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Measurement · Grade 4

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Measurement Practice

Grade 4 • Reading Scales and Rulers • Work out each space
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Work out what one space is worth, then write what each one reads.

  1. 1) A ruler is divided into equal spaces. What does the arrow read?
    Answer:
    12 mm22 mm
  1. 2) A scale is divided into equal spaces. What does the pointer read?
    Answer:
    2750 g4750 g
  1. 3) A jug is divided into equal spaces. What does the water level read?
    Answer:
    2150 ml2400 ml
  1. 4) A ruler is divided into equal spaces. What does the arrow read?
    Answer:
    148 cm164 cm
  1. 5) A ruler is divided into equal spaces. What does the arrow read?
    Answer:
    52 mm72 mm
  1. 6) A jug is divided into equal spaces. What does the water level read?
    Answer:
    3750 ml4750 ml
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Work out what one space is worth, then write what each one reads. (continued)

  1. 7) A scale is divided into equal spaces. What does the pointer read?
    Answer:
    1260 g1420 g
  1. 8) A ruler is divided into equal spaces. What does the arrow read?
    Answer:
    324 cm340 cm
  1. 9) A ruler is divided into equal spaces. What does the arrow read?
    Answer:
    125 cm375 cm
  1. 10) A jug is divided into equal spaces. What does the water level read?
    Answer:
    250 ml2250 ml
  1. 11) A jug is divided into equal spaces. What does the water level read?
    Answer:
    1325 ml1575 ml
  1. 12) A ruler is divided into equal spaces. What does the arrow read?
    Answer:
    92 mm100 mm
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Answer Key

  1. 1. 16 mm
  2. 2. 4000 g
  3. 3. 2250 ml
  4. 4. 156 cm
  1. 5. 64 mm
  2. 6. 4250 ml
  3. 7. 1340 g
  4. 8. 336 cm
  1. 9. 250 cm
  2. 10. 1500 ml
  3. 11. 1500 ml
  4. 12. 98 mm
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What each level generates

Grade 4 reading scales and rulers — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.

  1. Level 1Count on from a mark
  2. Level 2Work out each space
  3. Level 3Halfway between marks

Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →

More Grade 4 measurement skills

Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.

Frequently asked questions

▸What measurement skills are expected in Grade 4?

Converting between mixed units and a single unit in both directions, and adding or subtracting measurements written in mixed units with regrouping. Compound Measurements covers the conversions and Adding and Subtracting Measurements covers the arithmetic.

▸How do you write 3 m 40 cm in centimeters?

Convert the whole meters first — 3 m is 300 cm — then add the leftover 40 cm, giving 340 cm. That is the Two units into one level of Compound Measurements, using length, mass and capacity in turn.

▸How do you subtract measurements like 6 kg 50 g − 4 kg 650 g?

Break one whole kilogram into 1000 g so the grams can be taken away: 6 kg 50 g becomes 5 kg 1050 g, then 1050 − 650 = 400 g and 5 − 4 = 1 kg, so the answer is 1 kg 400 g. Converting both amounts to grams first works just as well.

▸Do the answers always come out as whole numbers?

Yes. Every quantity is built from whole units and clean remainders, so answers are exact whole numbers or a tidy mixed pair like 5 m 65 cm — no decimals and no rounding at this grade.