Reading Metric Rulers Worksheet
Practice reading and interpreting measurements on a metric ruler to the nearest millimeter for Grade 7.
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Reading Metric Rulers
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Read each question carefully and provide your answer. For measurements, write your answer in millimeters (mm).
A metric ruler is divided into centimeters (cm) and millimeters (mm). Each centimeter is divided into 10 millimeters. Therefore, 1 cm = 10 mm.
Look at the ruler above. The longer lines with numbers represent centimeters. The smaller lines between the centimeters represent millimeters. The line halfway between each centimeter is slightly longer than the other millimeter lines and represents 0.5 cm or 5 mm.
1. There are millimeters in 1 centimeter.
2. The abbreviation for millimeter is .
3. The abbreviation for centimeter is .
4. What is the length indicated by the arrow on the ruler below?
5. What is the length indicated by the arrow on the ruler below?
6. Which measurement is equivalent to 3.5 cm?
3.5 mm
35 mm
0.35 mm
350 mm
7. A measurement of 50 mm is the same as 5 cm.
True
False
8. Draw a line segment that is exactly 65 mm long in the box below. Then, label its length.