Grade 1 Cambridge Math Worksheet: Measurement (Length, Mass, Capacity) — 70 Questions for 6-Year-Olds

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Read each question carefully. Follow the instructions to circle the correct word, fill in the blank, or answer the question.

Part A: Length

  1. Circle the longer animal: A long snake A short worm
  2. Circle the longer object: A train A car
  3. Circle the shorter object: A ruler An eraser
  4. Circle the shorter path: A path of 10 steps A path of 5 steps
  5. Circle the longer piece of string: String A String B (String A is longer than String B)
  6. Circle the taller animal: A giraffe A cat
  7. Circle the taller building: A tall skyscraper A small house
  8. Circle the shorter person: A grown-up A baby
  9. Circle the shorter plant: A big tree A small flower
  10. Circle the taller object: A ladder A stool
  11. A bus is longer than a bike. True False
  12. Your finger is longer than your arm. True False
  13. A tower is shorter than a hut. True False
  14. A crayon is shorter than a new pencil. True False
  15. A pencil is 7 paper clips long. How long is the pencil? clips.
  16. A book is 10 blocks long. How long is the book? blocks.
  17. A ribbon is 4 hands long. How long is the ribbon? hands.
  18. My hair is than my dad's hair. (longer / shorter)
  19. A flagpole is than a bush. (taller / shorter)
  20. An ant is than a lizard. (longer / shorter)
  21. A slide is than a step. (longer / shorter)
  22. Sam's blue scarf is 10 cubes long. His red scarf is 12 cubes long. Which scarf is longer?

    Answer: The scarf.

  23. A green snake is 8 blocks long. A yellow snake is 6 blocks long. Which snake is shorter?

    Answer: The snake.

  24. Jan builds a tower with 5 blocks. Maya builds a tower with 9 blocks. Who has the taller tower?

    Answer: .

Part B: Mass (Weight)

  1. Circle the heavier animal: An elephant A mouse
  2. Circle the lighter object: A feather A rock
  3. Circle the heavier fruit: A watermelon A grape
  4. Circle the lighter toy: A balloon A toy car
  5. Which is heavier? A school bag full of books An empty lunch box
  6. Which is lighter? A chair A table
  7. A balance scale has a book and a leaf. The side with the book is down. Which is heavier? The book The leaf
  8. A balance scale has an apple and a pencil. The side with the pencil is up. Which is lighter? The apple The pencil
  9. A balance scale has two same-sized balls. The scale is balanced. Are their weights the same? Yes No
  10. A balance scale has a bottle on one side and a cup on the other. The side with the bottle is down. Which is heavier? The bottle The cup
  11. A piano is lighter than a flute. True False
  12. A brick is heavier than a sponge. True False
  13. A cat is heavier than a lion. True False
  14. An apple weighs the same as 5 blocks. What is the mass of the apple? blocks.
  15. A toy car weighs the same as 8 marbles. What is the mass of the toy car? marbles.
  16. A banana weighs the same as 3 balls of clay. What is the mass of the banana? balls of clay.
  17. A book is than a paper clip. (heavier / lighter)
  18. A chair is than a sofa. (heavier / lighter)
  19. A coin is than a feather. (heavier / lighter)
  20. A puppy is than a big dog. (heavier / lighter)
  21. A red ball weighs 10 cubes. A blue ball weighs 6 cubes. Which ball is heavier?

    Answer: The ball.

  22. My bag has a book and a pencil case. The book weighs 15 blocks and the pencil case weighs 10 blocks. Which is lighter?

    Answer: The .

  23. Dad is heavier than me. If we sit on a see-saw, whose side will go down?

    Answer: side.

Part C: Capacity

  1. Circle the one that holds more water: A swimming pool A bucket
  2. Circle the one that holds less milk: A baby's bottle A spoon
  3. Which holds more juice? A large jug A small glass
  4. Which holds less soup? A big pot A small bowl
  5. Circle the object with more capacity: A bathtub A teacup
  6. Circle the object with less capacity: A water tank A water bottle
  7. A glass has water up to the top. The glass is: Full Empty
  8. A box has no toys inside. The box is: Full Empty
  9. A jar is filled with cookies. The jar is: Full Empty
  10. A bottle has no water in it. The bottle is: Full Empty
  11. A cup holds more than a bucket. True False
  12. A teapot holds more tea than a teacup. True False
  13. An empty bottle has more water than a full bottle. True False
  14. It takes 5 cups of water to fill a bottle. What is the bottle's capacity? cups.
  15. It takes 10 spoonfuls of sand to fill a jar. What is the jar's capacity? spoonfuls.
  16. A large bucket can be filled with 20 small cups of water. What is the bucket's capacity? cups.
  17. A jug holds water than a glass. (more / less)
  18. A bowl holds soup than a pot. (more / less)
  19. A spoon holds medicine than a bottle. (more / less)
  20. A kettle can fill 4 mugs. A teapot can fill 6 mugs. Which one holds more tea?

    Answer: The .

  21. Tim needs 10 cups of water for his fish tank. He has already poured 7 cups. How many more cups does he need?

    Answer: more cups.

  22. A small bottle holds 2 glasses of juice. A large bottle holds 5 glasses of juice. How much more does the large bottle hold?

    Answer: more glasses.

  23. A vase is full. Sue pours out 1 cup of water. Is the vase still full?

    Answer: (Yes / No).

Answer Key

Part A: Length

  1. A long snake
  2. A train
  3. An eraser
  4. A path of 5 steps
  5. String A
  6. A giraffe
  7. A tall skyscraper
  8. A baby
  9. A small flower
  10. A ladder
  11. True
  12. False
  13. False
  14. True
  15. 7
  16. 10
  17. 4
  18. (Answers may vary, e.g., shorter)
  19. taller
  20. shorter
  21. longer
  22. red
  23. yellow
  24. Maya

Part B: Mass (Weight)

  1. An elephant
  2. A feather
  3. A watermelon
  4. A balloon
  5. A school bag full of books
  6. A chair
  7. The book
  8. The pencil
  9. Yes
  10. The bottle
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 5
  15. 8
  16. 3
  17. heavier
  18. lighter
  19. heavier
  20. lighter
  21. red
  22. pencil case
  23. Dad's

Part C: Capacity

  1. A swimming pool
  2. A spoon
  3. A large jug
  4. A small bowl
  5. A bathtub
  6. A water bottle
  7. Full
  8. Empty
  9. Full
  10. Empty
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 5
  15. 10
  16. 20
  17. more
  18. less
  19. less
  20. teapot
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. No
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