Year 2 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 lighter? The bag of sand (6 kg) or the dog (7 kg)?

Answer: the bag of sand

6 kg < 7 kg.

2.Order from smallest to largest: 7 L, 9 L, 4 L

Answer: 4 L, 7 L, 9 L

3.Which is longer? The ribbon (6 cm) or the worm (8 cm)?

Answer: the worm

6 cm < 8 cm.

4.Which is longer? The crayon (8 cm) or the stick (28 cm)?

Answer: the stick

8 cm < 28 cm.

5.Order from smallest to largest: 5 L, 10 L, 4 L

Answer: 4 L, 5 L, 10 L

6.Which is heavier? The parcel (9 kg) or the dog (2 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

9 kg > 2 kg.

7.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (3 kg) or the dog (5 kg)?

Answer: the dog

3 kg < 5 kg.

8.Order from lightest to heaviest: 1 kg, 3 kg, 9 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 3 kg, 9 kg

9.Which holds more? The sink (6 L) or the bucket (9 L)?

Answer: the bucket

6 L < 9 L.

10.Which is heavier? The parcel (2 kg) or the bag of sand (7 kg)?

Answer: the bag of sand

2 kg < 7 kg.

11.Order from lightest to heaviest: 6 kg, 9 kg, 1 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 6 kg, 9 kg

12.Which is shorter? The worm (1 cm) or the pencil (22 cm)?

Answer: the worm

1 cm < 22 cm.

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