Grade 3 Measurement Drill
Grade 3 measurement drill sheet: 30 problems on perimeter of rectangles, area of rectangles.
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Three different problem sets — same skill, same layout, fresh numbers.
Preview — Set A
Solve each problem. Show your work in the space provided.
- 1.Perimeter of a 12 ft by 1 ft rectangle =
- 2.Area of a 15 ft by 7 ft rectangle =
- 3.Perimeter of a 12 ft by 11 ft rectangle =
- 4.Area of a 13 ft by 8 ft rectangle =
- 5.Perimeter of a 2 ft by 1 ft rectangle =
- 6.Area of a 12 m by 6 m rectangle =
- 7.Perimeter of a 10 m by 15 m rectangle =
- 8.Area of a 2 m by 3 m rectangle =
- 9.Perimeter of a 9 ft by 6 ft rectangle =
- 10.Area of a 5 m by 12 m rectangle =
- 11.Perimeter of a 9 m by 7 m rectangle =
- 12.Area of a 8 ft by 5 ft rectangle =
- 13.Perimeter of a 8 m by 12 m rectangle =
- 14.Area of a 8 ft by 1 ft rectangle =
- 15.Perimeter of a 12 cm by 9 cm rectangle =
- 16.Area of a 12 ft by 3 ft rectangle =
- 17.Perimeter of a 3 m by 9 m rectangle =
- 18.Area of a 10 cm by 11 cm rectangle =
- 19.Perimeter of a 18 ft by 12 ft rectangle =
- 20.Area of a 6 m by 2 m rectangle =
- 21.Perimeter of a 14 ft by 5 ft rectangle =
- 22.Area of a 5 cm by 1 cm rectangle =
- 23.Perimeter of a 6 cm by 13 cm rectangle =
- 24.Area of a 15 in by 1 in rectangle =
- 25.Perimeter of a 17 m by 2 m rectangle =
- 26.Area of a 13 cm by 12 cm rectangle =
- 27.Perimeter of a 9 in by 14 in rectangle =
- 28.Area of a 8 in by 11 in rectangle =
- 29.Perimeter of a 13 cm by 4 cm rectangle =
- 30.Area of a 3 in by 6 in rectangle =
What this worksheet covers
There are 30 measurement problems here — one page to work, one page of answers to check against — and Sets B and C repeat the layout with different numbers. What makes this set particular: the numbers run as high as 18. Problems 11 and 21, for instance, are "Perimeter of a 9 m by 7 m rectangle" and "Perimeter of a 14 ft by 5 ft rectangle". Common Core 3.MD.8 is the slot this page fills.
Skills practised
Grade 3 measurement means perimeter and area of rectangles, elapsed time in minutes, and grams and milliliters. Specifically, the problems practise perimeter of rectangles and area of rectangles. To finish it, a student has to recall the measurement facts quickly and accurately, without counting up to them.
About the drill format
A drill is straight practice: 30 problems of the same kind, laid out across the page with working space under each — problem 11, "Perimeter of a 9 m by 7 m rectangle" is typical of the whole page. A page of one conversion or one formula is where the factor or the formula becomes automatic.
Set A, Set B and Set C
All three sets are produced by the site's deterministic generator from a fixed seed, so they are the same every time the site is built and the answer keys are exact. Where Set A's problem 16 is "Area of a 12 ft by 3 ft rectangle", Set B's is "Area of a 5 m by 4 m rectangle".
How to use this worksheet
Give this drill uninterrupted. At grade 3, measurement is where procedure and recall have to run at the same time, and 30 problems done in fragments hide which of the two is the problem. Date the drill before filing it. Set C from six weeks later is the cheapest evidence you have that the measurement stuck.
One mistake to watch for
A conversion multiplies when it should divide: 36 inches becomes 432 feet. On this grade 3 drill, problem 21 ("Perimeter of a 14 ft by 5 ft rectangle") is the kind of item where it shows.
The direction of the conversion is not being reasoned about.
Ask "should the answer be a bigger number or a smaller one?" before touching the factor; feet are bigger units so there are fewer of them.
Other grade 3 measurement formats
The same skill in the other formats available at this grade.
- Timed Drill — Grade 3 Measurement Timed Drill, 72 problems
- Missing Number — Grade 3 Measurement Missing Number, 24 problems
- Mixed Review — Grade 3 Measurement Mixed Review, 30 problems
- Word Problems — 3.MD.7 — Area of Rectangles & Distributive Property, 22 problems
A step either side
The same format one grade down and one grade up — the easier sheet is often the faster fix when this one is not landing.
- Grade 2 Measurement Drill — grade 2, 24 problems
- Grade 4 Measurement Drill — grade 4, 30 problems
Drill sheets in other grade 3 topics
No paywall and no account — download any set of this grade 3 measurement drill, and the answers for all 30 problems are in the matching key.