Estimate it!
Measure it!
Which unit?
Word Problems
100
About how many centimeters wide is your thumbnail?
1 cm
100

What unit would you measure your computer screen?

                 inches or meters

inches

100

With which unit would you measure a crayon? a. centimeters b. meters

a. centimeters

100

Natalie's paper was 16 inches long. Ben's paper is 12 inches long. How much longer is Natalie's paper?

16 inches - 12 inches = 4 inches longer

200

Estimate how tall the door is in yards.

1 yard or 3 yards

3 yards

200

How wide in centimeters is a paperclip?

1 cm

200
With which unit would you measure a soccer field? a. inches or centimeters b. feet c. yards or meters
c. yards or meters
200

Emma measured her dresser to be 12 ft long. Her bed is 9 feet long. How much shorter is her dresser?

12ft - 9ft = 3 ft

300
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
300
Tricky!! If an eyebrow is about 3 cm long, about how many inches long is the eyebrow?
1 inch (1 inch = a little less than 3 cm)
300

With which unit would you measure how tall a person is compared to another person?

Centimeters or Feet

Feet

300

Elizabeth measured that her bathtub was 140 centimeters long. The bathmat is 42 centimeters long. What is the difference between the bathtub and the bathmat?

196 cm - 98 cm = 98 cm

400

Which is the best estimate for the height of Ms. Mars? a. 6 feet b. 6 meters c. 6 centimeters

a. 6 feet

400
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
400
With which unit would you measure the length of our library? a. feet b. centimeters c. yards or meters
c. yards or meters.
400

Kaleb measured that his pencil was 5 centimeters long. Timothy measured that the SAME pencil was 2 inches long. Does it take fewer centimeters or inches to measure the length of the pencil?

Fewer inches

500

Which is the best estimate for the height of a stop sign? a. 10 feet b. 10 inches c. 10 meters

a. 10 feet

500

How many inches long is a tile on the floor?

12 in.

500

Which unit would you use to measure the length of a person's ear? a. centimeters b. feet c. yards. 

centimeters. 

500

Robert measured that his book was 4 inches long. Michael measured that the same book was 10 centimeters long. Does it take more centimeters or inches to measure the length of the book?

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