Which tool/unit?
Word Problems
Inches
Feet/Yards
General Measurement
100

What tool should you use to measure a crayon?

A ruler or a yard stick?

A ruler.

100

If Sal has a pencil that is 9 inches and George has a pencil that is 4 inches, how much longer is Sal's pencil than George's?

5 inches

100

Is an inch longer or shorter than a foot?

shorter

100

Is one foot longer or shorter than one yard?

shorter

100

Which unit is the longest: inch, foot, or yard?

yard

200

Would you measure a book or a car in inches?

book

200

If Meg's rope is 20 inches long and Laura's rope is 12 inches long, how much rope do they have all together in feet and inches?

2 feet and 8 inches of rope

200

Would you measure your desk or your playground in inches?

desk

200

Think about our HD word books.  Are they about 1 foot long or about 1 yard long?

About 1 foot long.

200

What would be a good estimate for the length of a paper clip in inches? 1 inch or 10 inches?

1 inch

300

If a desk measures to be 3 feet long, how many inches would it be?

36 inches

300

If Rob's toy car is 24 inches long, how many feet is that?

2 feet

300

How many inches are on our ruler?

12

300

How many inches are in one foot?

12

300

Which unit is the smallest: inch, foot or yard?

inch

400

Is Ms. Corle about two yards tall or about 2 feet tall?

2 yards tall.

400

 Jackie is going to run a 100 yard race. She has already run 25 yards. How many more feet does she have left?

225 yards

400

If you measured a brand new pencil would you expect it to be about 3 inches long or about 8 inches long?

about 8 inches long

400

How many feet are in one yard?

3 feet

400

I need to measure a big rug.  What would be the most efficient tool?  A ruler or a yard stick?

A yard stick.

500

I measured the length of a classroom in inches.  Will I get a large number or a small number of inches?

A large number of inches.

500

Alyssa and Alex measured the height of their mom.  Alyssa measured her in inches.  Alex measured her in feet.  Will their mom's height be more inches or more feet?

More inches

500

How many inches are in two feet?

24 inches

500

How many inches are in a yard?

36 inches

500

Which word makes the sentence true?

The pond is 15 ______across. 

Feet or inches?

Feet

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