Measurement practice
Free measurement practice for grades 1 to 5: telling time, money, rulers and unit conversions, 10 questions at a time.
🧒 Kids: pick a skill, look at the clock, coins or ruler and tap Check ✓!
Ready-made practice rounds: 18 skills by grade
| Skill | What your child does | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hour and half hour | Read a clock at 4:00 or 4:30. | 1 |
| Quarter past and to | Read 3:15 and 3:45 on a clock. | 2 |
| Time to 5 minutes | Count by 5s around the clock. | 2 |
| Time to the minute | Read 7:38 on a clock. | 3 |
| a.m. or p.m. | Breakfast is a.m., dinner is p.m. | 2 |
| Elapsed time | How long from 2:15 to 3:40? | 3 |
| Units of time | Minutes in 3 hours, days in May. | 3–4 |
| Count coins | Quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. | 1–2 |
| Make change | Pay $5.00 for $3.65: how much back? | 2–4 |
| Measure length | Read a ruler in cm or half inches. | 2–3 |
| Choose the unit | Grams or kilograms for a bag of rice? | 2–4 |
| Metric conversions | 4 m = ? cm; 3,000 g = ? kg. | 4–5 |
| Customary conversions | 5 ft = ? in; 3 gal = ? qt. | 4–5 |
| Compare lengths | Which is more: 3 m or 280 cm? | 3–5 |
| Compare weights | Which is more: 2 kg or 1,500 g? | 3–5 |
| Compare capacity | Which is more: 1 gal or 5 qt? | 3–5 |
| Word problems | Time, money, length, weight and capacity stories. | 3–5 |
| Mixed review | A bit of everything. | 2–5 |
Each link opens the practice tool on that skill, so you can bookmark or share the one your child needs.
How to use the measurement practice
- Pick one skill. If you are not sure, start at the top of the table and move down.
- Use real things alongside. A real clock, a handful of coins or a ruler makes every question easier to picture.
- Read the reason when an answer is wrong. It shows how to count on, add the coins or convert the units.
- Stop at 10 questions. Short rounds work better than long ones. Come back tomorrow.
What the questions look like
- Clocks are drawn like real ones. The short hand moves between the numbers as the minutes pass, so at 4:30 it sits halfway between 4 and 5.
- Coins are US pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters with their value printed on them. Answers are typed in cents.
- Change is typed in dollars, like 1.35. On a phone, a number pad with a point appears.
- Rulers are in centimeters or inches. Some bars start at a number other than 0, which is a common test trap.
- Conversions use whole numbers, such as 4 kg = 4,000 g or 36 in = 3 ft.
A sensible order for practice
- Time to the hour and half hour (1.MD.B.3), then coins.
- Time to 5 minutes, a.m. and p.m., and money problems (2.MD.C.7, 2.MD.C.8).
- Measuring length in inches and centimeters (2.MD.A.1).
- Time to the minute and elapsed time (3.MD.A.1).
- Conversions within one system (4.MD.A.1, 5.MD.A.1) and word problems (4.MD.A.2).
When a skill won’t stick
- Reading the hands the wrong way round: say “short hand, hour” first, every time. The hour is always the number the short hand has just passed.
- Reading 4:50 as 5:50: the short hand is close to 5 but has not reached it yet, so it is still 4 o’clock time.
- Counting coins slowly: sort them biggest first, then count on: 25, 50, 60, 65, 66.
- Getting elapsed time wrong across the hour: count on to the next o’clock first, then add the rest.
- Multiplying when they should divide: ask “will there be more of the smaller unit?” A smaller unit means a bigger number.
Measurement by grade
| Grade | What children practice | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | Time to the hour and half hour, comparing lengths | 1.MD.A, 1.MD.B.3 |
| Grade 2 | Time to 5 minutes, a.m. and p.m., money, measuring length | 2.MD.A, 2.MD.C |
| Grade 3 | Time to the minute, elapsed time, mass and liquid volume | 3.MD.A |
| Grade 4–5 | Converting units and measurement word problems | 4.MD.A, 5.MD.A |
In India, the NCERT books teach time, money (in rupees) and measuring length, weight and capacity from class 1 to class 5, mostly in metric units.
For parents and teachers
- Share a skill: add ?skill=hour, quarter, five, minute, ampm, elapsed, tunits, coins, change, ruler, unit, metric, customary, word or mixed to the address.
- Show it on a big clock: the interactive clock works well on a projector.
- Private by design: no account and nothing stored online.
More measurement help
- Measurement practice: 10 questions on any of 18 skills, with clocks, coins and rulers.
- Interactive clock: move the hands, read the time in words and quiz yourself.
- Unit converter: length, weight, capacity and time, with the steps.
- Time and money: elapsed time · units of time · counting coins · making change
- Measurement quiz for grades 1 to 5, and measurement levels: 8 steps with a test each.
- Measurement games: Clock Race, Time Match and Measurement Bingo.
- Lessons: how to tell time · how to count money · measuring length · weight and mass · capacity · metric units · customary units · word problems
- By grade: 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade measurement
- Worksheets: telling time · money · metric units · customary units
- Charts: time chart · US coins chart · measurement conversion chart
Back to measurement for kids · 2nd grade math · 3rd grade math · 4th grade math
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Questions parents ask
How can my child practice telling time and money online for free?
Use the practice tool at the top of this page. Pick a skill, such as time to 5 minutes or counting coins, and answer 10 questions. Every answer is marked straight away, with a short reason.
Which skill should my child start with?
Start with the hour and half hour, then quarter past and quarter to. Counting coins comes next, then time to 5 minutes and making change. Unit conversions come last, in grades 3 to 5.
What grade is this measurement practice for?
Grades 1 to 5. Time to the hour is grade 1, time to 5 minutes and coins are grade 2, time to the minute and elapsed time are grade 3, and conversions are grades 4 and 5.
Are the clocks and coins realistic?
The clocks are drawn like real ones: the short hand moves between the numbers as the minutes pass. The coins are drawn to size with their value printed on them.
Can teachers link to one skill?
Yes. Add ?skill= to the address, for example /measurement/practice/?skill=elapsed for elapsed time. Every child gets their own random questions, with no login.
What happens to questions my child gets wrong?
The tool shows how to work it out, then brings missed questions back later in the round so your child gets a second try.