Measurement Task Cards
“Hey Jack, how many ducks can you bag?”
Directions:
1.
Answer the questions on the task cards and
record your answers on the recording sheet.
2. Use the key to check your work when you finish.
3. For each question you answer correctly, you “bag”
one duck!
4. Happy, Happy, Happy hunting!
Jase is adding a hidden window to his duck blind as
shown below. The length and width of one section is
labeled in inches.
What is the total area of the window?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2,400 square inches
600 square inches
400 square inches
1,000 square inches
Justin wants to buy enough food to feed his lizard, Josey
Wales, Jr. for 90 days. The lizard eats 4 ounces of food
twice a day. How many pounds of lizard food should he
buy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
15 lb
45 lb
23 lb
12 lb
Jep is making a film of his family’s adventures. He is
following them around a field with his camera. The
diagram below shows the perimeter of the field.
If Jep walks around the perimeter of the field twice, how
far will he walk ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.82 mi
6.36 mi
3 mi
6 mi
Godwin bought a “ham sammich” for his lunch. It came in
a box with a volume of 1,920 cubic centimeters.
Which of the following could NOT represent the
dimensions of Godwin’s “ham sammich” box?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jase is soaking crawfish in the bath tub. He lined the tub with
plastic and will hold the plastic in place with tape. How many
meters of tape will he need to go around the perimeter of the
tub?
A. 5 meters
B. 500 meters
C. 13,125 meters
D. 656,250 meters
Si is making a redneck swimming pool in the bed of a pick-up
truck. The dimensions of the truck bed are shown below.
What is the volume of the truck bed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4,218 sq. in., because 75 in x 57 in = 4,218 sq in
262 inches, because 74in + 74in + 57in + 57in = 262in
262 inches, because (2 x 74) + (2 x 57) = 262 in
75,924 cu in, because 74in x 57in x 18in = 75,924 cu in
In his time at Louisiana Tech, Phil Robertson completed 179 of
411 passing attempts for 2,237 yards. How many feet are in
2,237 yards?
A. 6,631 feet
B. 2,827 feet
C. 6,711 feet
D. 745 feet
Willie packs his duck calls in boxes, loads them in a truck and
ships them off to be sold in stores. The dimensions of his boxes
and trucks are shown below.
What is the greatest number of boxes that Willie can load into 1
truck?
A.
B.
C.
D.
92 boxes
91 boxes
90 boxes
122 boxes
Si made 1 gallon of sweet ice tea. If his blue cup holds 16 fluid
ounces of tea, how many times can he fill his cup with the 1
gallon?
A. 8, because 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint, and 8 pints = 1 gallon
B. 4, because 16 fluid ounces = 1 quart, and 4 quarts= 1 gallon
C. 16, because 16 fluid ounces = 1 cup, and 16 cups = 1 gallon
D. 128, because 128 fluid ounces = 1 gallon
Migrating ducks can fly an average of 160 kilometers in one
day. What is the total number of meters a duck can fly in one
day?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.6 meters
16,000 meters
160,000 meters
16 meters
Some ducks flew 100 miles from a pond near Monroe, LA, to a
pond near Alexandria, LA. The map below shows the route they
flew.
How many yards did the ducks fly?
A. 1,760 yards
B. 1,7,600 yards
C. 176,000 yards
D. 176 yards
Miss Kay is painting her kitchen. She has already painted
the rectangular shaded section, as shown below.
What is the area of the remaining wall that Miss Kay has
left to paint?
A.
B.
C.
D.
80 square feet
140 square feet
200 square feet
280 square feet
Miss Kay is making her “Fabulous Frog Legs” for a big
family get-together. The table below shows the amount of
buttermilk needed for different amounts of frog legs.
Miss Kay will cook 40 frog legs. How many quarts of
buttermilk will she need?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4 quarts
5 quarts
8 quarts
20 quarts
The drawing below represents Miss Kay’s tile floor. Each
small square represents 1 tile.
Which of the following expressions can be used to find the
area of the floor in square feet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6x2
12 x 5
(6 + 2) x 2
(12 + 5) x 2
Phil built a playhouse for his granddaughters. The deck
portion of the playhouse is shown in the diagram below.
The girls are putting Christmas lights around the
perimeter of the deck. How many feet of Christmas lights
will they need?
A.
B.
C.
D.
140 feet
48 feet, 6 inches
49 feet
48 feet
Willie will place advertisements for his duck calls on bus
panels like the one shown below.
If the bus has panels with the dimensions shown above,
what is the area available for advertisements on all 4
panels?
A.
B.
C.
D.
98 square inches
392 square inches
490 square inches
1,960 square inches
Name_____________________
Date _____________________
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I bagged ___ out of 16.
Name_____________________
Date _____________________
Hey Jack, How many ducks did you bag?
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I bagged ___ out of 16.