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2nd grade · Math · Unit 13 of 17

Inches, Feet & Yards

Measure and estimate length

What your child practices

Measuring and estimating length in inches, feet and yards (and centimeters and meters), and finding how much longer one thing is than another.

California Content Standards learning standard: 2.MD.1; 2.MD.3; 2.MD.4; 2.MD.5 · measuring and estimating lengths in inches, feet, centimeters and meters, and solving length problems

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. An inch is about the width of a quarter.
  2. 12 inches make 1 foot. 3 feet make 1 yard.
  3. To find how much longer, subtract the shorter length.

Example: A ribbon is 14 inches. A string is 9 inches. How much longer is the ribbon? 14 − 9 = 5. Answer: 5 inches

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How many centimeters make 1 meter?

    • 10
    • 12
    • 100
    • 1000

  2. Question 2

    Leo jumped 29 inches. A friend jumped 34 inches farther. How far did the friend jump?

    • 60 in
    • 63 in
    • 73 in
    • 53 in

  3. Question 3

    Which unit is best for the length of a playground?

    • pounds
    • inches
    • yards

  4. Question 4

    The dots mark the ends of a glue stick on an inch ruler. How long is it?

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    • 2 in
    • 1 in
    • 3 in
    • 4 in

  5. Question 5

    A snake is 28 centimeters long. A worm is 26 centimeters long. How much longer is the snake?

    • 2 centimeters
    • 1 centimeters
    • 12 centimeters
    • 54 centimeters

  6. Question 6

    About how long is a pencil?

    • 18 meters
    • 18 centimeters
    • 1 centimeter

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