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 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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: the weight of a spoon, the distance from one city to another, the weight of a bag of potatoes, the weight of a letter
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
2.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the weight of a watermelon, the distance to the next town, the width of a book, the weight of a slice of bread
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
3.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the length of a crayon, the weight of a bicycle, how tall a cup is, the width of a book
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
4.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the weight of a watermelon, the distance to the next town, the weight of a slice of bread, the weight of a bicycle
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
5.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the distance to the next town, the weight of a slice of bread, the width of a book, how far a car drives in an hour
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
LessonPrint · 4.MD.A.1 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Unit Would You Use?
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Inches: —; Miles: the distance from one city to another; Ounces: the weight of a spoon, the weight of a letter; Pounds: the weight of a bag of potatoes
2.Inches: the width of a book; Miles: the distance to the next town; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread; Pounds: the weight of a watermelon
3.Inches: the length of a crayon, how tall a cup is, the width of a book; Miles: —; Ounces: —; Pounds: the weight of a bicycle
4.Inches: —; Miles: the distance to the next town; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread; Pounds: the weight of a watermelon, the weight of a bicycle
5.Inches: the width of a book; Miles: the distance to the next town, how far a car drives in an hour; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread; Pounds: —
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.