Grade 5 Measurement Worksheets
Free printable measurement practice for Grade 5 students. Generate problems, solve them on screen or paper, and download as PDF.
Practice Worksheet
Grade 5 Measurement Practice
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.Find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 10 cm long and 9 cm wide.
- 2.Find the area of a rectangle that is 11 cm long and 14 cm wide.
- 3.Find the volume of a rectangular prism with length 6 cm, width 12 cm, and height 10 cm.
- 4.Find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 13 cm long and 10 cm wide.
- 5.Find the area of a rectangle that is 11 cm long and 12 cm wide.
- 6.Find the volume of a rectangular prism with length 8 cm, width 8 cm, and height 10 cm.
Show answer key
- Question 1: 38 cm
- Question 2: 154 cm²
- Question 3: 720 cm³
- Question 4: 46 cm
- Question 5: 132 cm²
- Question 6: 640 cm³
Free Practice Worksheets
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Build confidence with approachable problems
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- 1.Calculate the volume of a rectangular prism with length 4 cm, width 3 cm, and height 2 cm.
- 2.Convert 5 liters to milliliters (1 liter = 1000 milliliters).
- 3.Calculate the volume of a cube with a side length of 4 cm (Volume = side × side × side).
- 4.Convert 3,000 grams to kilograms (1,000 grams = 1 kilogram).
- 5.Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 8.5 cm and a width of 2 cm.
- 6.Convert 4 meters to centimeters (1 meter = 100 centimeters).
Full range of grade expectations
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.Convert the following measurements: How many centimeters are in 4.5 meters? (Hint: 1 meter = 100 centimeters)
- 2.A rectangular storage bin has a length of 8 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 3 cm. What is the volume of the bin in cubic centimeters?
- 3.Compare the following measurements using <, >, or =: 3/4 liter and 0.8 liters.
- 4.Sarah has a piece of ribbon that is 5 1/2 feet long. She cuts off a piece that is 1 3/4 feet long. How much ribbon does she have left?
- 5.A rectangular garden has an area of 48 square meters. If the length of the garden is 8 meters, what is the width of the garden?
- 6.A baker uses 0.75 kilograms of flour for one batch of bread. If the baker makes 5 batches, what is the total mass of the flour used in kilograms?
What Your Child Will Learn
Grade 5 extends area calculations to triangles and parallelograms and introduces volume as the amount of space a three-dimensional object occupies. Students build rectangular prisms out of unit cubes, count the cubes, and discover that volume equals length times width times height. This connects directly to their multiplication fluency and previews later work with more complex solids.
Students also work fluently across the metric system, converting between millimetres, centimetres, metres, and kilometres, and between millilitres, litres, grams, and kilograms, using benchmarks to judge whether an answer is reasonable. Measurement problems become genuinely multi-step, often requiring students to calculate area or volume as one part of a larger real-world question, such as how much flooring or fencing is needed for a given space.
Skills Covered
- Calculating the area of triangles and parallelograms
- Finding the volume of rectangular prisms using unit cubes
- Applying the formula length × width × height for volume
- Converting fluently within the metric system
- Solving multi-step problems involving area, volume, or capacity
- Using benchmarks to judge whether a measurement is reasonable
Curriculum Aligned: Aligned with Strand E (Spatial Sense): determining the relationships between area, perimeter, and volume, and measuring using appropriate metric units.
Parent Tip: Building a small box from unit cubes or sugar cubes and counting layers is a memorable way to see why volume is length times width times height rather than just a formula to memorize.
What your child will practice
- Area of TrianglesDetermine the area of triangles and composite shapes.
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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.