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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 scarf is 9 cubes long, a stick is 27 cubes long, a worm is 10 cubes long and a shoe is 7 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A shoe is 18 cubes long, a rope is 2 cubes long, a ribbon is 4 cubes long and a stick is 28 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A rope is 9 cubes long, a shoe is 25 cubes long, a spoon is 10 cubes long and a ribbon is 8 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A book is 23 cubes long, a stick is 15 cubes long, a worm is 25 cubes long and a straw is 2 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A ribbon is 3 cubes long, a crayon is 7 cubes long, a book is 15 cubes long and a rope is 29 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A rope is 18 cubes long, a ribbon is 17 cubes long, a stick is 22 cubes long and a worm is 25 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A pencil is 26 cubes long, a crayon is 22 cubes long, a shoe is 7 cubes long and a straw is 23 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A rope is 15 cubes long, a book is 14 cubes long, a straw is 7 cubes long and a pencil is 24 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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