Unit of Measure
Customary
Measuring Length
Measuring Tools
100
Which unit of measure is best used to find the length of a paper clip: centimeter, foot, meter, or yard?
What is a centimeter?
100
Tanya's pencil measures a little less than 5 inches long. What is the length of Tanya's pencil to the nearest inch?
What is 5 inches?
100
Name the unit used to measure the length of a book.
What is inches (centimeters)?
100
The tool used to measure weight?
What is a scale?
200

Which unit of measure would probably be measured in miles: the length of a stamp, the length of a highway, the length of a pencil, or the length of a room?

What is the length of a highway?

200
How many half inches are there in one whole inch?
What is 2 half inches?
200
The number of inches in a foot.
What is 12 inches?
200
A tool used to measure length?
What is a ruler?
300
Nicole and Gavin made banners. Nicole's banner is 3 yards long. Gavin's banner is 6 feet long. Who made the longer banner?
Who is Nicole?
300
The number of centimeters in a meter.
What is 100?
300
A tool used to measure sugar.
What is a measuring cup?
400

What unit of measure would you use to measure the height of the grass outside: centimeter, meter, or kilometer?

What is centimeter?

400
Sasha has a necklace that measures 15 inches long. Kaitlynn has a necklace that measures 1 foot, 2 inches long. Who has the longer necklace?
Who is Sasha?
400
The shortest of these measurements: foot, yard, inch.
What is an inch?
400
A tool used to measure time?
What is a clock (stopwatch)?
500
What unit of measure would you use for the string of a kite: centimeter, meter, or kilometer?
What is meter?
500
Peter has a red ribbon and a blue ribbon. The red ribbon is 2 inches longer than the blue ribbon. Together the ribbons are 30 inches long. How long is each ribbon?
What is 16 inches (red) and 14 inches (blue)?
500
The longest of all of these measurements: 4 feet, 26 inches, 2 yards.
What is 2 yards?
500
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
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