This document contains a workbook for students learning to measure different units of length, volume, weight, and temperature. It includes exercises measuring objects in inches, centimeters, feet, yards, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters, kilograms, grams, Celsius temperature, and identifying appropriate measuring tools. Students are asked to circle, underline, write in or draw lines to match various measuring scenarios and identify reasonable answers about measuring outdoor temperature on a spring hike.

1. 1 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Nonstandard Units
Measure these pencils.
Each pencil is 4 paper clips long.
The pencils are the same length.
Measure these pencils.
One is 5 paper clips long. One is 3 paper clips long.
The pencils are different lengths.
Circle the word that goes in the blank.
1. What is the of the line?
Long Length
2. Use paper clips to the line.
Long Measure
3.The line is 6 paper clips
Long Length

2. 2 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Activity: Inches
When you measure length, you tell
how tall, how wide, or how long
It is 8 inches tall. It is 4 inches wide. It is 11 inches long
Circle the word that goes in the blank.
1. The plant is about 9 inches .
tall wide
2. The milk box is about 3inches .
tall wide
3. The flower box is about 12inches .
tall long

3. 3 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Foot and Yard
1 yard
1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
The distance is how far one thing is from another thing.
The distance between the two trees is 4 feet.
Is a distance of 4 feet greater or less than 1 yard?
How can you tell without measuring?
Fill in the blanks to explain the answer.
1 yard is feet long.
A distance of 4 feet is than 3 feet.
A distance of 4 feet is greater than yard.

4. 4 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Centimeters and Meters
Use inches (in.) or centimeters (cm) to measure short lengths.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
inch ruler
You can use an inch ruler to measure in inches.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
centimeter ruler
You can use a centimeter ruler to measure in centimeters.
Write in. or cm to tell about the picture.
1. about 5 tall
2. about 7 long
3. about 20 long

5. 5 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Perimeter
A classroom is a room for a class.
The word classroom is made from two
shorter words. It is a compound word.
Write the missing word on the blank.
1. A step with a . is a footstep.
2. A stick that measures a yard is a .
Here are words you will see on the pages to come:
bookmark, bathtub, fishbowl.
They are all compound words.
Write the missing word on the blank.
1. To mark your place in a , use a bookmark.
2. A for a bath is a bathtub.
3. A bowl for fish is a .

6. 6 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Activity: Cups, Pints, Quarts, Gallons
A container holds things.
These pictures show containers of different sizes.
paper cup mug vase pitcher
fishbowl bucket bathtub
Circle the word that goes in the blank.
1.The biggest container shown is the .
bathtub bucket pitcher
2. A container that is smaller than a fishbowl is a .
Bucket mug bathtub
3. A pitcher holds less than a .
paper cup vase bucket
4. You can pour all the water from the vase into the .
paper cup mug pitcher
5. The smallest container shown is the .
vase fishbowl paper cup

7. 7 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Activity: Liters
This bottle holds 1 liter of water.
These pictures show more containers.
Teapot drinking glass tank
Underline the name of the container that holds more water.
1. teapot drinking glass
2. tank teapot
3. bottle drinking glass
4. drinking glass tank
Underline the name of the container that holds the least water.
1. Teapot drinking glass bottle
2. tank teapot bottle

8. 8 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Kilograms and Grams
Would you need more socks or rocks to equal 1 kilogram? Why?
Circle the word that fits in the blank to explain the answer.
1. One sock weighs than one rock.
more less
2. If 3 rocks are 1 kilogram, 3 socks are than 1 kilogram.
more less
3. More are needed to equal 1 kilogram.
rocks socks
Circle which balance scale is correct.
4.

9. 9 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Temperature: Celsius
Here are some words Here are some words
to describe high temperatures. to describe low temperatures.
Draw lines to match the sentence with the correct picture.
1. It is cool outside.
These clothes will keep you warm.
2. It is chilly outside.
These clothes will keep you warmer.
3. It is the coldest day.
These clothes will keep you warmest.
4. On the hottest day of the year,
cold water feels great!

10. 10 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Measuring Units and tools
Questions about measuring often begin with how.
Write in the missing word to ask a question about the picture.
Choose a word from the box.
The first one is done for you.
tall warm heavy long much
1. How heavy is the box?
2. How is the string?
3. How is the tower?
4. How water will it hold?
5. How is the soup?

11. 11 Arunrat Bamrungchit, Ph.D., Practice Workbook, Grade 2 | [IEP Classroom: Ban Makkhang School]
Reasonable Answers
Mr. Donald’s class wears jackets on their spring hike.
He records the temperature at lunchtime.
What is the temperature?
25°F 65°F 95°F
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Think about the problem. Circle the best ending to each sentence.
1. The time of year is .
spring winter summer
2. The air is probably .
warm cold very hot
3. The temperature that is too cold is
.
25°F 65°F 95°F
4. The temperature that is too hot is .
25°F 65°F 95°F
5.
The temperature that is just right is
.
25°F 65°F 95°F