Grade 4 Measurement Worksheets
Free printable measurement practice for Grade 4 students. Generate problems, solve them on screen or paper, and download as PDF.
Practice Worksheet
Grade 4 Measurement Practice
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.Find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 12 m long and 5 m wide.
- 2.Find the area of a rectangle that is 9 cm long and 6 cm wide.
- 3.A square has side length 8 cm. What is its area?
- 4.A trip starts at 10:35 and ends at 12:05. How long is the trip?
- 5.A 2 m ribbon is cut into two pieces. One piece is 75 cm. How long is the other piece?
- 6.A rectangle has area 36 cm² and width 4 cm. What is its length?
Show answer key
- Question 1: 34 m
- Question 2: 54 cm²
- Question 3: 64 cm²
- Question 4: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Question 5: 125 cm
- Question 6: 9 cm
Free Practice Worksheets
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Build confidence with approachable problems
Solve each problem. Take your time.
- 1.Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 8 cm and a width of 4 cm.
- 2.Calculate the area of a square with a side length of 7 cm.
- 3.Convert 5 meters into centimeters (1 m = 100 cm).
- 4.Find the elapsed time from 2:15 PM to 4:15 PM.
- 5.Calculate the area of a rectangle with a length of 9 cm and a width of 6 cm.
- 6.Convert 3000 grams into kilograms (1000 g = 1 kg).
A selection of topic skills
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.A rectangular garden has a length of 8 meters and a width of 5 meters. Calculate the perimeter and the area of the garden.
- 2.Convert the following metric measurements: 4 kilometers = ______ meters and 7,000 milliliters = ______ liters.
- 3.A movie starts at 2:15 PM and ends at 4:05 PM. How long did the movie last in hours and minutes?
- 4.A square tile has a side length of 9 centimeters. What is the area of the tile in square centimeters?
- 5.Sarah started baking cookies at 10:30 AM. If it takes her 45 minutes to finish, what time will she be done?
- 6.Compare these two lengths using <, >, or =: 500 centimeters ______ 6 meters.
What Your Child Will Learn
Grade 4 introduces area as the amount of surface a shape covers, distinct from perimeter. Students count square units to find the area of rectangles and irregular shapes drawn on grids, then discover the shortcut of multiplying length by width. Comparing shapes with the same perimeter but different areas (or vice versa) is a key conceptual milestone this year.
Students also convert between related metric units, such as centimetres to metres or grams to kilograms, and solve problems involving elapsed time across days and weeks using calendars and schedules. Estimating area and perimeter before calculating continues to build number sense, while measurement problems increasingly appear embedded in multi-step word problems that also require addition or multiplication.
Skills Covered
- Calculating area of rectangles by counting squares and by multiplying
- Distinguishing between area and perimeter
- Comparing shapes with equal perimeters but different areas
- Converting between related metric units (cm to m, g to kg)
- Solving elapsed-time problems using calendars and schedules
- Estimating area and perimeter before calculating
Curriculum Aligned: Aligned with Strand E (Spatial Sense): measuring and comparing the area and perimeter of two-dimensional shapes.
Parent Tip: Grab grid paper and challenge your child to draw as many different rectangles as they can with a perimeter of 20 units, then compare their areas — it's a hands-on way to see the two concepts are independent.
What your child will practice
- AreaDetermine the area of rectangles by counting unit squares or using formulas.
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What measurement skills should my child learn?
K-2: comparing lengths, telling time, counting money. Grades 3-4: standard units, perimeter, area. Grades 5-6: volume, unit conversions, and more complex measurements.
How can I practice measurement at home?
Cooking (measuring ingredients), building projects (measuring lengths), telling time, and handling money all reinforce measurement concepts naturally.
Does my child need to know both metric and imperial?
Most curricula focus on metric (meters, grams, liters) but familiarity with common imperial units (inches, pounds) is helpful for everyday life.