Year 2 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice 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 heavier? The dog (4 kg) or the sack of potatoes (1 kg)?

Answer: the dog

4 kg > 1 kg.

2.Order from smallest to largest: 4 L, 10 L, 3 L

Answer: 3 L, 4 L, 10 L

3.Which is heavier? The parcel (10 kg) or the suitcase (6 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

10 kg > 6 kg.

4.Which is heavier? The dog (10 kg) or the box of books (4 kg)?

Answer: the dog

10 kg > 4 kg.

5.Order from shortest to longest: 25 cm, 28 cm, 10 cm

Answer: 10 cm, 25 cm, 28 cm

6.Which is lighter? The bag of sand (1 kg) or the dog (4 kg)?

Answer: the bag of sand

1 kg < 4 kg.

7.Which is shorter? The ribbon (19 cm) or the crayon (8 cm)?

Answer: the crayon

19 cm > 8 cm.

8.Order from shortest to longest: 29 cm, 16 cm, 3 cm

Answer: 3 cm, 16 cm, 29 cm

9.Which holds less? The water tank (3 L) or the sink (5 L)?

Answer: the water tank

3 L < 5 L.

10.Which is longer? The rope (19 cm) or the ribbon (7 cm)?

Answer: the rope

19 cm > 7 cm.

11.Order from lightest to heaviest: 3 kg, 10 kg, 1 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 3 kg, 10 kg

12.Which is shorter? The rope (16 cm) or the train (24 cm)?

Answer: the rope

16 cm < 24 cm.

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