5th Grade Measurement: Unit Conversions & Estimations

A pencil is 15 centimeters long. How many millimeters is that?

• 180 millimeters

• 100 millimeters

• 150 millimeters

• 120 millimeters

You have a ribbon that is 2.5 meters long. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long is each piece in centimeters?

• 50 cm

• 100 cm

• 25 cm

• 75 cm

A soccer field is about 100 meters long. Estimate how many steps it would take to walk the length of the field if each step is about 0.8 meters long.

• 100

• 125

• 200

• 150

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of water. How many milliliters is that?

• 1500 milliliters

• 750 milliliters

• 2000 milliliters

• 1000 milliliters

You need to measure the length of your classroom. If it is approximately 6 meters, how many centimeters is that?

• 600 centimeters

• 60 centimeters

• 6000 centimeters

• 6 centimeters

A car travels 150 kilometers. How many meters did it travel?

• 150000 meters

• 200000 meters

• 100 kilometers

• 1500 meters

You are baking cookies and need 250 grams of flour. If you only have a scale that measures in kilograms, how many kilograms do you need?

• 1 kilogram

• 0.25 kilograms

• 0.5 kilograms

• 100 grams

A marathon is 42 kilometers long. Estimate how many miles that is, knowing that 1 kilometer is about 0.62 miles.

• 30.12 miles

• 22.50 miles

• 24.85 miles

• 26.04 miles

If a book is 30 centimeters tall, how many millimeters tall is it?

• 300 millimeters

• 250 millimeters

• 400 millimeters

• 350 millimeters

You are planning a garden that is 4 meters by 3 meters. What is the area of the garden in square centimeters?

• 1200 square centimeters

• 120000 square centimeters

• 3000 square centimeters

• 40000 square centimeters