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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 worm is 10 cubes long, a scarf is 26 cubes long, a pencil is 7 cubes long and a spoon is 15 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A book is 2 cubes long, a worm is 12 cubes long, a scarf is 23 cubes long and a straw is 7 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A worm is 17 cubes long, a book is 2 cubes long, a rope is 12 cubes long and a pencil is 22 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A rope is 10 cubes long, a shoe is 21 cubes long, a stick is 14 cubes long and a belt is 25 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A pencil is 3 cubes long, a scarf is 22 cubes long, a ribbon is 10 cubes long and a worm is 25 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A worm is 9 cubes long, a pencil is 26 cubes long, a stick is 20 cubes long and a book is 21 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A ribbon is 29 cubes long, a shoe is 30 cubes long, a crayon is 18 cubes long and a stick is 21 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A book is 2 cubes long, a straw is 16 cubes long, a spoon is 6 cubes long and a belt is 8 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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