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Order Three Lengths is a free printable Grade 1 math worksheet on ordering three measured objects by length, aligned to Common Core standard 1.MD.A.1. It prints 8 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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Order Three Lengths

1.MD.A.1

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Answer each question.

1.A ribbon is 16 cubes long, a pencil is 8 cubes long and a shoe is 3 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A spoon is 16 cubes long, a crayon is 11 cubes long and a belt is 17 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A rope is 7 cubes long, a shoe is 16 cubes long and a worm is 19 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A scarf is 18 cubes long, a pencil is 20 cubes long and a ribbon is 9 cubes long. Write them in order, longest first.
5.A belt is 10 cubes long, a ribbon is 4 cubes long and a straw is 8 cubes long. Write them in order, longest first.
6.A scarf is 5 cubes long, a rope is 13 cubes long and a spoon is 15 cubes long. Write them in order, longest first.
7.A rope is 17 cubes long, a straw is 13 cubes long and a ribbon is 14 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A rope is 12 cubes long, a belt is 8 cubes long and a spoon is 9 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Order Three Lengths

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.shoe, pencil, ribbon
  2. 2.crayon, spoon, belt
  3. 3.rope, shoe, worm
  4. 4.pencil, scarf, ribbon
  5. 5.belt, straw, ribbon
  6. 6.spoon, rope, scarf
  7. 7.straw, ribbon, rope
  8. 8.belt, spoon, rope

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.