Order lengths

1 Four children are comparing the lengths of their pencils. Complete the statements.

Jess

Dom

Sue

Jack

has the longest pencil. It is cm to the nearest cm.

has the shortest pencil. It is cm to the nearest cm.

pencil is shorter than pencil.

pencil is longer than pencil.

cm < cm < cm < cm

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Order lengths
The orange block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

The red block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

The purple block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

The ______________ block is the tallest.

The ______________ block is the shortest.

The orange block is ___________ than the

purple block but ___________ than the red.

The pink block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

The yellow block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

The green block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

The ______________ block is the tallest.

The ______________ block is the shortest.

The green block is ___________ than the

pink block but ___________ than the yellow.

Which block is the tallest? ______________

Which block is the shortest? ______________

Which block is taller than pink but shorter than green?

______________
Can you use the words Order the blocks from shortest to tallest:
shortest, tall, taller, tallest
to describe the blocks? ___________ , ___________ , ___________ , ___________

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 Order lengths
1 Put the pencils in order of length from longest to shortest.

Longest Shortest

2 Put the ropes in order of length from shortest to longest.

Rope A

Rope B

Rope C

Shortest Longest

3 Calculate the height of each tower if each block is 10cm tall. tallest
Then order the piles from shortest to tallest

Pile 1 Pile 2 Pile 3 Pile 4

15 bricks 9 bricks 12 bricks 7 bricks

Height

shortest
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Answers - Order lengths
1 Four children are comparing the lengths of their pencils. Complete the statements.

Jess

Dom

Sue

Jack

Jack has the longest pencil. It is 7 cm to the nearest cm.

Dom has the shortest pencil. It is 4 cm to the nearest cm.

pencil is shorter than pencil.

Any suitable answers.

pencil is longer than pencil.

4 cm < 5 cm < 6 cm < 7 cm

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Answers - Order lengths
4
The orange block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

5
The red block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

3
The purple block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

red
The ______________ block is the tallest.

purple
The ______________ block is the shortest.

taller
The orange block is ___________ than the

shorter
purple block but ___________ than the red.

9
The pink block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

7
The yellow block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

8
The green block is ____cm to the nearest cm.

pink
The ______________ block is the tallest.

yellow
The ______________ block is the shortest.

shorter
The green block is ___________ than the
taller
pink block but ___________ than the yellow.

yellow
Which block is the tallest? ______________

pink
Which block is the shortest? ______________

Which block is taller than pink but shorter than green?

purple
______________
Can you use the words Order the blocks from shortest to tallest:
shortest, tall, taller, tallest
to describe the blocks? pink
___________ purple
, ___________ green
, ___________ yellow
, ___________

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 Order lengths
1 Put the pencils in order of length from longest to shortest.

Longest 9cm 7cm 6cm 5cm Shortest

2 Put the ropes in order of length from shortest to longest.

Rope A

Rope B

Rope C

Shortest B C A Longest

3 Calculate the height of each tower if each block is 10cm tall. tallest
Then order the piles from shortest to tallest
Pile 1

Pile 1 Pile 2 Pile 3 Pile 4 Pile 3

15 bricks 9 bricks 12 bricks 7 bricks

Pile 2
Height 150cm 90cm 120cm 70cm
Pile 4

shortest
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