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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 rope is 30 cubes long, a pencil is 16 cubes long, a stick is 21 cubes long and a scarf is 17 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A shoe is 29 cubes long, a scarf is 15 cubes long, a book is 7 cubes long and a straw is 30 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A belt is 18 cubes long, a ribbon is 5 cubes long, a rope is 19 cubes long and a pencil is 28 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A rope is 30 cubes long, a worm is 3 cubes long, a belt is 26 cubes long and a spoon is 18 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A worm is 3 cubes long, a straw is 23 cubes long, a belt is 27 cubes long and a pencil is 2 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A book is 11 cubes long, a worm is 19 cubes long, a pencil is 2 cubes long and a rope is 8 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A ribbon is 30 cubes long, a scarf is 25 cubes long, a stick is 12 cubes long and a crayon is 22 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A stick is 3 cubes long, a belt is 10 cubes long, a pencil is 22 cubes long and a shoe is 9 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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