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

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Answer key — Measure It Twice

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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