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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 pencil is 2 cubes long, a scarf is 8 cubes long, a crayon is 22 cubes long and a shoe is 16 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A pencil is 29 cubes long, a rope is 30 cubes long, a stick is 24 cubes long and a crayon is 20 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A worm is 6 cubes long, a pencil is 19 cubes long, a spoon is 27 cubes long and a scarf is 15 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A rope is 3 cubes long, a shoe is 30 cubes long, a belt is 20 cubes long and a straw is 23 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A worm is 11 cubes long, a stick is 16 cubes long, a crayon is 7 cubes long and a straw is 12 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A pencil is 22 cubes long, a worm is 7 cubes long, a rope is 6 cubes long and a book is 29 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A ribbon is 7 cubes long, a pencil is 13 cubes long, a rope is 27 cubes long and a straw is 6 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A pencil is 20 cubes long, a stick is 6 cubes long, a ribbon is 25 cubes long and a shoe is 29 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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