This sheet treats unit conversion as a comparison tool. Part A pits a 90-foot hallway against a 10-yard classroom, weighs Jake's 5 quarts of lemonade against Sara's 18 cups, checks how many more pounds a 4-ton truck can still carry past 6,500 pounds, and tracks a jogger's 2,200 meters along a 3-kilometer path.
Part B keeps the comparisons coming with a 7-foot rope versus a 90-inch chain, a 3-gallon jug versus 10 pints, and a 1-mile race minus 4,000 feet completed. Fifth graders practice converting first, then comparing — the habit that makes word problems click instead of stall.
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Converting Measurements
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A school hallway is 90 feet long. A classroom is 10 yards wide. Which is longer, and by how many feet?
A) The hallway, by 60 feet
B) The hallway, by 50 feet
C) The classroom, by 30 feet
D) They are the same length
2. Jake has 5 quarts of lemonade. Sara has 18 cups of lemonade. Who has more, and by how many cups?
A) Jake, by 4 cups
B) Sara, by 2 cups
C) Jake, by 2 cups
D) Sara, by 4 cups
3. A truck can carry 4 tons. It already holds 6,500 pounds of cargo. How many more pounds can it carry?
A) 1,500 pounds
B) 2,500 pounds
C) 3,500 pounds
D) 500 pounds
4. A park path is 3 kilometers long. A jogger runs 2,200 meters. How many more meters must she run to finish?
A) 700 meters
B) 900 meters
C) 800 meters
D) 1,000 meters
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A rope is 7 feet long. A chain is 90 inches long. The chain is 6 inches longer.
2. A jug holds 3 gallons. A bottle holds 10 pints. The jug holds 14 more pints.
3. A watermelon weighs 9,500 grams. A cantaloupe weighs 2.5 kilograms. Together they weigh 12 kilograms.
4. A race is 1 mile long. A runner has completed 4,000 feet. He has 1,280 feet left.
5. A tank holds 6 liters. After pouring out 2,750 milliliters, 3,250 milliliters remain.
Converting Measurements
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A school hallway is 90 feet long. A classroom is 10 yards wide. Which is longer, and by how many feet?
A) The hallway, by 60 feet
B) The hallway, by 50 feet
C) The classroom, by 30 feet
D) They are the same length
2. Jake has 5 quarts of lemonade. Sara has 18 cups of lemonade. Who has more, and by how many cups?
A) Jake, by 4 cups
B) Sara, by 2 cups
C) Jake, by 2 cups
D) Sara, by 4 cups
3. A truck can carry 4 tons. It already holds 6,500 pounds of cargo. How many more pounds can it carry?
A) 1,500 pounds
B) 2,500 pounds
C) 3,500 pounds
D) 500 pounds
4. A park path is 3 kilometers long. A jogger runs 2,200 meters. How many more meters must she run to finish?
A) 700 meters
B) 900 meters
C) 800 meters
D) 1,000 meters
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A rope is 7 feet long. A chain is 90 inches long. The chain is 6 inches longer.
2) A jug holds 3 gallons. A bottle holds 10 pints. The jug holds 14 more pints.
3) A watermelon weighs 9,500 grams. A cantaloupe weighs 2.5 kilograms. Together they weigh 12 kilograms.
4) A race is 1 mile long. A runner has completed 4,000 feet. He has 1,280 feet left.
5) A tank holds 6 liters. After pouring out 2,750 milliliters, 3,250 milliliters remain.
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