Measuring with Non-Standard Units
A Grade 1 math worksheet for measuring length and height using non-standard units like pencils and paperclips.
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Measuring with Non-Standard Units
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Read each question carefully and use the non-standard units provided to measure. Write your answers on the lines.
1. Use a pencil to measure the length of your desk. How many pencils long is your desk?

2. Use paperclips to measure the length of your book. How many paperclips long is your book?
3. If a crayon is 5 paperclips long and a pencil is 3 crayons long, the pencil is paperclips long.
4. Which item is usually longer?
A shoe
A spoon
A paperclip
A crayon
5. Estimate how many blocks long your eraser is. Then measure it with blocks.
Estimate: blocks
Actual: blocks
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