Measuring Length
A Grade 1 science worksheet to help students understand and measure units of length using non-standard and standard units.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use your knowledge of measuring length.
1. We can use our to measure how long something is. (Hint: part of your body)
2. A pencil is about paperclips long.
3. The length of your desk is about handspans.
4. Which object is usually the longest?
A crayon
A bus
A paperclip
A shoelace
5. Which object is usually the shortest?
A car
A tree
A ladybug
A house
6. Look at the ruler below. What is a ruler used for?

7. A meter stick is longer than a ruler.
True
False
8. We use inches and centimeters to measure length.
True
False
9. Draw a line that you think is 5 centimeters long. Then, measure it with a ruler to see how close you are!