Practice Workbook SE - East Penn School District

Name
LESSON 24.1
Linear Measure
Vocabulary
Complete.
1. A is about the width of your index finger.
2. A is equal to 10 centimeters and is about
the width of an adult’s hand.
3. A is about the distance from one hand to
the other when you stretch out your arms.
4. A is about the length of 10 football fields.
Use a centimeter ruler or a meterstick to measure each item.
Write the measurement and unit of measure used.
5. length of your desk 6. width of a piece of chalk 7. height of a tree
Choose the most reasonable unit of measure. Write a, b, or c.
8. width of a head a. 2 km b. 2 dm c. 2 m
9. distance around a. 1,000 cm b. 1,000 km c. 1,000 m
the school
10. height of a tree a. 5 km b. 5 dm c. 5 m
© Harcourt
11. distance between a. 22 km b. 22 dm c. 22 m
two towns
Mixed Review
12. 15
13. 14. 15. 13.4
10
1,000
12
14.3
7.6
16.6
16. 350 n 35,000 n 17. n 36 360 n
Practice
PW133