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Measurement Stories is a free printable Grade 1 math worksheet on joining two lengths measured in paper clips, aligned to Common Core standard 1.OA.A.1. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Measurement Stories

1.OA.A.1

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.Freya lays a ribbon 5 paper clips long next to a shoe 5 paper clips long, end to end. How many paper clips long are they together?
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2.Elsie lays a stick 4 paper clips long next to a worm 4 paper clips long, end to end. How many paper clips long are they together?
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3.Suki lays a rope 8 paper clips long next to a pencil 6 paper clips long, end to end. How many paper clips long are they together?
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4.Suki lays a scarf 6 paper clips long next to a straw 4 paper clips long, end to end. How many paper clips long are they together?
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5.Luis lays a straw 6 paper clips long next to a scarf 9 paper clips long, end to end. How many paper clips long are they together?
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6.Tomas lays a shoe 9 paper clips long next to a belt 3 paper clips long, end to end. How many paper clips long are they together?
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LessonPrint · 1.OA.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Measurement Stories

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.5 + 5 = 10
  2. 2.4 + 4 = 8
  3. 3.8 + 6 = 14
  4. 4.6 + 4 = 10
  5. 5.6 + 9 = 15
  6. 6.9 + 3 = 12

Questions about Measurement Stories

What does the Measurement Stories worksheet cover?

It practices joining two lengths measured in paper clips — 6 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core 1.OA.A.1: Solve story problems with adding and subtracting up to 20. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Measurement Stories practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 — 1.OA.A.1, under Operations & Algebraic Thinking for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Measurement Stories is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on 1.OA.A.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Measurement Stories come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Measurement Stories can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Measurement Stories free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Measurement Stories, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 1.OA.A.1

Solve story problems with adding and subtracting up to 20.

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