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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 shoe is 18 cubes long, a book is 6 cubes long, a spoon is 12 cubes long and a crayon is 11 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A straw is 3 cubes long, a pencil is 24 cubes long, a shoe is 23 cubes long and a rope is 19 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A book is 23 cubes long, a rope is 14 cubes long, a spoon is 9 cubes long and a crayon is 11 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A pencil is 24 cubes long, a ribbon is 14 cubes long, a crayon is 25 cubes long and a worm is 6 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A ribbon is 4 cubes long, a shoe is 3 cubes long, a rope is 17 cubes long and a crayon is 15 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A crayon is 17 cubes long, a belt is 14 cubes long, a scarf is 22 cubes long and a book is 3 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A pencil is 26 cubes long, a book is 17 cubes long, a spoon is 28 cubes long and a scarf is 27 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A pencil is 19 cubes long, a belt is 10 cubes long, a straw is 25 cubes long and a scarf is 27 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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