Which tool/unit?
Word Problems
Centimeters and Meters
General Measurement
100

What tool should you use to measure a crayon?

A ruler or a yard stick?

A ruler.

100

If Justin has a pencil that is 9 cm and Jaydin has a pencil that is 4 cm, how much longer is Justin's pencil than Jaydin's?

5 cm

100

Is a centimeter longer or shorter than a meter?

shorter

100

Which unit is the longest: centimeters or meters

meters

200

Would you measure a book or a car in centimeters?

book

200

If Madison's rope is 20 m long and Melody's rope is 12 cm long, how much rope do they have all together?

32 m of rope

200

Would you measure your pencil pouch or your playground in centimeters?

pencil pouch

200

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

1 cm 

300

If a room door measures to be about ____ meters long.

A. 6 meters

B. 2 meters

B. 2 meters

300

If Lu's toy car is 24 cm long and Jaicyon's toy car is 18 cm long.  How many more cm longer is Lu's toy car than Jaicyon's toy car?

6 cm longer

300

How many centimeters are in a meter?

100

300

Which unit is the smallest: centimeter or meter

centimeter

400

Is your teacher about 2 meters tall or about 2 centimeters tall?

2 meters tall.

400

Brooklyn is going to run a 100 m race. She has already run 25 m. How many more meters does she have left?

75 m

400

If you measured a brand new pencil would you expect it to be about 13 meters long or about 16 centimeters long?

about 16 centimeters long

400

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

A meter stick.

500

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

A large number of centimeters.

500

Addyson and her sister measured the height of their mom.  Addyson measured her in centimeters.  Her sister measured her in meters.  Will their mom's height be more centimeters or more meters

More centimeters

500

How many centimeters are in two meters?

200 centimeters

500

Which word makes the sentence true?

The pond is 15 ______across. 

Meters or centimeters?

Meters

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