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Measuring Length Practice

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Measuring Length Practice

Measuring Length Practice

Ruler and measuring tape illustration

📏 Part 1: Choosing the Right Unit

1. Circle the best unit to measure each object:

a) The length of a pencil

millimetres (mm)

centimetres (cm)

metres (m)

b) The width of a classroom

millimetres (mm)

centimetres (cm)

metres (m)

c) The thickness of a book page

millimetres (mm)

centimetres (cm)

metres (m)

2. Check all the objects that would be best measured in centimetres:

A textbook

A football field

A ruler

A paperclip

A desk

🔄 Part 2: Unit Conversions

3. Convert these measurements. Show your working:

a) 25 cm = _______ mm

b) 150 cm = _______ m

c) 3.5 m = _______ cm

d) 45 mm = _______ cm

4. Fill in the missing conversions:

10 mm = _____ cm

100 cm = _____ m

1000 mm = _____ m

2.3 m = _____ cm

📐 Part 3: Reading Measurements

5. Look at the ruler markings and write the measurement for each arrow:

Arrow A: _______ cm _______ mm

Arrow B: _______ cm _______ mm

Arrow C: _______ cm _______ mm

6. Match the measurement with the correct description:
1. 12.5 cm
2. 125 mm
3. 1.25 m
A. Length of a small classroom
B. Length of a large book
C. Same as 12.5 cm

📊 Part 4: Measurement Recording

7. Complete this measurement table for classroom objects:
Object Length Width Best Unit Used
Exercise book _______ _______ _______
Desk _______ _______ _______
Pencil _______ _______ _______
8. Explain why it's important to start measuring from the zero mark on a ruler:

🎯 Part 5: Problem Solving

9. Sarah measured her bedroom and found it was 3.2 metres long and 280 centimetres wide. What is the difference between the length and width in centimetres?

Answer: _______ cm

10. A carpenter needs to cut a piece of wood that is 2.5 metres long into pieces that are each 25 centimetres long. How many pieces can he make?

Answer: _______ pieces

11. Draw a line that is exactly 8.5 cm long using the space below:
12. List three real-life situations where accurate measurement of length is very important:

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