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Longer or Shorter? is a free printable Grade 1 maths worksheet on direct comparison, aligned to Common Core standard 1.MD.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 19 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Longer or Shorter?

1.MD.A.1

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.9659
2.2450
3.6194
4.3644
5.3616
6.4738
7.3951
8.4698
9.7653
10.1263
11.9987
12.8123

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Longer or Shorter?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.>
  2. 2.<
  3. 3.<
  4. 4.<
  5. 5.>
  6. 6.>
  7. 7.<
  8. 8.<
  9. 9.>
  10. 10.<
  11. 11.>
  12. 12.>

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.