Longer or Shorter? is a free printable Kindergarten maths worksheet on comparing described lengths, aligned to Common Core standard K.MD.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
K.MD.A.1
Write < , > or = between the lengths.
LessonPrint · K.MD.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practises comparing described lengths — 12 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.MD.A.1: Describe how long or how heavy something is. The instruction to pupils is “Write < , > or = between the lengths”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.1 — K.MD.A.1, in the Measurement & Data domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
Longer or Shorter? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.MD.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 12 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.
25 — one per pupil, 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.
Yes. Longer or Shorter?, 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.
Yes — “Describing Length and Weight” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for K.MD.A.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Longer or Shorter? is the practice that follows it.
Describe how long or how heavy something is.
Teaching this next? Describing Length and Weight is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.