Measuring Length with Metric Units
A Grade 2 math worksheet focusing on understanding and measuring length using metric units like centimeters and meters.
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Measuring Length with Metric Units
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Read each question carefully and answer using your knowledge of metric units of length.
1. The smallest metric unit we use to measure length is the .
2. We use a to measure short lengths, like a pencil.
3. One meter is equal to centimeters.
4. To measure the length of a classroom, we would use .
5. Which unit would you use to measure the length of your finger?
meters
centimeters
kilograms
liters
6. About how long is a new crayon?
1 meter
8 centimeters
50 centimeters
2 meters
7. A classroom door is usually about 1 meter wide.
True
False
8. Look at the ruler below and measure the length of the line segment.

Length: cm
9. A ribbon is 30 cm long. Another ribbon is 1 meter long. Which ribbon is longer?
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