Year 1 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers

Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 measurement worksheet.

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cm = centimetres (length), kg = kilograms (mass), L = litres (capacity). Compare the numbers when the units are the same.

1.Which is longer? The stick (29 cm) or the worm (2 cm)?

Answer: the stick

29 cm > 2 cm.

2.Order from lightest to heaviest: 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg

Answer: 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg

3.Which is heavier? The bag of sand (7 kg) or the dog (6 kg)?

Answer: the bag of sand

7 kg > 6 kg.

4.Which is longer? The ribbon (28 cm) or the snake (25 cm)?

Answer: the ribbon

28 cm > 25 cm.

5.Order from shortest to longest: 4 cm, 7 cm, 28 cm

Answer: 4 cm, 7 cm, 28 cm

6.Which is heavier? The bag of sand (1 kg) or the sack of potatoes (2 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

1 kg < 2 kg.

7.Which holds more? The tub (4 L) or the fish tank (9 L)?

Answer: the fish tank

4 L < 9 L.

8.Order from smallest to largest: 8 L, 9 L, 3 L

Answer: 3 L, 8 L, 9 L

9.Which is lighter? The sack of potatoes (2 kg) or the parcel (6 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

2 kg < 6 kg.

10.Which holds more? The sink (1 L) or the tub (3 L)?

Answer: the tub

1 L < 3 L.

11.Order from shortest to longest: 9 cm, 4 cm, 28 cm

Answer: 4 cm, 9 cm, 28 cm

12.Which holds less? The watering can (8 L) or the sink (7 L)?

Answer: the sink

8 L > 7 L.

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