Measuring with Nonstandard Units

You can measure any object using a nonstandard unit of measurement.

• True

• False

The pencil box is about _____ square tiles long.

• 5 tiles

• 15 tiles

• 25 tiles

• 10 tiles

Which nonstandard measurement tool is best for measuring a student desk?

• polygon pattern blocks

• pencils

• chairs

• classroom laptops

Which nonstandard measurement tool is best for measuring a classroom sink?

• pencils

• rolling chair

• place value hundreds blocks

• counters

• Ms. Garcia used more pencils because they are shorter than the erasers.

• Ms. Garcia used more erasers because they are shorter than the pencils.

• Ms. Garcia used more pencils because they are longer than the erasers.

Bree will use 1 cm and 1 inch tiles to measure the length of a turtle. Will she use more 1 cm tiles or more 1 inch tiles to measure the length?

• 1 cm tiles

• 1 inch tiles

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• Leo used more unit cubes because they are longer than the water bottle caps.

• Leo used more unit cubes because they are shorter than the water bottle caps

• Leo used more water bottle caps because they are longer than the unit cubes

Lucy measures her doll with the paper clips shown and then with the tiles shown. Will Lucy use more paper clips or more tiles when measuring?

• Lucy will use more paper clips because they are bigger.

• Lucy will use more tiles because they are shorter.

• Lucy will use more paper clips because they are shorter.

• Lucy will use more tiles because they are bigger.

• 2 inches

• 3 inches

• 1 inch