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Measurement in Centimeters and Inches

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is longer? A Centimeter or an inch?
a)
centimeter
b)
inch
2.
How many inches are in a foot?
a)
36
b)
100
c)
12
d)
6
3.
How many feet are in a yard?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
36
d)
3
4.

Which is longer? A yard stick or a ruler?

a)

ruler

b)

yardstick

5.

Would it take more inches or more centimeters to measure the length of your desk?

a)

inches

b)

centimeters

6.
What tool would you use to measure this real life object?
a)
ruler
b)
yardstick
c)
scale
d)
tape measure
7.
What tool would you use to measure the length around this real life object?
a)
ruler
b)
measuring tape
c)
yardstick
d)
scale
8.

Which unit would be most appropriate for measuring the length of a football field?

a)

centimeters

b)

Inches

c)

feet

d)

Yards

9.

Order the following units from smallest to largest.

centimeters, feet, inches, yards

a)

feet, inches, yards, centimeters

b)

centimeters, yards, feet, inches

c)

centimeters, inches, feet, yards

d)

yard, feet, inches, centimeters

10.
How many inches are in one foot?
a)
6
b)
16
c)
15
d)
12
11.

The length of a pencil is about:

a)

8 inches

b)

8 yards

c)

8 feet

12.

Estimate the length of a key.

a)

4 ft.

b)

4 in.

c)

1 cm.

13.
How many inches is the blue crayon?
a)
3 inches
b)
2 inches
c)
4 inches
d)
5 inches
14.

Billy has a blue toy and a red toy. The blue toy is 7 inches tall. The red toy is 5 inches tall. How much taller is that blue toy than the red toy?

a)

12 inches

b)

2 inches

c)

3 inches

15.

Mary's mom baked cookies for her field trip. The first tray of cookies measured 40 centimeters long. The second tray of cookies measured 10 centimeters. What is the total length of both cookie trays?

a)

10 centimeters

b)

30 centimeters

c)

50 centimeters

16.

Rose's poster is 50 centimeters wide. Tom's poster is 40 centimeters wide. How much longer is Rose's poster than Tom's poster?

a)

90 centimeters

b)

10 centimeters

c)

20 centimeters

17.

Morgan measured the length of two different school buses. The yellow bus is 30 feet long. The purple bus is 40 feet long. How much longer is the purple bus than the yellow bus?

a)

20 feet

b)

70 feet

c)

10 feet

18.

Brian is hiking his favorite trail. He has already walked 5 yards. If the trail is another 5 yards, how long is the trail?

a)

10 yards

b)

5 yards

c)

0 yards

19.

Sonya’s hair is 50 inches long. Her friend Gabby’s hair is 48 inches long. How much longer is Sonya’s hair than Gabby’s hair?

a)

12 inches

b)

21 inches

c)

2 inches

20.

If you needed to measure something very small, what would be the best measurement to use?

a)

inches

b)

centimeters

c)

feet