Read a Line Plot of Lengths is a free printable Grade 3 math worksheet on reading counts and the commonest length on a plot in quarter inches, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.B.4. It prints 4 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.
The line plot shows the lengths of some shells, in inches. How many shells measured 1 3/4 inches?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some shells, in inches. How many shells are longer than 2 1/2 inches?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some pencils, in inches. Which length is the most common?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some leaves, in inches. How many leaves are longer than 1 3/4 inches?
LessonPrint · 3.MD.B.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Read a Line Plot of Lengths
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
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Questions about Read a Line Plot of Lengths
What does the Read a Line Plot of Lengths worksheet cover?
It practices reading counts and the commonest length on a plot in quarter inches — 4 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.MD.B.4: Measure lengths to the nearest half or quarter inch and show them on a line plot. The instruction to students is “Use the line plot to answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Read a Line Plot of Lengths practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4 — 3.MD.B.4, under Measurement & Data for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units— whole numbers, halves, or quarters.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Read a Line Plot of Lengths is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.MD.B.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Read a Line Plot of Lengths come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 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 Read a Line Plot of Lengths 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 Read a Line Plot of Lengths free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Read a Line Plot of Lengths, 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 3.MD.B.4
Measure lengths to the nearest half or quarter inch and show them on a line plot.