Measuring with a Ruler
A Grade 4 math worksheet focused on practicing measurement skills using a ruler, including reading measurements to the nearest inch, half-inch, and quarter-inch.
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Measuring with a Ruler
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Read each question carefully and use a ruler to measure the objects or lines as instructed. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1. Look at the ruler below. What is the length of the red line segment to the nearest inch?
2. Measure the length of your pencil to the nearest inch.
3. What is the length of the green line segment to the nearest half-inch?
4. Measure the width of your math textbook to the nearest half-inch.
5. What is the length of the blue line segment to the nearest quarter-inch?
6. Measure the length of your hand from your wrist to the tip of your middle finger to the nearest quarter-inch.
7. Which unit of measurement would be best to measure the length of a classroom?
inches
feet
centimeters
miles
8. How many inches are in one foot?
6
10
12
100
9. A ruler is a tool used to measure .
10. There are quarter-inches in one inch.
11. Draw a line that is exactly 3 inches long. Then, draw another line that is 1 and a half inches longer than the first line. Label both lines with their lengths.