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Measure It Twice is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on deciding which unit is longer from two measurements of one object, 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.

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Measure It Twice

2.MD.A.2

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Answer each question.

1.A rug is 36 cubes long, or 12 crayons long. Which is longer, one cube or one crayon?
2.A rope is 24 cubes long, or 12 paper clips long. Which is longer, one cube or one paper clip?
3.A desk is 15 paper clips long, or 5 pencils long. Which is longer, one paper clip or one pencil?
4.A table is 4 crayons long, or 6 paper clips long. Which is longer, one crayon or one paper clip?
5.A shelf is 36 cubes long, or 18 paper clips long. Which is longer, one cube or one paper clip?
6.A bench is 3 pencils long, or 9 paper clips long. Which is longer, one pencil or one paper clip?
7.A table is 24 cubes long, or 8 crayons long. Which is longer, one cube or one crayon?
8.A window is 9 paper clips long, or 18 cubes long. Which is longer, one paper clip or one cube?

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Answer key — Measure It Twice

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.one crayon
  2. 2.one paper clip
  3. 3.one pencil
  4. 4.one crayon
  5. 5.one paper clip
  6. 6.one pencil
  7. 7.one crayon
  8. 8.one paper clip

More practice for 2.MD.A.2

Measure one object with two different units and explain why the two numbers differ.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.MD.A.2 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.