Measuring with Inches and Centimeters
First-grade math worksheet focusing on understanding and comparing inches and centimeters as units of length.
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Measuring with Inches and Centimeters
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to measure objects using inches and centimeters.
Look at the ruler below. It shows both inches and centimeters.

1. Is an inch longer or shorter than a centimeter?
Longer
Shorter
2. About how many centimeters make 1 inch?
Measure the length of each line segment below using a ruler.
3.
Length in inches: inches
Length in centimeters: cm
4.
Length in inches: inches
Length in centimeters: cm
Which unit would you use to measure the following objects?
5. A pencil
Inches
Centimeters
Both
Neither
6. A car
Inches
Centimeters
Both
Neither
7. Find an object in the classroom that you think is about 5 inches long. Draw it and write its actual length.
Actual length: inches
8. Find an object in the classroom that you think is about 10 centimeters long. Draw it and write its actual length.
Actual length: cm
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