Worksheet on Measurement of Length

In worksheet on measurement of length, all grade students can practice the questions on units for measuring length. This exercise sheet on measurements can be practiced by the students to get more ideas to learn to measure the length of the given line segments according to the questions.

1. If we have to measure the length of a field, which type of measuring instrument will you use?

2. (i) How many metres are there in a kilometre?

(ii) How many centimetres are there in a metre?

3. Fill in the gaps:

(i) 1 km = …………………. Hectometre = ……………………… Decametre

(ii) 1 metre = ……………… Centimetre = ………………………. mm

4. Convert the following into the required measures:

(i) 10 km = ……………………… metres.

(ii) 10 metres = ………………mm

(iii) 1450 metres = ………………. km ……………………. metres.

(iv) 5680 metres = ………………. km …………………… metres

(v) 650 cms = …………………… mm.

(vi) 230 metres = ………………. cm

5. What are the uses of?

(i) measuring tape

(ii) measuring scale

6. Write the length of the given line-segments:

(i) _______________________

A B

(ii) _________________________________________
C D

(iii) _________________________________________________________
E F

(iv) _____________________
G H

(v) ______________________________________________________
P Q

7. Draw line-segments of the following lengths:

(i) 2 cm

(ii) 4 cm

(iii) 6 cm

(iv) 8 cm

(v) 10 cm

(vi) 5 cm 5 mm

(vii) 10 cm 8 mm

(viii) 7 cm 8 mm

(ix) 3 cm 9 mm

8. Place the following objects on the paper. Mark the end points of each. Draw the line-segment for the length of each object and find the measure of length.

(i) A pencil

(ii) A book

(iii) A match stick

9. There are some line-segments given below. Measure the length of each line-segment.

(i) A________________________________B

(ii) C________________________________________D

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

10. Choose the appropriate unit of measurement for the given.

(i) The distance between two states.

(a) kilometer

(b) meter

(ii) The height of a building with 4 floors.

(a) kilometer

(b) meter

(iii) The length of a water bottle.

(a) kilometer

(b) meter

(iv) The width of the screen of a laptop

(a) kilometer

(b) meter

(v) The length of the railway track between two stations

(a) kilometer

(b) meter

(vi) The length of the cricket pitch

(a) kilometer

(b) meter

11. Compare the given lengths by putting the right sign:

(i) 13 cm ………….. 13 m

(ii) 4318 cm ………….. 34 m

(iii) 21 m ………….. 213 cm

(iv) 16 m ………….. 1540 cm

(v) 1000 cm ………….. 10 m

(vi) 3618 cm ………….. 306 m

Answers:

11. (i) <

(ii) >

(iii) >

(iv) >

(v) =

(vi) <

12. Fill in the blanks:

(i) 3 m = ………….. cm

(ii) 98 cm = ………….. dm ………….. cm

(iii) 415 cm = ………….. dm ………….. cm

(iv) 8 cm 35 mm = ………….. mm

(v) 43 mm = ………….. cm ………….. mm

(vi) 72 dm = ………….. m ………….. dm

(vii) 18 dm = ………….. m ………….. dm

(viii) 105 mm = ………….. cm ………….. mm

(vii) 4300 m = ………….. km ………….. m

(viii) 4 km = ………….. m ………….. dm

Answers:

12. (i) 300 cm

(ii) 9 dm 8 cm

(iii) 41 dm 5 cm

(iv) 115 mm

(v) 4 cm 3 mm

(vi) 7 m 2 dm

(vii) 1 m 8 dm

(viii) 10 cm 5 mm

(vii) 4 km 300 m

(viii) 4000 m 40000 dm

13. Compare the given lengths by putting the right sign:

(i) 8 m ………….. 8 mm

(ii) 12 m ………….. 12 km

(iii) 120 cm ………….. 12 m

(iv) 36 dm ………….. 306 cm

(v) 4300 cm ………….. 43 m

(vi) 5612 m ………….. 56 km 12 m

(vii) 57 cm ………….. 5 dm 7 cm

(viii) 4850 m ………….. 4 km 500 m

(ix) 3394 cm ………….. 3 km 394 m

(x) 108 cm ………….. 1 m 8 dm

Answers:

13. (i) >

(ii) <

(iii) <

(iv) >

(v) =

(vi) <

(vii) =

(viii) >

(ix) <

(x) <

14. Fill in the blanks:

(i) A pile of 10 books is 10 cm high. The thickness of each book is ………. mm.

(ii) 200 chappatis in a packet are 50 cm high. The thickness of 10 chappatis will be ………. mm.

(iii) A stack of 40 erasers is 20 dm high. The height of 20 erasers will be ……….. dm in height.

(iv) Length of a log of wood is 2 m 15 cm = ………… cm = …………. mm.

(v) Height of study table is 1137 mm = ………… m ………… cm …………. mm.

(vi) Distance between 2 cities is 35894 m = ………… km …………. m.

(vii) A can of cold-drink with length 62 mm = ………… cm …………. mm.

(viii) Distance between two parallel tracks = 65 dm = ………… m …………. dm.

Answers:

14. (i) 10 mm

(ii) 25 mm

(iii) 10 dm

(iv) 215 cm, 2150 mm

(v) 1 m 13 cm 7 mm

(vi) 35 km 894 m

(vii) 6 cm 2 mm

(viii) 6 m 5 dm

15. Find the sum of the given lengths:

(i) 24 km 15 m and 26 km 34 m

(ii) 13 m 12 cm, 22 m 65 cm and 35 m 4 cm

(iii) 38 dm 7 cm and 15 dm 4 cm

(iv) 80 km 135 m and 47 km 337 m

(v) 77 m 62 cm and 90 m

Answers:

15. (i) 50 km 49 m

(ii) 70 m 81 cm

(iii) 54 dm 1 cm

(iv) 127 km 472 m

(v) 167 m 62 cm

16. Subtract the given lengths:

(i) 45 km from 70 km 367 m

(ii) 77 m 34 cm from 100 m

(iii) 78 dm 3 cm from 90 dm 2 cm

(iv) 63 m 85 cm from 105 m 30 cm

(v) 48 km 449 m from 90 km 330 m

Answers:

16. (i) 25 km 367 m

(ii) 22 m 66 cm

(iii) 11 dm 9 m

(iv) 41 m 45 cm

(v) 41 km 881 m

$Worksheet on Measurement of Length$

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