Measuring Distance Worksheet

Grade 5 Math worksheet focusing on measuring distance using various units and tools.

Grade 5 Math MeasurementMeasuring Distance

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Multiple ChoiceFill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.B.2

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mathgrade 5measurementdistanceruler

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Measuring Distance

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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show your work where applicable.

1. Which unit would you use to measure the length of a classroom?

Centimeters

Meters

Millimeters

Kilometers

2. How many centimeters are in 3 meters?

30 cm

300 cm

3000 cm

0.03 cm

3. A standard ruler is usually centimeters long.

4. To measure very long distances, like between cities, we use .

5. Look at the ruler below. What is the length of the pencil shown?

6. There are 1000 meters in 1 kilometer.

True

False

7. A millimeter is longer than a centimeter.

True

False

8. A ribbon is 2 meters long. If you cut off 75 centimeters, how much ribbon is left in centimeters?