Word Study: milli, centi, kilo - Practice #1

A drop of medicine is usually measured in ____, which is about a small spoonful.

• millimeters

• milliliters

• kilobytes

• kiloliters

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

The tiny ____, an arthropod, has as many as 1,000 legs, but fewer than its name suggests.

• centipede

• millibar

• millipede

• kilobyte

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A unit of length about the size of an ant is called a ____.

• millimeter

• kilometer

• centimeter

• kiloliter

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

A ____, used to measure pressure in meteorology, can help predict changes in weather.

• millibar

• centimeter

• kiloliter

• kilobyte

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The width of your pinky finger is roughly equal to one ____.

• milliliter

• centimeter

• kiloton

• millipede

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A large celebration of a country’s 100-year anniversary is called a ____.

• centiliter

• centipede

• centennial

• kilometer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A ____, equal to 1,000 liters, could hold a large amount of water.

• milliliter

• kiloliter

• centimeter

• kilobyte

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A ____, equal to 1,000 meters, is about half a mile.

• kilometer

• centiliter

• millimeter

• millibar

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

A soda bottle holds about 50 ____, which is roughly 5 to 10 spoonfuls per unit.

• centiliters

• millimeters

• kilotons

• kilobytes

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A ____, an arthropod with many legs, gets its name from the number 100.

• centennial

• centipede

• millipede

• kilobyte

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A