Grade 2 Measuring worksheet
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How to explain it
- Centimetres (cm) measure short lengths.
- Metres (m) measure long lengths.
- Line up the 0 on the ruler with one end.
Example: Would you measure a pencil in cm or m? A pencil is short. Short things use centimetres. Answer: cm
Question 1
How long is the pencil?
✏️0123456789101112131415cm- 7 cm
- 4 cm
- 1 cm
7 cm
Hint: Start at 0. Count the centimetres to the end of the pencil.
Question 2
Would you measure a crayon in centimetres or metres?
🖍️- centimetres
- metres
centimetres
Hint: Small things: centimetres (cm). Big things: metres (m). 1 metre is 100 centimetres.
Question 3
Would you measure a hallway in centimetres or metres?
🚪- centimetres
- metres
metres
Hint: Small things: centimetres (cm). Big things: metres (m). 1 metre is 100 centimetres.
Question 4
How long is the carrot?
🥕0123456789101112131415cm- 8 cm
- 3 cm
- 2 cm
3 cm
Hint: Start at 0. Count the centimetres to the end of the carrot.
Question 5
How long is the caterpillar?
🐛0123456789101112131415cm- 8 cm
- 2 cm
- 10 cm
8 cm
Hint: Start at 0. Count the centimetres to the end of the caterpillar.
Question 6
How many centimetres make 1 metre?
📏- 96
- 98
- 100
100
Hint: A metre stick has 100 centimetres on it.
Question 7
Would you measure a leaf in centimetres or metres?
🍃- centimetres
- metres
centimetres
Hint: Small things: centimetres (cm). Big things: metres (m). 1 metre is 100 centimetres.
Question 8
How long is the paintbrush?
🖌️0123456789101112131415cm- 7 cm
- 12 cm
- 10 cm
10 cm
Hint: Start at 0. Count the centimetres to the end of the paintbrush.
Question 9
Would you measure a school bus in centimetres or metres?
🚌- metres
- centimetres
metres
Hint: Small things: centimetres (cm). Big things: metres (m). 1 metre is 100 centimetres.
Question 10
Would you measure a book in centimetres or metres?
📕- metres
- centimetres
centimetres
Hint: Small things: centimetres (cm). Big things: metres (m). 1 metre is 100 centimetres.
Answer key
- 1. 7 cm
- 2. centimetres
- 3. metres
- 4. 3 cm
- 5. 8 cm
- 6. 100
- 7. centimetres
- 8. 10 cm
- 9. metres
- 10. centimetres
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