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Estimating Length
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17 Questions
1.
What is a reasonable height of a battery?
a) 60 centimeters
b) 5 centimeters
c) 3 kilometers
d) 2 meters
2.
About how tall is a washing machine?
a) 10 centimeters
b) 1 meter
c) 30 centimeters
d) 2 meters
3.
4.
Which of the following would most likely have a length of 30
feet?
a) stick of gum
b) envelope
c) car
d) pool
Which unit would you most likely use to measure the distance
from your front door to the end of your driveway?
a) centimeters
b) miles
c) yards
d) kilometers
5.
What is a reasonable length for a hat?
a) 2 feet
b) 4 inches
c) 1 yard
d) 1 foot
6.
What is a reasonable height for a cereal box?
a) 10 centimeters
b) 30 centimeters
c) 3 centimeters
d) 60 centimeters
7.
Choose the best unit for measurement.
a) Feet
b) Inches
c) Miles
8.
Choose the best unit for measurement.
a) Inches
b) Yards
9.
Choose the best unit for measurement.
a) 8 yd.
b) 1 ft.
c) 7 in.
10.
Choose the best unit for measurement.
a) 8 yd.
b) 1 ft.
c) 7 in.
11.
Order the following units from smallest to largest.
miles, feet, inches, yards
a) feet, inches, yards, miles
b) miles, yards, feet, inches
c) inches, feet, yards, miles
d) yard, feet, inches, miles
12.
Choose the best unit for measurement.
a) 5 ft.
b) 2 yd.
c) 5 in.
13.
Choose the best unit for measurement.
a) 5 ft.
c) 5 in.
b) 2 yd.
14.
Would you use inches, feet, or yards to measure this REAL
WORLD object?
a) inches
b) feet
c) yards
15.
Which is longer- a foot or an inch?
a) inch
16.
b) foot
Would you use inches, feet, or yards to measure this REAL
WORLD object?
a) inches
b) feet
c) yards
17.
How many inches are in one foot?
a) 6
b) 16
c) 15
d) 12
Answer Key
1.
2.
3.
b
b
d
6.
7.
8.
b
a
b
11.
12.
13.
c
c
c
4.
5.
c
d
9.
10.
a
a
14.
15.
a
b
16.
17.
b
d