Year 3 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 (9 kg) or the suitcase (4 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

9 kg > 4 kg.

2.Order from shortest to longest: 24 cm, 4 cm, 3 cm

Answer: 3 cm, 4 cm, 24 cm

3.Which holds more? The water tank (9 L) or the fish tank (8 L)?

Answer: the water tank

9 L > 8 L.

4.Which is shorter? The stick (5 cm) or the snake (12 cm)?

Answer: the stick

5 cm < 12 cm.

5.Order from smallest to largest: 6 L, 8 L, 10 L

Answer: 6 L, 8 L, 10 L

6.Which holds less? The water tank (10 L) or the sink (1 L)?

Answer: the sink

10 L > 1 L.

7.Which is shorter? The stick (14 cm) or the snake (18 cm)?

Answer: the stick

14 cm < 18 cm.

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

Answer: 5 cm, 10 cm, 28 cm

9.Which is longer? The pencil (17 cm) or the stick (26 cm)?

Answer: the stick

17 cm < 26 cm.

10.Which is heavier? The dog (2 kg) or the box of books (6 kg)?

Answer: the box of books

2 kg < 6 kg.

11.Order from lightest to heaviest: 8 kg, 7 kg, 2 kg

Answer: 2 kg, 7 kg, 8 kg

12.Which holds more? The watering can (3 L) or the fish tank (9 L)?

Answer: the fish tank

3 L < 9 L.

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