1st Grade Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 tub (6 L) or the water tank (4 L)?

Answer: the water tank

6 L > 4 L.

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

Answer: 1 cm, 16 cm, 17 cm

3.Which is heavier? The bag of sand (3 kg) or the parcel (4 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

3 kg < 4 kg.

4.Which holds more? The sink (10 L) or the bucket (1 L)?

Answer: the sink

10 L > 1 L.

5.Order from shortest to longest: 1 cm, 19 cm, 22 cm

Answer: 1 cm, 19 cm, 22 cm

6.Which holds less? The fish tank (2 L) or the water tank (3 L)?

Answer: the fish tank

2 L < 3 L.

7.Which is heavier? The parcel (9 kg) or the suitcase (1 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

9 kg > 1 kg.

8.Order from lightest to heaviest: 5 kg, 1 kg, 10 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg

9.Which is heavier? The sack of potatoes (4 kg) or the parcel (1 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

4 kg > 1 kg.

10.Which is heavier? The dog (7 kg) or the parcel (1 kg)?

Answer: the dog

7 kg > 1 kg.

11.Order from lightest to heaviest: 6 kg, 7 kg, 4 kg

Answer: 4 kg, 6 kg, 7 kg

12.Which is longer? The stick (11 cm) or the pencil (21 cm)?

Answer: the pencil

11 cm < 21 cm.

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