Grade 3 Measurement Test
Section A: Length
- What is the best unit to measure the length of a pencil? a) Kilogram b) Centimeter c) Liter
- How many inches are in 1 foot? a) 12 b) 3 c) 36
- Which object is best measured in millimeters? a) A car b) An eraser c) A swimming pool
- Which is longer? a) 15 cm b) 150 mm c) Both are the same length
- A ribbon is 30 cm long. If you cut it into three equal pieces, how long is each piece? a) 10 cm b) 15 cm c) 5 cm
- How many centimeters are in 1 meter? a) 100 b) 10 c) 1000
- Arrange these lengths from shortest to longest: a) 1 meter b) 150 centimeters c) 75 centimeters
- Which unit would you use to measure the height of a building? a) Millimeter b) Meter c) Centimeter
- If a pencil is 7 cm long and a pen is 12 cm long, how much longer is the pen than the pencil? a) 4 cm b) 5 cm c) 19 cm
- Convert 2 meters to centimeters. a) 20 cm b) 200 cm c) 2000 cm
Section B: Weight
- Which object is best measured in grams? a) A chair b) A watermelon c) A paperclip
- How many grams are in 1 kilogram? a) 100 b) 1000 c) 5000
- Which is heavier? a) 500 grams b) 1 kilogram c) They are the same weight
- A package weights 750 grams. How many kilograms is this? a) 0.75 kg b) 1.75 kg c) 7.5 kg
- Arrange these weights from lightest to heaviest: a) 250 grams b) 1 kilogram c) 500 grams
- What unit would you use to measure the weight of a book? a) Kilogram b) Gram c) Liter
- Which object is likely to weight about 1 kilogram? a) A feather b) A textbook c) A car
- Convert 3 kilograms to grams. a) 300 grams b) 3000 grams c) 30000 grams
- If a bag of flour weights 2 kilograms, how many grams is that? a) 200 grams b) 2000 grams c) 20 grams
- Which is lighter? a) 250 grams b) 500 grams c) 1 kilogram
Section C: Capacity
- What is the best unit to measure the capacity of a water bottle? a) Liter b) Milliliter c) Gram
- How many milliliters are in 1 liter? a) 100 b) 1000 c) 10
- A jug holds 2 liters of juice. How many milliliters is that? a) 20 milliliters b) 200 milliliters c) 2000 milliliters
- Which container holds more? a) 1-liter bottle b) 500-milliliter bottle c) They hold the same amount
- If you pour 150 milliliters of water into a glass that already has 200 milliliters, how much water is in the glass now? a) 350 milliliters b) 300 milliliters c) 250 milliliters
- Arrange these capacities from smallest to largest: a) 500 milliliters b) 1 liter c) 250 milliliters
- Which unit would you use to measure the capacity of a swimming pool? a) Liter b) Milliliter c) Kiloliter
- Convert 3 liters to milliliters. a) 300 milliliters b) 3000 milliliters c) 30000 milliliters
- How many liters are in 5000 milliliters? a) 5 liters b) 50 liters c) 0.5 liters
- Which is greater? a) 1000 milliliters b) 1 liter c) They are the same
Section A: Length
- What is the best unit to measure the length of a pencil?
- Answer: b) Centimeter
- Explanation: Centimeters are used for measuring small objects like a pencil.
- How many inches are in 1 foot?
- Answer: a) 12
- Explanation: There are 12 inches in 1 foot.
- Which object is best measured in millimeters?
- Answer: b) An eraser
- Explanation: Millimeters are suitable for measuring small objects like an eraser.
- Which is longer?
- Answer: c) Both are the same length
- Explanation: 15 cm is the same length as 150 mm because 1 cm equals 10 mm, so 15 cm = 150 mm.
- A ribbon is 30 cm long. If you cut it into three equal pieces, how long is each piece?
- Answer: a) 10 cm
- Explanation: Divide the total length by the number of pieces: 30 cm ÷ 3 = 10 cm per piece.
- How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
- Answer: a) 100
- Explanation: There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.
- Arrange these lengths from shortest to longest:
- Answer: c) 75 centimeters, b) 150 centimeters, a) 1 meter
- Explanation: Convert 1 meter to centimeters (100 cm) to compare and arrange the lengths.
- Which unit would you use to measure the height of a building?
- Answer: b) Meter
- Explanation: Meters are suitable for measuring the height of tall structures like buildings.
- If a pencil is 7 cm long and a pen is 12 cm long, how much longer is the pen than the pencil?
- Answer: b) 5 cm
- Explanation: Subtract the length of the pencil from the length of the pen: 12 cm – 7 cm = 5 cm.
- Convert 2 meters to centimeters.
- Answer: b) 200 cm
- Explanation: There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, so 2 meters equals 200 centimeters: 2 × 100 = 200 cm.
Section B: Weight
- Which object is best measured in grams?
- Answer: c) A paperclip
- Explanation: Grams are used for measuring small, lightweight objects like a paperclip.
- How many grams are in 1 kilogram?
- Answer: b) 1000
- Explanation: There are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram.
- Which is heavier?
- Answer: b) 1 kilogram
- Explanation: 1 kilogram is heavier than 500 grams because 1 kilogram equals 1000 grams.
- A package weighs 750 grams. How many kilograms is this?
- Answer: a) 0.75 kg
- Explanation: Divide the weight in grams by 1000 to convert to kilograms: 750 grams ÷ 1000 = 0.75 kg.
- Arrange these weights from lightest to heaviest:
- Answer: a) 250 grams, c) 500 grams, b) 1 kilogram
- Explanation: Compare the weights in grams, knowing that 1 kilogram equals 1000 grams.
- What unit would you use to measure the weight of a book?
- Answer: b) Gram
- Explanation: Grams are suitable for measuring the weight of small objects like a book.
- Which object is likely to weigh about 1 kilogram?
- Answer: b) A textbook
- Explanation: A textbook typically weighs about 1 kilogram, unlike a feather or a car.
- Convert 3 kilograms to grams.
- Answer: b) 3000 grams
- Explanation: There are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram, so 3 kilograms equals 3000 grams: 3 × 1000 = 3000 grams.
- If a bag of flour weighs 2 kilograms, how many grams is that?
- Answer: b) 2000 grams
- Explanation: There are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram, so 2 kilograms equals 2000 grams: 2 × 1000 = 2000 grams.
- Which is lighter?
- Answer: a) 250 grams
- Explanation: 250 grams is lighter than 500 grams and 1 kilogram (1000 grams).
Section C: Capacity
- What is the best unit to measure the capacity of a water bottle?
- Answer: a) Liter
- Explanation: Liters are used to measure the capacity of larger liquid containers like water bottles.
- How many milliliters are in 1 liter?
- Answer: b) 1000
- Explanation: There are 1000 milliliters in 1 liter.
- A jug holds 2 liters of juice. How many milliliters is that?
- Answer: c) 2000 milliliters
- Explanation: There are 1000 milliliters in 1 liter, so 2 liters equals 2000 milliliters: 2 × 1000 = 2000 milliliters.
- Which container holds more?
- Answer: a) 1-liter bottle
- Explanation: A 1-liter bottle holds more than a 500-milliliter bottle because 1 liter equals 1000 milliliters.
- If you pour 150 milliliters of water into a glass that already has 200 milliliters, how much water is in the glass now?
- Answer: a) 350 milliliters
- Explanation: Add the volumes together: 200 milliliters + 150 milliliters = 350 milliliters.
- Arrange these capacities from smallest to largest:
- Answer: c) 250 milliliters, a) 500 milliliters, b) 1 liter
- Explanation: Compare the capacities, knowing that 1 liter equals 1000 milliliters.
- Which unit would you use to measure the capacity of a swimming pool?
- Answer: a) Liter
- Explanation: Liters are used to measure large volumes of liquid, like the capacity of a swimming pool.
- Convert 3 liters to milliliters.
- Answer: b) 3000 milliliters
- Explanation: There are 1000 milliliters in 1 liter, so 3 liters equals 3000 milliliters: 3 × 1000 = 3000 milliliters.
- How many liters are in 5000 milliliters?
- Answer: a) 5 liters
- Explanation: Divide the volume in milliliters by 1000 to convert to liters: 5000 milliliters ÷ 1000 = 5 liters.
- Which is greater?
- Answer: c) They are the same
- Explanation: 1000 milliliters is equal to 1 liter.