What Unit of Measure Do I Use?
If you were traveling from one town to another, what unit of measure would you use? (100 points)
A) Inches
B) Yards
C) Miles
D) Feet
Miles
The height of the fence is is 1 yard. How many feet are equivalent to 1 yard? (100 points)
A) 2 feet
B) 5 feet
C) 3 feet
D) 10 feet
3 feet
Ethan said the height of a pencil is 12 feet.
What's the mistake? (100 points)
A pencil is not 12 feet tall! That’s much too big. He likely meant 12 inches.
A puppy weighs 2 pounds. What is the puppy's weight in ounces? (100 points)
A) 20 ounces
B) 8 ounces
C) 16 ounces
D) 32 ounces
32 ounces
How many inches make up a foot? (100 points)
A) 32 inches
B) 8 inches
C) 10 inches
D) 12 inches
12 inches
What unit of measure would be best used to measure the length of a new pencil? (200 points)
A) Centimeter
B) Meter
C) Millimeter
D) Kilometer
Centimeter
Mom bought a pound of butter at the store. One pound is equivalent to (200 points)
A) 16 grams
B) 24 ounces
C) 16 ounces
D) 1000 grams
16 ounces
Bella says her dog weighs 10 kilograms, and that’s about 100,000 grams. What's the mistake? (200 points)
10 kilograms is actually about 10,000 grams, not 100,000 grams
The average school bus weights about 7 tons. What is the weight of the school bus in pounds? (200 points)
A) 14,000 pounds
B) 3,500 pounds
C) 7,000 pounds
D) 10,500 pounds
7,000 pounds
Dylan's class was studying the Metric System. Which of following statements describes the true fact that he learned about the relationship between grams and kilograms? (200 points)
A) There are 1,000 kilograms in a gram
B) A kilogram is the same as 1,000 grams
C) It takes 100 grams to equal a kilogram
D) Ten kilograms equal 100 grams
A kilogram is the same as 1,000 grams
What is the be best unit to measure the mass of a penny? (300 points)
A) Kilogram
B) Pound
C) Gram
D) Centimeter
Gram
What number of feet equals 24 yards? (300 points)
A) 2 feet
B) 8 feet
C) 72 feet
D) 288 feet
72 feet
A recipe calls for 1 pound of sugar, but Maria measured it using a ruler.
What's the mistake? (300 points)
A ruler measures length, not weight. She should have used a scale to measure pounds.
Which is the best estimate for the weight of a watermelon? (300 points)
A) 3 ounces
B) 3 pounds
C) 30 pounds
D) 300 pounds
3 pounds
Which of the following measurements is closest to 1 ton? (300 points)
A) 2,505 pounds
B) 1,998 pounds
C) 1,002 pounds
D) 1,902 pounds
1,998 pounds
Susanne needs to find the length of a stapler. What unit of measure should she use? (400 points)
A) Inches
B) Millimeters
C) Miles
D) Meters
Inches
Susan needs 36 inches of fabric, Which of the following is equivalent to 36 inches? (400 points)
A) 4 yards
B) 3 yards
C) 2 yards
D) 1 yard
1 yard
Olivia measured the weight of a watermelon in grams and said it was 5,000 grams.
What could she have done differently? (400 points)
While the number is reasonable, grams are not the best unit for something that heavy. She should report it in kilograms instead—5,000 g = 5 kg.
Kelly's teacher gave her two books. Together they were 64 ounces. What is the weight of the books in pounds? (400 points)
A) 4 pounds
B) 5 pounds
C) 2 pounds
D) 8 pounds
4 pounds
John drinks 2 cups of water before walking 10 meters to the nurse. She measures him to be 50 inches tall. He steps on a scale that reads both 20 kilograms and 44 pounds. Which of these numbers is a measurement of weight? (There can be more than one answer) (400 points)
20 kilograms and 44 pounds
Amaya is baking cookies and wants to measure the weight of a bag of flour. Which unit of measure is most appropriate? (500 points)
A) Ounces
B) Gallons
C) Pounds
D) Inches
Pounds
At Fort Myers Camp, the campers had a tug-of war contest. The rope was 20 feet long. Which of the following is equivalent to 20 feet? (500 points)
A) 320 inches
B) 600 inches
C) 240 inches
D) 150 inches
240 inches
Jalen measured the length of his classroom with a ruler and said it was 200 inches long.
What could she have done differently? (500 points)
A ruler is too short for measuring a whole classroom. He should have used a yardstick or measuring tape, and reported the length in feet or yards.
Fran bought an 8-ounce bag of candy. Which measurement is equivalent to 8 ounces? (500 points)
A) 1/2 pound
B) 2 pounds
C) 2 1/2 pounds
D) 1 pound
1/2 pound
List the abbreviations for gram, ounce, pound, and kilogram (500 points)
grams (g), ounce (oz), pound (lb), and kilogram (kg)