Bigger Unit, Smaller Number is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on predicting which unit gives the bigger number, aligned to Common Core standard 2.MD.A.2. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Zara measures a window in pencils and then in crayons. Which number will be bigger?
2.Freya measures a shelf in crayons and then in cubes. Which number will be bigger?
3.Ravi measures a window in pencils and then in paper clips. Which number will be bigger?
4.Aisha measures a board in crayons and then in pencils. Which number will be bigger?
5.Mei measures a rope in pencils and then in cubes. Which number will be bigger?
6.Kofi measures a window in pencils and then in paper clips. Which number will be bigger?
7.Tomas measures a rug in pencils and then in crayons. Which number will be bigger?
8.Luis measures a table in cubes and then in paper clips. Which number will be bigger?
LessonPrint · 2.MD.A.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Bigger Unit, Smaller Number
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.the number of crayons
2.the number of cubes
3.the number of paper clips
4.the number of crayons
5.the number of cubes
6.the number of paper clips
7.the number of crayons
8.the number of cubes
Questions about Bigger Unit, Smaller Number
What does the Bigger Unit, Smaller Number worksheet cover?
It practices predicting which unit gives the bigger number — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.MD.A.2: Measure one object with two different units and explain why the two numbers differ. The instruction to students is “Answer each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Bigger Unit, Smaller Number practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.2 — 2.MD.A.2, under Measurement & Data for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Measure the length of an object twice, using length units of different lengths for the two measurements; describe how the two measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Bigger Unit, Smaller Number is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.MD.A.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Bigger Unit, Smaller Number come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Bigger Unit, Smaller Number can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Bigger Unit, Smaller Number free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Bigger Unit, Smaller Number, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 2.MD.A.2
Measure one object with two different units and explain why the two numbers differ.