Measuring Length: math test, Grade 1 – download the PDF

1 Choose the word / 4 pts

Fill in the blanks with longer, shorter, tallest, or shortest.

1. A broom is ____ than a spoon.
2. A candle stub is ____ than a new candle.
3. Three sunflowers are 14, 10, and 12 cubes tall. The 14-cube sunflower is the ____.
4. In the same group, the 10-cube sunflower is the ____.

2 Three ribbons / 4 pts

All three ribbons start at the line.

1. Which ribbon is the longest?
2. Which ribbon is the shortest?
3. Put the ribbons in order from the shortest to the longest.

3 The helpful yarn / 3 pts

A piece of yarn is exactly as long as a window. A door is longer than the yarn. A mirror is shorter than the yarn.

1. Is the door longer or shorter than the window?
2. Is the mirror longer or shorter than the window?
3. Put the mirror, the window, and the door in order from the shortest to the longest.

4 Measure the marker / 3 pts

Tara measured a marker with cubes.

1. How long is the marker?
2. Tara measures a pen and lays 6 cubes with gaps between them. Why is her count wrong?
3. The pen is really 12 cubes long. How many more cubes long is the pen than the marker?

5 Snakes / 3 pts

Leo’s toy snake is 8 blocks long, Mia’s is 11 blocks long, and Ava’s is 6 blocks long.

1. Whose snake is the longest?
2. Whose snake is the shortest?
3. How many blocks longer is Mia’s snake than Leo’s snake?

6 Hand spans / 3 pts

Dan measures a table with his hand and counts 5 spans. Ella measures the same table with her hand and counts 7 spans.

1. Can both kids be right? Explain.