2nd Grade Measurement
2nd Grade Measurement (cont.)
Mixed word problems
Inches, feet or yards?
Convert it!
100

What is the name of the measuring tool used to measure small objects?

A ruler.

100

Which is bigger feet or inches? 

feet

100

It's 2:30.  You woke from a bad dream.  Is it a.m. or p.m.?

a.m.

100

a pencil

inches

100

12 inches = ? feet

1 foot

200

Which unit can be used to measure the length of a hamster?


feet or inches

200

How many inches are in a yard?

36

200

Ryan wasn't feeling well.  He slept from 4 p.m. on Monday to 9 a.m. on Tuesday.  How many hours did he sleep?

17 hours

200
The length of a medium sized dog

feet or yards

200

36 inches = ? yards

1 yard

300

Would you use yards or inches to measure an eraser?

inches

300

Put the 3 items in order from shortest to tallest. pencil, eraser, crayon.

eraser, crayon, pencil

300

Paisley measures the width of the door way.  She got 1 yard.  What is another way to describe her measurement?

36 inches or 3 feet

300

The distance from the windows to the door

yards

300

2 yards = ? feet

6 feet

400

What unit is equal to three feet?

a yard

400

What is the height of the door, 2 inches or 2 yards?

2 yards

400

Tommy is 5 inches taller than Bill.  Bill is 38 inches.  How many inches is Tommy?

43 inches

400

The length of your leg

feet

400

2 feet = ? inches

24 inches

500

How many inches are in a foot?

12 inches

500

True or false:  12 inches equals 1 yard.

False

500

Mrs. Lacasse needs 6 feet of fabric to make curtains. How many yards does she need?

2 yards

500

the height of a giraffe

yards

500

3 yards= ? feet

9 feet