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

Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 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 shorter? The crayon (3 cm) or the worm (1 cm)?

Answer: the worm

3 cm > 1 cm.

2.Order from shortest to longest: 13 cm, 11 cm, 20 cm

Answer: 11 cm, 13 cm, 20 cm

3.Which holds more? The water tank (10 L) or the watering can (8 L)?

Answer: the water tank

10 L > 8 L.

4.Which is heavier? The bag of sand (1 kg) or the sack of potatoes (9 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

1 kg < 9 kg.

5.Order from shortest to longest: 29 cm, 4 cm, 21 cm

Answer: 4 cm, 21 cm, 29 cm

6.Which is longer? The crayon (20 cm) or the snake (3 cm)?

Answer: the crayon

20 cm > 3 cm.

7.Which is shorter? The crayon (16 cm) or the stick (19 cm)?

Answer: the crayon

16 cm < 19 cm.

8.Order from lightest to heaviest: 1 kg, 8 kg, 5 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 5 kg, 8 kg

9.Which is longer? The train (18 cm) or the crayon (30 cm)?

Answer: the crayon

18 cm < 30 cm.

10.Which is lighter? The box of books (9 kg) or the dog (7 kg)?

Answer: the dog

9 kg > 7 kg.

11.Order from smallest to largest: 3 L, 8 L, 5 L

Answer: 3 L, 5 L, 8 L

12.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (4 kg) or the suitcase (8 kg)?

Answer: the suitcase

4 kg < 8 kg.

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