1st Grade Measuring Length Test with Point Values (PDF)
This measuring length test for 1st Grade covers measuring length (Common Core 1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2), with a free PDF to print.
This Grade 1 test checks comparing, ordering, and measuring length with same-size units. It has 8 short questions worth 20 points. Allow about 30 minutes.
Time and points
- Grade: Grade 1
- Chapter: Measuring Length
- Standards: 1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2
- Time: 30 minutes
- Total: 20 points
Measuring length test: questions
Question 1 – Longer and shorter [2 pts]
- Name the longer object. (1 point)
- Name the shorter object. (1 point)
Question 2 – Three objects [3 pts]
- Name the longest object. (1 point)
- Name the shortest object. (1 point)
- Write the three objects from shortest to longest. (1 point)
Question 3 – Count the units [2 pts]
Write how many cubes long the brush is. (2 points)
Question 4 – Measuring mistake [2 pts]
Maya says the card is 6 cubes long. Explain what is wrong with her row. (2 points)
Question 5 – Long, longer, longest [2 pts]
Ethan’s rope is longer than Lia’s rope. Lia’s rope is longer than Omar’s rope. (2 points)
- Whose rope is the longest?
- Whose rope is the shortest?
Question 6 – Compare two counts [3 pts]
Diego measures a toy car with 13 paper clips. Aisha measures a toy truck with 9 of the same paper clips.
- Which toy is longer? (1 point)
- Write a comparison of the two numbers with the symbol \(>\). (2 points)
Question 7 – Rows of blocks [3 pts]
Noah lays 6 green blocks and then 4 yellow blocks end to end along a shelf. There are no gaps. (3 points)
How many blocks long is the shelf?
Question 8 – Different units [3 pts]
The ribbon is 3 big cubes long. It is also 6 small cubes long.
- Which unit is longer, the big cube or the small cube? (1 point)
- Explain why the counts are different. (2 points)
Key facts behind this measuring length test
- Length is how long an object is from one end to the other.
- Line up the left ends to tell which of two objects is longer.
- Units must be the same size, laid end to end, with no gaps and no overlaps.
- The count of units is the length, and the unit name goes with the number.
- If A is longer than B and B is longer than C, then A is longer than C.
How to use this measuring length test
Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.
All Grade 1 chapters: Grade 1 math.
