Year 4 in England
3rd grade measurement
10 3rd grade measurement skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.
Mixed review
Ten questions drawn from every skill below.
Elapsed time
CCSS 3.MD.A.1England: Y3 MeasurementEngland: Y4 Measurement
Example
How many minutes are there from 5:15 to 7:35 (same morning)?
- 5:15 → 7:35 is 2 h 20 min.
- 2 × 60 + 20 = 140
Answer: 140
Mass and capacity
CCSS 3.MD.A.2England: Y2 MeasurementEngland: Y3 Measurement
Example
Aisha puts 561 g of flour and 326 g of sugar in a bowl. What is the total mass in grams?
- 561 + 326 = 887 g
Answer: 887
Tell time to the nearest minute
CCSS 3.MD.A.1England: Y3 Measurement
Example
Write "22 minutes to 5" as a digital time.
- 60 − 22 = 38
- 4:38
Answer: 4:38
Builds on: Tell time to five minutes
Leads to: Find start and end times
Morning or afternoon: a.m. and p.m.
CCSS 2.MD.C.7England: Y3 Measurement
Example
You come home from school at 3:35. Is that a.m. or p.m.?
- p.m.
Answer: p.m.
Builds on: Tell time to five minutes
Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years
CCSS 4.MD.A.1England: Y3 MeasurementEngland: Y4 Measurement
Example
How many days are in 1 week?
- 7
Answer: 7
Builds on: Tell time to five minutes
Leads to: Convert between units of time
Find start and end times
CCSS 3.MD.A.1England: Y3 MeasurementEngland: Y4 Measurement
Example
Chloe's coding club lasted 40 min and finished at 2:10. What time did it start? Type it like 2:35.
- 2:10 − 40 min = 1:30
Answer: 1:30
Grams and kilograms problems
CCSS 3.MD.A.2England: Y3 Measurement
Example
A bag of flour holds 1 kg. Yuki uses 550 g for a cake. How many grams are left?
- 1 kg = 1000 g
- 1000 − 550 = 450
- 450 g
Answer: 450
Builds on: Mass and capacity
Leads to: Convert kilograms and grams, litres and millilitres
Litres and millilitres problems
CCSS 3.MD.A.2England: Y3 Measurement
Example
A jug holds 1 litre of water. Tariq pours 2 glasses of 150 ml. How much water is left in the jug, in ml?
- 2 × 150 = 300
- 1000 − 300 = 700
- 700 ml
Answer: 700
Builds on: Mass and capacity
Leads to: Convert kilograms and grams, litres and millilitres
Millimetres, centimetres and metres
CCSS 4.MD.A.1England: Y3 Measurement
Example
60 mm = ? cm
- 60 mm = 6 cm
Answer: 6
Builds on: Measure in cm, m, inches and feet
Leads to: Convert metric lengths: km, m, cm and mm
Add money and give change
CCSS 2.MD.C.8England: Y3 Measurement
Example
Luis buys a toy for $1.85 and pays with $5. How much change is given? (Answer in cents.)
- $5 − $1.85 = $3.15
- 315¢
Answer: 315
Builds on: Money: count and solve problems
Leads to: Money problems with several steps
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- Area and perimeter builder
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