Year 2 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — 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 ribbon (16 cm) or the worm (30 cm)?

Answer: the ribbon

16 cm < 30 cm.

2.Order from lightest to heaviest: 4 kg, 1 kg, 5 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 4 kg, 5 kg

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

Answer: the bag of sand

6 kg < 7 kg.

4.Which is shorter? The snake (20 cm) or the stick (8 cm)?

Answer: the stick

20 cm > 8 cm.

5.Order from smallest to largest: 3 L, 2 L, 4 L

Answer: 2 L, 3 L, 4 L

6.Which is shorter? The ribbon (8 cm) or the rope (1 cm)?

Answer: the rope

8 cm > 1 cm.

7.Which holds less? The bucket (1 L) or the sink (3 L)?

Answer: the bucket

1 L < 3 L.

8.Order from smallest to largest: 6 L, 7 L, 8 L

Answer: 6 L, 7 L, 8 L

9.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (5 kg) or the parcel (8 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

5 kg < 8 kg.

10.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (10 kg) or the bag of sand (6 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

10 kg > 6 kg.

11.Order from shortest to longest: 20 cm, 26 cm, 15 cm

Answer: 15 cm, 20 cm, 26 cm

12.Which is shorter? The rope (6 cm) or the crayon (4 cm)?

Answer: the crayon

6 cm > 4 cm.

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