Practice measuring length using non-standard units such as cubes, paper clips, blocks, and hands.
Read each problem carefully. Use the same size unit each time you measure. Write your answer on the lines provided.
Use everyday objects to compare and measure length
Math - Grade K-1
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A pencil is 6 paper clips long. How long is the pencil?
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A crayon is 4 cubes long. A marker is 7 cubes long. Which object is longer?
- 3
You measure a book with blocks. The book is 8 blocks long. Write the length of the book.
- 4
A spoon is 5 buttons long. A fork is 5 buttons long. Are they the same length or different lengths?
- 5
Which is shorter: a toy car that is 3 cubes long or a toy train that is 9 cubes long?
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Count the squares. The ribbon is 10 squares long. How long is the ribbon?
- 7
Mia measured her shoe with connecting cubes. She used 6 cubes. Then she measured her friend's shoe and used 8 cubes. Whose shoe is longer?
- 8
A leaf is 4 paper clips long. A feather is 2 paper clips long. How many more paper clips long is the leaf than the feather?
- 9
Sam measured a desk using hand spans. He used 5 hand spans. What unit did Sam use to measure the desk?
- 10
A picture frame is 7 blocks long. A notebook is 6 blocks long. Which one is longer?
- 11
You line up 9 same-size tiles along a rug. The tiles reach from one end to the other. How long is the rug?
- 12
Look at a fish tank measured with cubes. It is 12 cubes long. A small box is 5 cubes long. Which one is longer?
- 13
A glue stick is 4 erasers long. A scissors is 6 erasers long. How many erasers longer is the scissors?
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Why should the paper clips be the same size when measuring a pencil?
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Lena measures a toy bus with blocks. She leaves spaces between the blocks. Will her measurement be correct? Explain.