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Longest and Shortest is a free printable Kindergarten math worksheet on picking the longest or shortest of three objects, aligned to Common Core standard K.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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Longest and Shortest

K.MD.A.2

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Answer each question.

1.A shoe is 3 cubes long, a pencil is 2 cubes long and a scarf is 9 cubes long. Which is the shortest?
2.A shoe is 5 cubes long, a crayon is 10 cubes long and a spoon is 4 cubes long. Which is the shortest?
3.A book is 2 cubes long, a pencil is 8 cubes long and a spoon is 4 cubes long. Which is the shortest?
4.A scarf is 8 cubes long, a crayon is 2 cubes long and a straw is 10 cubes long. Which is the shortest?
5.A crayon is 4 cubes long, a scarf is 10 cubes long and a straw is 3 cubes long. Which is the longest?
6.A spoon is 3 cubes long, a straw is 7 cubes long and a shoe is 9 cubes long. Which is the shortest?
7.A ribbon is 9 cubes long, a scarf is 3 cubes long and a stick is 5 cubes long. Which is the longest?
8.A straw is 2 cubes long, a crayon is 3 cubes long and a scarf is 5 cubes long. Which is the longest?

LessonPrint · K.MD.A.2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Longest and Shortest

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.the pencil
  2. 2.the spoon
  3. 3.the book
  4. 4.the crayon
  5. 5.the scarf
  6. 6.the spoon
  7. 7.the ribbon
  8. 8.the scarf

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