Skills Covered

How to Use This Pack

The unit test on measurement conversions. Pages 1 and 2 are Form A. Pages 3 and 4 are Form B: the same questions in the same order with different numbers, for a retake, a make-up or a second seating. Each form has 13 questions, one point each, and a Score line on its first page. Questions 1 to 10 are the Common Core part of the unit; questions 11 to 13 (units of time and elapsed time, choosing a metric estimate and reading a beaker, and measuring to the nearest sixteenth inch and millimeter) are for the states that teach them in 5th grade. No question asks a problem from the unit's exit tickets or the practice sheets. The pre-check and the unit review are packs of their own.

In the Classroom

Give Form A the day after the unit review. Most questions have two or more parts: give the point when every part is right, or score them by the part if you like. The rulers on question 13 are at real size, so print at 100% (not "fit to page") if your class will measure. Questions 11 to 13 are taught in 5th grade in some states only: give the ones your class learns and score out of what you give. The answer keys name each question's skill and show the work for the stories, so a missed question points to the lesson to reteach.

At Home

Use Form B as a check after the unit. Ask your child how many grams are in 2.5 kilograms, how many feet are in 1 1/3 yards, and how they know.

Tips for Success

• Have students write the fact first (1 km = 1,000 m) before a conversion
• A bigger unit takes fewer of itself: multiply to go to a smaller unit, divide to go to a bigger one
• Metric conversions move the decimal point: 4.7 km is 4,700 m
• In a story, change every amount to the unit the question asks for before adding or taking away
• Use Form B as a retake after reteaching what was missed