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 7 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: the distance to the next town, the length of a crayon, the distance from one city to another, the weight of a spoon

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the weight of a spoon, the weight of a bicycle, the weight of a strawberry, the weight of a dog

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the length of a pencil, the weight of a bag of potatoes, the weight of a spoon, the distance from one city to another

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the weight of a dog, the weight of a letter, the width of a book, the length of a marathon

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the weight of a dog, how tall a cup is, the length of a crayon, the distance from one city to another

InchesMilesOuncesPounds

LessonPrint · 4.MD.A.1 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Unit Would You Use?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

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