This easy sheet introduces first graders to measuring with nonstandard units like paper clips, cubes, and hands. Part A is a fill-in-the-blank section with eight questions where children practice ideas like 'a pencil is 6 paper clips long' and learn the word length. Part B has five true-or-false questions about whether paper clips count as a nonstandard unit and how to compare cube lengths, building early measurement vocabulary in a friendly way.
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Measuring Lengths
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A pencil is 6 paper clips long. The pencil measures 6 paper clips.
2. We can measure how long something is. This is called its length.
3. If an eraser is 3 cubes long, it measures 3 cubes.
4. A book is 5 paper clips long. The book measures 5 paper clips.
5. You can use paper clips to measure how long a crayon is.
6. A desk is 8 hands wide. It measures 8 hands.
7. A marker is 4 cubes long. It measures 4 cubes.
8. Paper clips, cubes, and hands are all units of measurement.
Part B: True or False
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1. A paper clip is a nonstandard unit of measurement.
True False
2. You can measure the length of a pencil using cubes.
True False
3. A crayon that is 5 cubes long is shorter than one that is 3 cubes long.
True False
4. You can use your hands to measure the width of a table.
True False
5. If a ribbon is 7 paper clips long, it is longer than one that is 4 paper clips long.
True False
Measuring Lengths
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A pencil is 6 paper clips long. The pencil measures 6 paper clips.
2) We can measure how long something is. This is called its length.
3) If an eraser is 3 cubes long, it measures 3 cubes.
4) A book is 5 paper clips long. The book measures 5 paper clips.
5) You can use paper clips to measure how long a crayon is.
6) A desk is 8 hands wide. It measures 8 hands.
7) A marker is 4 cubes long. It measures 4 cubes.
8) Paper clips, cubes, and hands are all units of measurement.
★ Part B: True or False
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) A paper clip is a nonstandard unit of measurement.
True
False
2) You can measure the length of a pencil using cubes.
True
False
3) A crayon that is 5 cubes long is shorter than one that is 3 cubes long.
True
False
4) You can use your hands to measure the width of a table.
True
False
5) If a ribbon is 7 paper clips long, it is longer than one that is 4 paper clips long.
True
False
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