Proficiency Practice
Measurement
1.
Chris wants to measure the size of her kitchen. Which of the following would be the most appropriate unit
of measure to use?
a) millimeter
2.
d) 8.520mm
b) 0.0321 cm
c) 0.00321 m
d) 3210m
b) 80
c) 83
d) 96
b) 5~ lbs
c) 5lbs 80z
d) 6lbs
A package of 50 hamburgers is bought for a picnic. If each hamburger weighs ~ pound, then what is the
weight of the entire package?
a) 10lbs 10oz
7.
c) 8.52mm
In planning to buy food for a group, a 6 ounce steak is a good portion as part of a full meal. How much
steak must be bought for a group of 14 people?
a) 5lbs
6.
b) 8.5mm
How many ounces are in 5lbs 30z?
a) 77
5.
d) kilometer
Which is another way of writing 3.21 krn?
a) 0.00321 ern
4.
c) meter
Desmond is measuring a ladybug using a ruler marked in centimeters and millimeters. Which measurement
shows the appropriate level of precision?
a) 8mm
3.
b) centimeter
b) 12lbs 50z
c) 121bs 80z
d) 2001bs
A bathtub measures 72 inches long, 30 inches wide, and 24 inches deep. If each cubic foot of water is equal
to about 7! gallons, how many gallons of water will fit in the tub?
a) 162! gallons
b) 225 gallons
c) 384~ gallons
d) 400 gallons
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Tamara walked for 2~ miles. How many feet did she walk? (5,280ft
a) 10,560ft
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b) 11,880ft
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c) 12,460ft
d) 12,880ft
10.
Pleasantville has a high temperature of 104°F. What temperature is this in °C? (Note: °C· ~ + 32 = OF)
11.
Larry walks 2,500 centimeters to school each day. How many meters would that be?
a) 0.25m
12.
d) 250m
b) 400 cubic feet
c) 2,000 cubic feet
d) 4,000 cubic feet
A tourist bus travels up a mountain at 20 mph. It travels down at 60 mph. The trip down the mountain is
5 minutes faster than the trip up. How far does the bus travel going up the mountain?
a) 2.5 miles
14.
c) 25m
A builder designs a garage. Her blueprints have a scale of 1 : 10. If the dimensions of the drawing are
24 inches long, 12 inch wide, and 12 inches tall, how large is the actual garage?
a) 50 cubic feet
13.
b) 2.50m
b) 5 miles
c) 20 miles
d) 40 miles
A fish swims at a rat.e of 5 mph in still water. It travels 8 miles downstream in the same amount of time it
takes to travel 2 miles upstream. How fast is the current?
a) 1 mph
b) 2mph
c) 3 mph
d) 4mph
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15. Problem:
"During football practice, the coach had the team run around the perimeter of the practice field 4 times.
Then each team member had to do push-ups."
What other information is needed to determine how far the team ran?
a) The perimeter of the field
b) The number of players on the team
c) The number of push-ups each player had to do
d) The age of each player
16. Susan is going to paint the walls of her guest bedroom. The floor measures 11 feet by 15.5 feet.. One can of
paint will cover 125 square feet of space. What additional information is necessary to determine how many
cans of paint Susan will need?
a) the volume of one can of paint
b) the height of the room
c) how many people will help Susan paint
d) the size of the entire house
17. Ms. McCloud wants to build a rectangular pen for her pet pot-bellied pig. How many feet of fencing
material will she need to build a pen that measures 12 feet by 15 feet?
a) 17ft
18.
b) 45ft
c) 54ft
d) 180ft
A bird flies for 4 hours at an average rate of 6 miles per hour. How far has the bird traveled?
a) 10 miles
b) 0.67 miles
c) 1.5 miles
d) 24 miles
19. The carpet. Jan likes cost.s $20.00 per square yard. What would it cost her to cover the floor of a room that
is 18 feet long and 15 feet wide?
a) $540.00
20.
b) $600.00
c) $1,800.00
d) $5,400.00
One gallon of paint covers approximately 400 square feet. Ruben needs to paint all four walls of a room
t.hat. are 5 yards long, 4 yards wide, and 3 yards high. About how many gallons will he need?
a) 1 gallons
b) 2 gallons
c) 4 gallons
d) 5 gallons
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Proficiency Practice
Answer
Measurement
8/9/2005
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BC 71
JC 17
BG 20
CO 10
MB 4
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BC 88
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BK 29
MC 6