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Units of Measurement in Everyday Life

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cataleya wants to measure the mass of a mirror. Which unit of measure should she use

a)

centimeters

b)

kilograms

c)

meters

d)

liters

2.

Faith jumped 310 centimeters. Ja'Vontae jumped 3 meters. How many more centimeters did Faith jump than Ja'Vontae?

a)

90

b)

10

c)

510

d)

70

3.

Which container holds approximately 7 milliliters?

a)

a bottle of shampoo

b)

a bottle of water

c)

a glass of juice

d)

a ranch packet

4.

Mr.Parris brought a loaf of bread as part of his lunch. If he wants to measure the length of the loaf of bread, which is the best unit of measure to use?

a)

milligrams

b)

kilograms

c)

meters

d)

centimeters

5.

During a scavenger hunt, players must visit locations of four clues before reaching the treasure. The distance from the location of each clue to the location of the treasure is shown in the table.

Which clue is located the shortest distance from the treasure?

a)

Door

b)

Hallway

c)

Box

d)

Puzzle Piece

6.

The mass of 2 glazed doughnuts is shown on the scale below.

If each doughnut has the same mass, what is the mass of one doughnut?

a)

110 grams

b)

100 grams

c)

55 grams

d)

40 grams

7.

Which unit of measurement is close or equal to the length of your shoulder to tip of your fingers?

a)

one meter

b)

one centimeter

c)

one kilometer

d)

one millimeter

8.

Place the correct option to complete the sentence.

Jamari is on the basketball team and wants to compute his running speed. He has been measuring both the time he spent running and the distance he has run, in kilometers.

If Jamari wants to convert kilometers to meters, he will need to know that 1 kilometer is equal to​ ​ _ _ (a)   ​ meters.​ ​

Choose from the below words
1000
10
10,000
100
9.

Marquis filled a container part way with water, as shown below.

About how many milliliters of water are in Marquis’s container?

a)

500 milliliters

b)

5 milliliters

c)

5,000 milliliters

d)

50 milliliters

10.

8,000 milliliters = __________liters

a)

8,000

b)

800

c)

8

d)

80

11.

Heaven’s driveway is 15 meters long. How many centimeters are equal to 15 meters?

a)

15 centimeters

b)

1,500 centimeters

c)

150 centimeters

d)

15,000 centimeters

12.

Malik tried to carry his box but it was too heavy. Which of the following can be the mass of Malik’s box?

a)

500 grams

b)

5 kilograms

c)

50 kilograms

d)

50 grams

13.

Mr. Webster drives 11 kilometers from home to work each day. How many meters are equal to 11 kilometers?

a)

11,000 meters

b)

1,100 meters

c)

110 meters

d)

11 meters

14.

Which number is missing from the chart below?

a)

5000

b)

7000

c)

6000

d)

9000

15.

Anacondas are large snakes found in South America. Anacondas can measure over 6 meters in length. How many centimeters are there in 6 meters?

(100 centimeters = 1 meter)

a)

600 centimeters

b)

0.06 centimeters

c)

6 centimeters

d)

205 centimeters

16.

The fish bowl in Josiah’s room has 9 liters of water in it.

How many milliliters of water are in Josiah’s fish bowl?

a)

90 milliliters

b)

900 milliliters

c)

9,000 milliliters

d)

9 milliliters

17.

Choose the 2 unknown numbers to complete the table of equal measurements.

a)

7400

b)
7000
c)
2500
d)

4000

18.

A grocery store reports its weekly food sales. The table below shows the number of grams or kilograms of four types of food that were sold during one week. What is the number of grams or kilograms that are equal to the weights shown in the table?

Use the drop-down menus to choose the values that complete the table.

43 kilograms=​ (a)   grams

127,000 grams=_​ ​ (b)   kilograms

8.09 kilograms =​ ​ ​ (c)   grams

716 grams =​ ​ (d)   kilograms

​ ​ ​

Choose from the below words
43,000
0.043
4,300
127
1,270
8,090
809
0.716
7.16
19.

Elijah weighs a box of tv parts as shown below.

How many grams does Kevin's box weigh? Type your aswer in the box below.

(a)