Year 3 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 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 parcel (8 kg) or the dog (6 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

8 kg > 6 kg.

2.Order from lightest to heaviest: 3 kg, 4 kg, 5 kg

Answer: 3 kg, 4 kg, 5 kg

3.Which is heavier? The bag of sand (5 kg) or the box of books (6 kg)?

Answer: the box of books

5 kg < 6 kg.

4.Which is shorter? The worm (14 cm) or the snake (12 cm)?

Answer: the snake

14 cm > 12 cm.

5.Order from smallest to largest: 3 L, 9 L, 2 L

Answer: 2 L, 3 L, 9 L

6.Which is longer? The snake (14 cm) or the train (15 cm)?

Answer: the train

14 cm < 15 cm.

7.Which is heavier? The dog (9 kg) or the sack of potatoes (6 kg)?

Answer: the dog

9 kg > 6 kg.

8.Order from shortest to longest: 17 cm, 18 cm, 8 cm

Answer: 8 cm, 17 cm, 18 cm

9.Which is longer? The pencil (19 cm) or the stick (11 cm)?

Answer: the pencil

19 cm > 11 cm.

10.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (7 kg) or the box of books (3 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

7 kg > 3 kg.

11.Order from shortest to longest: 22 cm, 18 cm, 9 cm

Answer: 9 cm, 18 cm, 22 cm

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

Answer: the bag of sand

3 kg < 6 kg.

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