Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

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Measurement IV

Centimeter and Meter

The centimeter (cm) and the meter (m)

are metric units of length.

100 centimeters (cm)
1 meter (m)

A large paper clip is about

1 centimeter wide.

1 cm

Write the letter of the best estimate.

1. height of a mug a. 2 cm b. 9 cm c. 2 m


2. width of a room a. 4m b. 20 cm c. 12 m


3. length of a soccer field a. 10 m b. 100 cm c. 100 m


4. height of a cat a. 99 cm b. 1 m c. 30 cm


5. length of a bed a. 2 m b. 20 cm c. 20 m

Write cmor mfor the unit you would use

to measure each.

6. width of a dollar bill 7. height of a giraffe

A full-size baseball bat

is about 1 meter long.

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