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What Would You Measure? is a free printable Kindergarten math worksheet on deciding whether a question is about length or about weight, aligned to Common Core standard K.MD.A.1. It prints 5 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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What Would You Measure?

K.MD.A.1

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Which backpack is harder to carry?, Can you lift the bag of sand?, Will the pencil fit in the box?, Which ribbon reaches across the table?

How long or tallHow heavy
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Can you lift the bag of sand?, Will the pencil fit in the box?, Is the pumpkin too heavy for the wagon?, Which bag of apples weighs more?

How long or tallHow heavy
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Is the bed long enough for Dad?, Which rock is heavier?, Which tower is taller?, Is the pumpkin too heavy for the wagon?

How long or tallHow heavy
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Which ribbon reaches across the table?, Which rock is heavier?, Is the rope long enough to tie up the boat?, Which bag of apples weighs more?

How long or tallHow heavy
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Will the rug fit in the hall?, Is the pumpkin too heavy for the wagon?, Will the pencil fit in the box?, Which ribbon reaches across the table?

How long or tallHow heavy

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Answer key — What Would You Measure?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How long or tall: Will the pencil fit in the box?, Which ribbon reaches across the table?; How heavy: Which backpack is harder to carry?, Can you lift the bag of sand?
  2. 2.How long or tall: Will the pencil fit in the box?; How heavy: Can you lift the bag of sand?, Is the pumpkin too heavy for the wagon?, Which bag of apples weighs more?
  3. 3.How long or tall: Is the bed long enough for Dad?, Which tower is taller?; How heavy: Which rock is heavier?, Is the pumpkin too heavy for the wagon?
  4. 4.How long or tall: Which ribbon reaches across the table?, Is the rope long enough to tie up the boat?; How heavy: Which rock is heavier?, Which bag of apples weighs more?
  5. 5.How long or tall: Will the rug fit in the hall?, Will the pencil fit in the box?, Which ribbon reaches across the table?; How heavy: Is the pumpkin too heavy for the wagon?

Questions about What Would You Measure?

What does the What Would You Measure? worksheet cover?

It practices deciding whether a question is about length or about weight — 5 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.MD.A.1: Describe how long or how heavy something is. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does What Would You Measure? practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.1 — K.MD.A.1, under Measurement & Data 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.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

What Would You Measure? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.MD.A.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does What Would You Measure? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 5 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 What Would You Measure? 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 What Would You Measure? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What Would You Measure?, 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 K.MD.A.1

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.