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

How many in is your marker?

_____ in.

100
With which unit would you measure a crayon? a. centimeters b. meters
a. centimeters
100

How many inches are in one foot? (Think about a ruler!)

12 inches

100

Silas measured that the bookcase was 7 feet long. Chance measured that the bulletin board was 2 feet long. Which was longer and by how much? (Don't forget your label!)

Bookcase by 5 feet

200
Estimate how tall the door is in yards.
2 yards
200
How many centimeters long is a paperclip?
____ 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

Which is bigger, 3 feet or 3 yards?

3 yards

200

Katie measured that her dresser was 2 yards long. If she wants a dresser that is 5 yards long, how much longer does it need to be?

3 yards

300
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
300
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
300
With which unit would you measure the height of a person?
feet
300

Which is bigger 1 in or 1 cm?

1 in

300

Connor measured that his bathtub was 140 centimeters long. Lily measured that her shower was 210 centimeters tall. How much bigger is Lily's shower then Connor's bathtub? (DONT FORGET YOUR LABEL!)

70 cm

400
Which is the best estimate for height of Mrs. Estopinal? a. 6 feet b. 6 meters c. 6 centimeters
a. 6 feet
400

How many inches long is your desk?

________in

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

If 12 inches are in 1 foot, how many inches are in 2 feet?

24 inches

400

Natalie's paper was 12 inches long. How many feet was her paper?

1 foot

500
Which is the best estimate for the height of a stopsign? a. 10 feet b. 10 inches c. 10 meters
a. 10 feet
500

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)

500
With which unit would you measure the length of a person's ear? a. centimeters b. feet c. yards Estimate the length of a person's ear.
centimeters. Estimation between 4 and 9 centimeters.
500
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.
500

Joshua measured that his pencil was 4 centimeters long. Kaleb measured that his pencil was 5 inches long. Who had the longer pencil?

Eduardo (because an inch is longer than a centimeter!)

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