Measuring with Standard Tools

A Grade 2 math worksheet focusing on measuring objects using standard tools like rulers and understanding units of length.

Grade 2 Math MeasurementMeasurement Tools and StrategiesMeasuring with Standard Tools

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.3

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measurementrulerinchescentimetersgrade 2

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Read each question carefully and use your knowledge of measurement to answer.

1. Which tool is best for measuring the length of a pencil?

Scale

Ruler

Clock

Thermometer

2. About how long is a new crayon?

1 inch

4 inches

1 foot

1 yard

3. The two main units for measuring length we use are inches and .

4. A ruler is a tool used to measure .

5. There are 12 in 1 foot.

6. Look at the ruler below. What is the length of the red line segment?

7. Estimate the length of your desk in feet. Then measure it with a ruler. What is the actual length?

Estimate:

Actual:

8. It is always better to measure something using a very small unit of measurement.

True

False

9. A measuring tape is a tool that can bend, which is good for measuring around curved objects.

True

False

Match each unit of measurement with an object that would typically be measured using that unit.

10. Inches

a. Length of a room

11. Feet

b. Length of a car

12. Yards

c. Length of a paperclip