Measurement quiz
A free measurement quiz for grades 1 to 5: 10 questions for each grade, marked one at a time, with the reason for every answer.
🧒 Kids: pick your grade, then answer 10 questions. Each one is marked straight away!
What each grade’s quiz covers
| Grade | Question types | Learn it |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 (class 1) | Time to the hour and half hour, coins, rulers, choosing a unit of length | How to tell time |
| Grade 2 (class 2) | Time to 5 minutes, a.m. and p.m., counting coins, change, rulers | 2nd grade measurement |
| Grade 3 (class 3) | Time to the minute, elapsed time, units of time, grams, kilograms and liters, word problems | 3rd grade measurement |
| Grade 4 (class 4) | Metric and customary conversions, comparing measures, elapsed time, money and word problems | 4th grade measurement |
| Grade 5 (class 5) | Conversions in both directions, comparing measures, multi-step word problems | Measurement word problems |
For a quiz on one skill, use the measurement practice page.
What is in the quiz?
Pick a grade and answer 10 mixed questions. Clocks, coins and rulers are drawn like the real thing, so the quiz also works as a telling time quiz and a money quiz.
Some questions ask for a number, like the minutes on a clock or the grams in 4 kg. Others use big buttons, like a.m. or p.m., or which amount is more.
A wrong answer shows the working, such as the count on from the biggest coin. Every quiz is new, so it can be taken again and again.
How to use the quiz
- As a check-up: take the quiz for your child’s grade once a week and note the score.
- Keep real things nearby. A clock, a few coins or a ruler makes hard questions easier to picture.
- Go back a grade if the score is under 6 out of 10.
- For one skill at a time, use the practice tool.
- To track progress step by step, use the measurement levels.
You can link straight to a grade: grade 1 · grade 2 · grade 3 · grade 4 · grade 5.
What the score means
| Score | What to do next |
|---|---|
| 9 or 10 | Secure. Try the next grade, or the next level. |
| 7 or 8 | Nearly there. Look at the misses together and retake in a few days. |
| 6 or less | Go back to the lessons for the question types missed, or try the grade below. |
Look at which questions were missed. Misses on clocks need different help from misses on conversions.
The errors the quiz shows up
- Reading the hour too soon (2:50 as 3:50): see how to tell time.
- Adding minutes past 60 (2:40 + 30 = 2:70): see elapsed time.
- Counting coins instead of their values: see counting coins.
- Dividing when converting to a smaller unit: see metric and customary units.
- Mixing units in a word problem: see measurement word problems.
More measurement practice
- Measurement practice: 18 skills.
- Interactive clock and unit converter to check answers.
- Measurement levels: 8 steps from hours to word problems.
- Printable worksheets: telling time, money, metric units and customary units.
For teachers
The quiz works on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Share a link for a grade and each child gets their own random questions. Nothing needs a login, and no student data leaves the device.
Practice questions (answers below)
Ask these out loud or write them down. Check each answer, and ask “how did you get that?” for one or two.
- Grade 1: long hand on 6, short hand between 3 and 4
- Grade 1: 3 dimes
- Grade 2: long hand on 5, short hand past 8
- Grade 2: change from $1 for 60¢
- Grade 3: how long from 2:50 to 3:35?
- Grade 3: best unit for a bag of rice: g or kg?
- Grade 4: 5 km = ? m
- Grade 4: 4 lb = ? oz
- Grade 5: which is more, 1 gal or 5 qt?
- Grade 5: a 2 m ribbon, 65 cm cut off. How much is left?
Show the answers
- 3:30
- 30¢
- 8:25
- 40¢
- 45 minutes
- kg
- 5,000
- 64
- 5 qt
- 135 cm
Common mistakes
How to teach it at home
Weekly check-in
Same day each week, same grade, note the score.
Beat your score
Children love beating last week’s number.
Explain one
Ask your child to show you how they got one answer.
By grade
More for each grade: Grade 1 math and the CBSE class 1 maths guide; Grade 2 math and the CBSE class 2 maths guide; Grade 3 math and the CBSE class 3 maths guide; Grade 4 math and the CBSE class 4 maths guide; Grade 5 math and the CBSE class 5 maths guide.
Worksheets and practice
Telling time worksheet: printable PDF with an answer key. · Make a fresh test
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Questions parents ask
Is this measurement quiz free?
Yes, free with no sign-up. Every quiz is new, so it can be used again and again.
Which grade quiz should my child take?
Their school grade. If they score under 6 out of 10, try the grade below first.
Is there a telling time quiz?
Yes. The grade 1 and 2 quizzes are mostly clocks and coins, and the grade 3 quiz adds time to the minute and elapsed time. The practice page also has a quiz on each clock skill.
Does the quiz explain wrong answers?
Yes. Every wrong answer shows the working, such as how to count the coins or whether to multiply or divide.
Can teachers use this quiz in class?
Yes. Share the link for a grade, such as /measurement/quiz/?g=3, and every child gets their own random questions.