1. Measurement Madness

2. The distance from Titus to Auburn is 26 km. About how many miles is this? A. 13 miles B. 16 miles C. 31 miles D. 50 miles Answer: B

3. The stick is 15 cm long. About how many inches is this? A. 3 in B. 6 in C. 16 in D. 38 in Answer: B

4. My desk is 28 inches wide. About how many centimeters is this? A. 12 cm B. 14 cm C. 56 cm D. 70 cm Answer: D

5. My hand is 3 inches wide. About how many mm wide is my hand? A. 8 mm B. 30 mm C. 68 mm D. 75 mm Answer: D

6. My house is 60 feet from the road. About how many meters is this? A. 12 meters B. 18 meters C. 20 meters D. 28 meters Answer: B

7. The distance to the barn from the house is 35 meters. About how many yards is this? A. 38 yards B. 35 yards C. 33 yards D. 15 yards Answer: A

8. It is 72 yards to the goal for the team. Approximately how many meters from scoring a touchdown are they? A. 78 meters B. 72 meters C. 66 meters D. 50 meters Answer: C

9. The mall is 18 miles from school. About how many kilometers is this? A. 10 km B. 16 km C. 30 km D. 50 km Answer: C

10. H elga packed a box of books that has a mass of 40 kilograms. About how many pounds is this? A. 10 lbs B. 19 lbs C. 42 lbs D. 90 lbs Answer: D

11. Linda bought a dog weighing 25 lbs. About how many kilograms is this? A. 6 kg B. 11 kg C. 16 kg D. 24 kg Answer: B

12. The bag of beans weighed 5 ounces. How many grams did it weigh? A. 5 grams B. 28 grams C. 140 grams D. 1000 grams Answer: C

13. The table weighed 35 lbs. About how many kg did it weigh? A. 16 kg B. 33 kg C. 77 kg D. 350 kg Answer: A

14. The teacher weighs 70 kg. About how many pounds is this? A. 32 lbs B. 140 lbs C. 154 lbs D. 210 lbs Answer: C

15. Sally drank 40 pints of milk in the cafeteria this year. About how many liters is this? A. 10 liters B. 19 liters C. 22 liters D. 39 liters Answer: B (Students must convert 40 pints to 20 qts, then know that a quart is slightly less than a liter)

16. Extra Practice 1. 18 miles = ____ km 2. 60 km = _____ miles 3. 42 cm = ____ inches 4. 33 feet = _____ meters 5. 49 mm = _____ inches 6. 60 inches = _____ cm