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Longer or Shorter? is a free printable Grade 1 maths worksheet on direct comparison, aligned to Common Core standard 1.MD.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Longer or Shorter?

1.MD.A.1

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.7071
2.9672
3.8220
4.4267
5.8528
6.6828
7.6283
8.9868
9.7816
10.5390
11.4351
12.2559

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Longer or Shorter?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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Questions about Longer or Shorter?

What does the Longer or Shorter? worksheet cover?

It practises direct comparison — 12 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core 1.MD.A.1: Put objects in order from shortest to longest. The instruction to pupils is “Write < , > or = between the numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Longer or Shorter? practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.1 — 1.MD.A.1, in the Measurement & Data domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Longer or Shorter? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on 1.MD.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Longer or Shorter? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 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 Longer or Shorter? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, 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 Longer or Shorter? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Longer or Shorter?, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 1.MD.A.1?

Yes — “Ordering Objects by Length” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for 1.MD.A.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Longer or Shorter? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 1.MD.A.1

Put objects in order from shortest to longest.

Teaching this next? Ordering Objects by Length is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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