5th Grade Converting Measurement Units Quiz: 10 Questions with Explanations

5th Grade math quiz: Converting Measurement Units – Maths PDF


Try these 10 multiple-choice questions about converting customary and metric units. Choose the one correct answer. The explanation shows the conversion and the mistake behind a wrong choice.

Grade 5 · Common Core State Standards: 5.MD.A.1

Question 1
How many feet are in 3 yards?
Question 2
How many ounces are in 5 pounds?
Question 3
How many pints are in 1 gallon?
1 gallon = 4 quarts1 quart1 pint1c1c1 pint1c1c1 quart1 pint1c1c1 pint1c1c1 quart1 pint1c1c1 pint1c1c1 quart1 pint1c1c1 pint1c1c
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups.
Question 4
Convert 4,500 milliliters to liters.
Question 5
Which length is the longest?
Question 6
The strip is 30 inches long. How long is it in feet and inches?
30 in
A strip.
Question 7
A truck holds 2 tons of sand. How many pounds is that?
Question 8
Sofia runs the distance shown. How many more meters does she need to reach 5 kilometers?
3,200 m run?5 km goal
Progress toward 5 km.
Question 9
How many quarts are in 15 pints?
Question 10
How many cups are in 3 quarts?

Remember
  • Customary length: 12 in = 1 ft, 3 ft = 1 yd, 5,280 ft = 1 mi.
  • Customary capacity: 2 c = 1 pt, 2 pt = 1 qt, 4 qt = 1 gal.
  • Weight: 16 oz = 1 lb and 2,000 lb = 1 ton.
  • Metric units use powers of 10: 100 cm = 1 m, 1,000 m = 1 km, 1,000 mL = 1 L.
  • Convert to the same unit first when a problem has several steps.

All Grade 5 chapters: Grade 5 math.

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