Measures and time · Ages 6–7

Measuring with things worksheet

Part of: Length and centimetres

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Measures and time · Ages 6–7

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1.How many 🍪 long is the strip?
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2.How many 🧊 long is the strip?
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3.Measured with 🍪: strip A is 6 long and strip B is 5. How many 🍪 longer is A than B?
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4.Measured with 🍪: strip A is 12 long and strip B is 3. How many 🍪 longer is A than B?
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5.How many 🍪 long is the strip?
- A. 8
- B. 11
- C. 10
- D. 9
Choose the right answer
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6.How many 📎 long is the strip?
- A. 6
- B. 7
- C. 8
- D. 5
Choose the right answer
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7.Which picture measures the strip with 📎 the right way?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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8.Ka-lok measures a desk with 🍪 and gets 9; Ka-yan measures the same desk with 📏 and gets 7. A 🍪 is longer than a 📏.
True or false?
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9.Measured in paper clips: strip A is 13 clips long and strip B is 12. Which is longer?
- A. The same
- B. A
- C. B
- D. Can't tell
Choose the right answer
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10.Measured in paper clips: strip A is 3 clips long and strip B is 10. Which is longer?
- A. The same
- B. B
- C. Can't tell
- D. A
Choose the right answer
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11.Tsz-hin measures a desk with 🍪 and gets 12; Ka-yan measures the same desk with 🖍️ and gets 8. A 🍪 is longer than a 🖍️.
True or false?
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12.Measured in paper clips: strip A is 7 clips long and strip B is 5. Which is longer?
- A. The same
- B. Can't tell
- C. B
- D. A
Choose the right answer
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13.Tsz-hin's pencil is 4 paper clips long and the ruler is 13. Laid end to end in a line, how many paper clips long are they together?
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14.May and Tsz-ching measure the same corridor in their own footsteps: May takes 15 steps and Tsz-ching takes 16. Whose step is longer?
- A. Tsz-ching
- B. The same
- C. May
- D. Can't tell
Choose the right answer
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15.Ka-yee measures in hand spans: the desk is 7 spans and the chair 5. How many spans longer is the desk than the chair?
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16.Ka-yan's pencil is 4 paper clips long and the ruler is 14. Laid end to end in a line, how many paper clips long are they together?
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17.Ka-yan and Ka-yee measure the same corridor in their own footsteps: Ka-yan takes 11 steps and Ka-yee takes 19. Whose step is longer?
- A. Can't tell
- B. Ka-yee
- C. The same
- D. Ka-yan
Choose the right answer
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18.Ka-yan measures in hand spans: the desk is 12 spans and the chair 6. How many spans longer is the desk than the chair?
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Measuring with things worksheet: Answers and working

1. 6
The 🍪 are laid end to end under the strip. Count them from one end to the other.
The 🍪 lie end to end under the strip; count them: 6.
2. 12
The 🧊 are laid end to end under the strip. Count them from one end to the other.
The 🧊 lie end to end under the strip; count them: 12.
3. 1
Both are measured in 🍪, so compare directly: how many more does A have? Take the smaller from the bigger.
6 − 5 = 1.
4. 9
Both are measured in 🍪, so compare directly: how many more does A have? Take the smaller from the bigger.
12 − 3 = 9.

5. D. 9
Start at one end of the strip and count the 🍪 under it one by one.
The 🍪 lie end to end under the strip; there are 9, so the strip is 9 🍪 long.
6. A. 6
Start at one end of the strip and count the 📎 under it one by one.
The 📎 lie end to end under the strip; there are 6, so the strip is 6 📎 long.
7. A
Measuring properly means starting at one end, touching end to end, with no gaps and no overlaps.
From one end of the strip, touching, with no gaps and no overlaps.
8. False
It is the same desk. The longer the thing you measure with, do you need more of them or fewer?
For the same desk, the longer the thing you measure with, the fewer you need.
9. B. A
Both were measured in paper clips. What does it tell you if one takes more clips?
Measured with the same thing, the one that takes more is longer.
10. B. B
Both were measured in paper clips. What does it tell you if one takes more clips?
Measured with the same thing, the one that takes more is longer.
11. False
It is the same desk. The longer the thing you measure with, do you need more of them or fewer?
For the same desk, the longer the thing you measure with, the fewer you need.
12. D. A
Both were measured in paper clips. What does it tell you if one takes more clips?
Measured with the same thing, the one that takes more is longer.

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

13. 17 paper clips
Laid end to end in a line, do you add the two lengths or subtract?
End to end, the lengths add up: 4 + 13 = 17.
14. C. May
The corridor is the same. The longer each step, do you need more steps or fewer?
Same corridor: the longer the step, the fewer steps it takes.
15. 2 spans
Both were measured with the same hand, so compare directly. How many more spans is the desk?
Measured with the same hand, just subtract: 7 − 5 = 2.
16. 18 paper clips
Laid end to end in a line, do you add the two lengths or subtract?
End to end, the lengths add up: 4 + 14 = 18.
17. D. Ka-yan
The corridor is the same. The longer each step, do you need more steps or fewer?
Same corridor: the longer the step, the fewer steps it takes.
18. 6 spans
Both were measured with the same hand, so compare directly. How many more spans is the desk?
Measured with the same hand, just subtract: 12 − 6 = 6.

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