Measurement Test Review
Some questions (c) 2015 by Region 10 Educational Service Center.
Some questions (c) 2015 by Certica.
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On the grid below, draw four different
shapes with an area of 30 square units. Write the perimeter of each shape.
Perimeter 1___________
Perimeter 2___________
Perimeter 3 ___________
Perimeter 4 ___________
2 Lydia is sending a fax to her
grandmother. The fax has a photo of
Lydia's graduation. If the photo
measures 3 inches wide and 4 inches
long, what is the perimeter of the photo?
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Which expression should be used to determine the perimeter of the figure?
A xy
B 4x
C
x+y
D 2x+2y
4 The picture shows Larry's after school snack package.
If the height of the box is 7 cm and the length is 4 cm, what is the perimeter of the box?
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Kwan was making a poster for a report. She cut out three pictures from magazines and
glued them on the poster. She wanted to trim each picture with ribbon. The first picture
and its measurements are shown below.
A. What was the perimeter of the first picture?
B. The 2nd picture had a length of 7 inches and a width of 6 inches. What was the perimeter
of the 2nd picture? Show or explain how you got your answer.
C. The 3rd picture was the same size as the 2nd picture. Kwan trimmed each of the 3
pictures with ribbon. How much ribbon did she use in all? Show or explain how you got your
answer.
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6 A rectangular parking lot is represented by the scale drawing below. Use the ruler provided
to measure the length and width of the rectangle to the nearest inch.
Which measurement is closest to the area, in square feet, of the actual parking lot?
F
8,000 square feet
G
360 square feet
H 4,800 square feet
J
280 square feet
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The map below shows five streets in Roxanne’s neighborhood.
Which statement appears to be true, based on the map?
A First Street and Third Street intersect each other.
B First Street and Second Street are perpendicular to each other.
C
First Street and Third Street are parallel to each other.
D First Street and Third Street are perpendicular to each other.
8 The swimming pool below is lined off for racing.
Which best describes the racing lines in the pool?
F
intersecting
G
parallel
H perpendicular
J
skew
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9 In the figure below, which line is parallel to line l?
A m
B t
C
k
D p
10
What unit of measurement is MOST appropriate for measuring the amount
of water in a swimming pool?
F
cups
G
pints
H quarts
J
gallons
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Which of the following holds about a milliliter of liquid?
A
B
C
D
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A pitcher of iced tea fills about six
glasses. Which is most likely to be the
amount of liquid the pitcher holds?
F
2 liters
G
2 milliliters
H 20 liters
J
20 milliliters
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The table shows the weight of four
average-size students in different
grades at Tommy's school.
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Jessica’s cat weighed 8 lbs. when she
got her. Since then, the cat has gained
8 oz. every month for the last 4
months. Grade
Weight
(in kilograms)
4
31.8
Pounds
Ounces
6
40.5
1
16
8
48.6
2
32
10
56.8
3
48
4
64
5
80
Which would probably be CLOSEST
to the weight of an average-size ninth
grader?
A 38 kg
How many pounds does the cat weigh
now?
B 46 kg
C
52 kg
D 71 kg
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Pam served lemonade to her guests.
She made 4 pitchers of lemonade. Each
pitcher holds 2 quarts of lemonade.
Gallons
Quartz
1
4
?
8
Which is another way to show the
amount of lemonade in the 4 pitchers?
F
28 cups
G
12 pints
H 2 gallons
J
4 gallons
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Sara drank 4 cups of punch and 2 pints of milk.
1 pint = 2 cups
Which statement correctly compares the amount of punch and milk she
drank?
F
Sara drank 2 cups more milk than punch.
G
Sara drank 2 cups more punch than milk.
H Sara drank twice as much punch as milk.
J
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Sara drank the same amount of punch as milk.
Mrs. Hill served 480 cups of red punch at her town’s annual festival. How
many gallons of red punch did she serve?
A 30 gallons
B 32 gallons
C
40 gallons
D 48 gallons
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A. Lisa broke her arm and had to have it x-rayed. The picture above shows how the x-ray
looked. What is the approximate length of Lisa's arm?
B. Lisa's arm was broken at about 12 inches from the end of her fingertip. Mark an X on
the number line showing where the break could have been.
C. Lisa had the arm x-rayed again the following year to make sure that it had healed. Her
arm had grown of an inch longer. About how many inches from the end of her fingertip
would the break have been in the picture the following year? Explain how you got your
answer.
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Margaret is putting books into her
backpack to take home for homework.
She wants to take her library book to
read when she finishes her
homework. She can’t carry more than
8 lbs. in her backpack. If she takes her
math book (1 lb. 6 oz.), her social
studies book, (2 lb. 12 oz), her
notebook (24 oz.), will she be able to
take her library book (1 lb. 8 oz.) home,
too? Explain your thinking.
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Marcia arrives at the mall at 1:15 p.m.
She wants to spend two and a half
hours shopping and then see a movie.
She has to meet her mother at 6:30
p.m. What is the longest amount of
time that the movie can last, if it
takes 10 minutes to walk to the place
where she is to meet her mother?
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Tasha planted a garden with her mom. Tasha's favorite vegetable to grow is cabbage. She
found this information about cabbages grown in the countries around the world.
Cabbage Grown Around the World
Country
Number of Tons
Produced in 2001
United States
2,298,700
Russia
3,936,000
India
4,250,000
Poland
1,767,280
South Korea
3,200,000
A. Write the number of tons of cabbage grown in the United States in words. Tasha said
that the number of tons grown in the Ukraine was about five hundred thousand less than
the number of tons grown in Poland.
B. About how many pounds of cabbage were grown in the Ukraine?
C. China led the world in cabbage production in 2001. It produced about 7 times as much
cabbage as South Korea. About how many tons of cabbage did China produce?
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Lauren and her husband started cleaning their house at the time shown below.
They finished at 4:50. How long did they spend cleaning their house?
F
5 hours 30 minutes
G
5 hours 50 minutes
H 6 hours 50 minutes
J
6 hours 30 minutes
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