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

Shortest to Longest

1.MD.A.1

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Answer each question.

1.A pencil is 20 cubes long, a stick is 19 cubes long, a straw is 8 cubes long and a ribbon is 26 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A scarf is 13 cubes long, a worm is 14 cubes long, a straw is 5 cubes long and a rope is 21 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A scarf is 6 cubes long, a worm is 22 cubes long, a pencil is 26 cubes long and a rope is 10 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A stick is 18 cubes long, a ribbon is 5 cubes long, a crayon is 4 cubes long and a scarf is 7 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A straw is 5 cubes long, a pencil is 20 cubes long, a rope is 16 cubes long and a crayon is 13 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A belt is 19 cubes long, a crayon is 29 cubes long, a spoon is 21 cubes long and a ribbon is 14 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A crayon is 12 cubes long, a belt is 15 cubes long, a pencil is 8 cubes long and a scarf is 6 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A rope is 22 cubes long, a worm is 19 cubes long, a stick is 13 cubes long and a scarf is 23 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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