Measurement Conversions Name: _____________________________________ Measurement Conversions Directions: Read each question below. Circle the best answer. Abraham Lincoln was the nation’s tallest president. He was 6 feet, 4 inches tall. How many inches tall was Abraham Lincoln? 10 inches 72 inches 76 inches 120 inches The table below shows the approximate annual rainfall of 4 different states. Which state gets the least amount of rainfall per year? Arkansas Georgia Illinois Louisiana State Average Yearly Rainfall Arkansas 49 inches Georgia 4 feet Illinois 33 inches Louisiana 5 feet, 11 inches 2. Mrs. Hobbs bought an inflatable baby pool for her son Jonathan. The pool holds up to 120 quarts of water. How many gallons will it hold? 30 gallons 40 gallons 120 gallons 480 gallons 5. Leslie’s birthday party is in 49 days. Sara’s birthday party is in 6 weeks. Whose birthday party is sooner? Leslie’s birthday party Sara’s birthday party 3. Maryanne is 4 feet, 1 inch tall. Whitney is 52 inches tall. How many inches taller is Whitney than Maryanne? 3 inches 4 inches 48 inches 49 inches
1 quart, 1 pint OR 6 pints 10. 4 weeks OR 35 days Directions: Look at each pair of measurements below. Circle the larger measurement. 6. Jenny the elephant weighs 3 tons, 100 pounds. How many pounds does Jenny weigh? 100 pounds 2,000 pounds 6,000 pounds 6,100 pounds 1 quart, 1 pint OR 6 pints 10. 4 weeks OR 35 days 750 centimeters OR 7 meters 3 kilograms OR 250 grams 13. 5 feet, 6 inches OR 64 inches 7. Doug works on his homework for 1 hour, 10 minutes. His friend Brian works on homework for 75 minutes. How many more minutes does Brian work than Doug? 5 minutes 15 minutes 50 minutes 60 minutes 8. Mrs. Gibson drinks 1 liter, 200 milliliters of water each day. How many milliliters of water does she drink in one day? 200 milliliters 800 milliliters 1,000 milliliters 1,200 milliliters
Measurement Conversions Answer Key Abraham Lincoln was the nation’s tallest president. He was 6 feet, 4 inches tall. How many inches tall was Abraham Lincoln? 10 inches 72 inches 76 inches* 120 inches The table below shows the approximate annual rainfall of 4 different states. Which state gets the least amount of rainfall per year? Arkansas Georgia Illinois* Louisiana State Average Yearly Rainfall Arkansas 49 inches Georgia 4 feet Illinois 33 inches Louisiana 5 feet, 11 inches 2. Mrs. Hobbs bought an inflatable baby pool for her son Jonathan. The pool holds up to 120 quarts of water. How many gallons will it hold? 30 gallons* 40 gallons 120 gallons 480 gallons 5. Leslie’s birthday party is in 49 days. Sara’s birthday party is in 6 weeks. Whose birthday party is sooner? Leslie’s birthday party Sara’s birthday party* 3. Maryanne is 4 feet, 1 inch tall. Whitney is 52 inches tall. How many inches taller is Whitney than Maryanne? 3 inches* 4 inches 48 inches 49 inches
1 quart, 1 pint OR 6 pints 10. 4 weeks OR 35 days Directions: Look at each pair of measurements below. Circle the larger measurement. 6. Jenny the elephant weighs 3 tons, 100 pounds. How many pounds does Jenny weigh? 100 pounds 2,000 pounds 6,000 pounds 6,100 pounds* 1 quart, 1 pint OR 6 pints 10. 4 weeks OR 35 days 750 centimeters OR 7 meters 3 kilograms OR 250 grams 13. 5 feet, 6 inches OR 64 inches 7. Doug works on his homework for 1 hour and 10 minutes. His friend Brian works on homework for 75 minutes. How many more minutes does Brian work than Doug? 5 minutes* 10 minutes 15 minutes 50 minutes 8. Mrs. Gibson drinks 1 liter, 200 milliliters of water each day. How many milliliters of water does she drink in one day? 200 milliliters 800 milliliters 1,000 milliliters 1,200 milliliters*