Length
Comparing Lengths
Using Measurement Tools
Word Problems
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100

How long is the crayon? 

About 9 cm 

100

A safety pin is 6 cm long. A paintbrush is 11 cm long. How much longer is the paintbrush? 

The paintbrush is 5 cm longer. 

100

What is the appropriate tool to measure a crayon? 

Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?

Ruler

100

Ms. Mariah is 1 meter. Mr Hudson is 2 meters. Who is taller? 

Mr. Hudson. He is 1 meter taller. 

100

What is the length of Ms. Mariah's shoe in cm? 

About 25 cm. 

200

How long is the index card? 

About ___ cm. 

200

Ms. Mariah's finger is 6 cm long. Marley's finger is 2 cm long. How much longer is Ms. Mariah's finger? 

Ms. Mariah's finger is 4 cm longer than Marleys. 

200

What is the appropriate tool to measure a door? 

Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?

Meter Stick

200

The crayon is 8 cm. The pencil is 20 cm. Which is longer? 

The pencil. It is 12 cm longer. 

200

How tall is Makai in meters? 

About 2 meters. 

300

Which is longer? The crayon or index card? 

Index Card 

300

A pencil is 20 cm long. A crayon is 8 cm long. How much longer is the pencil? 

The pencil is 12 cm longer than the crayon. 

300

What is the appropriate tool to measure Ms. Mariah? 

Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?

Meter Stick

300

A grasshopper jumped 7 centimeters forward and 4 centimeters back and then stopped. If the grasshopper started at 18, where did the grasshopper stop?

The grasshopper stopped at 21 cm. 
300

Ms. Mariah's door is 2 meters. Ms. Murray's door is 3 meters. How much taller is Ms. Murray's door? 

1 meter taller. 

400

How many paper clips long is the crayon?

About 2 paper clips. 

400

Lashon throws his rock 2 meters, which is 3 meters shorter than Mikayla threw her rco. How far did Mikayla throw her beanbag?

Mikayla threw her rock 5 meters. 

400

What would I use to measure a pumpkin? 

Ruler, meter tape, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?

Ruler, meter tape, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?

400

Ms. Johnson throws her beanbag 6 meters, which is 2 meters farther than Ms. Mariah threw her beanbag. How far did Ms. Mariah throw her beanbag?

Ms. Mariah threw her beanbag 4 meters. 

400

Vanessa's ribbon is 4 paper clips long. When she measuring the same ribbon in cm it was 10 cm long. Explain why the number of centimeters is larger than the number of paper clips.

Because paper clips are bigger units. 

500

About how long is a pencil? 

About 17 or 20 cm

500

Bill throws his beanbag 5 meters, which is 2 meters farther than Samantha threw her beanbag. How far did Samantha throw her beanbag?

Samantha threw her beanbag 3 meters. 

500

Why would I use meter tape to measure the back of a chair?

I would use meter tape because the back of the chair is round.

500

Rayquan threw his beanbag 3 meters farther than Brandon. Brandon threw his beanbag 5 meters. Who won the contest? How do you know?

Rayquan won the contest. He threw his beanbag 8 meters. 

500

Ribbon A is 8 cm long. Ribbon B is 4 cm long. How much longer is Ribbon A?  

Ribbon A is 4 cm longer. 

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