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Comparing Length Practice

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mrs. Mitchell's class made a 132 ft. paper chain by linking two chains together. If the boys made an 89 ft. long paper chain, how long was the girls' paper chain?

a)

221 ft.

b)

43 ft.

c)

157 ft.

d)

163 ft.

2.

Ryan, Steven, and Aden participated in a 50-yard relay race. Each participant ran 50-yards. What is the total distance ran by the participants?

a)

150 yards

b)

200 yards

c)

15 yards

d)

100 yards

3.

Shasmeen measured 5 picture frames to hang on the wall. Four frames were each 11 inches wide, and the last frame was 2 inches shorter than the others. What was the width of the frames combined?

a)

44 in.

b)

57 in.

c)

46 in.

d)

53 in.

4.

Jeremiah & Emma are making a tree house swing. Jeremiah has a rope that is 75 inches long. Emma has a rope that is 127 inches long. If they connected their ropes, how long would the new rope be?

a)

52 in.

b)

202 in.

c)

192 in.

d)

102 in.

5.

Mary had four pieces of bacon. Each slice was 7 inches long. If she put the bacon slices in a line, how long were the four slices together?

a)

11 in.

b)

21 in.

c)

35 in.

d)

28 in.

6.

Chris walked his dog 2 miles each day from Monday through Friday and 3 miles on Saturday. How many miles did he walk his dog altogether?

a)

13 mi.

b)

12 mi.

c)

5 mi.

d)

15 mi.

7.

Mr. Smith's construction company was building 3 buildings in Raleigh. Two of the buildings were 40 feet high and one building was 12 feet higher than the other buildings. What is the height of the 3 buildings altogether?

a)

92 ft.

b)

108 ft.

c)

132 ft.

d)

120 ft.

8.

Gavin is building a vegetable garden in the shape of a rectangle. He wants to enclose the garden with a fence. One side is 10 feet long and the other side is 6 feet long. How much fence will he need to enclose the entire garden?

a)

16 ft.

b)

60 ft.

c)

26 ft.

d)

32 ft.

9.

DJ has 4 baseball cards that each measure 6 inches long. He wants to put them in an album. The length of the album page is 30 inches long. Can DJ put all of the pictures in one row on the page? Why or why not?

a)

Yes, because the length of the cards is shorter than the length of the page, so they will fit.

b)

No, because the length of the cards are longer than the page, so they will not fit.

10.

Farmer Brown needs to buy some wire to go around his garden to keep out the deer. He bought 120 total feet of wire. He needs to cut the wire into 4 sections. How long will each section be?

a)

3 ft.

b)

30 ft.

c)

116 ft.

d)

480 ft.

11.
How much longer is the pen than the crayon?
a)
20 cm longer
b)
4 cm longer
c)
4 cm shorter
12.

The pencil is 16 centimeters. The crayon is 9 centimeters.

The pencil is _________.

a)

7 centimeter longer

b)

7 centimeter shorter

c)

8 centimeter longer

d)

8 centimeter shorter

13.

The pen is _______ centimeters longer than the glue stick.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

8

d)

4

14.

The red candle is 15 centimeters tall. The green candle is 10 centimeters tall.


The green candle is _________.

a)

5 centimeters longer

b)

25 centimeters longer

c)

5 centimeters shorter

d)

6 centimeters shorter

15.
How much shorter is the girl than the boy?
a)
13 cm longer
b)
71 cm shorter
c)
13 cm shorter
16.

The garage is 5 meters wide. The shed is 2 meters wide.


The garage is _________.

a)

3 meters shorter

b)

3 meters wider

c)

4 meter wider

d)

4 meter shorter

17.
How much longer is the colored pencil box than the crayon box?
a)
4 cm longer
b)
28 cm longer
c)
16 cm longer
18.

The car is 4 meters long. The truck is 6 meters long.


The car is _________.

a)

2 meters longer

b)

10 meters shorter

c)

10 meters longer

d)

2 meters shorter

19.

Z is (a)   cm shorter than Y.

20.

How much shorter is 8cm than 15cm?

a)

3cm

b)

7cm

c)

23cm

21.

X is (a)   cm longer than Z.

22.
Which pencil is longer?
The pencil on the ______________ is longer.
a)
top
b)
middle 
c)
bottom
23.
Which is taller?
The ______________ is taller.
a)
Cactus
b)
Rose
24.
Which is shorter?
Lamp ___ is shorter.
a)
Lamp A
b)
Lamp B
25.
Look at Bottle A.
Bottle A is the ____________ bottle.
a)
shortest
b)
short
c)
tall
d)
tallest
26.
The cactus is _____________ than the rose.
a)
taller
b)
tallest
c)
shorter
d)
shortest
27.
Which plane is longer?
The _________ plane is longer.
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
28.
Who is shorter?
___________ is shorter.
a)
Chris
b)
Donna
c)
Bob
29.
Which caterpillar is the shortest?
The ______________ caterpillar is shortest.
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
30.
Which hose is longer?
The ____________ hose is longer.
a)
Green hose
b)
Brown hose
31.
The orange key is longer than the pink key. The pink key is longer than the green key. Is the green key shorter or longer than the orange key?
a)
shorter
b)
longer
32.
Which person is shorter?
a)
1
b)
2
33.
Who is shorter?
a)
Chris
b)
Donna
c)
Bob
34.
Which object is shorter?
a)
Pencil
b)
Crayon
35.
Which car is the shortest?
a)
green
b)
yellow
c)
red
d)
blue
36.
Which sign is the shortest?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
37.
How much longer is the pen than the crayon?
a)
20 cm longer
b)
4 cm longer
c)
4 cm shorter
38.
How much shorter is the girl than the boy?
a)
13 cm longer
b)
71 cm shorter
c)
13 cm shorter
39.
How much longer is the colored pencil box than the crayon box?
a)
4 cm longer
b)
28 cm longer
c)
16 cm longer
40.
An eraser is 6 centimeters long, and a pencil is 15 centimeters long. How much shorter is the eraser than the pencil?
a)
21 cm shorter
b)
9 cm shorter
c)
6 cm shorter
41.
A marker is 23 centimeters long. A colored pencil is 17 centimeters long. How much longer is the marker than the colored pencil?
a)
6 cm shorter
b)
6 cm longer
c)
40 cm longer
42.

How much longer is 10 cm than 7 cm?

a)

17cm

b)

3cm

c)

13cm

43.

How much shorter is 8cm than 15cm?

a)

3cm

b)

7cm

c)

23cm

44.

How much farther is 20cm than 14cm?

a)

6cm

b)

34cm

c)

16cm

45.

How much is 9cm and 7cm in all?

a)

2cm

b)

15cm

c)

16cm

46.

How much longer is 35cm than 22cm?

a)

57cm

b)

13cm

c)

23cm

47.

How much shorter is 35cm than 50cm?

a)

85cm

b)

20cm

c)

15cm

48.

How much farther is 42cm than 7cm?

a)

35cm

b)

49cm

c)

37cm

49.

How much is 58cm and 23cm altogether?

a)

81cm

b)

35cm

c)

78cm

50.

If I have 13cm of string, how much more do I need to have 20cm of string?

a)

33cm

b)

7cm

c)

17cm

51.

If you have 19cm of ribbon. How much more ribbon do you need to have 30cm of ribbon?

a)

49cm

b)

11cm

c)

1cm