Measurement Choosing the Appropriate Tool

Measurement

Choose the Appropriate

Tool

Read the following sentences and decide which tool you would

use to measure.

To find out how hot a cup of coffee is you would use a

A. rulerB. yard stickC. thermometer

The correct answer is

c. thermometer

To find the distance of a football field, you would use a

A. rulerB. yard stickC. thermometer

The correct answer is

b. yard stick

To find the height of a desk, you would use a

• A. ruler• B. yard stick• C. thermometer

The correct answer is

a. ruler

To find the length of a bookcase, you would use a

• A. ruler• B. yard stick• C. thermometer

The correct answer is

a. ruler

To find out how long the hallway is, you would use a

• A. ruler• B. yard stick• C. thermometer

The correct answer is

b. yard stick

To find the temperature of water in a bathtub, you would use a

• A. ruler• B. yard stick• C. thermometer

The correct answer is

c. thermometer

To find the length of a truck, you would use a

• A. ruler• B. yard stick• C. thermometer

The correct answer is

b. yard stick

To find out how cold it is in a the North Pole, you would use a

• A. ruler• B. yard stick• C. thermometer

The correct answer is

c. thermometer

Bibliography Page

• Clip Art: Microsoft Office 2007• Harcourt math. (2004). New York: Houghton

Mifflin School.