Which Unit Would You Use? is a free printable Grade 4 math worksheet on choosing inches, miles, ounces or pounds for a measurement, aligned to Common Core standard 4.MD.A.1. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

One paper per student

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Which Unit Would You Use?

4.MD.A.1

NameDate

Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the length of a marathon, the weight of a bag of potatoes, how far a car drives in an hour, the distance from one city to another

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the weight of a slice of bread, the weight of a spoon, the weight of a letter, how tall a cup is

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the distance from one city to another, the length of a crayon, the weight of a bicycle, the weight of a slice of bread

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: how far a car drives in an hour, the distance from one city to another, the distance to the next town, the weight of a bag of potatoes

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the length of a pencil, how tall a cup is, the width of a book, the length of a crayon

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

LessonPrint · 4.MD.A.1 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Unit Would You Use?

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Inches: —; Miles: the length of a marathon, how far a car drives in an hour, the distance from one city to another; Ounces: —; Pounds: the weight of a bag of potatoes
2.Inches: how tall a cup is; Miles: —; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread, the weight of a spoon, the weight of a letter; Pounds: —
3.Inches: the length of a crayon; Miles: the distance from one city to another; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread; Pounds: the weight of a bicycle
4.Inches: —; Miles: how far a car drives in an hour, the distance from one city to another, the distance to the next town; Ounces: —; Pounds: the weight of a bag of potatoes
5.Inches: the length of a pencil, how tall a cup is, the width of a book, the length of a crayon; Miles: —; Ounces: —; Pounds: —

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.