Grade 1 Measurement: Compare lengths (longer / shorter)
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What students practice: Ordering and comparing lengths.
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Grade 1 · Measurement
Compare Lengths
Set 1 · Grade 1 · Measurement
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Easy
A leaf is 8 cubes long. A key is 4 cubes long. Which is shorter?
Answer: key
A stick is 8 toothpicks long. A key is 2 toothpicks long. Which is shorter?
Answer: key
Standard
A spoon is 19 paper clips long. A marker is 7 paper clips long. Which is shorter?
Answer: marker
A marker is 5 toothpicks long. A key is 17 toothpicks long. Which is shorter?
Answer: marker
Challenge
A shoe is 18 toothpicks long. A marker is 20 toothpicks long. A key is 16 toothpicks long. Which is the longest?
Answer: marker
A marker is 20 paper clips long. A paper strip is 7 paper clips long. A spoon is 18 paper clips long. Which is the shortest?
Answer: paper strip
Where this skill fits
- Next skill: How much longer? (non-standard units)
- All grades: Measurement worksheets, Grades 1–5
Related Common Core standards
- 1.MD.A.1 — Order and compare objects by length.
The task matches what these standards describe at this grade. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.