Units
Tools
Word Problems
Addition/Subtraction
Which is true
100

What is the smallest unit?

Centimeter

100

What tool would you use to measure a basketball?

Measuring tape

100

Sandy measured two pencil boxes at school. One pencil box was 17 inches. Her friends pencil box was 14 inches. How many inches were Sandy’s pencil box and her friends pencil box combined?  

31 inches

100

Find the sum

25+46=

71

100

A pair of scissors measure 27 centimeters long, and a glue stick measures 8 centimeters long. Which statement below is true about the measurement of the objects? 

a. The glue stick is 35 centimeters longer than the scissors. 

b. The glue stick and scissors are 19 centimeters long.

c. The scissors are 19 centimeters longer than the glue stick.

c. The scissors are 19 centimeters longer than the glue stick.

200

What unit is larger than a centimeter but smaller than a foot?

Inches

200

What tool would you use to measure a your pencil?

Ruler

200

Hannah measured the length of her toy cars. The red car was 45 centimeters.  The blue car was 74 centimeters. How much longer was the blue car than the red car?  

29 centimeters


200

Find the difference.

62-27=

35

200

A table is 43 centimeters long. A bench is 58 centimeters long. Which statement is true?

a. The table is 15 centimeters longer than the bench.

b. The bench is 15 centimeters longer than the table.

c. Both are 15 centimeters long.

b. The bench is 15 centimeters longer than the table.

300

What unit is larger than inches but smaller than a yard?

Feet/ Foot

300

What tool would you use to measure the door.

Yard stick

300

The Steven's backyard is a total length of 57 yards. One part of his backyard is 19 yards long. How many yards is the other part of his backyard?

38 yards

300

Find the sum

57+23=

80

300

A football field is 99 meters long and a pool is 25 meters long. Which statement is true?

A. The football field is 54 meters longer than the pool.

B. The pool is 74 meters shorter than the football field.

C. The football field and the pool are 74 meters long.

B. The pool is 74 meters shorter than the football field.

400

What is the largest unit we have been studying?

Yards

400

What tool would you use to measure a book?

Ruler

400

Josh buys the wooden board that is 52 inches long. He cuts off a 24-inch piece of the board. How much of the original board is left?

28 inches

400

Find the difference 

81-29=

52

400

4. A fence is 72 yards long. A gate is 29 yards long. Which statement is true?

a. The fence is 43 yards longer than the gate.

b. The gate is 43 yards longer than the fence.

c. Both are 43 yards long.

a. The fence is 43 yards longer than the gate.

500

Fill in the blank

The smaller the unit the more I need the larger the unit the ________ I need.

FEWER

500

What tool would you use to measure a football field?

Yard stick

500

Bella has a rope that is 48 inches long. Brady’s rope is 9 inches shorter than Bella’s. How much rope do they have altogether?

87 inches

500

Find the Difference 

92-39=

53

500

A football field is 43 meters long and a semi-truck is 17 meters long.  Which statement is true about the measurement of the objects?

a. The semi-truck is 26 meters shorter than the soccer field. 

b. The semi-truck and football field are 26 meters long. 

c. The football field is 34 meters longer than the semi-truck.

a. The semi-truck is 26 meters shorter than the soccer field.

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