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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Tia measured a greeting card and found that it was 1 decimeter long. How many
centimeters are in 1 decimeter?
a. 3 centimeters c. 5 centimeters
b. 4 centimeters d. 6 centimeters
____ 4. Which of these is the most likely height of the Chrysler Building in New York City?
____ 5. Which unit would be best to measure the length of a mountain trail?
a. a lemonade pitcher
b. a pool
c. a coffee mug
d. a medicine dropper
____ 8. Which is the best estimate of the capacity of a bottle of salad dressing?
a. 7 milliliters
b. 720 milliliters
c. 720 liters
d. 7,200 liters
____ 9. Which is the best estimate of the capacity of a medicine dropper?
a. 5 milliliters
b. 50 milliliters
c. 5 liters
d. 50 liters
____ 10. Which is the best estimate of the mass of a lion?
a. 200 kg b. 2 kg c. 200 g d. 2 g
a. 10 kg b. 1 kg c. 10 g d. 1 g
____ 12. Alyssa painted a fence that was 84 meters long. She was able to paint 4 meters per hour.
How many meters of fence were left after Alyssa had been painting for 6 hours?
Hours 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Meters Left 84 80 76 72
a. 68 meters
b. 66 meters
c. 64 meters
d. 60 meters
____ 13. What is the length of the worm to the nearest centimeter?
a. 8 centimeters c. 6 centimeters
b. 7 centimeters d. 5 centimeters
____ 14. Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?
____ 15. Which unit would be best to measure the length of a house?
a. decimeters b. meters c. kilometers d. centimeters
a. a small pail
b. a medicine dropper
c. a fish tank
d. a swimming pool
____ 17. Which is the best estimate of the capacity of a kitchen sink?
a. 4 kiloliters
b. 4 milliliters
c. 4 liters
d. 400 liters
Other
18.
Draw a worm below the ruler that is between 8 centimeters and 9 centimeters long.
19.
Units
liters
pounds
inches
centimeters
cups
The bottle holds 2 __________. pints
The height is 7 __________.
quarts
Metric Measurement
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
OTHER
18. ANS:
Sample Work:
RUBRIC
2 points Response includes drawing of worm that is correct length.
1 point One part of response is incomplete OR incorrect.