Practice with Prefixes and Symbols
OBJECTIVE: To identify common
symbols in linear measurement
examples.
The prefixes milli, cent; and kilo will meet most needs in our daily lives as
we use the metric system.
Fill in the blanks to the left of each statement with the correct symbol to
make each statement logical.
1. Sue purchased one _
of fabric to make a skirt.
2. The teacher's desk is 150 _
wide.
3. The speed limit in town is 50 _
per hour.
4. My thumb in 6 _
long.
5. Jane's bracelet is 18 _
wide.
6. My three-year old brother is 95 _
tall.
7. My twenty-three year old brother is 2 _
tall.
8. My bedroom is 4 _
long.
9. It is about 600 _
from Salt lake City to Cheyenne.
10. Bob lives about 2 _
from school.
Circle the most logical response:
11. The height of a.3 year old is about 1 m 2 m 3 m 4 m.
12. The length of an automobile is about 4 mm 4 cm 4 dm 4 m.
13. The head of a straight pin is about 1 mm 1 cm 1 dm 1 m.
14. The diameter of a button is about 8 mm 8 cm 8 dm 8 mg.