How Many of the Bigger Unit? is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on turning a length in small units into a count of bigger ones, 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.A shelf is 24 cubes long. One crayon is as long as 3 cubes. How many crayons long is the shelf?
2.A desk is 8 crayons long. One pencil is as long as 2 crayons. How many pencils long is the desk?
3.A desk is 10 cubes long. One paper clip is as long as 2 cubes. How many paper clips long is the desk?
4.A rope is 18 cubes long. One crayon is as long as 3 cubes. How many crayons long is the rope?
5.A desk is 10 crayons long. One pencil is as long as 2 crayons. How many pencils long is the desk?
6.A desk is 21 paper clips long. One pencil is as long as 3 paper clips. How many pencils long is the desk?
7.A desk is 48 cubes long. One pencil is as long as 6 cubes. How many pencils long is the desk?
8.A board is 12 paper clips long. One pencil is as long as 3 paper clips. How many pencils long is the board?
LessonPrint · 2.MD.A.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Many of the Bigger Unit?
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Questions about How Many of the Bigger Unit?
What does the How Many of the Bigger Unit? worksheet cover?
It practices turning a length in small units into a count of bigger ones — 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 How Many of the Bigger Unit? 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?
How Many of the Bigger Unit? 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 How Many of the Bigger Unit? 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 How Many of the Bigger Unit? 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 How Many of the Bigger Unit? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. How Many of the Bigger Unit?, 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.