LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Libertad, Butuan City

Name: _________________________________ Year and Section:______________ Score:_______

QUARTER 2
PERFORMANCE TASK NO. 1
APPROXIMATING MEASUREMENT

DIRECTIONS:
Determine the measure of the following objects using only the parts of your arms. Indicate the
appropriate part of the arm used for each object. Record the result in the given table below. The first
two columns were accomplished as your example.

ENVELOP NOTEBOOK TABLE CLASSROOM

Length width Length Width Length Width Length Width
What arm
part is used? palm palm
>Palm
> Handspan
>Forearm
Length
YOU 6 4
YOUR 5 3
PARTNER

NOTE:
Palm – the width’s of one hand excluding the thumb

Handspan – the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger of one’s hand with fingers
spread apart

Forearm Length – the length of one’s forearm; the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle
finger.
 LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Libertad, Butuan City

QUARTER 2
PERFORMANCE TASK NO. 2
MEASUREMENT

Name:__________________________________ Grade & Section:_________________ Score:________

DIRECTIONS:
Determine the dimension of the following using the specified English units only. Record your
results in the table below. Choose a classmate and compare your results. Answer the questions that
follows.

For the unit used, choose which of the following SHOULD be used: inch or foot. Answer the following
questions:

1. What was your reason for choosing which unit to use? Why?
2. Did you experience any difficulty when you were doing the actual measuring?
3. Were there differences in your data and your classmate’s data? Were the differences as big
as the differences when you used non-standard units of measurement? What do you think caused
those differences?