Measuring and Comparing Length Inches and Feet

Estimate how long a ladybug is.

• 1 foot

• less than 1 inch

• 3 inches

Which of the following would most likely have a length of 30 feet?

• stick of gum

• envelope

• car

• pool

I can use a ______ to measur the length of my pencil

• clock

• ruler

• weighing scale

• magnifying glass

What are you measuring when using a ruler?

• volume

• length

• mass

• weight

Abby’s foot measures 1 foot long. Addie’s foot measures 8 inches long. Whose foot is longer?

• Abby

• Addie

A large paper clip is 1 inch long. Which sentence is true about the length of the paper clip?

• 1 inch is the same as 1 foot.

• 1 foot is a greater length that 1 inch.

• 1 inch is a greater length than 1 feet.

How much shorter is Tree A than Tree B?

• Tree A is 13 feet tall

• Tree A is 5 feet taller

• Tree A is 3 feet shorter

• Tree B is 3 feet taller

How long is the blue line?

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

• 4 feet

• none of these

How much longer is the comb than the toy car? 

• The comb is 8 inches longer than the toy car

• The comb is 5 inches longer than the toy car

• The toy car is 3 inches longer than the comb 

• the toy car is 5 inches longer than the comb

How long is the blue line?

• 5 inches

• 1 inch

• 5 feet

• 1 foot