Longer, heavier, holds more

Worksheet: Longer, heavier, holds more

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Answer the questions.

1. A pencil is 15 cm long. A crayon is 8 cm long. Which one is longer?
   a) The crayonb) The pencilc) They are the samed) We cannot tell
2. Which word means the opposite of longer?
   a) Fullerb) Heavierc) Shorterd) Taller
3. A rope 10 cubes long is longer than a rope 5 cubes long.
   a) Trueb) False
4. A giraffe stands next to a dog. Which one is taller?
   a) Neitherb) The dogc) The giraffed) They are the same
5. Ben is taller than Mia. Mia is taller than Sam. Which sentence is true?
   a) Ben and Sam are equalb) Ben is taller than Samc) Mia is shorter than Samd) Sam is taller than Ben
6. Which of these is the heaviest?
   a) A balloonb) A bicyclec) A pencild) A sock
7. A balance scale tips down on the left side. What is true about the left side?
   a) It is heavierb) It is lighterc) It is longerd) It is taller
8. A feather is heavier than a brick.
   a) Trueb) False
9. Which of these holds the most water?
   a) A bucketb) A spoonc) A thimbled) An egg cup
10. One cup is full. An identical cup is half full. Which cup has less water?
    a) The full cupb) The half-full cupc) They are the samed) We cannot tell
11. A book is 6 cubes long. A box is 4 cubes long. How many cubes longer is the book?
    a) 1b) 10c) 2d) 3
12. You measure a desk with your hand spans. What should you do?
    a) Leave big gapsb) Overlap your handsc) Place hands end to end with no gapsd) Use one finger only
13. Measuring with cubes, a longer object needs more cubes.
    a) Trueb) False
14. How can you find out which of two containers holds more?
15. A string is 5 cubes long. A ribbon is 9 cubes long. Which is shorter?
16. Tom's table is 7 of his hand spans. Ana has smaller hands. Will she get more or fewer?