4th Grade Measurement

Converting Units

100

How many meters are in 13 km 27 m ?

13,027 m

200

How many centimeters are in 20 m 67 cm?

2,067 cm

300

How many milliliters are in THREE 2 liter bottles of pop?

6,000 mL

400

Suzie weighs 25 kg 789 g.

How many grams does she weigh?

25,789 g

500

James rode his bike 529 fewer meters than Alison. James rode 1 km 850 m. How many meters did Alison ride?

2,379 m

OR 2 km 379 m

Area and Perimeter

100

What is the area of a 4x4 square?

16

200

What is the perimeter of a 5x7 rectangle?

24

300

If the perimeter of a square is 48 cm, what is the length of each side?

12 cm

400

What is the width of a rectangle that has a length of 6 feet and an area of 60?

10 feet

500

A square has a perimeter of 20 inches. What is the length of each side of this square?

5 inches

Story Problems

100

Enya walked 2 km 309 m from school to the store. Then, she walked from the store to her home. If she walked a total of 5 km, how far was it from the store to her home?

2,691 m

OR

2 km 691 m 

200

The electrician had 7 m 23 cm of electrical wire. He used 551 cm for one wiring project. How many centimeters of wire does he have left? 

172 cm

300

A family drank 1 L 210 mL of milk at breakfast. If there were 3 L 550 mL of milk before breakfast, how much milk is left? 

2,340 mL 

OR

2 L 340 mL

400

Greg has a desk which is four feet wide and ten feet long. What is the area of the desk?

40 square feet (That is a really big desk!)

500

29,678 mL of gas were added to a cars empty tank. If the gas tanks capacity is 56 L 202 mL, how much gas is needed to fill the tank? 

26,524 mL 

OR

26 L 524 mL

Measuring using common tools and units

100

Which of these would you probably measure in meters? A the height of a house B the distance between two states C the weight of a person D the amount of water in a bottle

A the height of a house

200

Which unit could be used to measure the weight of a ten year old?

kilograms or grams

300

Which is most likely the length of a telephone book? 30 kilometers 30 centimeters 30 millimeters 30 meters

30 meters

400

Which unit of measure would be best to use to measure our classroom? A liters B kilometers C kilograms D meters

D meters

500

Which unit of measure would be best to use to weigh your backpack? A liters B kilograms C meters D kilometers

B kilograms

Grab Bag

100

Compare the numbers below using greater than, less than, or equal to symbols. 

22 kg 610 g 

2,610 g

22,610g > 2,610g

200

Which of the following is incorrect? 

1,800 g = 1kg 800g

34km 356m = 34,356m

4m 67cm = 4,067 cm

9,985 g = 9kg 985g

4m 67cm = 4,067 cm

300

I am thinking of the smallest number that is a multiple of 3 and a factor of 12. What is it?

3

400

Correct or Incorrect? 

12kg = 1200g

Incorrect

12,000g

500

Find the sum 

381 km  378 m   +   29 km  24 m

410,402m 

OR 

410 km 402m