1. Measuring Your Measurement Skills

2. Customary units of measure include:
A. Feet, Yards, Centimeters, Miles
B. Feet, Inches, Yards, Miles
C. Millimeter, Kilometer, Liters, Inches
D. Centimeters, Millimeters, Miles, Half-inches

3. What tools would you use to measure a linear measurement?
A. Ruler, yardstick, meter stick
B. Ruler, measuring tape, measuring cup
C. Compass, meter stick, scales
D. Clock, ruler, your foot

4. Which statement is true about the metric system.
The metric system was first used by the Babylonians.
The metric system was first proposed by a French priest.
A meter is smaller than our customary yard.
A centimeter is 1/1000 of a meter.

5. What customary unit of measure would you use to measure your pencil?
A. Feet
B. Miles
C. Inches
D. Yards

6. What customary measurement would you use to measure an Olympic size pool?
Feet
Miles
Inches
Yards

7. A scientist will measure the distance the space shuttle will travel in:
Kilometers
Feet
Miles
Both A and C

8. If you linked together 100 paper clips, you would probably need a ______________ to measure it.
Meter stick
Ruler
Odometer
None of the Above

9. About how far did the graduates throw their graduation caps?
1 ½ ft.
2 yds
10 meters
3 km

10. Which statement is not true?
12 inches=1 foot
The metric system is based on the base ten system.
There are 4 feet in a yard
A millimeter is the smallest unit of measure in the metric system

11. In measurement, the perimeter of an object is:
How much it weighs
Its length X 2 + its width X 2
The distance around its outside border
Both B and C

12. To find the perimeter of a school bus, you would:
Count the seats and multiply by 2
Using a meter stick you would measure its length.
You would measure the outside of the bus.
D. You would measure the length X width.

13. To find the area of an object, you need to:
See how many paper clips fill the area.
You will need string, a ruler, and a pencil.
You use square units of measure.
None of the Above

14. This basketball player is 78” tall. Find the correct conversion.
5’ 10”
6’ 5”
3 yd 1”
2 yd 6”

15. Which statement is not true.
7 ft. =3 yds.
1 mile = 1,760 yds
1 3/4 ft = 21”
1,500 meters = 1 ½ km

16. Which measurement is equal?
33” = 3 feet
25 centimeters = 1 meter
C. 5,280’ = 1 mile
D. 6 yards = 24 ft.

17. Well, how do you measure up? Did you hit a “bulls eye”?