5th grade measurement word problems

A free printable sheet of 8 Grade 5 measurement word problems, with a hint for a grown-up under each one and an answer key worked out by Kizupi’s math engine. Press New sheet for another.

By The Kizupi team · Updated November 4, 2026

Grade 5 measurement word problems

Name: ____________________

A perch block is shaped like a step. It is a box 10 cm long, 4 cm wide and 7 cm tall, with a smaller box 2 cm long, 4 cm wide and 4 cm tall cut out of one top corner. What is the volume of the perch block in cubic centimeters?
Hint for a grown-up: What would the volume be if nothing were cut away?
A bar-tailed godwit can fly for days without stopping. One godwit flew nonstop for 4 days and 12 hours. How many hours is that in all? (1 day = 24 hours)
Hint for a grown-up: How many hours are in one day? And in 4 days?
Kizupi made a line plot of how much seed each bird feeder used in one day. There are 6 X’s at 1/4 cup, 2 at 1/2 cup, 5 at 3/4 cup and 4 at 1 cup. Each X is one feeder. How many cups of seed did the feeders at 3/4 cup use altogether?
Hint for a grown-up: Each X at that mark is one feeder that used 3/4 cup. How many quarter cups is that for one feeder?
A Canada goose weighs 14 pounds. How many ounces is that? (1 pound = 16 ounces)
Hint for a grown-up: Every pound is 16 ounces. How many pounds does the goose weigh?
A box for bike parts is 7 cm long, 7 cm wide and 4 cm tall. How many centimeter cubes fill it?
Hint for a grown-up: How many cubes fit in the bottom layer?
A flock of geese takes off from the lake at 6:25 in the morning. It lands in a field at 7:15 the same morning. For how many minutes did the flock fly?
Hint for a grown-up: How many minutes is it from 6:25 to the next full hour?
Kofi builds a model bird feeder from two wooden boxes glued together. One box is 4 cm long, 4 cm wide and 4 cm tall. The other is 4 cm long, 8 cm wide and 2 cm tall. What is the volume of the whole feeder in cubic centimeters?
Hint for a grown-up: What is the volume of the first box on its own?
An Arctic tern flew 4.5 km before it rested on a boat. How many meters did it fly? (1 km = 1000 m)
Hint for a grown-up: Meters are much smaller than kilometers. Will the number of meters be bigger or smaller than 4.5?

From kizupi.com/tools · Grade 5, sheet 2091

What these measurement problems cover

Each sheet draws 8 problems from 9 Grade 5 measurement word problems in Kizupi’s published lessons, a different skill for each where it can. Only problems that work on paper are used.

Volume · Converting units · Time problems · Line plots with fractions · Volume of joined boxes

Where this fits in 5th grade

The Common Core math standards say Grade 5 time should go to these areas [1]:

Adding and subtracting fractions, and multiplying and dividing them in simple cases
Dividing by two-digit numbers, and decimals to hundredths
Volume

For a sheet that mixes every Grade 5 skill, use the 5th grade math word problems page.

Questions parents ask

What measurement word problems do 5th graders do?

The sheets here draw from 5 Grade 5 skills: Volume, Converting units, Time problems, Line plots with fractions, Volume of joined boxes.

Is the worksheet free?

Yes. No account and no email. Press New sheet for another set of the same topic, and print as many as you like.

Are the answers right?

Every answer is computed with exact arithmetic by the same engine that checks children’s answers in Kizupi, not typed in by hand.

What if measurement word problems are too hard?

Read the problem aloud together and ask what the story is about before any numbers. Use the hint under each problem. If it is still hard, try the mixed Grade 4 sheet first.

Sources

Common Core State Standards Initiative, Grade 5 introduction. Read October 27, 2026.

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