1st Grade Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers

Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 1st Grade measurement worksheet.

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cm = centimeters (length), kg = kilograms (mass), L = liters (capacity). Compare the numbers when the units are the same.

1.Which holds less? The water tank (5 L) or the sink (10 L)?

Answer: the water tank

5 L < 10 L.

2.Order from lightest to heaviest: 1 kg, 4 kg, 7 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 4 kg, 7 kg

3.Which holds more? The sink (1 L) or the tub (8 L)?

Answer: the tub

1 L < 8 L.

4.Which is shorter? The worm (4 cm) or the train (17 cm)?

Answer: the worm

4 cm < 17 cm.

5.Order from lightest to heaviest: 9 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg

Answer: 2 kg, 5 kg, 9 kg

6.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (1 kg) or the bag of sand (9 kg)?

Answer: the bag of sand

1 kg < 9 kg.

7.Which is lighter? The suitcase (7 kg) or the sack of potatoes (10 kg)?

Answer: the suitcase

7 kg < 10 kg.

8.Order from shortest to longest: 16 cm, 1 cm, 17 cm

Answer: 1 cm, 16 cm, 17 cm

9.Which is lighter? The sack of potatoes (1 kg) or the parcel (8 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

1 kg < 8 kg.

10.Which is lighter? The suitcase (7 kg) or the box of books (8 kg)?

Answer: the suitcase

7 kg < 8 kg.

11.Order from shortest to longest: 10 cm, 22 cm, 6 cm

Answer: 6 cm, 10 cm, 22 cm

12.Which is heavier? The dog (8 kg) or the parcel (7 kg)?

Answer: the dog

8 kg > 7 kg.

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