Line Plot — Compare Lengths is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on how many are longer, and how much longer the longest is, aligned to Common Core standard 2.MD.D.9. It prints 4 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
The line plot shows the lengths of some shells, in inches. How much longer is the longest than the shortest?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some ribbon pieces, in inches. How much longer is the longest than the shortest?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some shells, in inches. How much longer is the longest than the shortest?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some worms, in inches. How many worms are longer than 4 inches?
LessonPrint · 2.MD.D.9 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Line Plot — Compare Lengths
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.9 − 6 = 3 inches
2.4 − 2 = 2 inches
3.6 − 2 = 4 inches
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Questions about Line Plot — Compare Lengths
What does the Line Plot — Compare Lengths worksheet cover?
It practices how many are longer, and how much longer the longest is — 4 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.MD.D.9: Measure several objects and show the lengths on a line plot. The instruction to students is “Use the line plot to answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Line Plot — Compare Lengths practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.9 — 2.MD.D.9, under Measurement & Data for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Generate measurement data by measuring lengths of several objects to the nearest whole unit, or by making repeated measurements of the same object. Show the measurements by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in whole-number units.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Line Plot — Compare Lengths is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.MD.D.9, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Line Plot — Compare Lengths come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 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 Line Plot — Compare Lengths 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 Line Plot — Compare Lengths free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Line Plot — Compare Lengths, 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 2.MD.D.9
Measure several objects and show the lengths on a line plot.