Unit of Measure
Customary
Measuring Length
Measuring Tools
100

Which unit of measure is best used to find the length of a paper clip: inch, foot, meter, or yard?

What is an inch?

100
Tanya's pencil measures a little less than 5 inches long. What is the length of Tanya's pencil to the nearest inch?
What is 5 inches?
100
Name the unit used to measure the length of a book.
What is inches (centimeters)?
100

The tools are used to measure length?

What is a ruler, measuring tape or yard stick?

200

Which unit of measure would probably be measured in feet: the length of a stamp, the length of a highway, the length of a pencil, or the length of a room?

What is the length of a room?

200
How many half inches are there in one whole inch?
What is 2 half inches?
200

The number of inches in one foot.

What is 12 inches?

200

A tool used to measure length of something short?

What is a ruler?

300

What unit of measure would you use to measure a piece of chalk: inches, feet or yards?

What is inches?

300

Nicole and Gavin made banners. Nicole's banner is 13 inches long. Gavin's banner is 6 feet long. Who made the longer banner?

Who is Gavin?

300

The number of inches in two feet. 

What is 24 inches?

300

A tool used to measure round objects.

What is a measuring tape?

400

What unit of measure would you use to measure the height of the grass outside: inches, feet or yards?

What is inches?

400
Sasha has a necklace that measures 15 inches long. Kaitlynn has a necklace that measures 1 foot, 2 inches long. Who has the longer necklace?
Who is Sasha?
400
The shortest of these measurements: foot, yard, inch.
What is an inch?
400
A tool used to measure time?
What is a clock (stopwatch)?
500

What unit of measure would you use for the length of a football field: inches, feet or yards?

What is yards?

500

Peter has a red ribbon and a blue ribbon. The red ribbon is 2 inches longer than the blue ribbon. The blue ribbon is 14 inches.  Together the ribbons are 30 inches long. How long is the red ribbon?

What is 16 inches?

500

The longest of all of these measurements: 4 feet, 26 inches, 2 feet.

What is 4 feet?

500
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?