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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 4 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.

1.8157
2.4313
3.3878
4.5671
5.1385
6.6429
7.7511
8.5791
9.4464
10.8951
11.8896
12.6025

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Longer or Shorter?

Set 4. 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.>

More practice for 1.MD.A.1

Put objects in order from shortest to longest.

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