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

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

Which Unit Would You Use?

4.MD.A.1

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.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 letter

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the weight of a strawberry, the distance to the next town, the weight of a dog, the distance from one city to another

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

3.Sort each one into the right box.

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

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the length of a marathon, the width of a book, the weight of a spoon, the weight of a bicycle

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the length of a marathon, the weight of a dog, the distance from one city to another, the weight of a strawberry

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

LessonPrint · 4.MD.A.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Unit Would You Use?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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