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Solve Problems With The Metric Units Of Measurement

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What is the correct measurement?

a)

33 mL

b)

39 mL

c)

40 mL

d)

38 mL

3.

A ribbon was 50 cm long. After I cut some off, 37 cm was left. How much did I cut off?

a)

87 cm

b)

13 cm

c)

80 cm

d)

31 cm

4.

E
I have 3 pencils. The pencils are 17cm, 12cm, and 9cm. What is the total length of all my pencils?

a)

38 cm

b)

4 cm

c)

55 cm

d)

48 cm

5.

G
A building is 60 meters tall. A tree near the building is 12 meters tall. How much taller is the building than the tree?

a)

39 meters

b)

48 meters

c)

72 meters

d)

12 meters

6.

I had a ball of wool. I cut a 12 cm piece off and had 76 cm left. How much wool did I begin with?

a)

64 cm

b)

88 cm

c)

33 cm

d)

29 cm

7.

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

8.

1 liter = ________ milliliters

a)

5

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

9.

1 centimeter = (a)   millimeters

10.

How many millimeters are in 1 meter?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

11.

1 meter = (a)   centimeters

12.

1 kilometer = _____ meters

a)

2

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

13.

1 gram = (a)   milligrams

14.

1 kilogram = ______ grams

a)

1,000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

5

15.

What is the most appropriate unit to measure the length of a hallway?

a)

mm (millimeter)

b)

cm (centimeter)

c)

m (meter)

d)

km (kilometer)