This medium worksheet pushes second graders to compare and order lengths using numbers. Nine fill-in-the-blank problems ask students to identify the longer object, calculate differences in inches, and find middle values when ordering centimeter measurements from shortest to longest. A matching activity then pairs four objects, an ant, paperclip, door, and school bus, with realistic length estimates, helping students connect numerical answers to real-world size sense.
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Measuring Length
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A pencil is 7 inches. A crayon is 5 inches. The pencil is longer.
2. A rope is 18 inches and a ribbon is 12 inches. The difference is 6 inches.
3. Order from shortest to longest: 9 cm, 4 cm, 12 cm. The middle length is 9 cm.
4. A book is 25 cm. A box is 30 cm. Together they measure 55 cm.
5. A worm is 3 inches. A snake is 24 inches. The snake is 8 times longer.
6. A desk is 2 feet wide. In inches that is 24.
7. A piece of string is 10 cm. Cut off 3 cm. What is left? 7 cm.
8. Jake measured a shelf as 36 inches. That is 3 feet.
9. A pencil case is 8 inches. A ruler is 12 inches. The ruler is 4 inches longer.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Ant
→ about 1 cm
about 35 feet
Paperclip
→ about 3 cm
about 1 cm
Door
→ about 7 feet
about 7 feet
School bus
→ about 35 feet
about 3 cm
Measuring Length
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A pencil is 7 inches. A crayon is 5 inches. The pencil is longer.
2) A rope is 18 inches and a ribbon is 12 inches. The difference is 6 inches.
3) Order from shortest to longest: 9 cm, 4 cm, 12 cm. The middle length is 9 cm.
4) A book is 25 cm. A box is 30 cm. Together they measure 55 cm.
5) A worm is 3 inches. A snake is 24 inches. The snake is 8 times longer.
6) A desk is 2 feet wide. In inches that is 24.
7) A piece of string is 10 cm. Cut off 3 cm. What is left? 7 cm.
8) Jake measured a shelf as 36 inches. That is 3 feet.
9) A pencil case is 8 inches. A ruler is 12 inches. The ruler is 4 inches longer.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Ant
→ about 1 cm
about 35 feet
Paperclip
→ about 3 cm
about 1 cm
Door
→ about 7 feet
about 7 feet
School bus
→ about 35 feet
about 3 cm
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