Estimating
Choosing a tool
Word problems
100

Estimate the length of a pencil.

A. 5 feet

B. 2 yards

C. 7 inches

C. 7 inches

100

Choose the best tool to measure someone's height 

A. Feet tool

B. Measuring tape

C. ruler (in centimeters)

A. A foot tool

100

Noah had 23 inches of ribbon. She gave Zaidee 7 inches of her ribbon. How many inches of ribbon does Noah have left?

16 inches of ribbon

200

Estimate the height of a baseball.

A. 4 feet

B. 4 inches

C. 4 yards

B. 4 inches

200

Choose the best tool to measure the size of an eraser.

A. Yard stick

B. Ruler (in centimeters)

C. A foot tool 

B. a ruler in centimeters

200

Ezra had 64 feet of string. Daniel gave Ezra 13 more feet of string. How much string does Ezra have?

77 feet of string

300

Estimate the length of a car

A. 5 feet

B. 5 inches

C. 5 meters 


C. 5 meters

300

Choose the best tool to measure around your wrist.

A. A ruler

B. A meter stick

C. Measuring tape 

C. Measuring tape

300

Selena has 134 centimeters of rope. Josue has 85 centimeters of rope. How much rope do they have altogether?

219 centimeters of rope

400

Estimate the height of a textbook

A. 1 foot

B. 25 inches

C. 5 centimeters 

A. 1 foot

400

Choose the best tool to measure the length of a room

A. A ruler

B. A yard stick

C. A foot tool

B. A yard stick

400

Abby and DJ collected 375 meters of stringed lights. Their friend, Luccas gave them 29 meters of stringed lights. How many string lights do Abby and DJ have altogether?

404 meters of string lights

500

Estimate the length of a football field 

A. 30 feet

B. 120 inches

C. 120 yards

C. 120 yards

500

Choose the best tool to measure the length of a cafeteria table 

A. A Ruler

B. Measuring tape

C. A Meter Stick

C. A Meter Stick

500

Isabella and Kairys had 542 yards of string. They gave away 171 yards to their friend Ivory. How many yards of string do Isabella and Kairys have left?

371