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 6 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 slice of bread, the distance from one city to another, the weight of a bag of potatoes, the weight of a spoon
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
2.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the weight of a letter, the length of a crayon, the width of a book, the weight of a watermelon
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
3.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the weight of a watermelon, the weight of a bicycle, the weight of a strawberry, the weight of a spoon
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
4.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: the weight of a watermelon, the weight of a slice of bread, the length of a crayon, the width of a book
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
5.Sort each one into the right box.
Sort: how far a car drives in an hour, the distance to the next town, the weight of a dog, the length of a pencil
InchesMilesOuncesPounds
LessonPrint · 4.MD.A.1 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Unit Would You Use?
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Inches: —; Miles: the distance from one city to another; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread, the weight of a spoon; Pounds: the weight of a bag of potatoes
2.Inches: the length of a crayon, the width of a book; Miles: —; Ounces: the weight of a letter; Pounds: the weight of a watermelon
3.Inches: —; Miles: —; Ounces: the weight of a strawberry, the weight of a spoon; Pounds: the weight of a watermelon, the weight of a bicycle
4.Inches: the length of a crayon, the width of a book; Miles: —; Ounces: the weight of a slice of bread; Pounds: the weight of a watermelon
5.Inches: the length of a pencil; Miles: how far a car drives in an hour, the distance to the next town; Ounces: —; 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.