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Dino Museum Length Clues

Grade 1 length practice at a dinosaur museum: order three fossils by length and compare two lengths using a rope, strip, or ribbon.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.MD.A.1

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 11 questions
  • Classroom-ready

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students order three objects from shortest to longest using length clues.
  • Students compare the lengths of two objects by using a third object.
  • Students decide when length clues are not enough to compare two objects.

How to use

Before starting, have students line up three classroom objects and compare them with a piece of string. Then read each clue aloud together and let students act out the museum problems with strips of paper.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.MD.A.1

Order three objects by length and compare two lengths using a third object.

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Dino Museum Length Clues

Order fossils by length and compare with a helper.

Fossil Lineup

Read the clues. Think about which object is longest and which is shortest.

1.
Three fossil bones lie side by side with their ends lined up. The rib bone is shorter than the leg bone. The tail bone is longer than the leg bone. Which bone is in the middle?
  • A. the tail bone
  • B. the rib bone
  • C. the leg bone
2.
Mr. Lopez puts a tooth, a claw, and a horn in a glass case. The claw is longer than the tooth. The horn is longer than the claw. Write them in order from shortest to longest.
Word bank: tooth · claw · horn

Shortest:  
Middle:  
Longest:  

3.
Three dinosaur models stand next to each other on the floor. The red model is taller than the green model. The blue model is shorter than the green model. Match each model to its place in the row.
  1. red model
  2. green model
  3. blue model
  1. A. in the middle
  2. B. shortest
  3. C. tallest
4.
At the fossil dig, there is a brown shovel, a gray shovel, and a white shovel. The brown shovel is longer than the gray shovel. Which clue tells you that the white shovel is the longest?
  • A. The white shovel is longer than the gray shovel.
  • B. The white shovel is longer than the brown shovel.
  • C. The white shovel is shorter than the gray shovel.
5.
Ana, Ben, and Cal make paper dinosaur tails. Ana's tail is longer than Ben's tail. Cal's tail is shorter than Ben's tail. Circle every tail that is longer than Cal's tail.

Ana's tailBen's tailCal's tail

Museum Helpers

Some things cannot be put side by side. Use a helper, like a rope or a strip of paper, to compare them.

6.
A dinosaur footprint is pressed into a big rock, so it cannot be moved. Ms. Rivera cuts a rope as long as the footprint. She holds the rope next to a bench. The rope is shorter than the bench. Which is longer, the footprint or the bench?
  • A. the bench
  • B. the footprint
  • C. They are the same length.
7.
Kai uses a jump rope to compare a skull and a claw. The skull is longer than the jump rope. The jump rope is longer than the claw.
Word bank: longer · shorter

So the skull is   than the claw.
And the claw is   than the skull.

8.
Nia uses a paper strip. The leg bone is longer than the paper strip. The wing bone is longer than the paper strip, too. Which is longer, the leg bone or the wing bone?
  • A. the leg bone
  • B. the wing bone
  • C. You cannot tell from these clues.
9.
Mila cuts a ribbon that is the same length as a dinosaur spike. The ribbon is longer than a dinosaur tooth. Which sentence is true?
  • A. The tooth is longer than the spike.
  • B. The spike is longer than the tooth.
  • C. The spike and the tooth are the same length.
10.
Each set of clues uses a stick as a helper. Match the clues to what they tell you.
  1. The bone is longer than the stick. The stick is longer than the claw.
  2. The claw is longer than the stick. The stick is longer than the bone.
  3. The bone is the same length as the stick. The stick is the same length as the claw.
  1. A. The claw is longer than the bone.
  2. B. The bone and the claw are the same length.
  3. C. The bone is longer than the claw.
11.
Owen wants to hang a dinosaur poster in the empty space next to the museum door. The poster is in another room. How can Owen use a piece of string to find out if the poster is too long for the space?

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