What can we measure?

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 4-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which word describes a bag's weight?
- Tiny
- Heavy
- Long
- Short
Which word describes a pencil's length?
- Long
- Heavy
- Full
- Empty
These bars show lengths on the same scale. Which object is longer?
- Crayon
- Pencil
- They are the same length
A pencil can be measured because it has length.
Circle one: True False
Mia lists a bottle's height, weight and colour. Count the attributes that tell how tall or how heavy it is. How many are there?
Answer: ______________
These bars show weights on the same scale. Which object is heavier?
- Feather
- Rock
- They weigh the same
A bottle is full. What does full tell you?
- How heavy it feels
- What colour it has
- How much is inside
- How tall it stands
Heavy tells you how long something is.
Circle one: True False
Leo says only pencils have length, not shoes. Is Leo correct?
- Yes, only pencils have length
- No, shoes only have colour
- No, shoes have length too
Ribbon A is longer than C. Ribbon B is longer than C. Ribbon D is shorter than C. How many ribbons are longer than C?
Answer: ______________

Answer key

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Heavy · Heavy describes weight.
Long · Long describes length.
Crayon · The crayon's bar is taller. On this length chart, that means the crayon is longer.
True · A pencil stretches from one end to the other. That length can be measured.
2 · Height tells how tall the bottle is and weight tells how heavy it is. Those are two attributes. Colour tells neither.
Rock · The rock's bar is taller, so it shows more weight.
How much is inside · Full means the bottle contains as much as it can hold.
False · Heavy describes weight. Long describes length.
No, shoes have length too · Shoes stretch from one end to the other, so shoes have length too.
2 · A and B are longer than C. That is two ribbons.