons (t)

22.

What is the best unit for measuring the weight of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Ounces (oz)

b)

Pounds (lbs)

c)

Tons (t)

23.

1 Minute

a)

600 seconds

b)

180 seconds

c)

60 seconds

d)

120 seconds

24.

1 Hour (hr)

a)

600 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

3,000,000 seconds

d)

60 minutes

25.

1 Day

a)

24 Hours

b)

3 billion minutes

c)

42 Hours

d)

36 Hours

26.

1 Week (wk)

a)

7 Days

b)

5 1/2 Days

c)

14 Days

d)

8 Days

27.

1 Month

a)

About 30 - 31 days or 4 weeks

b)

2 weeks or about 13 days

c)

5 to 6 weeks

d)

About 40 days

28.

1 Year (yr)

a)

12 Months or 52 Weeks

b)

19 Months

c)

58 Weeks

d)

12 Months or 13 Months on a leap year

29.

What is a reasonable unit to measure the length for a movie?

a)

Seconds

b)

Hours

c)

Days

30.

What is a reasonable unit for measuring the length of a road trip from TN to FL?

a)

Minutes

b)

Hours

c)

Days

31.

What is a reasonable unit to use for the length of an episode of Phineas and Ferb?

a)

Seconds

b)

Minutes

c)

Hours

32.

What is a reasonable unit to use for the time it takes to bake blueberry muffins?

a)

Seconds

b)

Mintues

c)

Hours

33.

Timmy Tibble claims that he drank 8 oz of chocolate milk with breakfast. Tommy Tibble claims that he drank 8 pints of chocolate milk with breakfast. Whose claim is more REASONABLE?

a)

Timmy Tibble (8 oz)

b)

Tommy Tibble (8 pts)

34.

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a...cup of orange juice? Jack and Jill each order a fresh squeezed orange juice from a juice stand at the park. What is a reasonable unit for measuring the orange juice?

a)

Fluid ounces (fl oz)

b)

Pints (pt)

c)

Gallons (gal)