Different Ways to Measure and Examples

Which object is about 3 feet tall?

• a building
• a fork
• a table
• a door

Which unit would be most appropriate for measuring the length of a football field?

• Miles
• Inches
• Gallons
• Yards

Which of the following would most likely have a length of 30 feet?

• stick of gum
• envelope
• car
• pool

Choose the best unit for measurement. 

• 7 ft. 
• 9 in. 
• 11 yd. 

Choose the best unit for measurement. 

• 8 yd. 
• 1 ft. 
• 7 in. 

Order the following units from smallest to largest. 
miles, feet, inches, yards

• feet, inches, yards, miles
• miles, yards, feet, inches
• inches, feet, yards, miles
• yard, feet, inches, miles

How many inches are in one foot?

• 6
• 16
• 15
• 12

• 4 and 1/2
• 5 and 3/4
• 4 and 1/4
• 4 inches

• 4 inches
• 3 and 3/4
• 4 and 1/2
• 3 and 1/4

• 1 and 4 quarters
• 2 inches
• 2 and 1 half
• 2 and 1 quarter