Measuring to the nearest half and quarter inch · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Halves and quarters on a line plot

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 8-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A ruler splits each inch into quarter inch parts. How many quarters fill one whole inch?

    Answer: ______________

  2. A pencil end lands exactly on the 1/4 mark past 5 inches. What is its length?

    • 5 and 1/4 inches
    • 5 and 3/4 inches
    • 5 and 1/2 inches
    • 6 inches

  3. This bar is shaded to 3 of its 4 equal parts. What length does it show?

    • 1/4
    • 1/2
    • 3/4

  4. On a line plot, each X above a length stands for one object that had that length.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. A line plot shows 2 Xs at 4 inches and 3 Xs at 6 inches. How many pencils were measured?

    Answer: ______________

  6. Maria's ruler is marked in quarters. She measures a ribbon that ends one quarter-mark past the 4-inch line. What is the ribbon's length?

    • 4 1/4 inches
    • 4 1/2 inches
    • 4 3/4 inches

  7. A stick reaches halfway between 6 and 7 inches. What is its length to the nearest half inch?

    • 6 and 1/4 inches
    • 6 and 1/2 inches
    • 7 inches
    • 6 inches

  8. A leaf tip lands on the 3/4 mark past 2 inches. Dan records 2 and 3/4 inches. Is Dan right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Jake measured a pencil at 2 3/4 inches but drew his X above the 3-inch mark. What mistake did Jake make?

    • He used the wrong mark
    • He measured in centimeters
    • He drew too many X's

  10. A plot has Xs: two at 4 in, two at 6 in, one at 7 in. How many pencils in total?

    Answer: ______________

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Halves and quarters on a line plot W1-mt_ghK1mnEstc-s1

  1. 4 · 4 quarters fill an inch because 4 lots of 1/4 make 1 whole.
  2. 5 and 1/4 inches · 5 and 1/4 inches is correct because the first quarter mark past 5 adds one quarter.
  3. 3/4 · Three of the four equal quarters are shaded, so the length is 3/4 inch.
  4. True · Every X is one measurement. Two X's above the same mark mean two objects had that same length.
  5. 5 · 5 pencils because 2 + 3 = 5 Xs and each X is one pencil.
  6. 4 1/4 inches · Each quarter-mark adds 1/4 inch, so one quarter past 4 inches is 4 1/4 inches.
  7. 6 and 1/2 inches · 6 and 1/2 inches is correct because halfway is one half past 6.
  8. True · Dan is right because the third quarter mark past 2 is 2 and 3/4.
  9. He used the wrong mark · 2 3/4 inches is closest to the 2 3/4 mark, not the 3-inch mark, so Jake's X belongs one mark to the left.
  10. 5 · 5 pencils because 2 + 2 + 1 = 5.
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