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Shortest to Longest is a free printable Grade 1 math worksheet on full ordering of four objects, shortest first, 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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Shortest to Longest

1.MD.A.1

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Answer each question.

1.A straw is 17 cubes long, a scarf is 2 cubes long, a shoe is 5 cubes long and a stick is 23 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A book is 7 cubes long, a spoon is 26 cubes long, a worm is 6 cubes long and a stick is 16 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A stick is 9 cubes long, a shoe is 5 cubes long, a book is 2 cubes long and a ribbon is 19 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A worm is 16 cubes long, a pencil is 22 cubes long, a shoe is 8 cubes long and a rope is 20 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A worm is 29 cubes long, a spoon is 9 cubes long, a book is 3 cubes long and a pencil is 24 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A ribbon is 2 cubes long, a stick is 19 cubes long, a book is 28 cubes long and a rope is 22 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A pencil is 8 cubes long, a book is 28 cubes long, a shoe is 15 cubes long and a ribbon is 27 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A straw is 3 cubes long, a worm is 23 cubes long, a belt is 7 cubes long and a crayon is 4 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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