Metric Units and Conversions Quiz
Read each question carefully. Write the letter for your answers on
the lines provided.
1. Estimate how much mass a baseball has.
A. 150 grams
C. 150 kilograms
B. 150 liters
D. 150 centimeters
1.
2. Estimate the amount of liquid in a swimming pool.
A. 29,000 milliliters
C. 29,000 grams
B. 29,000 liters
D. 29,000 meters
2.
3. Which metric unit should you use to measure
the amount of water in a coffee cup?
A. gallons
B. liters
C. quarts
D. milliliters
3.
4. Which metric unit should you use to measure the weight of a car?
A. meters
B. kilograms
C. liters
D. grams
4.
5. Which item has a mass of about 2 kilograms?
A. pumpkin
B. book
C. lawn mower
D. truck
5.
6. Convert 16 centimeters (cm) to millimeters (mm).
A. 16 mm
C. 160 mm
B. 1,600 mm
D. 16,000 mm
6.
B. 1,200 grams
D. 12,000 grams
7.
8. Convert 2 liters (L) to milliliters (mL).
A. 2,000 milliliters
B. 20 milliliters
C. 200 milliliters
D. 2 milliliters
8.
7. Convert 12 kilograms (kg) to grams (g).
A. 12 grams
C. 120 grams
Grade 4 • Metric Measurement
Metric Units and Conversions Quiz
(continued)
9. Madelyne made 2 liters of fruit punch for her party. Her brother
drinks 500 milliliters before the party. How many milliliters of punch does
she have left?
A. 1.5 liters
C. 15 milliliters
B. 150 milliliters
D. 1,500 milliliters
9.
10. Cassandra needs 2 meters of string for her kite. How many
centimeters of string does she need?
A. 20 centimeters
C. 200 centimeters
B. 2,000 centimeters
D. 2.0 meters
10.
11. Saul’s baseball bat has a mass of 1 kilogram (kg). His baseball has a mass
of 150 grams (g). What is the mass in grams of both items combined?
A. 1.15 grams
C. 115 grams
B. 1,150 grams
D. 115,000 grams
11.
12. Li drinks 1 liter of water each day after soccer practice. How many
milliliters of water did she drink after 5 practices?
A. 5,000 milliliters
C. 500 milliliters
B. 50 milliliters
D. 5 liters
12.
13. Carly runs 2 kilometers every day. How many meters does she run in
one week (7days)?
A. 14 meters
C. 1,400 meters
B. 7,000 meters
D. 14,000 meters
13.
14. Thomas has a 355 mL can of fruit juice. He drinks 200 mL now and
saves the rest. How many milliliters (mL) does he save?
A. 55 mL
C. 155 mL
B. 555 mL
D. 155 L
14.
15. Nelson’s backpack can carry 7 kilograms of mass. If each book he
carries has a mass of 2 kilograms. What is the greatest number of books
he can carry without going over the 7 kilograms?
A. 1 book
C. 2 books
Grade 4 • Metric Measurement
B. 3 books
D. 4 books
15.